Last Update: 28 February 2021
The best performing Sector in the last 10 years is S&P Information Technology, that granded a +19.19% annualized return.
The worst is S&P Energy, with a -1.66% 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 2021
| ETF | 1M | 3M | 6M | 1Y | 3Y(*) | 5Y(*) | 10Y(*) ▾ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S&P Information Technology (XLK) | +1.37 | +6.09 | +6.26 | +49.75 | +25.90 | +27.99 | +19.19 | |
| S&P Consumer Discretionary (XLY) | -0.53 | +2.67 | +7.80 | +40.69 | +17.14 | +18.29 | +16.76 | |
| S&P Healthcare (XLV) | -2.10 | +3.04 | +4.87 | +23.75 | +12.27 | +13.15 | +15.16 | |
| US Large Caps (SPY) | +2.78 | +5.50 | +9.80 | +30.83 | +14.00 | +16.71 | +13.31 | |
| S&P Industrials (XLI) | +6.89 | +3.36 | +17.41 | +26.58 | +7.88 | +13.98 | +11.64 | |
| S&P Financials (XLF) | +11.61 | +16.50 | +30.34 | +24.74 | +6.11 | +15.84 | +11.03 | |
| S&P Consumer Staples (XLP) | -1.23 | -4.59 | -2.08 | +12.27 | +8.85 | +7.33 | +10.83 | |
| S&P Utilities (XLU) | -6.10 | -6.33 | +0.20 | -2.72 | +9.57 | +8.28 | +10.03 | |
| S&P Communication Services (XLC) | +7.01 | +9.61 | +13.56 | +42.21 | +15.47 | +10.11 | +9.85 | |
| S&P Real Estate (XLRE) | +1.58 | +3.64 | +5.00 | +5.08 | +11.17 | +8.71 | +8.71 | |
| S&P Materials (XLB) | +4.12 | +4.13 | +17.92 | +42.66 | +9.52 | +14.25 | +8.68 | |
| S&P Energy (XLE) | +22.46 | +32.77 | +39.23 | +13.71 | -5.33 | +1.17 | -1.66 |
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S&P 500 Sector Yearly Returns
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S&P 500 SECTORS - YEARLY RETURNS (%)
Last Update: 28 February 2021
| ETF | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021(*) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S&P Information Technology (XLK) | -1.66 | +49.86 | +43.62 | +0.52 | |||
| S&P Consumer Discretionary (XLY) | +1.59 | +28.39 | +29.63 | +0.23 | |||
| S&P Healthcare (XLV) | +6.28 | +20.45 | +13.34 | -0.73 | |||
| US Large Caps (SPY) | -4.56 | +31.22 | +18.37 | +1.73 | |||
| S&P Industrials (XLI) | -13.24 | +29.09 | +10.96 | +2.33 | |||
| S&P Financials (XLF) | -13.04 | +31.87 | -1.68 | +9.60 | |||
| S&P Consumer Staples (XLP) | -8.07 | +27.43 | +10.15 | -6.15 | |||
| S&P Utilities (XLU) | +3.92 | +25.91 | +0.57 | -6.92 | |||
| S&P Communication Services (XLC) | - | +31.05 | +26.91 | +6.06 | |||
| S&P Real Estate (XLRE) | -2.37 | +28.69 | -2.11 | +2.13 | |||
| S&P Materials (XLB) | -14.87 | +24.13 | +20.52 | +1.60 | |||
| S&P Energy (XLE) | -18.21 | +11.73 | -32.51 | +27.04 |
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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 2021
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| ETF | Return | DD | Return | DD | Return | DD | |
| S&P Information Technology (XLK) | +99.56 | -17.36 | +243.40 | -17.36 | +478.43 | -17.36 | |
| S&P Consumer Discretionary (XLY) | +60.72 | -21.41 | +131.61 | -21.41 | +371.09 | -21.41 | |
| S&P Healthcare (XLV) | +41.53 | -12.59 | +85.48 | -12.59 | +310.10 | -13.21 | |
| US Large Caps (SPY) | +48.16 | -19.43 | +116.53 | -19.43 | +248.77 | -19.43 | |
| S&P Industrials (XLI) | +25.54 | -27.13 | +92.41 | -27.13 | +200.70 | -27.13 | |
| S&P Financials (XLF) | +19.47 | -31.74 | +108.55 | -31.74 | +184.78 | -31.74 | |
| S&P Consumer Staples (XLP) | +28.98 | -13.28 | +42.41 | -13.64 | +179.53 | -13.64 | |
| S&P Utilities (XLU) | +31.53 | -18.83 | +48.88 | -18.83 | +159.98 | -18.83 | |
| S&P Communication Services (XLC) | +53.96 | -17.70 | +61.88 | -21.67 | +155.81 | -21.67 | |
| S&P Real Estate (XLRE) | +37.41 | -20.35 | +51.86 | -20.35 | +130.58 | -20.35 | |
| S&P Materials (XLB) | +31.35 | -26.16 | +94.68 | -26.16 | +129.84 | -27.37 | |
| S&P Energy (XLE) | -15.16 | -58.15 | +5.98 | -58.15 | -15.41 | -63.93 | |
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