Sector Performance

Compare annual total returns across S&P 500 sector ETFs, year by year, to see which parts of the market led and which lagged. Returns include dividends, which are treated as cash received rather than reinvested. Choose any date range and switch between total returns and dividends alone. Hovering a cell shows the full breakdown behind that number.

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Summary statistics

About the data

How returns are calculated

Total return = (price change + dividends) ÷ year-begin price. Dividends are counted as cash received and are not reinvested back into the ETF.

In-progress years

Cells with a dashed outline and an asterisk are the current, incomplete calendar year. They are measured against the latest month of data loaded so far rather than a full twelve months, and update automatically as more months are synced.

Column definitions

  • Price CAGR — compound annual growth rate from price appreciation only
  • Total CAGR — compound annual growth rate including dividends
  • Best / worst year — highest and lowest single-year total return
  • Positive years — years with a positive total return, against total years
  • Total dividends — sum of all cash distributions paid over the period
  • Avg dividend/yr — average annual cash dividend payout