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XLK · State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF
Over the last 15 years (2011-10 to 2026-10), $10,000 invested in XLK with dividends reinvested grew to $229,118, 23.07% a year, with a worst peak-to-trough fall of -30.75%. Past performance doesn't predict future results.
Growth of $10,000 · 2011-10 to 2026-10 · dividends reinvested
How XLK held up in past market crashes
XLK has been through 5 of the market crashes since 2000 in our data. Its deepest price fall was 82.0% in the Dot-com bust, when the S&P 500 fell 49.1%. It took 15.2 years from the bottom to get back to its high. No fund is safe from losses; past falls do not predict future ones.
| Crash | XLK deepest fall | S&P 500 (SPY) | Peak to bottom | Back to peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bust | -82.0% | -49.1% | Mar 2000 to Oct 2002 | 15.2 years |
| 2008 financial crisis | -53.6% | -56.5% | Oct 2007 to Nov 2008 | 3.3 years |
| 2018 fourth-quarter selloff | -24.1% | -20.2% | Oct 2018 to Dec 2018 | 3 months |
| 2020 COVID crash | -31.5% | -34.1% | Feb 2020 to Mar 2020 | 3 months |
| 2022 bear market | -33.6% | -25.4% | Jan 2022 to Oct 2022 | 9 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 XLK
State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF is a technology-focused exchange-traded fund designed to track the Technology Select Sector Index, giving investors broad exposure to large U.S. companies in the information technology space.
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