Consolidated Returns as of 31 March 2023
In the last 20 Years, the Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLU) ETF obtained a 10.49% compound annual return, with a 14.22% standard deviation.
In 2022, the ETF granted a 2.91% dividend yield. If you are interested in getting periodic income, please refer to the Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLU) 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: Utilities
- Industry: Broad Utilities
Historical Returns as of Mar 31, 2023
Historical returns and Metrics of Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLU) ETF.
- No fees or capital gain taxes
- the reinvestment of dividends
Metrics as of Mar 31, 2023 | |||||||||
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1M | 3M | 6M | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | 20Y |
MAX
(~24Y) |
|
Portfolio Return (%) |
4.90 | -3.28 | 4.94 | -6.33 | 9.97 | 9.30 | 9.16 | 10.49 | 7.02 |
US Inflation (%) | 0.00 | 1.36 | 1.36 | 4.64 | 5.24 | 3.81 | 2.60 | 2.48 | 2.54 |
Infl. Adjusted Return (%) |
4.90 | -4.58 | 3.53 | -10.48 | 4.49 | 5.29 | 6.40 | 7.81 | 4.37 |
Waiting for updates, inflation of Mar 2023 is temporarily set to 0%. Returns / Inflation rates over 1 year are annualized. | |||||||||
RISK INDICATORS | |||||||||
Standard Deviation (%) | 18.22 | 17.77 | 16.33 | 15.07 | 14.22 | 15.21 | |||
Sharpe Ratio | -0.48 | 0.52 | 0.49 | 0.56 | 0.66 | 0.20 | |||
Sortino Ratio | -0.64 | 0.73 | 0.66 | 0.75 | 0.85 | 0.26 | |||
MAXIMUM DRAWDOWN | |||||||||
Drawdown Depth (%) | -11.29 | -11.29 | -18.82 | -18.82 | -38.05 | -43.51 | |||
Start (yyyy mm) | 2022 09 | 2022 09 | 2020 02 | 2020 02 | 2007 12 | 2000 11 | |||
Bottom (yyyy mm) | 2022 09 | 2022 09 | 2020 03 | 2020 03 | 2009 02 | 2003 02 | |||
Start to Bottom (# months) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 28 | |||
Start to Recovery (# months) in progress |
> 7
|
> 7
|
15
|
15
|
54
|
53
|
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ROLLING PERIOD RETURNS - Annualized | |||||||||
Best Return (%) | 42.26 | 26.85 | 22.44 | 12.88 | 10.71 | ||||
Worst Return (%) | -33.74 | -12.24 | -1.71 | 2.14 | 6.57 | ||||
% Positive Periods | 79% | 76% | 97% | 100% | 100% | ||||
MONTHS | |||||||||
Positive | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 35 | 73 | 160 | 181 |
Negative | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 47 | 80 | 110 |
% Positive | 100% | 33% | 50% | 50% | 56% | 58% | 61% | 67% | 62% |
WITHDRAWAL RATES (WR) | |||||||||
Safe WR (%) | 40.33 | 25.79 | 14.89 | 12.11 | 5.79 | ||||
Perpetual WR (%) | 4.30 | 5.02 | 6.01 | 7.24 | 4.19 |
- 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 Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLU) 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.
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.
Columns are sortable (click on table header to sort).
Correlation vs XLU | |||||
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Asset Class | 1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | Since Jan 1999 |
|
US Total Stock Market VTI |
0.71
|
0.56
|
0.43
|
0.43
|
|
US Large Cap SPY |
0.74
|
0.59
|
0.45
|
0.47
|
|
US Small Cap IJR |
0.55
|
0.42
|
0.29
|
0.29
|
|
US REITs VNQ |
0.63
|
0.66
|
0.67
|
0.47
|
|
US Technology QQQ |
0.65
|
0.47
|
0.34
|
0.21
|
|
Preferred Stocks PFF |
0.46
|
0.56
|
0.50
|
0.31
|
|
EAFE Stocks EFA |
0.75
|
0.51
|
0.40
|
0.42
|
|
World All Countries VT |
0.76
|
0.56
|
0.43
|
0.45
|
|
Emerging Markets EEM |
0.73
|
0.40
|
0.32
|
0.32
|
|
Europe VGK |
0.71
|
0.51
|
0.39
|
0.42
|
|
Pacific VPL |
0.80
|
0.47
|
0.37
|
0.37
|
|
Latin America FLLA |
0.54
|
0.45
|
0.35
|
0.35
|
|
US Total Bond Market BND |
0.77
|
0.35
|
0.44
|
0.27
|
|
Long Term Treasuries TLT |
0.61
|
0.12
|
0.31
|
0.14
|
|
US Cash BIL |
0.05
|
-0.09
|
-0.08
|
-0.04
|
|
TIPS TIP |
0.78
|
0.44
|
0.48
|
0.28
|
|
Invest. Grade Bonds LQD |
0.78
|
0.46
|
0.50
|
0.36
|
|
High Yield Bonds HYG |
0.72
|
0.58
|
0.50
|
0.40
|
|
International Bonds BNDX |
0.66
|
0.41
|
0.48
|
0.26
|
|
Emerg. Market Bonds EMB |
0.80
|
0.56
|
0.53
|
0.40
|
|
Gold GLD |
0.47
|
0.34
|
0.31
|
0.17
|
|
Commodities DBC |
0.53
|
0.25
|
0.12
|
0.19
|
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 Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLU) ETF: Dividend Yield page.
The Inflation Adjusted Capital now would be 4499.97$, with a net total return of 350.00% (7.81% annualized).
The Inflation Adjusted Capital now would be 2821.15$, with a net total return of 182.12% (4.37% annualized).
Drawdowns
Worst drawdowns since April 2003.
Drawdown period |
Recovery period |
Total |
||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Drawdown | Start | Bottom | #Months | End | #Months | #Months |
-38.05% | Dec 2007 | Feb 2009 | 15 | May 2012 | 39 | 54 |
-18.82% | Feb 2020 | Mar 2020 | 2 | Apr 2021 | 13 | 15 |
-12.73% | Feb 2015 | Jun 2015 | 5 | Mar 2016 | 9 | 14 |
-12.52% | Dec 2017 | Feb 2018 | 3 | Nov 2018 | 9 | 12 |
-11.29% | Sep 2022 | Sep 2022 | 1 | in progress | 6 | 7 |
-10.15% | Jul 2016 | Nov 2016 | 5 | Feb 2017 | 3 | 8 |
-9.05% | May 2013 | Aug 2013 | 4 | Feb 2014 | 6 | 10 |
-8.56% | Jun 2007 | Jul 2007 | 2 | Oct 2007 | 3 | 5 |
-6.80% | Jul 2014 | Jul 2014 | 1 | Oct 2014 | 3 | 4 |
-6.80% | Sep 2021 | Sep 2021 | 1 | Dec 2021 | 3 | 4 |
-6.73% | Oct 2005 | Mar 2006 | 6 | Jul 2006 | 4 | 10 |
-6.69% | Jul 2003 | Jul 2003 | 1 | Oct 2003 | 3 | 4 |
-5.88% | Aug 2012 | Dec 2012 | 5 | Feb 2013 | 2 | 7 |
-5.10% | Jan 2022 | Feb 2022 | 2 | Mar 2022 | 1 | 3 |
-5.08% | Apr 2022 | Jun 2022 | 3 | Jul 2022 | 1 | 4 |
-4.50% | May 2021 | Jun 2021 | 2 | Aug 2021 | 2 | 4 |
-4.28% | Apr 2004 | Apr 2004 | 1 | Jul 2004 | 3 | 4 |
-3.99% | Dec 2018 | Dec 2018 | 1 | Feb 2019 | 2 | 3 |
-2.76% | Sep 2017 | Sep 2017 | 1 | Oct 2017 | 1 | 2 |
-2.71% | Jun 2017 | Jun 2017 | 1 | Aug 2017 | 2 | 3 |
Worst drawdowns since January 1999.
Drawdown period |
Recovery period |
Total |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Drawdown | Start | Bottom | #Months | End | #Months | #Months |
-43.51% | Nov 2000 | Feb 2003 | 28 | Mar 2005 | 25 | 53 |
-38.05% | Dec 2007 | Feb 2009 | 15 | May 2012 | 39 | 54 |
-19.90% | Aug 1999 | Feb 2000 | 7 | Sep 2000 | 7 | 14 |
-18.82% | Feb 2020 | Mar 2020 | 2 | Apr 2021 | 13 | 15 |
-12.73% | Feb 2015 | Jun 2015 | 5 | Mar 2016 | 9 | 14 |
-12.52% | Dec 2017 | Feb 2018 | 3 | Nov 2018 | 9 | 12 |
-11.29% | Sep 2022 | Sep 2022 | 1 | in progress | 6 | 7 |
-11.14% | Jan 1999 | Mar 1999 | 3 | Jun 1999 | 3 | 6 |
-10.15% | Jul 2016 | Nov 2016 | 5 | Feb 2017 | 3 | 8 |
-9.05% | May 2013 | Aug 2013 | 4 | Feb 2014 | 6 | 10 |
-8.56% | Jun 2007 | Jul 2007 | 2 | Oct 2007 | 3 | 5 |
-6.80% | Jul 2014 | Jul 2014 | 1 | Oct 2014 | 3 | 4 |
-6.80% | Sep 2021 | Sep 2021 | 1 | Dec 2021 | 3 | 4 |
-6.73% | Oct 2005 | Mar 2006 | 6 | Jul 2006 | 4 | 10 |
-5.88% | Aug 2012 | Dec 2012 | 5 | Feb 2013 | 2 | 7 |
-5.10% | Jan 2022 | Feb 2022 | 2 | Mar 2022 | 1 | 3 |
-5.08% | Apr 2022 | Jun 2022 | 3 | Jul 2022 | 1 | 4 |
-4.50% | May 2021 | Jun 2021 | 2 | Aug 2021 | 2 | 4 |
-3.99% | Dec 2018 | Dec 2018 | 1 | Feb 2019 | 2 | 3 |
-2.76% | Sep 2017 | Sep 2017 | 1 | Oct 2017 | 1 | 2 |
Rolling Returns ( more details)
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLU) ETF: annualized rolling and average returns
Rolling Period |
Return (*) | Negative Periods |
||
---|---|---|---|---|
Average (%) | Best (%) | Worst (%) | ||
1 Year |
8.66 |
42.26 Mar 2003 - Feb 2004 |
-33.74 Oct 2001 - Sep 2002 |
20.71% |
2 Years |
8.24 |
32.79 Mar 2003 - Feb 2005 |
-24.15 Nov 2000 - Oct 2002 |
18.66% |
3 Years |
7.90 |
26.85 Mar 2003 - Feb 2006 |
-12.24 Nov 1999 - Oct 2002 |
23.83% |
5 Years |
8.47 |
22.44 Nov 2002 - Oct 2007 |
-1.71 Jan 1999 - Dec 2003 |
2.59% |
7 Years |
8.55 |
14.33 Apr 2009 - Mar 2016 |
2.11 Apr 2002 - Mar 2009 |
0.00% |
10 Years |
8.18 |
12.88 Feb 2010 - Jan 2020 |
2.14 Mar 1999 - Feb 2009 |
0.00% |
15 Years |
8.22 |
11.63 Nov 2002 - Oct 2017 |
5.26 Jan 1999 - Dec 2013 |
0.00% |
20 Years |
8.18 |
10.71 Dec 2002 - Nov 2022 |
6.57 Jan 1999 - Dec 2018 |
0.00% |
If you need a deeper detail about rolling returns, please refer to the Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLU) ETF: Rolling Returns page.
Seasonality
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLU) ETF: in which months is it better to invest?
For further information about the seasonality, check the Asset Class Seasonality page.
Monthly Average Return (%) and Gain Frequency | ||||||||||||
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Return (%) | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Average Gain Frequency |
0.82
40% |
-3.93
20% |
3.73
80% |
1.24
80% |
0.86
40% |
-1.16
40% |
3.81
80% |
1.64
80% |
-2.68
40% |
2.59
80% |
1.53
60% |
1.82
60% |
Capital Growth on monthly avg returns | ||||||||||||
100
|
100.82
|
96.85
|
100.46
|
101.71
|
102.59
|
101.39
|
105.25
|
106.98
|
104.11
|
106.81
|
108.45
|
110.42
|
Best |
6.7 2020 |
4.1 2019 |
10.6 2021 |
4.2 2021 |
4.3 2022 |
3.2 2019 |
7.8 2020 |
5.1 2019 |
4.2 2019 |
5.1 2020 |
7.0 2022 |
9.7 2021 |
Worst |
-3.3 2022 |
-9.9 2020 |
-9.9 2020 |
-4.3 2022 |
-2.3 2021 |
-4.9 2022 |
-0.1 2019 |
-2.6 2020 |
-11.3 2022 |
-0.8 2019 |
-1.9 2019 |
-4.0 2018 |
Monthly Average Return (%) and Gain Frequency | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Return (%) | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Average Gain Frequency |
1.25
60% |
-1.93
40% |
3.26
70% |
1.42
70% |
0.05
50% |
-0.16
50% |
2.44
70% |
0.24
60% |
-1.36
50% |
3.06
90% |
0.20
50% |
1.45
70% |
Capital Growth on monthly avg returns | ||||||||||||
100
|
101.25
|
99.30
|
102.53
|
103.99
|
104.04
|
103.88
|
106.42
|
106.68
|
105.22
|
108.44
|
108.66
|
110.25
|
Best |
6.7 2020 |
5.3 2017 |
10.6 2021 |
6.0 2013 |
4.3 2022 |
7.6 2016 |
7.8 2020 |
5.1 2019 |
4.2 2019 |
8.0 2014 |
7.0 2022 |
9.7 2021 |
Worst |
-3.3 2022 |
-9.9 2020 |
-9.9 2020 |
-4.3 2022 |
-9.1 2013 |
-6.0 2015 |
-6.8 2014 |
-5.5 2016 |
-11.3 2022 |
-0.8 2019 |
-5.4 2016 |
-6.1 2017 |
Monthly Average Return (%) and Gain Frequency | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Return (%) | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Average Gain Frequency |
-0.28
44% |
-1.63
48% |
2.42
76% |
2.41
79% |
0.79
63% |
0.08
50% |
0.62
63% |
0.51
67% |
-0.17
63% |
1.27
75% |
0.45
54% |
1.56
67% |
Capital Growth on monthly avg returns | ||||||||||||
100
|
99.72
|
98.09
|
100.46
|
102.89
|
103.70
|
103.78
|
104.42
|
104.96
|
104.78
|
106.11
|
106.60
|
108.26
|
Best |
6.7 2020 |
5.3 2007 |
10.9 2000 |
9.7 1999 |
10.1 2003 |
7.6 2016 |
7.8 2020 |
5.1 2019 |
13.2 2000 |
8.0 2014 |
7.0 2022 |
9.7 2021 |
Worst |
-7.3 2008 |
-12.5 2009 |
-9.9 2020 |
-6.1 2002 |
-9.1 2013 |
-6.7 2002 |
-14.7 2002 |
-5.5 2016 |
-12.1 2002 |
-13.0 2008 |
-5.4 2016 |
-6.1 2017 |
Monthly/Yearly Returns
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLU) ETF data source starts from January 1999: let's focus on monthly and yearly returns.
- Histogram: it shows the distribution of the returns recorded so far
- Plain Table: it shows the detailed monthly and yearly returns
Yearly Return(%) |
Monthly Return(%) |
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Year | Total | Infl.Adj | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
2023 |
-3.28 | -4.58 | -2.0 | -5.9 | 4.9 | |||||||||
2022 |
+1.42 | -4.73 | -3.3 | -1.9 | 10.3 | -4.3 | 4.3 | -4.9 | 5.4 | 0.5 | -11.3 | 1.9 | 7.0 | -0.5 |
2021 |
+16.81 | +9.13 | -0.9 | -6.1 | 10.6 | 4.2 | -2.3 | -2.2 | 4.3 | 3.9 | -6.8 | 4.7 | -1.7 | 9.7 |
2020 |
+0.57 | -0.78 | 6.7 | -9.9 | -9.9 | 3.3 | 4.2 | -4.7 | 7.8 | -2.6 | 1.1 | 5.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
2019 |
+25.91 | +23.10 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 0.9 | -0.8 | 3.2 | -0.1 | 5.1 | 4.2 | -0.8 | -1.9 | 3.3 |
2018 |
+3.92 | +1.97 | -3.1 | -3.9 | 3.8 | 2.0 | -1.1 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | -0.7 | 2.0 | 3.5 | -4.0 |
2017 |
+12.03 | +9.72 | 1.3 | 5.3 | -0.1 | 0.8 | 4.1 | -2.7 | 2.4 | 3.3 | -2.8 | 3.9 | 2.7 | -6.1 |
2016 |
+16.06 | +13.70 | 4.9 | 1.9 | 8.0 | -2.4 | 1.5 | 7.6 | -0.7 | -5.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | -5.4 | 4.9 |
2015 |
-4.91 | -5.60 | 2.3 | -6.4 | -1.0 | -0.5 | 0.6 | -6.0 | 6.1 | -3.5 | 2.9 | 1.1 | -2.1 | 2.1 |
2014 |
+28.73 | +27.77 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.2 | -1.1 | 4.4 | -6.8 | 4.9 | -1.9 | 8.0 | 1.2 | 3.6 |
2013 |
+13.05 | +11.38 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 5.4 | 6.0 | -9.1 | 0.9 | 4.3 | -5.0 | 1.2 | 3.8 | -1.9 | 0.9 |
2012 |
+1.04 | -0.69 | -3.6 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 4.1 | 2.5 | -4.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | -4.3 | 0.0 |
2011 |
+19.62 | +16.17 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 2.1 | -0.2 | -0.9 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 3.3 |
2010 |
+5.30 | +3.75 | -4.8 | -1.3 | 2.7 | 2.6 | -5.5 | -0.7 | 7.5 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 1.1 | -3.0 | 3.1 |
2009 |
+11.71 | +8.75 | -0.2 | -12.5 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 1.4 | -3.2 | 4.8 | 5.5 |
2008 |
-28.93 | -28.99 | -7.3 | -4.1 | 1.6 | 5.1 | 3.6 | -0.7 | -6.4 | -1.1 | -11.0 | -13.0 | 4.2 | -2.4 |
2007 |
+18.41 | +13.77 | -0.4 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 0.5 | -4.8 | -4.0 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 6.7 | 0.7 | -0.2 |
2006 |
+20.90 | +17.90 | 2.4 | 1.3 | -4.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 2.7 | -1.5 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 0.9 |
2005 |
+16.37 | +12.53 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 3.1 | -0.1 | 5.9 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 4.2 | -6.4 | -0.2 | 0.9 |
2004 |
+23.58 | +19.68 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.1 | -4.3 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 2.5 |
2003 |
+26.44 | +24.11 | -2.3 | -5.3 | 5.0 | 8.6 | 10.1 | 1.4 | -6.7 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 6.5 |
2002 |
-28.77 | -30.42 | -3.6 | -0.2 | 5.3 | -6.1 | -0.8 | -6.7 | -14.7 | 4.0 | -12.1 | -2.3 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
2001 |
-12.98 | -14.31 | -5.6 | 2.1 | -1.4 | 4.8 | 0.7 | -5.0 | -0.9 | -3.6 | -0.9 | -5.3 | -1.3 | 3.2 |
2000 |
+22.48 | +18.47 | -1.8 | -12.2 | 10.9 | 6.5 | -0.2 | -3.4 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 13.2 | 5.8 | 0.0 | -1.4 |
1999 |
-4.42 | -6.91 | -2.5 | -2.8 | -6.3 | 9.7 | 1.2 | 4.1 | 0.3 | -4.8 | 2.5 | 0.5 | -3.3 | -2.2 |