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 +4.19% over the past year and +7.59% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 22, 1998, XLP is up +200.60% in real purchasing-power return, or +4.07%/yr, and is currently −6.38% below its real total-return high on Feb. 27, 2026.

Data ending Fri Jul. 17, 2026

Tue 1998-12-22💬 to Fri 2026-07-17 YTD
Return
1 Year
Return
XLP
×
+7.59%
2026-07-17
+4.19%
2026-07-17
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Tue 1998-12-22💬 to Fri 2026-07-17 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
XLP
×
+200.60%
+4.07%/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 Fri 2026-07-17 Start
Value
End
Value
XLP
×
$10,000.00
1998-12-22
$30,059.75
2026-07-17
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year XLP
2026 (YTD) +7.59%
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 Fri 2026-07-17 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
XLP
×
−6.38%
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 Fri 2026-07-17 1
Year
2
Years
3
Years
5
Years
10
Years
XLP
×
+4.19% +7.16%
+3.52%/yr
+13.96%
+4.45%/yr
+11.44%
+2.19%/yr
+44.03%
+3.72%/yr
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund