Sector (General) ETF Returns
This page includes historical return information for all Sector (General) ETFs listed on U.S. exchanges that are currently tracked by ETF Database. Note that ETFs are usually tagged by ETFdb analysts as more than one type; for example, an inverse gold ETF may be tagged as "inverse" and as "gold" and as "commodity". If you're looking for a more simplified way to browse and compare ETFs, you may want to visit our ETFdb Categories, which categorize every ETF in a single "best fit" category.
Click on any of the tabs below to see additional information on Sector (General) ETFs, including fees and expenses, dividends, holdings, and analyst reports. Click on an ETF ticker or name to go to its detail page, for in-depth news, financial data and graphs.
Note that the table below may include leveraged and inverse ETFs. Exclude Leveraged and Inverse ETFs
As Of 05/25/2012| Symbol | Name | 1 Week | 4 Week | YTD | 1 Year | 3 Year | 5 Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VNQ | REIT ETF | 2.57% | -4.52% | 8.92% | 6.02% | 128.31% | 5.69% |
| XLK | Technology Select Sector SPDR | 1.46% | -7.19% | 9.51% | 8.62% | 70.88% | 18.09% |
| XLU | Utilities Select Sector SPDR | 1.02% | 0.48% | -0.56% | 9.82% | 54.18% | 3.82% |
| GDX | Market Vectors TR Gold Miners | 7.90% | -4.04% | -12.68% | -21.13% | 8.09% | 21.33% |
| XLF | Financial Select Sector SPDR | 1.82% | -9.66% | 7.85% | -8.71% | 24.67% | -58.32% |
| XLP | Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR | 1.10% | -1.11% | 4.31% | 8.68% | 59.43% | 39.11% |
| XLE | Energy Select Sector SPDR | 1.86% | -8.01% | -5.79% | -13.46% | 39.96% | 4.33% |
| MOO | Market Vectors-Agribusiness ETF | 1.50% | -11.19% | -0.72% | -13.10% | 30.11% | n/a |
| XLV | Health Care Select Sector SPDR | 0.97% | -2.96% | 4.99% | 3.73% | 51.48% | 8.00% |
| AMJ | Alerian MLP Index ETN | 1.33% | -6.18% | -3.04% | 6.06% | 97.43% | n/a |
| IYR | Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index Fund | 2.72% | -3.98% | 8.17% | 2.80% | 116.59% | -7.89% |
| XLY | Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR | 3.02% | -5.65% | 10.92% | 9.42% | 99.74% | 16.95% |
| XLI | Industrial Select Sector SPDR | 2.34% | -6.53% | 3.47% | -4.27% | 70.09% | -0.01% |
| AMLP | Alerian MLP ETF | 1.66% | -3.15% | -1.21% | 4.87% | n/a | n/a |
| ICF | Cohen & Steers Realty Major | 2.64% | -4.51% | 7.32% | 4.24% | 131.94% | -7.36% |
| RWX | SPDR DJ Wilshire Intl Real Estate | 1.08% | -7.91% | 8.61% | -11.21% | 50.69% | -35.78% |
| VGT | Information Tech ETF | 1.73% | -8.79% | 8.99% | 5.85% | 74.58% | 24.18% |
| XLB | Materials Select Sector SPDR | 3.72% | -7.96% | 1.46% | -11.13% | 38.42% | -5.09% |
| GDXJ | Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF | 7.46% | -13.78% | -18.91% | -42.62% | n/a | n/a |
| RWR | SPDR DJ Wilshire REIT ETF | 2.71% | -4.43% | 8.42% | 5.44% | 129.78% | -0.81% |
| IBB | Nasdaq Biotechnology | 3.99% | -0.67% | 19.98% | 16.22% | 92.36% | 57.44% |
| VDE | Energy ETF | 1.92% | -8.37% | -5.83% | -13.36% | 40.89% | 4.28% |
| IGE | S&P North American Natural Resources Sector Index Fund | 2.97% | -9.34% | -7.76% | -20.12% | 28.01% | -5.31% |
| IYW | Dow Jones U.S. Technology Index Fund | 1.46% | -8.93% | 8.90% | 6.32% | 74.25% | 24.17% |
| XHB | SPDR Homebuilders ETF | 6.64% | -3.93% | 23.04% | 14.40% | 82.18% | -36.89% |









