All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
XLK real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, XLK returned +36.91% over the past year and +35.35% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 22, 1998, XLK is up +725.69% in real purchasing-power return, or +7.89%/yr, and is currently −0.31% below its real total-return high on Oct. 6, 2026.
Data ending Wed Oct. 7, 2026
| Tue 1998-12-22💬 to Wed 2026-10-07 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLK × |
+725.69%
+7.89%/yr |
+8.42%/yr
R2=0.646 |
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| Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Tue 1998-12-22💬 to Wed 2026-10-07 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| XLK × |
$10,000.00
1998-12-22 |
$82,568.62
2026-10-07 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| XLK × | +35.35% | +36.91% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| XLK × |
−0.31%
on 2026-10-07 from 2026-10-06 peak |
−83.04%
on 2002-10-09 from 2000-03-27 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-10-07 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLK × | +36.91% |
+70.86% +30.71%/yr |
+123.41% +30.73%/yr |
+124.03% +17.51%/yr |
+573.08% +21.01%/yr |
| Year | XLK |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +35.35% |
| 2025 | +21.36% |
| 2024 | +18.22% |
| 2023 | +50.97% |
| 2022 | −32.12% |
| 2021 | +25.89% |
| 2020 | +41.69% |
| 2019 | +46.51% |
| 2018 | −3.52% |
| 2017 | +31.48% |
| 2016 | +12.68% |
| 2015 | +4.70% |
| 2014 | +16.96% |
| 2013 | +24.37% |
| 2012 | +13.33% |
| 2011 | −0.34% |
| 2010 | +9.75% |
| 2009 | +47.32% |
| 2008 | −41.56% |
| 2007 | +10.92% |
| 2006 | +9.40% |
| 2005 | −3.62% |
| 2004 | +2.31% |
| 2003 | +36.12% |
| 2002 | −39.60% |
| 2001 | −24.52% |
| 2000 | −43.79% |
| 1999 | +60.82% |
| 1998 | +1.82% |
