S&P 500 Communication Services Index (^S5TELS)
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Performance
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Returns By Period
S&P 500 Communication Services Index (^S5TELS) returned 2.70% year-to-date (YTD) and 17.85% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, ^S5TELS returned 8.42% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.
^S5TELS
2.70%
8.80%
6.64%
17.85%
20.46%
14.17%
8.42%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.51%
6.15%
-2.00%
12.92%
12.68%
14.19%
10.85%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of ^S5TELS, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.98% | -6.30% | -8.35% | 0.60% | 9.08% | 2.70% | |||||||
| 2024 | 4.84% | 5.66% | 4.33% | -2.22% | 6.57% | 4.71% | -4.16% | 1.23% | 4.54% | 1.80% | 3.09% | 3.49% | 38.89% |
| 2023 | 14.22% | -4.67% | 10.37% | 3.56% | 6.21% | 2.57% | 6.74% | -0.40% | -3.27% | -2.00% | 7.81% | 4.78% | 54.36% |
| 2022 | -6.38% | -6.98% | 0.93% | -15.76% | 1.78% | -7.70% | 3.50% | -4.21% | -12.16% | -0.09% | 6.85% | -7.85% | -40.42% |
| 2021 | -1.51% | 6.18% | 3.10% | 7.64% | -0.07% | 2.71% | 3.39% | 4.99% | -6.59% | 2.65% | -5.17% | 2.52% | 20.53% |
| 2020 | 0.66% | -6.34% | -12.20% | 13.51% | 5.99% | -0.56% | 6.57% | 9.05% | -6.48% | 0.54% | 9.54% | 3.07% | 22.18% |
| 2019 | 10.07% | 0.82% | 2.39% | 6.22% | -5.95% | 4.26% | 3.01% | -1.54% | 0.41% | 2.73% | 3.74% | 1.91% | 30.88% |
| 2018 | -0.64% | -7.05% | -1.12% | -2.25% | -2.27% | 2.24% | 1.00% | 2.93% | 4.26% | -6.02% | -0.68% | -7.39% | -16.43% |
| 2017 | -3.50% | -0.39% | -1.23% | -4.38% | -0.98% | -2.98% | 5.07% | -3.08% | 3.52% | -8.69% | 5.90% | 5.77% | -5.97% |
| 2016 | 5.48% | 2.69% | 6.26% | -3.14% | -0.04% | 9.32% | 0.02% | -5.73% | -0.95% | -7.50% | 3.55% | 8.09% | 17.81% |
| 2015 | -2.24% | 6.58% | -3.79% | 4.68% | -1.86% | -2.32% | -1.15% | -3.36% | -3.70% | 5.79% | -1.33% | 1.72% | -1.73% |
| 2014 | -4.16% | -1.04% | 4.67% | 0.42% | 3.39% | -1.27% | 2.57% | -1.07% | 0.35% | -0.19% | 1.11% | -6.19% | -1.91% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
With an overall rank of 77, ^S5TELS is among the top 23% of indices on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for S&P 500 Communication Services Index (^S5TELS) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Drawdowns
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The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.
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Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the S&P 500 Communication Services Index. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.
The maximum drawdown for the S&P 500 Communication Services Index was 54.53%, occurring on Sep 30, 2002. Recovery took 1165 trading sessions.
The current S&P 500 Communication Services Index drawdown is 7.08%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -54.53% | Jan 4, 2002 | 186 | Sep 30, 2002 | 1165 | May 15, 2007 | 1351 |
| -51.34% | Jun 1, 2007 | 447 | Mar 9, 2009 | 1845 | Jun 30, 2016 | 2292 |
| -48.09% | Sep 2, 2021 | 297 | Nov 3, 2022 | 352 | Apr 2, 2024 | 649 |
| -28.82% | Jul 5, 2016 | 624 | Dec 24, 2018 | 257 | Jan 2, 2020 | 881 |
| -28.61% | Feb 20, 2020 | 23 | Mar 23, 2020 | 82 | Jul 20, 2020 | 105 |
Volatility
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The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.
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