Last Update: 28 February 2023
The best performing Sector in the last 10 years is Information Technology, that granded a +18.23% annualized return.
The worst is Energy, with a +4.60% annualized return in the last 10 years.
The main S&P 500 Sectors can be easily replicated by ETFs.
S&P 500 Sector Historical Returns
S&P 500 Sector Returns, for last 1,3,6 Months and 1,3,5,10 years.
Columns are sortable, S&P 500 Sectors are pre-ordered by 10 year return.
S&P 500 SECTORS - HISTORICAL RETURNS (%)
Last Update: 28 February 2023
Cells with red background indicate returns lower than the US Inflation recorded in the same period.
US Inflation is updated to Feb 2023.
Current inflation (annualized) is
1Y: 6.04%
, 3Y: 5.16%
, 5Y: 3.86%
, 10Y: 2.63%
| ETF | 1M | 3M | 6M | 1Y | 3Y(*) | 5Y(*) | 10Y(*)▾ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Information Technology XLK |
0.41 | 0.70 | 1.47 | -10.52 | 16.78 | 16.24 | 18.23 | |
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Healthcare XLV |
-4.64 | -8.15 | 2.76 | -0.63 | 12.79 | 10.42 | 13.12 | |
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Consumer Discretionary XLY |
-2.13 | -0.15 | -5.96 | -17.26 | 8.84 | 8.05 | 12.45 | |
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[Benchmark] S&P 500 SPY |
-2.51 | -2.35 | 1.16 | -7.77 | 11.97 | 9.72 | 12.16 | |
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Financials XLF |
-2.30 | -1.01 | 9.32 | -5.34 | 12.74 | 6.53 | 11.71 | |
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Industrials XLI |
-0.86 | -0.26 | 9.69 | 2.83 | 13.29 | 7.60 | 11.55 | |
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Materials XLB |
-3.33 | -0.46 | 9.83 | 0.39 | 18.24 | 8.76 | 10.08 | |
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Consumer Staples XLP |
-2.32 | -6.02 | -0.13 | -1.36 | 10.34 | 9.07 | 9.42 | |
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Utilities XLU |
-5.92 | -8.25 | -11.26 | -1.47 | 4.51 | 9.07 | 9.21 | |
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Real Estate XLRE |
-5.86 | -1.51 | -6.81 | -12.28 | 4.48 | 8.32 | 7.27 | |
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Communication Services XLC |
-2.87 | 4.13 | -1.16 | -21.09 | 2.64 | 3.20 | 5.31 | |
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Energy XLE |
-6.94 | -7.24 | 6.18 | 23.52 | 29.18 | 9.97 | 4.60 |
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S&P 500 Sector Correlations
Monthly correlations of S&P 500 Sectors, over different timeframes.
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S&P 500 SECTORS MONTHLY CORRELATIONS
Monthly correlations as of 28 February 2023
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| Asset | SPY | XLK | XLY | XLC | XLU | XLRE | XLF | XLI | XLV | XLP | XLB | XLE | |
| SPY |
1.00
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0.98
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0.87
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0.86
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0.71
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0.87
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0.95
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0.96
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0.76
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0.67
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0.92
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0.73
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| XLK |
0.98
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1.00
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0.91
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0.87
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0.63
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0.86
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0.91
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0.92
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0.66
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0.61
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0.87
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0.63
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| XLY |
0.87
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0.91
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1.00
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0.83
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0.48
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0.84
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0.76
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0.72
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0.44
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0.39
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0.74
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0.45
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| XLC |
0.86
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0.87
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0.83
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1.00
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0.57
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0.80
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0.84
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0.74
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0.46
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0.36
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0.83
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0.50
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| XLU |
0.71
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0.63
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0.48
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0.57
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1.00
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0.72
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0.61
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0.70
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0.69
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0.59
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0.72
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0.66
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| XLRE |
0.87
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0.86
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0.84
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0.80
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0.72
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1.00
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0.72
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0.79
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0.59
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0.68
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0.87
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0.50
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| XLF |
0.95
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0.91
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0.76
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0.84
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0.61
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0.72
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1.00
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0.94
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0.73
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0.63
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0.90
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0.79
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| XLI |
0.96
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0.92
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0.72
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0.74
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0.70
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0.79
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0.94
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1.00
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0.81
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0.80
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0.88
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0.76
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| XLV |
0.76
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0.66
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0.44
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0.46
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0.69
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0.59
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0.73
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0.81
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1.00
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0.69
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0.71
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0.73
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| XLP |
0.67
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0.61
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0.39
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0.36
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0.59
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0.68
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0.63
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0.80
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0.69
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1.00
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0.71
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0.58
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| XLB |
0.92
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0.87
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0.74
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0.83
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0.72
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0.87
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0.90
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0.88
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0.71
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0.71
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1.00
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0.74
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| XLE |
0.73
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0.63
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0.45
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0.50
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0.66
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0.50
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0.79
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0.76
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0.73
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0.58
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0.74
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1.00
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| Asset | SPY | XLK | XLY | XLC | XLU | XLRE | XLF | XLI | XLV | XLP | XLB | XLE | |
| SPY |
1.00
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0.94
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0.91
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0.89
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0.58
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0.81
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0.89
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0.92
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0.81
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0.75
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0.91
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0.66
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| XLK |
0.94
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1.00
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0.90
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0.84
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0.45
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0.72
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0.75
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0.81
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0.68
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0.64
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0.80
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0.51
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| XLY |
0.91
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0.90
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1.00
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0.84
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0.47
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0.78
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0.74
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0.77
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0.65
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0.57
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0.80
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0.53
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| XLC |
0.89
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0.84
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0.84
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1.00
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0.48
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0.75
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0.82
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0.77
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0.63
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0.60
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0.80
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0.55
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| XLU |
0.58
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0.45
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0.47
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0.48
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1.00
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0.72
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0.47
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0.54
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0.56
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0.66
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0.58
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0.27
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| XLRE |
0.81
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0.72
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0.78
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0.75
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0.72
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1.00
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0.66
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0.72
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0.67
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0.72
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0.76
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0.44
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| XLF |
0.89
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0.75
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0.74
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0.82
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0.47
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0.66
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1.00
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0.91
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0.66
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0.67
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0.86
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0.77
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| XLI |
0.92
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0.81
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0.77
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0.77
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0.54
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0.72
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0.91
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1.00
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0.74
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0.76
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0.89
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0.68
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| XLV |
0.81
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0.68
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0.65
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0.63
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0.56
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0.67
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0.66
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0.74
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1.00
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0.73
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0.76
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0.50
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| XLP |
0.75
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0.64
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0.57
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0.60
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0.66
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0.72
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0.67
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0.76
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0.73
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1.00
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0.74
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0.45
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| XLB |
0.91
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0.80
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0.80
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0.80
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0.58
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0.76
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0.86
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0.89
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0.76
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0.74
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1.00
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0.65
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| XLE |
0.66
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0.51
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0.53
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0.55
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0.27
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0.44
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0.77
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0.68
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0.50
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0.45
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0.65
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1.00
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| Asset | SPY | XLK | XLY | XLC | XLU | XLRE | XLF | XLI | XLV | XLP | XLB | XLE | |
| SPY |
1.00
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0.92
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0.91
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0.81
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0.45
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0.69
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0.87
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0.92
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0.80
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0.72
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0.88
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0.64
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| XLK |
0.92
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1.00
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0.87
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0.74
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0.35
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0.60
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0.70
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0.78
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0.65
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0.60
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0.76
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0.48
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| XLY |
0.91
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0.87
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1.00
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0.76
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0.34
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0.65
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0.73
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0.78
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0.66
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0.57
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0.77
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0.51
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| XLC |
0.81
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0.74
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0.76
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1.00
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0.42
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0.64
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0.69
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0.70
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0.56
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0.58
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0.71
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0.52
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| XLU |
0.45
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0.35
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0.34
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0.42
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1.00
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0.71
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0.28
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0.38
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0.42
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0.62
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0.35
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0.17
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| XLRE |
0.69
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0.60
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0.65
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0.64
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0.71
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1.00
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0.51
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0.59
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0.61
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0.67
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0.57
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0.35
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| XLF |
0.87
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0.70
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0.73
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0.69
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0.28
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0.51
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1.00
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0.88
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0.64
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0.56
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0.80
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0.71
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| XLI |
0.92
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0.78
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0.78
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0.70
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0.38
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0.59
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0.88
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1.00
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0.72
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0.68
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0.87
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0.67
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| XLV |
0.80
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0.65
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0.66
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0.56
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0.42
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0.61
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0.64
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0.72
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1.00
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0.67
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0.71
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0.44
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| XLP |
0.72
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0.60
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0.57
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0.58
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0.62
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0.67
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0.56
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0.68
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0.67
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1.00
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0.61
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0.38
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| XLB |
0.88
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0.76
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0.77
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0.71
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0.35
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0.57
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0.80
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0.87
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0.71
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0.61
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1.00
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0.65
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| XLE |
0.64
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0.48
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0.51
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0.52
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0.17
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0.35
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0.71
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0.67
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0.44
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0.38
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0.65
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1.00
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S&P 500 Sector Yearly Returns
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S&P 500 SECTORS - YEARLY RETURNS (%)
Last Update: 28 February 2023
Cells with red background indicate returns lower than the US Inflation recorded in the same period.
US Inflation is updated to Feb 2023.
| ETF | 2023(*) | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |
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Information Technology XLK |
9.71 | -27.73 | 34.83 | 43.62 | 49.86 | -1.66 | |
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Healthcare XLV |
-6.39 | -2.09 | 25.59 | 13.34 | 20.45 | 6.28 | |
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Consumer Discretionary XLY |
12.68 | -36.27 | 27.93 | 29.63 | 28.39 | 1.59 | |
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[Benchmark] S&P 500 SPY |
3.62 | -18.17 | 28.74 | 18.37 | 31.22 | -4.56 | |
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Financials XLF |
4.44 | -10.60 | 34.82 | -1.68 | 31.87 | -13.04 | |
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Industrials XLI |
2.81 | -5.58 | 21.09 | 10.96 | 29.09 | -13.24 | |
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Materials XLB |
5.34 | -12.31 | 27.45 | 20.52 | 24.13 | -14.87 | |
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Consumer Staples XLP |
-3.38 | -0.83 | 17.20 | 10.15 | 27.43 | -8.07 | |
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Utilities XLU |
-7.80 | 1.42 | 16.81 | 0.57 | 25.91 | 3.92 | |
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Real Estate XLRE |
3.47 | -26.25 | 45.26 | -2.11 | 28.69 | -2.37 | |
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Communication Services XLC |
11.48 | -37.63 | 15.96 | 26.91 | 31.05 | -16.77 | |
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Energy XLE |
-4.32 | 64.17 | 53.31 | -32.51 | 11.73 | -18.21 |
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S&P 500 Sector Drawdowns
S&P 500 Sector Maximum Drawdowns, in last 3,5,10 years.
The following table represents S&P 500 Sector total returns and maximum drawdown in the same period. Columns are sortable.
S&P 500 SECTORS - TOTAL RETURNS vs DRAWDOWNS (%)
Return: Total Return (%) - DD: Maximum Drawdown (%)
Last Update: 28 February 2023
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| ETF | Return | DD | Return | DD | Return | DD | |
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Information Technology XLK |
+59.26 | -31.22 | +112.24 | -31.22 | +433.85 | -31.22 | |
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Healthcare XLV |
+43.50 | -13.07 | +64.12 | -13.07 | +243.16 | -13.21 | |
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Consumer Discretionary XLY |
+28.95 | -36.27 | +47.30 | -36.27 | +223.41 | -36.27 | |
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[Benchmark] S&P 500 SPY |
+40.38 | -23.93 | +58.98 | -23.93 | +214.94 | -23.93 | |
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Financials XLF |
+43.28 | -23.13 | +37.23 | -31.75 | +202.64 | -31.75 | |
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Industrials XLI |
+45.40 | -20.74 | +44.21 | -27.13 | +198.40 | -27.13 | |
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Materials XLB |
+65.31 | -23.73 | +52.21 | -26.15 | +161.21 | -26.15 | |
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Consumer Staples XLP |
+34.33 | -12.86 | +54.33 | -13.28 | +145.99 | -13.63 | |
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Utilities XLU |
+14.16 | -11.29 | +54.34 | -18.82 | +141.29 | -18.82 | |
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Real Estate XLRE |
+14.05 | -28.90 | +49.14 | -28.90 | +101.67 | -28.90 | |
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Communication Services XLC |
+8.12 | -43.46 | +17.05 | -43.46 | +67.84 | -43.46 | |
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Energy XLE |
+115.55 | -34.27 | +60.82 | -58.14 | +56.80 | -63.92 | |
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