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Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

ETF Info

ISIN

US81369Y3080

CUSIP

81369Y308

Inception Date

Dec 16, 1998

Region

North America (U.S.)

Leveraged

1x

Index Tracked

Consumer Staples Select Sector Index

Home Page

www.ssga.com

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Large-Cap

Asset Class Style

Blend

Expense Ratio

XLP has an expense ratio of 0.13%, which is considered low.


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Performance

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S&P 500

Returns By Period

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) returned 5.30% year-to-date (YTD) and 9.57% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, XLP returned 8.21% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.88%.


XLP

YTD

5.30%

1M

1.86%

6M

0.94%

1Y

9.57%

3Y*

5.96%

5Y*

9.68%

10Y*

8.21%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.68%

1M

7.17%

6M

-1.66%

1Y

11.63%

3Y*

12.51%

5Y*

14.34%

10Y*

10.88%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of XLP, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20250.47%5.19%-1.18%0.20%0.62%5.30%
20241.24%2.10%3.32%-1.13%2.44%-0.24%1.66%5.99%1.13%-3.47%3.87%-4.82%12.20%
2023-1.09%-2.32%4.22%3.65%-6.16%2.80%2.13%-3.95%-4.79%-1.38%4.13%2.71%-0.81%
2022-1.48%-1.41%1.78%2.31%-4.08%-2.36%3.20%-1.85%-8.13%9.01%6.12%-2.73%-0.82%
2021-4.98%-1.23%8.50%1.86%1.77%-0.54%2.20%1.05%-4.14%3.50%-1.35%10.45%17.21%
20200.32%-8.21%-5.53%6.96%1.66%-0.22%6.92%4.59%-1.67%-2.87%7.47%1.65%10.11%
20195.14%1.78%3.82%2.85%-3.64%5.22%2.34%2.17%1.75%-0.42%1.37%2.41%27.43%
20181.63%-7.63%-0.91%-4.14%-1.57%4.57%3.96%0.39%0.99%2.00%2.27%-8.91%-8.07%
20171.70%4.77%-0.42%1.10%2.65%-2.25%0.69%-1.10%-0.71%-1.65%5.58%2.25%12.98%
20160.53%0.32%4.74%-1.43%0.69%5.36%-0.82%-0.59%-1.55%-0.77%-4.20%3.00%4.98%
2015-0.97%4.14%-1.94%-0.76%0.87%-1.83%5.69%-5.96%0.39%5.70%-0.92%2.92%6.87%
2014-5.17%3.90%2.19%2.74%1.81%-0.25%-3.32%4.61%0.59%3.55%5.54%-0.94%15.72%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of XLP is 69, indicating average performance compared to other ETFs on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of XLP is 6969
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of XLP is 6868
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of XLP is 6565
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of XLP is 5959
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of XLP is 8383
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of XLP is 7171
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund Sharpe ratios as of May 28, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 0.72
  • 5-Year: 0.73
  • 10-Year: 0.55
  • All Time: 0.45

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.


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Dividends

Dividend History

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund provided a 2.48% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $2.04 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 11 consecutive years.


2.20%2.40%2.60%2.80%3.00%$0.00$0.50$1.00$1.50$2.0020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$2.04$2.18$1.89$1.84$1.76$1.69$1.62$1.55$1.49$1.31$1.28$1.16

Dividend yield

2.48%2.77%2.63%2.47%2.28%2.50%2.57%3.04%2.62%2.53%2.53%2.40%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.00$0.42$0.00$0.00$0.42
2024$0.00$0.00$0.55$0.00$0.00$0.58$0.00$0.00$0.44$0.00$0.00$0.60$2.18
2023$0.00$0.00$0.35$0.00$0.00$0.53$0.00$0.00$0.49$0.00$0.00$0.54$1.89
2022$0.00$0.00$0.34$0.00$0.00$0.51$0.00$0.00$0.46$0.00$0.00$0.53$1.84
2021$0.00$0.00$0.36$0.00$0.00$0.44$0.00$0.00$0.44$0.00$0.00$0.51$1.76
2020$0.00$0.00$0.29$0.00$0.00$0.46$0.00$0.00$0.38$0.00$0.00$0.56$1.69
2019$0.00$0.00$0.30$0.00$0.00$0.45$0.00$0.00$0.36$0.00$0.00$0.51$1.62
2018$0.00$0.00$0.30$0.00$0.00$0.39$0.00$0.00$0.39$0.00$0.00$0.46$1.55
2017$0.00$0.00$0.29$0.00$0.00$0.44$0.00$0.00$0.35$0.00$0.00$0.42$1.49
2016$0.00$0.00$0.27$0.00$0.00$0.32$0.00$0.00$0.33$0.00$0.00$0.39$1.31
2015$0.00$0.00$0.30$0.00$0.00$0.30$0.00$0.00$0.31$0.00$0.00$0.37$1.28
2014$0.22$0.00$0.00$0.31$0.00$0.00$0.29$0.00$0.00$0.35$1.16

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

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 Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund. 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 Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund was 35.89%, occurring on Mar 10, 2003. Recovery took 917 trading sessions.

The current Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund drawdown is 0.99%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-35.89%Dec 29, 2000547Mar 10, 2003917Oct 26, 20061464
-32.39%Sep 15, 2008121Mar 9, 2009258Mar 17, 2010379
-31.92%Mar 17, 1999247Mar 7, 2000174Nov 10, 2000421
-24.51%Feb 18, 202025Mar 23, 202099Aug 12, 2020124
-16.31%Apr 21, 2022118Oct 7, 2022369Mar 28, 2024487
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Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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