All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)

Total Real Returns

XLC: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

XLC real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, XLC returned +2.73% over the past year and −9.99% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jun. 19, 2018, XLC is up +77.20% in real purchasing-power return, or +7.42%/yr, and is currently −11.44% below its real total-return high on Jan. 30, 2026.

Data ending Thu Jun. 18, 2026

Tue 2018-06-19💬 to Thu 2026-06-18 YTD
Return
1 Year
Return
XLC
×
−9.99%
2026-06-18
+2.73%
2026-06-18
Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Tue 2018-06-19💬 to Thu 2026-06-18 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
XLC
×
+77.20%
+7.42%/yr
+8.14%/yr
(R2=0.531)
Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Tue 2018-06-19💬 to Thu 2026-06-18 Start
Value
End
Value
XLC
×
$10,000.00
2018-06-19
$17,720.42
2026-06-18
Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year XLC
2026 (YTD) −9.99%
2025 +19.87%
2024 +30.93%
2023 +47.87%
2022 −41.42%
2021 +8.34%
2020 +25.20%
2019 +28.12%
2018 −16.68%

Drawdowns

Tue 2018-06-19💬 to Thu 2026-06-18 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
XLC
×
−11.44%
from 2026-01-30 peak
−51.02%
2022-11-03
from 2021-09-01 peak
Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund

Rolling Returns

Period ending Thu 2026-06-18 1
Year
2
Years
3
Years
5
Years
10
Years
XLC
×
+2.73% +24.76%
+11.69%/yr
+58.46%
+16.58%/yr
+18.12%
+3.39%/yr
Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund