Data Source: from January 1999 to March 2023 (~24 years)
Consolidated Returns as of 31 March 2023
Category: Stocks
ETF: Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP)

In the last 20 Years, the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) ETF obtained a 9.91% compound annual return, with a 11.56% standard deviation.

In 2022, the ETF granted a 2.41% dividend yield. If you are interested in getting periodic income, please refer to the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) ETF: Dividend Yield page.

The ETF is related to the following investment themes:

  • Asset Class: Equity
  • Size: Large Cap
  • Style: Blend
  • Region: North America
  • Country: U.S.
  • Sector: Consumer Staples
  • Industry: Broad Consumer Staples

Historical Returns as of Mar 31, 2023

Historical returns and Metrics of Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) ETF.

Returns and metrics are calculated based on monthly returns, assuming:
  • No fees or capital gain taxes
  • the reinvestment of dividends
CONSUMER STAPLES SELECT SECTOR SPDR FUND (XLP) ETF
Portfolio Metrics
Data Source: 1 January 1999 - 31 March 2023 (~24 years)
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Metrics as of Mar 31, 2023
1M 3M 6M 1Y 3Y 5Y 10Y 20Y MAX
(~24Y)
Portfolio
Return (%)		 4.21 0.69 13.30 1.00 14.00 10.17 9.34 9.91 6.69
US Inflation (%) 0.00 1.36 1.36 4.64 5.24 3.81 2.60 2.48 2.54
Infl. Adjusted
Return (%)		 4.21 -0.66 11.78 -3.48 8.33 6.13 6.57 7.25 4.05
Waiting for updates, inflation of Mar 2023 is temporarily set to 0%. Returns / Inflation rates over 1 year are annualized.
RISK INDICATORS
Standard Deviation (%) 16.04 14.79 14.26 12.58 11.56 12.46
Sharpe Ratio -0.09 0.90 0.63 0.69 0.76 0.22
Sortino Ratio -0.13 1.34 0.87 0.95 1.02 0.29
MAXIMUM DRAWDOWN
Drawdown Depth (%) -12.86 -12.86 -13.28 -13.63 -28.12 -32.61
Start (yyyy mm) 2022 05 2022 05 2020 02 2018 02 2007 12 2001 01
Bottom (yyyy mm) 2022 09 2022 09 2020 03 2018 05 2009 02 2003 02
Start to Bottom (# months) 5 5 2 4 15 26
Start to Recovery (# months) in progress
7
7
6
14
28
72
ROLLING PERIOD RETURNS - Annualized
Best Return (%) 36.82 21.16 19.10 13.38 9.91
Worst Return (%) -27.40 -7.16 -2.94 -0.90 5.51
% Positive Periods 80% 84% 92% 98% 100%
MONTHS
Positive 1 1 3 5 19 36 70 147 172
Negative 0 2 3 7 17 24 50 93 119
% Positive 100% 33% 50% 42% 53% 60% 58% 61% 59%
WITHDRAWAL RATES (WR)
Safe WR (%) 43.75 25.08 14.99 9.79 5.00
Perpetual WR (%) 7.69 5.77 6.17 6.76 3.89
Terms and Definitions
  • Annualized Portfolio Return: it's the annualized geometric mean return of the ETF
  • Standard Deviation: it's a measure of the dispersion of returns around the mean
  • Sharpe Ratio: it's a measure of risk-adjusted performance of the ETF. It's calculated by dividing the excess return of the ETF over the risk-free rate by the ETF standard deviation. The risk-free rate here considered is the 1-3 Mth T-Bill return.
  • Sortino Ratio: another measure of risk-adjusted performance of the ETF. It's a modification of the Sharpe Ratio (same formula but the denominator is the ETF downside standard deviation).
  • Maximum Drawdown: a drawdown refers to the decline in value from a relative peak value to a relative trough. A maximum drawdown is the maximum observed loss from a peak to a trough of a portfolio before a new peak is attained.
  • Rolling Returns: returns over a time frame (best, worst, % of positive returns).
  • Pos./Neg. Months: number of months with positive/negative return.
  • Safe Withdrawal Rate (SWR): it's the percentage of the original portfolio balance that can be withdrawn at the end of each year with inflation adjustment, without the portfolio running out of money (dollar amount withdrawal).
  • Perpetual Withdrawal Rate (PWR): it's the percentage of portfolio balance that can be withdrawn at the end of each year, while retaining the inflation adjusted portfolio balance (percentage withdrawal).

Correlations as of Mar 31, 2023

Monthly correlations of Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) ETF vs the main Asset Classes, over different timeframes.

Correlation measures to what degree the returns of the two assets move in relation to each other.

Correlation coefficient is a numerical value between -1 and +1.

If one variable goes up by a certain amount, the correlation coefficient indicates which way the other variable moves and by how much.

Asset correlations are calculated based on monthly returns.

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CONSUMER STAPLES SELECT SECTOR SPDR FUND (XLP) ETF
Monthly correlations as of 31 March 2023
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Correlation vs XLP
 
Asset Class 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Since
Jan 1999
US Total Stock Market
VTI
0.66
0.73
0.69
0.60
US Large Cap
SPY
0.68
0.75
0.72
0.64
US Small Cap
IJR
0.57
0.59
0.50
0.41
US REITs
VNQ
0.66
0.70
0.65
0.50
US Technology
QQQ
0.54
0.60
0.58
0.34
Preferred Stocks
PFF
0.14
0.52
0.48
0.28
EAFE Stocks
EFA
0.64
0.66
0.63
0.54
World All Countries
VT
0.67
0.71
0.68
0.59
Emerging Markets
EEM
0.50
0.50
0.48
0.39
Europe
VGK
0.66
0.67
0.63
0.56
Pacific
VPL
0.62
0.60
0.54
0.44
Latin America
FLLA
0.30
0.48
0.44
0.36
US Total Bond Market
BND
0.44
0.24
0.27
0.15
Long Term Treasuries
TLT
0.32
-0.02
0.08
-0.02
US Cash
BIL
0.03
-0.12
-0.09
-0.07
TIPS
TIP
0.73
0.45
0.40
0.18
Invest. Grade Bonds
LQD
0.47
0.39
0.40
0.24
High Yield Bonds
HYG
0.56
0.61
0.56
0.43
International Bonds
BNDX
0.60
0.35
0.35
0.16
Emerg. Market Bonds
EMB
0.53
0.51
0.51
0.34
Gold
GLD
0.39
0.26
0.17
0.07
Commodities
DBC
0.59
0.37
0.24
0.21

Capital Growth as of Mar 31, 2023

Capital growth, returns, stats are calculated assuming a reinvestment of dividends.

If you are interested in getting periodic income, please refer to the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) ETF: Dividend Yield page.

An investment of 1000$, since April 2003, now would be worth 6622.22$, with a total return of 562.22% (9.91% annualized).

The Inflation Adjusted Capital now would be 4054.69$, with a net total return of 305.47% (7.25% annualized).
An investment of 1000$, since January 1999, now would be worth 4804.39$, with a total return of 380.44% (6.69% annualized).

The Inflation Adjusted Capital now would be 2617.47$, with a net total return of 161.75% (4.05% annualized).
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Drawdowns

Worst drawdowns since April 2003.

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Drawdown period
Recovery period
Total
Drawdown Start Bottom #Months End #Months #Months
-28.12% Dec 2007 Feb 2009 15 Mar 2010 13 28
-13.63% Feb 2018 May 2018 4 Mar 2019 10 14
-13.28% Feb 2020 Mar 2020 2 Jul 2020 4 6
-12.86% May 2022 Sep 2022 5 Nov 2022 2 7
-8.04% Apr 2010 Jun 2010 3 Sep 2010 3 6
-7.72% Jul 2016 Nov 2016 5 Feb 2017 3 8
-6.91% Jun 2011 Sep 2011 4 Nov 2011 2 6
-6.15% Jan 2021 Feb 2021 2 Mar 2021 1 3
-6.02% Dec 2022 Feb 2023 3 in progress 1 4
-5.96% Aug 2015 Aug 2015 1 Dec 2015 4 5
-5.81% May 2004 Sep 2004 5 Dec 2004 3 8
-5.17% Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 Mar 2014 2 3
-4.95% Jun 2017 Oct 2017 5 Nov 2017 1 6
-4.78% Jun 2007 Jul 2007 2 Sep 2007 2 4
-4.54% Aug 2013 Aug 2013 1 Oct 2013 2 3
-4.49% Sep 2020 Oct 2020 2 Nov 2020 1 3
-4.13% Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 Dec 2021 3 4
-3.65% Mar 2015 Jun 2015 4 Jul 2015 1 5
-3.64% May 2019 May 2019 1 Jun 2019 1 2
-3.56% Jun 2014 Jul 2014 2 Aug 2014 1 3

Worst drawdowns since January 1999.

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Drawdown period
Recovery period
Total
Drawdown Start Bottom #Months End #Months #Months
-32.61% Jan 2001 Feb 2003 26 Dec 2006 46 72
-28.12% Dec 2007 Feb 2009 15 Mar 2010 13 28
-23.62% Jan 1999 Feb 2000 14 Oct 2000 8 22
-13.63% Feb 2018 May 2018 4 Mar 2019 10 14
-13.28% Feb 2020 Mar 2020 2 Jul 2020 4 6
-12.86% May 2022 Sep 2022 5 Nov 2022 2 7
-8.04% Apr 2010 Jun 2010 3 Sep 2010 3 6
-7.72% Jul 2016 Nov 2016 5 Feb 2017 3 8
-6.91% Jun 2011 Sep 2011 4 Nov 2011 2 6
-6.15% Jan 2021 Feb 2021 2 Mar 2021 1 3
-6.02% Dec 2022 Feb 2023 3 in progress 1 4
-5.96% Aug 2015 Aug 2015 1 Dec 2015 4 5
-5.17% Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 Mar 2014 2 3
-4.95% Jun 2017 Oct 2017 5 Nov 2017 1 6
-4.78% Jun 2007 Jul 2007 2 Sep 2007 2 4
-4.54% Aug 2013 Aug 2013 1 Oct 2013 2 3
-4.49% Sep 2020 Oct 2020 2 Nov 2020 1 3
-4.13% Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 Dec 2021 3 4
-3.65% Mar 2015 Jun 2015 4 Jul 2015 1 5
-3.64% May 2019 May 2019 1 Jun 2019 1 2

Rolling Returns ( more details)

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) ETF: annualized rolling and average returns

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Rolling
Period		 Return (*) Negative
Periods
Average (%) Best (%) Worst (%)
1 Year
 7.77 36.82
Mar 2009 - Feb 2010 		-27.40
Apr 2002 - Mar 2003 		20.36%
2 Years
 7.77 24.33
Mar 2009 - Feb 2011 		-15.16
Jan 2001 - Dec 2002 		16.79%
3 Years
 7.63 21.16
Mar 2009 - Feb 2012 		-7.16
Jan 2001 - Dec 2003 		16.02%
5 Years
 7.98 19.10
Mar 2009 - Feb 2014 		-2.94
Jan 1999 - Dec 2003 		7.76%
7 Years
 8.37 17.26
Apr 2009 - Mar 2016 		-1.39
Mar 2002 - Feb 2009 		2.88%
10 Years
 8.74 13.38
Mar 2009 - Feb 2019 		-0.90
Mar 1999 - Feb 2009 		1.74%
15 Years
 8.61 10.40
Jun 2006 - May 2021 		5.02
Feb 1999 - Jan 2014 		0.00%
20 Years
 7.71 9.91
Apr 2003 - Mar 2023 		5.51
Jan 1999 - Dec 2018 		0.00%
(*) Annualized rolling and average returns over full calendar month periods

If you need a deeper detail about rolling returns, please refer to the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) ETF: Rolling Returns page.

Seasonality

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) ETF: in which months is it better to invest?

Both the Average Return and the Gain Frequency (Win %) are useful to get an idea of what happened in the past.

For further information about the seasonality, check the Asset Class Seasonality page.
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Monthly Average Return (%) and Gain Frequency
Return (%) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average
Gain Frequency
-0.42
40%
-2.28
20%
2.56
80%
1.97
80%
-1.17
40%
1.33
40%
3.73
100%
1.27
80%
-2.24
40%
2.24
60%
3.18
80%
0.58
60%
 Capital Growth on monthly avg returns
100
99.58
97.31
99.80
101.76
100.57
101.91
105.70
107.05
104.65
107.00
110.40
111.03
Best 5.1
2019 		1.8
2019 		8.5
2021 		7.0
2020 		1.8
2021 		5.2
2019 		6.9
2020 		4.6
2020 		1.8
2019 		9.0
2022 		7.5
2020 		10.5
2021
Worst -5.0
2021 		-8.2
2020 		-5.5
2020 		-4.1
2018 		-4.1
2022 		-2.4
2022 		2.2
2021 		-1.9
2022 		-8.1
2022 		-2.9
2020 		-1.3
2021 		-8.9
2018
Monthly Seasonality over the period Apr 2018 - Mar 2023
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Monthly Average Return (%) and Gain Frequency
Return (%) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average
Gain Frequency
-0.44
50%
-0.59
50%
1.64
60%
1.44
70%
-0.20
60%
0.74
30%
2.52
80%
-0.12
50%
-1.11
50%
2.45
60%
2.34
70%
1.08
70%
 Capital Growth on monthly avg returns
100
99.56
98.98
100.61
102.06
101.85
102.60
105.19
105.06
103.89
106.43
108.93
110.10
Best 5.1
2019 		4.8
2017 		8.5
2021 		7.0
2020 		2.6
2017 		5.4
2016 		6.9
2020 		4.6
2014 		1.8
2019 		9.0
2022 		7.5
2020 		10.5
2021
Worst -5.2
2014 		-8.2
2020 		-5.5
2020 		-4.1
2018 		-4.1
2022 		-2.4
2022 		-3.3
2014 		-6.0
2015 		-8.1
2022 		-2.9
2020 		-4.2
2016 		-8.9
2018
Monthly Seasonality over the period Apr 2013 - Mar 2023
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Monthly Average Return (%) and Gain Frequency
Return (%) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average
Gain Frequency
-0.95
44%
-0.37
52%
1.48
68%
1.23
67%
0.73
63%
-0.32
42%
1.23
63%
0.43
63%
-0.56
46%
1.97
67%
1.74
71%
0.74
67%
 Capital Growth on monthly avg returns
100
99.05
98.68
100.14
101.37
102.11
101.79
103.04
103.48
102.90
104.92
106.75
107.54
Best 5.6
2013 		5.7
2004 		8.5
2021 		7.0
2020 		7.1
2000 		5.7
2000 		6.9
2020 		4.6
2014 		6.0
2010 		9.1
1999 		7.5
2020 		10.5
2021
Worst -7.3
2001 		-11.7
2000 		-6.9
2001 		-4.1
2018 		-4.6
2010 		-10.2
2002 		-4.9
2004 		-6.0
2015 		-9.0
1999 		-12.6
2008 		-4.2
2016 		-8.9
2018
Monthly Seasonality over the period Jan 1999 - Mar 2023

Monthly/Yearly Returns

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) ETF data source starts from January 1999: let's focus on monthly and yearly returns.

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  • Histogram: it shows the distribution of the returns recorded so far
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MONTHLY RETURNS HISTOGRAM
Jan 1999 - Mar 2023
172 Positive Months (59%) - 119 Negative Months (41%)
MONTHLY RETURNS TABLE
Jan 1999 - Mar 2023
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Yearly Return(%)
Monthly Return(%)
Year Total Infl.Adj Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2023
 +0.69 -0.66 -1.1 -2.3 4.2
2022
 -0.83 -6.85 -1.5 -1.4 1.8 2.3 -4.1 -2.4 3.2 -1.9 -8.1 9.0 6.1 -2.7
2021
 +17.20 +9.49 -5.0 -1.2 8.5 1.9 1.8 -0.6 2.2 1.0 -4.1 3.5 -1.3 10.5
2020
 +10.15 +8.67 0.3 -8.2 -5.5 7.0 1.7 -0.2 6.9 4.6 -1.7 -2.9 7.5 1.7
2019
 +27.43 +24.58 5.1 1.8 3.8 2.9 -3.6 5.2 2.3 2.2 1.8 -0.4 1.4 2.4
2018
 -8.07 -9.80 1.6 -7.6 -0.9 -4.1 -1.6 4.6 4.0 0.4 1.0 2.0 2.3 -8.9
2017
 +12.98 +10.65 1.7 4.8 -0.4 1.1 2.6 -2.2 0.7 -1.1 -0.7 -1.6 5.6 2.2
2016
 +4.98 +2.85 0.5 0.3 4.7 -1.4 0.7 5.4 -0.8 -0.6 -1.5 -0.8 -4.2 3.0
2015
 +6.89 +6.11 -1.0 4.1 -2.0 -0.8 0.9 -1.8 5.7 -6.0 0.4 5.7 -0.9 2.9
2014
 +15.72 +14.85 -5.2 3.9 2.2 2.7 1.8 -0.3 -3.3 4.6 0.6 3.5 5.5 -0.9
2013
 +26.30 +24.43 5.6 3.3 4.9 2.9 -2.2 -0.3 4.3 -4.5 1.4 6.4 1.6 0.7
2012
 +10.74 +8.84 -1.4 3.7 3.1 0.3 -1.2 3.6 2.5 -0.5 1.8 -1.2 1.8 -2.1
2011
 +14.07 +10.79 -1.5 2.9 1.2 5.3 2.5 -2.7 -1.3 0.2 -3.3 4.7 2.8 2.8
2010
 +13.78 +12.11 -1.0 3.2 3.8 -1.1 -4.6 -2.5 5.8 -1.9 6.0 3.2 -1.6 4.4
2009
 +14.28 +11.26 -7.2 -8.1 4.3 4.3 5.1 0.2 6.7 1.2 3.3 1.5 3.7 -0.2
2008
 -15.02 -15.09 -5.6 -0.3 3.2 -0.8 3.0 -5.7 2.4 2.7 -1.2 -12.6 -0.2 0.0
2007
 +12.67 +8.25 2.0 -1.5 2.1 2.8 1.4 -2.0 -2.8 2.4 4.6 1.5 2.7 -0.8
2006
 +14.49 +11.65 0.2 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.2 1.8 1.6 3.9 -0.1 1.8 -0.9 2.5
2005
 +2.84 -0.56 1.2 -0.1 -0.9 -1.0 2.3 -1.9 3.2 -1.7 1.4 -0.5 0.9 0.1
2004
 +7.65 +4.25 0.0 5.7 -0.2 1.3 -0.6 0.5 -4.9 1.8 -2.6 0.6 2.5 3.7
2003
 +11.16 +9.11 -3.4 -3.1 0.0 3.0 4.9 1.0 -0.1 1.7 -0.4 4.5 1.2 1.8
2002
 -20.10 -21.95 -0.7 2.1 1.6 -3.7 -1.1 -10.2 -4.3 0.8 -7.2 3.9 -2.8 0.3
2001
 -9.92 -11.29 -7.3 0.6 -6.9 1.9 1.5 -4.6 3.0 0.5 -0.1 -0.6 4.4 -2.0
2000
 +25.55 +21.44 0.9 -11.7 3.8 5.3 7.1 5.7 -3.7 -1.2 4.4 6.9 3.5 3.6
1999
 -14.26 -16.50 -1.3 -1.0 -0.1 -3.5 -1.0 1.8 -3.7 1.7 -9.0 9.1 0.3 -7.3
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