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XLC · State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF
Over the last 8 years (2018-07 to 2026-10), $10,000 invested in XLC with dividends reinvested grew to $22,588, 10.27% a year, with a worst peak-to-trough fall of -43.46%. Past performance doesn't predict future results.
Growth of $10,000 · 2018-07 to 2026-10 · dividends reinvested
How XLC held up in past market crashes
XLC has been through 3 of the market crashes since 2000 in our data. Its deepest price fall was 39.1% in the 2022 bear market, when the S&P 500 fell 25.4%. It took 16 months from the bottom to get back to its high. No fund is safe from losses; past falls do not predict future ones.
| Crash | XLC deepest fall | S&P 500 (SPY) | Peak to bottom | Back to peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 fourth-quarter selloff | -20.8% | -20.2% | Sep 2018 to Dec 2018 | 4 months |
| 2020 COVID crash | -30.1% | -34.1% | Feb 2020 to Mar 2020 | 4 months |
| 2022 bear market | -39.1% | -25.4% | Jan 2022 to Oct 2022 | 16 months |
Price declines in the fund's listing currency, dividends not included, inside each crash's S&P 500 peak-to-bottom window. See how 50 popular ETFs compare in the crash study.
About XLC
State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF is an exchange-traded fund that provides targeted exposure to U.S. communication services companies. It seeks to track the performance of the Communication Services Select Sector Index, which includes large-cap businesses in areas such as telecommunications, media, entertainment, and interactive media services.
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