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

Total Real Returns

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

XLP real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, XLP returned +1.91% over the past year and +6.76% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 22, 1998, XLP is up +198.28% in real purchasing-power return, or +4.05%/yr, and is currently −7.10% below its real total-return high on Feb. 27, 2026.

Data ending Thu Jul. 2, 2026

Tue 1998-12-22💬 to Thu 2026-07-02 YTD
Return
1 Year
Return
XLP
×
+6.76%
2026-07-02
+1.91%
2026-07-02
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Tue 1998-12-22💬 to Thu 2026-07-02 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
XLP
×
+198.28%
+4.05%/yr
+5.96%/yr
(R2=0.887)
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Tue 1998-12-22💬 to Thu 2026-07-02 Start
Value
End
Value
XLP
×
$10,000.00
1998-12-22
$29,828.05
2026-07-02
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year XLP
2026 (YTD) +6.76%
2025 −1.13%
2024 +9.06%
2023 −4.02%
2022 −6.85%
2021 +9.50%
2020 +8.63%
2019 +24.59%
2018 −9.79%
2017 +10.64%
2016 +2.85%
2015 +6.10%
2014 +14.85%
2013 +24.44%
2012 +8.84%
2011 +10.80%
2010 +12.10%
2009 +11.25%
2008 −15.10%
2007 +8.25%
2006 +11.68%
2005 −0.57%
2004 +4.25%
2003 +9.12%
2002 −21.95%
2001 −11.30%
2000 +21.42%
1999 −16.50%
1998 +2.49%

Drawdowns

Tue 1998-12-22💬 to Thu 2026-07-02 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
XLP
×
−7.10%
from 2026-02-27 peak
−39.25%
2003-03-10
from 1999-03-16 peak
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund

Rolling Returns

Period ending Thu 2026-07-02 1
Year
2
Years
3
Years
5
Years
10
Years
XLP
×
+1.91% +9.28%
+4.54%/yr
+12.80%
+4.10%/yr
+12.09%
+2.31%/yr
+45.14%
+3.80%/yr
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund