Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund drawdown: 6.9% below the all-time high
Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund is 6.9% below its all-time high, set Aug 26, 2026 (as of market close, Sep 18, 2026). The chart shows every day as a percentage of the highest level reached up to that point: 100% means a fresh record, everything below is a drawdown.
- Below all-time high
- −6.9%
- 93.1% of ATH
- All-time high
- $53.67
- Aug 26, 2026
- Time below the high
- 23 days
- since Aug 26, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −60.7%
- Mar 2, 2009
- Longest underwater
- 5.6 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Jan 26, 2026
- 8 mo ago
- Last time this deep
- Jun 10, 2026
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 1998#
The classic underwater chart (drawdown curve), drawn as % of the all-time high — 100% is a fresh record, everything below it is time spent underwater. Basis and range are in the URL, so a particular view is a link.
The deepest drawdowns on record#
Every decline of 15% or more from an all-time high (price basis), deepest first.
| Peak | Trough | Depth | Peak → trough | Recovered by | Underwater |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2008 | Mar 2, 2009 | −60.7% | 9 mo | Dec 27, 2013 | 5.6 yrs |
| May 7, 1999 | Oct 9, 2002 | −41.0% | 3.4 yrs | Nov 4, 2004 | 5.5 yrs |
| Jan 26, 2018 | Mar 23, 2020 | −40.2% | 2.2 yrs | Sep 1, 2020 | 2.6 yrs |
| Feb 24, 2015 | Jan 25, 2016 | −28.4% | 11 mo | Jan 24, 2017 | 1.9 yrs |
| Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 26, 2022 | −25.7% | 9 mo | Mar 13, 2024 | 2.2 yrs |
| Oct 18, 2024 | Apr 8, 2025 | −23.9% | 6 mo | Jan 15, 2026 | 15 mo |
| Mar 4, 2005 | Oct 13, 2005 | −18.0% | 7 mo | Mar 15, 2006 | 12 mo |
| Oct 31, 2007 | Jan 17, 2008 | −15.8% | 3 mo | Apr 16, 2008 | 6 mo |
Price basis (no dividends) — the convention crash histories use. With dividends reinvested, recoveries arrive years earlier; switch the basis on the chart above to see it.
Drawdown vs what came next#
One dot per month since 1998: how far Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund stood below its all-time high, and the total return over the following 1, 5 and 10 years.
Read this with survivorship bias in mind: a single asset's history is one surviving sample, so past recoveries here say little about the odds ahead. Monthly windows also overlap heavily (they are not independent samples). Not investment advice.
FAQ#
- How far is Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund from its all-time high?
- Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund is currently 6.9% below its all-time high, set Aug 26, 2026 (as of market close, Sep 18, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1998) took Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund 60.7% below its prior high, bottoming Mar 2, 2009. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from XLB; no free deep history exists for Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund — for a 150-year drawdown record see the S&P 500 drawdown page. The price basis excludes dividends; the total-return basis reinvests them; the real basis additionally deflates by CPI. See also returns by year. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.