If you invested $1,000 in XLB — what it would be worth today
$1,000
once in
Dollar-cost averaging invests the same amount every period, so the chart compares value against what you put in.January 2016
Priced at a real closing price — the month's last trading day, or that exact day's close when you pick one.today
Monthly data: valued at the closing price on the last trading day of that month.A $1,000 investment in Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLB) in January 2016 would be worth $3,176 as of September 2026 with dividends reinvested — 11.5% a year. Use the dropdowns above to try any amount or starting month back to December 1998.
Over the same period, the same $1,000 would be worth $4,664 in the S&P 500 (SPY) and $7,478 in the Nasdaq-100 (QQQ). XLB trailed both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq-100 over that period.
Growth of $1,000 in XLB since January 2016— monthly
Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLB). Total return approximated via dividend- and split-adjusted closes (no taxes or fees). Not investment advice.
What $1,000 in XLB would be worth today, by starting month— each bar = one starting month, held to today
$1,000 invested in XLB, by year— dividends reinvested, held to today
| Invested in | Worth today | Multiple | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $3,176 | 3.2× | 11.5% |
| 2017 | $2,322 | 2.3× | 9.1% |
| 2018 | $1,882 | 1.9× | 7.6% |
| 2019 | $2,178 | 2.2× | 10.7% |
| 2020 | $1,975 | 2.0× | 10.8% |
| 2021 | $1,576 | 1.6× | 8.4% |
| 2022 | $1,295 | 1.3× | 5.7% |
| 2023 | $1,263 | 1.3× | 6.6% |
| 2024 | $1,273 | 1.3× | 9.6% |
| 2025 | $1,158 | 1.2× | 9.4% |
Methodology
Investments are assumed made at the chosen month's last trading day close, or that exact day's close when a day is picked. "Dividends reinvested" uses split- and dividend-adjusted closes (a standard total-return approximation; taxes and fees excluded). "Price-only" uses split-adjusted closes. XLB data begins December 1998; values as of September 2026 and refresh daily. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.
See the live XLB chart and fundamentals on the XLB quote page or compare with the same investment in SPY.
FAQ#
- How much would $1,000 invested in XLB be worth today?
- A $1,000 investment in Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLB) in January 2016 would be worth about $3,176 as of September 2026, with dividends reinvested. That works out to about 11.5% a year.
- How far back does the XLB calculation go?
- XLB data begins December 1998. You can pick any starting month from then to the present and see what your investment would be worth today.
- Does this include dividends?
- Yes. The default "dividends reinvested" view uses split- and dividend-adjusted closing prices — a standard total-return approximation that excludes taxes and fees. A price-only view (split-adjusted, no dividends) is also available.