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(*)
Information Technology
XLK
0.41 0.70 1.47 -10.52 16.78 16.24 18.23
Healthcare
XLV
-4.64 -8.15 2.76 -0.63 12.79 10.42 13.12
Consumer Discretionary
XLY
-2.13 -0.15 -5.96 -17.26 8.84 8.05 12.45
[Benchmark] S&P 500
SPY
-2.51 -2.35 1.16 -7.77 11.97 9.72 12.16
Financials
XLF
-2.30 -1.01 9.32 -5.34 12.74 6.53 11.71
Industrials
XLI
-0.86 -0.26 9.69 2.83 13.29 7.60 11.55
Materials
XLB
-3.33 -0.46 9.83 0.39 18.24 8.76 10.08
Consumer Staples
XLP
-2.32 -6.02 -0.13 -1.36 10.34 9.07 9.42
Utilities
XLU
-5.92 -8.25 -11.26 -1.47 4.51 9.07 9.21
Real Estate
XLRE
-5.86 -1.51 -6.81 -12.28 4.48 8.32 7.27
Communication Services
XLC
-2.87 4.13 -1.16 -21.09 2.64 3.20 5.31
Energy
XLE
-6.94 -7.24 6.18 23.52 29.18 9.97 4.60
Stocks Bonds Commodities
(*) annualized

For further information about the seasonality, check the Asset Class and Commodity Seasonality page.

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
0.98
0.87
0.86
0.71
0.87
0.95
0.96
0.76
0.67
0.92
0.73
XLK
0.98
1.00
0.91
0.87
0.63
0.86
0.91
0.92
0.66
0.61
0.87
0.63
XLY
0.87
0.91
1.00
0.83
0.48
0.84
0.76
0.72
0.44
0.39
0.74
0.45
XLC
0.86
0.87
0.83
1.00
0.57
0.80
0.84
0.74
0.46
0.36
0.83
0.50
XLU
0.71
0.63
0.48
0.57
1.00
0.72
0.61
0.70
0.69
0.59
0.72
0.66
XLRE
0.87
0.86
0.84
0.80
0.72
1.00
0.72
0.79
0.59
0.68
0.87
0.50
XLF
0.95
0.91
0.76
0.84
0.61
0.72
1.00
0.94
0.73
0.63
0.90
0.79
XLI
0.96
0.92
0.72
0.74
0.70
0.79
0.94
1.00
0.81
0.80
0.88
0.76
XLV
0.76
0.66
0.44
0.46
0.69
0.59
0.73
0.81
1.00
0.69
0.71
0.73
XLP
0.67
0.61
0.39
0.36
0.59
0.68
0.63
0.80
0.69
1.00
0.71
0.58
XLB
0.92
0.87
0.74
0.83
0.72
0.87
0.90
0.88
0.71
0.71
1.00
0.74
XLE
0.73
0.63
0.45
0.50
0.66
0.50
0.79
0.76
0.73
0.58
0.74
1.00
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Asset SPY XLK XLY XLC XLU XLRE XLF XLI XLV XLP XLB XLE
SPY
1.00
0.94
0.91
0.89
0.58
0.81
0.89
0.92
0.81
0.75
0.91
0.66
XLK
0.94
1.00
0.90
0.84
0.45
0.72
0.75
0.81
0.68
0.64
0.80
0.51
XLY
0.91
0.90
1.00
0.84
0.47
0.78
0.74
0.77
0.65
0.57
0.80
0.53
XLC
0.89
0.84
0.84
1.00
0.48
0.75
0.82
0.77
0.63
0.60
0.80
0.55
XLU
0.58
0.45
0.47
0.48
1.00
0.72
0.47
0.54
0.56
0.66
0.58
0.27
XLRE
0.81
0.72
0.78
0.75
0.72
1.00
0.66
0.72
0.67
0.72
0.76
0.44
XLF
0.89
0.75
0.74
0.82
0.47
0.66
1.00
0.91
0.66
0.67
0.86
0.77
XLI
0.92
0.81
0.77
0.77
0.54
0.72
0.91
1.00
0.74
0.76
0.89
0.68
XLV
0.81
0.68
0.65
0.63
0.56
0.67
0.66
0.74
1.00
0.73
0.76
0.50
XLP
0.75
0.64
0.57
0.60
0.66
0.72
0.67
0.76
0.73
1.00
0.74
0.45
XLB
0.91
0.80
0.80
0.80
0.58
0.76
0.86
0.89
0.76
0.74
1.00
0.65
XLE
0.66
0.51
0.53
0.55
0.27
0.44
0.77
0.68
0.50
0.45
0.65
1.00
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Asset SPY XLK XLY XLC XLU XLRE XLF XLI XLV XLP XLB XLE
SPY
1.00
0.92
0.91
0.81
0.45
0.69
0.87
0.92
0.80
0.72
0.88
0.64
XLK
0.92
1.00
0.87
0.74
0.35
0.60
0.70
0.78
0.65
0.60
0.76
0.48
XLY
0.91
0.87
1.00
0.76
0.34
0.65
0.73
0.78
0.66
0.57
0.77
0.51
XLC
0.81
0.74
0.76
1.00
0.42
0.64
0.69
0.70
0.56
0.58
0.71
0.52
XLU
0.45
0.35
0.34
0.42
1.00
0.71
0.28
0.38
0.42
0.62
0.35
0.17
XLRE
0.69
0.60
0.65
0.64
0.71
1.00
0.51
0.59
0.61
0.67
0.57
0.35
XLF
0.87
0.70
0.73
0.69
0.28
0.51
1.00
0.88
0.64
0.56
0.80
0.71
XLI
0.92
0.78
0.78
0.70
0.38
0.59
0.88
1.00
0.72
0.68
0.87
0.67
XLV
0.80
0.65
0.66
0.56
0.42
0.61
0.64
0.72
1.00
0.67
0.71
0.44
XLP
0.72
0.60
0.57
0.58
0.62
0.67
0.56
0.68
0.67
1.00
0.61
0.38
XLB
0.88
0.76
0.77
0.71
0.35
0.57
0.80
0.87
0.71
0.61
1.00
0.65
XLE
0.64
0.48
0.51
0.52
0.17
0.35
0.71
0.67
0.44
0.38
0.65
1.00

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
Information Technology
XLK
9.71 -27.73 34.83 43.62 49.86 -1.66
Healthcare
XLV
-6.39 -2.09 25.59 13.34 20.45 6.28
Consumer Discretionary
XLY
12.68 -36.27 27.93 29.63 28.39 1.59
[Benchmark] S&P 500
SPY
3.62 -18.17 28.74 18.37 31.22 -4.56
Financials
XLF
4.44 -10.60 34.82 -1.68 31.87 -13.04
Industrials
XLI
2.81 -5.58 21.09 10.96 29.09 -13.24
Materials
XLB
5.34 -12.31 27.45 20.52 24.13 -14.87
Consumer Staples
XLP
-3.38 -0.83 17.20 10.15 27.43 -8.07
Utilities
XLU
-7.80 1.42 16.81 0.57 25.91 3.92
Real Estate
XLRE
3.47 -26.25 45.26 -2.11 28.69 -2.37
Communication Services
XLC
11.48 -37.63 15.96 26.91 31.05 -16.77
Energy
XLE
-4.32 64.17 53.31 -32.51 11.73 -18.21
Stocks Bonds Commodities
(*)YTD - 28 February 2023

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
3Y
5Y
10Y
ETF Return DD Return DD Return DD
Information Technology
XLK
+59.26 -31.22 +112.24 -31.22 +433.85 -31.22
Healthcare
XLV
+43.50 -13.07 +64.12 -13.07 +243.16 -13.21
Consumer Discretionary
XLY
+28.95 -36.27 +47.30 -36.27 +223.41 -36.27
[Benchmark] S&P 500
SPY
+40.38 -23.93 +58.98 -23.93 +214.94 -23.93
Financials
XLF
+43.28 -23.13 +37.23 -31.75 +202.64 -31.75
Industrials
XLI
+45.40 -20.74 +44.21 -27.13 +198.40 -27.13
Materials
XLB
+65.31 -23.73 +52.21 -26.15 +161.21 -26.15
Consumer Staples
XLP
+34.33 -12.86 +54.33 -13.28 +145.99 -13.63
Utilities
XLU
+14.16 -11.29 +54.34 -18.82 +141.29 -18.82
Real Estate
XLRE
+14.05 -28.90 +49.14 -28.90 +101.67 -28.90
Communication Services
XLC
+8.12 -43.46 +17.05 -43.46 +67.84 -43.46
Energy
XLE
+115.55 -34.27 +60.82 -58.14 +56.80 -63.92
Stocks Bonds Commodities
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