S&P 500 Sector Returns (2024)

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Last Update: 31 May 2024

The best performing Sector in the last 10 years is Information Technology, that granded a +20.31% annualized return.

The worst is Energy, with a +3.81% annualized return in the last 10 years.

The main S&P 500 Sectors can be easily replicated by ETFs.

S&P 500 Sector Metrics

Columns are sortable, assets are pre-ordered by 10 year return.

ASSET CLASSES

Metrics: Return - Risk - Drawdown

Last Update: 31 May 2024

Highlighted values indicate returns lower than the US Inflation recorded in the same period. US Inflation is updated to Apr 2024.

Pending updates, the monthly inflation is set at 0% for the subsequent periods.

Current inflation (annualized) is 1Y: 3.24% , 3Y: 5.27% , 5Y: 4.17% , 10Y: 2.83%
Returns over 1 year are annualized. Last update: 31 May 2024.

Risk is represented as the annualized Standard Deviation of monthly returns.
High values of Standard Deviation mean high fluctuations in prices.
Last update: 31 May 2024.

The maximum Drawdown is calculated considering the end of month prices.
Low Risk Assets usually grant less severe drawdowns.
Last update: 31 May 2024.

Highlighted values indicate returns lower than the US Inflation recorded in the same period. US Inflation is updated to Apr 2024.

Pending updates, the monthly inflation is set at 0% for the subsequent periods.

2024: 1.45%, 2023: 3.32%, 2022: 6.41%, 2021: 7.18%
Last update: 31 May 2024.

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Return (%) - May 31, 2024

St.Dev. (%)

Ann. Return / St.Dev.

Max Drawdown (%)

Return / Drawdown

Ulcer Index

YTD(%)

Yearly Returns (%)

Dividend Yield (%)

TickerAsset 1M3M6M1Y3Y5Y10Y1Y3Y5Y10Y1Y3Y5Y10Y3Y5Y10Y3Y5Y10Y 3Y5Y10Y20242023202220212024202320222021

XLK

Information Technology

7.08

1.70

13.94

28.97

15.92

25.19

20.31

17.9623.2122.1018.841.610.691.141.08-31.22-31.22-31.220.510.810.65 13.4210.798.20

9.37

56.02

-27.73

34.83

0.161.180.750.87

SPY

5.06

4.12

16.38

28.04

9.49

15.75

12.61

14.5917.6018.0515.191.920.540.870.83-23.93-23.93-23.930.400.660.53 9.928.356.40

11.30

26.19

-18.17

28.74

0.301.741.341.54

XLY

Consumer Discretionary

0.20

-4.37

4.67

16.97

1.41

10.70

11.67

21.2624.9624.0819.670.800.060.440.59-36.27-36.27-36.270.040.290.32 19.0815.1811.11

-1.37

39.64

-36.27

27.93

0.221.080.630.68

XLV

Healthcare

2.40

-0.42

10.32

14.26

6.68

12.34

10.91

11.2314.7715.0014.121.270.450.820.77-13.07-13.07-13.210.510.940.83 5.344.745.05

5.75

2.06

-2.09

25.59

0.361.611.421.66

XLF

Financials

3.17

3.61

17.00

33.45

5.06

12.14

10.81

15.3919.7322.3919.362.170.260.540.56-23.13-31.75-31.750.220.380.34 10.7412.069.62

11.16

12.03

-10.60

34.82

0.371.891.802.17

XLI

Industrials

1.64

2.39

16.37

29.67

7.22

13.32

10.68

18.2619.6321.2618.361.620.370.630.58-20.74-27.13-27.130.350.490.39 6.687.706.51

8.69

18.13

-5.58

21.09

0.301.901.531.50

XLU

Utilities

8.96

18.07

17.93

15.85

6.74

7.77

8.92

15.0017.5817.5415.251.060.380.440.58-17.63-18.82-18.820.380.410.47 7.878.286.98

15.78

-7.17

1.42

16.81

0.723.082.913.23

XLB

Materials

3.27

4.91

12.24

24.51

3.69

14.00

8.62

18.7321.6622.0919.141.310.170.630.45-23.73-26.15-26.150.160.540.33 8.948.358.40

7.39

12.45

-12.31

27.45

0.362.221.962.05

XLP

Consumer Staples

2.44

4.65

11.10

9.53

5.71

9.71

8.40

9.6713.5913.8712.610.990.420.700.67-12.86-13.28-13.630.440.730.62 4.614.504.38

8.16

-0.83

-0.83

17.20

0.712.562.412.63

XLC

Communication Services

6.94

5.20

19.95

35.02

2.78

13.07

7.59

13.6621.1020.7017.422.560.130.630.44-43.46-43.46-43.460.060.300.17 24.2619.1014.54

14.90

52.81

-37.63

15.96

0.261.250.690.85

XLRE

Real Estate

5.14

-2.05

3.99

9.34

-1.24

4.15

6.32

21.3422.1120.2417.510.44-0.060.210.36-32.25-32.25-32.25-0.040.130.20 19.3315.6711.79

-4.37

12.37

-26.25

45.26

0.693.642.673.75

XLE

Energy

-0.34

9.07

12.15

25.89

26.27

15.40

3.81

14.9428.4536.7329.811.730.920.420.13-17.12-50.98-63.921.530.300.06 6.2918.4527.92

12.06

-0.64

64.17

53.31

0.793.455.906.27
Return over 1 year are annualized.

For further information about the seasonality, check the Asset Class and Commodity Seasonality page.

S&P 500 Sector Correlations

Monthly correlations of S&P 500 Sectors, over different timeframes.

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S&P 500 SECTORS MONTHLY CORRELATIONS

Monthly correlations as of 31 May 2024

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SPY

XLK

XLY

XLC

XLU

XLRE

XLF

XLI

XLV

XLP

XLB

XLE

SPY

-

0.95

0.87

0.94

0.61

0.92

0.96

0.92

0.94

0.90

0.90

0.29

XLK

0.95

-

0.78

0.91

0.58

0.90

0.90

0.80

0.87

0.81

0.77

0.02

XLY

0.87

0.78

-

0.69

0.37

0.85

0.83

0.96

0.80

0.70

0.92

0.33

XLC

0.94

0.91

0.69

-

0.59

0.83

0.92

0.77

0.91

0.86

0.76

0.27

XLU

0.61

0.58

0.37

0.59

-

0.61

0.55

0.50

0.40

0.78

0.61

0.15

XLRE

0.92

0.90

0.85

0.83

0.61

-

0.89

0.87

0.85

0.79

0.86

0.15

XLF

0.96

0.90

0.83

0.92

0.55

0.89

-

0.89

0.93

0.90

0.87

0.35

XLI

0.92

0.80

0.96

0.77

0.50

0.87

0.89

-

0.87

0.84

0.96

0.41

XLV

0.94

0.87

0.80

0.91

0.40

0.85

0.93

0.87

-

0.81

0.81

0.32

XLP

0.90

0.81

0.70

0.86

0.78

0.79

0.90

0.84

0.81

-

0.82

0.31

XLB

0.90

0.77

0.92

0.76

0.61

0.86

0.87

0.96

0.81

0.82

-

0.52

XLE

0.29

0.02

0.33

0.27

0.15

0.15

0.35

0.41

0.32

0.31

0.52

-

SPY

XLK

XLY

XLC

XLU

XLRE

XLF

XLI

XLV

XLP

XLB

XLE

SPY

-

0.92

0.90

0.89

0.61

0.85

0.86

0.92

0.82

0.76

0.89

0.60

XLK

0.92

-

0.87

0.86

0.47

0.75

0.66

0.77

0.69

0.62

0.72

0.40

XLY

0.90

0.87

-

0.79

0.46

0.80

0.70

0.78

0.64

0.56

0.79

0.46

XLC

0.89

0.86

0.79

-

0.49

0.73

0.75

0.76

0.65

0.58

0.75

0.48

XLU

0.61

0.47

0.46

0.49

-

0.69

0.47

0.57

0.59

0.70

0.62

0.26

XLRE

0.85

0.75

0.80

0.73

0.69

-

0.71

0.78

0.72

0.73

0.82

0.40

XLF

0.86

0.66

0.70

0.75

0.47

0.71

-

0.90

0.67

0.65

0.85

0.75

XLI

0.92

0.77

0.78

0.76

0.57

0.78

0.90

-

0.75

0.78

0.91

0.65

XLV

0.82

0.69

0.64

0.65

0.59

0.72

0.67

0.75

-

0.78

0.78

0.48

XLP

0.76

0.62

0.56

0.58

0.70

0.73

0.65

0.78

0.78

-

0.77

0.45

XLB

0.89

0.72

0.79

0.75

0.62

0.82

0.85

0.91

0.78

0.77

-

0.62

XLE

0.60

0.40

0.46

0.48

0.26

0.40

0.75

0.65

0.48

0.45

0.62

-

SPY

XLK

XLY

XLC

XLU

XLRE

XLF

XLI

XLV

XLP

XLB

XLE

SPY

-

0.91

0.90

0.83

0.48

0.74

0.85

0.92

0.80

0.71

0.87

0.62

XLK

0.91

-

0.85

0.77

0.38

0.62

0.64

0.75

0.63

0.58

0.71

0.42

XLY

0.90

0.85

-

0.76

0.36

0.70

0.71

0.79

0.65

0.56

0.78

0.48

XLC

0.83

0.77

0.76

-

0.41

0.63

0.67

0.71

0.58

0.57

0.71

0.51

XLU

0.48

0.38

0.36

0.41

-

0.68

0.30

0.43

0.43

0.65

0.40

0.19

XLRE

0.74

0.62

0.70

0.63

0.68

-

0.57

0.66

0.65

0.68

0.63

0.35

XLF

0.85

0.64

0.71

0.67

0.30

0.57

-

0.87

0.65

0.56

0.80

0.69

XLI

0.92

0.75

0.79

0.71

0.43

0.66

0.87

-

0.73

0.69

0.88

0.65

XLV

0.80

0.63

0.65

0.58

0.43

0.65

0.65

0.73

-

0.69

0.72

0.44

XLP

0.71

0.58

0.56

0.57

0.65

0.68

0.56

0.69

0.69

-

0.62

0.38

XLB

0.87

0.71

0.78

0.71

0.40

0.63

0.80

0.88

0.72

0.62

-

0.64

XLE

0.62

0.42

0.48

0.51

0.19

0.35

0.69

0.65

0.44

0.38

0.64

-

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