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

Total Real Returns

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

XLF real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, XLF returned −1.37% over the past year and −8.42% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 22, 1998, XLF is up +126.14% in real purchasing-power return, or +3.02%/yr, and is currently −11.00% below its real total-return high on Jan. 6, 2026.

Tue 1998-12-22💬 to Tue 2026-06-02 YTD
Return
1 Year
Return
XLF
×
−8.42%
2026-06-02
−1.37%
2026-06-02
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund NYSE Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Tue 1998-12-22💬 to Tue 2026-06-02 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
XLF
×
+126.14%
+3.02%/yr
+2.45%/yr
(R2=0.242)
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund NYSE Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Tue 1998-12-22💬 to Tue 2026-06-02 Start
Value
End
Value
XLF
×
$10,000.00
1998-12-22
$22,613.93
2026-06-02
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund NYSE Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year XLF
2026 (YTD) −8.42%
2025 +11.91%
2024 +26.90%
2023 +8.41%
2022 −16.02%
2021 +25.94%
2020 −3.06%
2019 +28.93%
2018 −14.68%
2017 +19.47%
2016 +19.93%
2015 −2.49%
2014 +14.19%
2013 +33.52%
2012 +26.23%
2011 −19.53%
2010 +10.25%
2009 +14.45%
2008 −54.94%
2007 −22.35%
2006 +15.97%
2005 +2.68%
2004 +7.36%
2003 +28.09%
2002 −16.72%
2001 −10.81%
2000 +21.73%
1999 −0.02%
1998 +0.55%

Drawdowns

Tue 1998-12-22💬 to Tue 2026-06-02 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
XLF
×
−11.00%
from 2026-01-06 peak
−83.33%
2009-03-06
from 2007-02-20 peak
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund NYSE Exchange-Traded Fund

Rolling Returns

Period ending Tue 2026-06-02 1
Year
2
Years
3
Years
5
Years
10
Years
XLF
×
−1.37% +19.79%
+9.43%/yr
+49.92%
+14.45%/yr
+18.23%
+3.41%/yr
+130.25%
+8.70%/yr
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund NYSE Exchange-Traded Fund