Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK)
Top ETFs · US Tech Sector · data since 1998-12-22 · last close 2026-07-24
1d
-1.44%
7d
+0.17%
30d
-3.92%
YTD
+22.46%
1y
+35.28%
Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -0.1 | -3.6 | -4.1 | 20.0 | 19.8 | -0.1 | -7.7 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | -0.7 | -2.3 | -8.3 | 1.7 | 10.0 | 9.8 | 3.8 | -0.1 | 7.5 | 6.7 | -4.8 | 0.8 |
| 2024 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 0.8 | -5.8 | 7.1 | 7.8 | -3.3 | 0.7 | 2.6 | -1.6 | 5.2 | -0.3 |
| 2023 | 9.3 | 0.4 | 10.9 | -0.1 | 8.9 | 6.0 | 2.6 | -1.5 | -6.5 | 0.1 | 12.9 | 4.2 |
| 2022 | -6.8 | -4.9 | 3.4 | -11.0 | -0.7 | -9.3 | 13.4 | -6.2 | -12.0 | 7.7 | 6.3 | -8.2 |
| 2021 | -0.8 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 5.2 | -0.9 | 6.9 | 3.9 | 3.6 | -5.8 | 8.2 | 4.5 | 3.3 |
| 2020 | 4.0 | -7.3 | -8.6 | 13.7 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 11.9 | -5.3 | -5.0 | 11.4 | 5.5 |
| 2019 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 4.8 | 6.4 | -8.7 | 8.9 | 3.5 | -1.5 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 4.3 |
| 2018 | 7.0 | -0.4 | -3.7 | 0.1 | 6.8 | -0.3 | 2.1 | 6.6 | -0.0 | -8.0 | -2.0 | -8.4 |
| 2017 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 4.0 | -2.8 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 6.5 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| 2016 | -3.7 | -0.7 | 8.8 | -5.0 | 4.9 | -1.4 | 7.1 | 1.2 | 2.1 | -0.8 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| 2015 | -3.5 | 8.0 | -3.4 | 2.8 | 1.9 | -4.1 | 2.9 | -5.5 | -1.4 | 10.5 | 0.7 | -2.1 |
| 2014 | -2.6 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 3.3 | -0.5 | 1.6 | 4.8 | -2.2 |
| 2013 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 2.8 | -2.9 | 3.7 | -1.0 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
| 2012 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 4.5 | -1.1 | -6.3 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 1.5 | -6.4 | 0.9 | -0.4 |
| 2011 | 3.2 | 2.2 | -1.6 | 2.6 | -1.1 | -2.5 | 0.4 | -5.3 | -3.1 | 10.2 | -1.5 | -0.2 |
| 2010 | -8.6 | 3.5 | 6.8 | 1.3 | -7.5 | -5.4 | 7.5 | -5.6 | 11.7 | 5.8 | -1.6 | 5.6 |
| 2009 | -4.7 | -3.8 | 11.2 | 10.4 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 8.2 | 1.6 | 4.6 | -1.3 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
| 2008 | -12.8 | -4.7 | 1.2 | 6.3 | 6.5 | -9.4 | -2.4 | 1.8 | -12.4 | -16.1 | -8.4 | 1.6 |
| 2007 | 2.0 | -2.7 | 1.0 | 4.7 | 5.0 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 5.3 | -7.5 | 2.0 |
| 2006 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 2.3 | -1.3 | -6.5 | -0.5 | -2.6 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.8 | -0.5 |
| 2005 | -5.6 | 0.1 | -1.9 | -3.5 | 6.9 | -1.3 | 5.7 | -0.9 | 0.2 | -2.3 | 6.3 | -3.1 |
| 2004 | 4.3 | -2.5 | -2.7 | -3.8 | 3.9 | 2.7 | -6.1 | -4.4 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 2.6 |
| 2003 | -2.4 | 0.5 | -1.5 | 9.2 | 8.6 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 4.8 | -0.9 | 7.3 | 1.4 | 3.1 |
| 2002 | -1.1 | -13.0 | 4.9 | -12.1 | -4.2 | -13.4 | -9.5 | -0.8 | -16.7 | 24.8 | 15.8 | -13.2 |
| 2001 | 19.1 | -24.9 | -11.5 | 16.2 | -4.1 | 1.9 | -6.9 | -12.2 | -16.4 | 10.9 | 14.9 | -2.2 |
| 2000 | -6.2 | 10.5 | 8.4 | -9.2 | -10.4 | 10.0 | -5.3 | 10.2 | -18.0 | -5.7 | -20.5 | -9.9 |
| 1999 | 15.9 | -9.9 | 7.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 9.6 | -1.2 | 3.5 | -0.4 | 3.0 | 9.8 | 15.4 |
| 1998 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1.8 |
| Avg | 1.1 | -0.9 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | -2.0 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 0.4 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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Seasonality — average by calendar month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +1.1% | -0.9% | +1.3% | +1.9% | +2.1% | +1.0% | +1.6% | +0.7% | -2.0% | +2.9% | +2.7% | +0.4% |
| Win rate | 50%/28 | 54%/28 | 64%/28 | 64%/28 | 64%/28 | 50%/28 | 67%/27 | 56%/27 | 48%/27 | 67%/27 | 74%/27 | 57%/28 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
Risk & extremes
Max drawdown
-82%
Worst peak-to-trough fall on record
Monthly volatility
±6.7%
Std. dev. of monthly returns
Positive months
60%
Share of completed months in the green
Best month
+24.77%
2002-10
Worst month
-24.91%
2001-02
Longest streaks
7▲ / 6▼
Consecutive up / down months
Drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
About Technology Select Sector SPDR
Technology Select Sector SPDR sells the picks and shovels of the digital gold rush — with price receipts on this site going back to 1998. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1998) would be about $1,571 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was October 2002 at +24.77%; its worst, February 2001 at -24.91%.
- It has closed November in the green 20 out of 27 times — past performance, future shrug.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.