All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
XLP real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, XLP returned +2.39% over the past year and +7.53% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 22, 1998, XLP is up +200.42% in real purchasing-power return, or +4.06%/yr, and is currently −6.43% below its real total-return high on Feb. 27, 2026.
Data ending Wed Aug. 12, 2026
| Tue 1998-12-22💬 to Wed 2026-08-12 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLP × |
+200.42%
+4.06%/yr |
+5.96%/yr
R2=0.888 |
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| Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Tue 1998-12-22💬 to Wed 2026-08-12 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| XLP × |
$10,000.00
1998-12-22 |
$30,041.50
2026-08-12 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| XLP × | +7.53% | +2.39% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| XLP × |
−6.43%
on 2026-08-12 from 2026-02-27 peak |
−39.25%
on 2003-03-10 from 1999-03-16 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-08-12 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLP × | +2.39% |
+7.17% +3.52%/yr |
+13.04% +4.17%/yr |
+10.36% +1.99%/yr |
+45.47% +3.82%/yr |
| Year | XLP |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +7.53% |
| 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% |
