All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
XLV real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, XLV returned +20.64% over the past year and +18.43% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 22, 1998, XLV is up +451.12% in real purchasing-power return, or +6.31%/yr, and is currently −0.51% below its real total-return high on Nov. 4, 2026.
Data ending Fri Nov. 13, 2026
| Tue 1998-12-22💬 to Fri 2026-11-13 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLV × |
+451.12%
+6.31%/yr |
+7.00%/yr
R2=0.862 |
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| Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Tue 1998-12-22💬 to Fri 2026-11-13 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| XLV × |
$10,000.00
1998-12-22 |
$55,111.62
2026-11-13 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| XLV × | +18.43% | +20.64% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| XLV × |
−0.51%
on 2026-11-13 from 2026-11-04 peak |
−41.69%
on 2009-03-09 from 2000-01-10 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-11-13 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLV × | +20.64% |
+24.30% +11.49%/yr |
+42.19% +12.45%/yr |
+25.53% +4.65%/yr |
+126.40% +8.51%/yr |
| Year | XLV |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +18.43% |
| 2025 | +11.52% |
| 2024 | −0.40% |
| 2023 | −1.24% |
| 2022 | −8.04% |
| 2021 | +17.75% |
| 2020 | +11.77% |
| 2019 | +17.76% |
| 2018 | +4.29% |
| 2017 | +19.25% |
| 2016 | −4.73% |
| 2015 | +6.05% |
| 2014 | +24.20% |
| 2013 | +39.31% |
| 2012 | +15.37% |
| 2011 | +9.16% |
| 2010 | +1.78% |
| 2009 | +16.35% |
| 2008 | −23.38% |
| 2007 | +2.95% |
| 2006 | +4.42% |
| 2005 | +2.89% |
| 2004 | −1.92% |
| 2003 | +12.81% |
| 2002 | −3.04% |
| 2001 | −2.34% |
| 2000 | −14.50% |
| 1999 | +16.38% |
| 1998 | +3.89% |
