XLU Stock Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

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

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

XLU real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, XLU returned +7.30% over the past year and +1.44% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 22, 1998, XLU is up +277.75% in real purchasing-power return, or +4.96%/yr, and is currently −8.52% below its real total-return high on Feb. 27, 2026.

Data ending Fri Jun. 12, 2026

Dividends Reinvested:

Tue 1998-12-22^💬 to Fri 2026-06-12	YTD Return	1 Year Return
XLU ^×	+1.44% 2026-06-12	+7.30% 2026-06-12
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund NYSE Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Tue 1998-12-22^💬 to Fri 2026-06-12	Overall Return	Exponential Trendline
XLU ^×	+277.75% +4.96%/yr	+5.97%/yr (R²=0.899)
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund NYSE Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Tue 1998-12-22^💬 to Fri 2026-06-12	Start Value	End Value
XLU ^×	$10,000.00 1998-12-22	$37,775.36 2026-06-12
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund NYSE Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year	XLU
2026 (YTD)	+1.44%
2025	+13.00%
2024	+19.86%
2023	−10.17%
2022	−4.73%
2021	+9.97%
2020	−0.84%
2019	+23.12%
2018	+1.99%
2017	+9.73%
2016	+13.72%
2015	−5.62%
2014	+27.78%
2013	+11.39%
2012	−0.68%
2011	+16.19%
2010	+3.76%
2009	+8.75%
2008	−28.97%
2007	+13.76%
2006	+17.92%
2005	+12.53%
2004	+19.69%
2003	+24.13%
2002	−30.43%
2001	−14.33%
2000	+18.46%
1999	−5.72%
1998	+1.38%

Drawdowns

Tue 1998-12-22^💬 to Fri 2026-06-12	Current Drawdown	Worst Drawdown
XLU ^×	−8.52% from 2026-02-27 peak	−54.13% 2002-10-09 from 2000-12-13 peak
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund NYSE Exchange-Traded Fund

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-06-12	1 Year	2 Years	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
XLU ^×	+7.30%	+26.32% +12.39%/yr	+33.71% +10.17%/yr	+26.23% +4.77%/yr	+73.52% +5.67%/yr
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund NYSE Exchange-Traded Fund