All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
XLI real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, XLI returned +9.53% over the past year and +5.79% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 22, 1998, XLI is up +477.50% in real purchasing-power return, or +6.53%/yr, and is currently −9.72% below its real total-return high on Aug. 4, 2026.
Data ending Thu Sep. 17, 2026
| Tue 1998-12-22💬 to Thu 2026-09-17 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLI × |
+477.50%
+6.53%/yr |
+6.66%/yr
R2=0.857 |
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| Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Tue 1998-12-22💬 to Thu 2026-09-17 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| XLI × |
$10,000.00
1998-12-22 |
$57,750.16
2026-09-17 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| XLI × | +5.79% | +9.53% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| XLI × |
−9.72%
on 2026-09-17 from 2026-08-04 peak |
−62.92%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-10-09 peak |
| Period ending Thu 2026-09-17 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLI × | +9.53% |
+23.59% +11.17%/yr |
+54.00% +15.48%/yr |
+48.36% +8.21%/yr |
+153.50% +9.75%/yr |
| Year | XLI |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +5.79% |
| 2025 | +16.24% |
| 2024 | +14.02% |
| 2023 | +14.31% |
| 2022 | −11.31% |
| 2021 | +13.12% |
| 2020 | +9.41% |
| 2019 | +26.20% |
| 2018 | −14.87% |
| 2017 | +21.41% |
| 2016 | +17.57% |
| 2015 | −5.02% |
| 2014 | +9.54% |
| 2013 | +38.47% |
| 2012 | +12.97% |
| 2011 | −3.95% |
| 2010 | +25.94% |
| 2009 | +18.80% |
| 2008 | −38.78% |
| 2007 | +9.03% |
| 2006 | +10.73% |
| 2005 | −0.66% |
| 2004 | +14.04% |
| 2003 | +29.42% |
| 2002 | −26.32% |
| 2001 | −11.57% |
| 2000 | +3.21% |
| 1999 | +19.02% |
| 1998 | +5.52% |
