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Technology Select Sector SPDR FundETF · Sectors
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as of market close, Sep 11, 2026
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Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund drawdown: 5.3% below the all-time high

Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund is 5.3% below its all-time high, set Jun 2, 2026 (as of market close, Sep 11, 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
−5.3%
94.7% of ATH
All-time high
$198.21
Jun 2, 2026
Time below the high
3 mo
since Jun 2, 2026
Worst-ever drawdown
−82.0%
Oct 9, 2002
Longest underwater
17.7 yrs
between all-time highs
Today's level first reached
May 29, 2026
3 mo ago
Last time this deep
Apr 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.

Basis
Range
All-time high = 100%20%40%60%80%
XLK close · log10.0020.0050.00100
200020052010201520202025

The deepest drawdowns on record#

Every decline of 15% or more from an all-time high (price basis), deepest first.

PeakTroughDepthPeak → troughRecovered byUnderwater
Mar 27, 2000Oct 9, 2002−82.0%2.5 yrsNov 24, 201717.7 yrs
Dec 27, 2021Oct 12, 2022−34.0%9 moJul 17, 20231.6 yrs
Feb 19, 2020Mar 23, 2020−31.5%33 daysJun 10, 20204 mo
Feb 19, 2025Apr 8, 2025−25.8%48 daysJun 12, 20254 mo
Oct 3, 2018Dec 24, 2018−24.1%3 moApr 8, 20196 mo
Jul 10, 2024Aug 7, 2024−17.0%28 daysDec 4, 20245 mo
Oct 29, 2025Mar 30, 2026−16.2%5 moApr 17, 20266 mo
Jun 2, 2026Jul 29, 2026−16.0%57 daysnot yet3 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 Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund stood below its all-time high, and the total return over the following 1, 5 and 10 years.

1950–19992000–today

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 Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund from its all-time high?
Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund is currently 5.3% below its all-time high, set Jun 2, 2026 (as of market close, Sep 11, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
What was the biggest Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund drawdown ever?
The deepest decline on record in our data (since 1998) took Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund 82.0% below its prior high, bottoming Oct 9, 2002. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.

Methodology & related#

Daily data since -1 from XLK; no free deep history exists for Technology 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.

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