In-depth performance metrics for industry-specific ETFs, including historical return data, performance averages across multiple timeframes, and comparative sector analysis to inform your investment decisions. Also see our Global Performance and Assets Performance Trackers.
Industry | ETF | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Avg | |
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| 🌾 | Agriculture | DBA | 34% | -19% | 1% | 21% | -11% | -4% | -14% | 3% | -17% | -3% | -6% | -9% | 0% | -3% | 21% | 2% | 3% | 28% | 0% | 1% | ||
| 🏦 | Banking | KBE | 1% | 12% | -26% | -50% | -3% | 21% | -23% | 20% | 38% | 3% | 2% | 33% | 8% | -20% | 32% | -9% | 33% | -16% | 1% | 22% | -14% | 3% |
| 🧬 | Biotechnology | IBB | 11% | 0% | 3% | -12% | 16% | 13% | 11% | 31% | 62% | 35% | 11% | -20% | 20% | -10% | 27% | 25% | 0% | -14% | 3% | -2% | -11% | 10% |
| 🌱 | Clean Energy | PBW | 4% | 6% | 58% | -69% | 29% | -6% | -51% | -18% | 56% | -15% | -9% | -18% | 39% | -14% | 65% | 202% | -31% | -46% | -24% | -32% | -28% | 5% |
| ☁️ | Cloud Computing | SKYY | -15% | 14% | 28% | 8% | 5% | 16% | 33% | 7% | 28% | 57% | 10% | -45% | 50% | 38% | -21% | 14% | ||||||
| 🪙 | Commodities | DBC | 4% | 33% | -33% | 14% | 9% | -4% | 2% | -9% | -28% | -27% | 18% | 4% | -12% | 13% | -8% | 40% | 19% | -10% | -3% | -1% | 1% | |
| 📱 | Communication | VOX | 4% | 35% | 2% | -40% | 26% | 15% | -3% | 11% | 22% | 4% | 2% | 23% | -6% | -17% | 30% | 28% | 13% | -39% | 41% | 33% | -11% | 8% |
| 🛡️ | Defense | ITA | 3% | 27% | -39% | 23% | 14% | 5% | 12% | 54% | 10% | 3% | 22% | 34% | -8% | 32% | -14% | 9% | 10% | 13% | 16% | 2% | 11% | |
| 🛍️ | Discretionary | XLY | -3% | 18% | -15% | -35% | 38% | 25% | 5% | 22% | 40% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 22% | 1% | 31% | 29% | 27% | -38% | 38% | 26% | -17% | 11% |
| ⛽ | Energy | XLE | 16% | 16% | 36% | -40% | 18% | 18% | 2% | 3% | 24% | -8% | -21% | 28% | -2% | -19% | 12% | -33% | 52% | 62% | -4% | 1% | -6% | 8% |
| 💰 | Financials | XLF | 7% | 16% | -22% | -57% | 15% | 10% | -18% | 26% | 32% | 15% | -2% | 25% | 20% | -14% | 34% | -2% | 34% | -12% | 9% | 29% | -4% | 7% |
| 🍔 | Food and Beverage | PBJ | -4% | 14% | 3% | -23% | 9% | 28% | 6% | 3% | 32% | 18% | 6% | 7% | 1% | -11% | 18% | 5% | 26% | 2% | 0% | 2% | -2% | 7% |
| 💰 | Gold | GLD | 19% | 21% | 30% | 4% | 25% | 26% | 10% | 5% | -29% | -4% | -10% | 6% | 13% | -3% | 18% | 24% | -6% | 0% | 12% | 26% | 25% | 10% |
| 🏥 | Healthcare | XLV | 5% | 5% | 5% | -25% | 17% | 0% | 12% | 16% | 39% | 25% | 6% | -1% | 21% | 6% | 22% | 13% | 26% | -2% | 0% | 1% | -2% | 9% |
| 🏭 | Industrials | XLI | 3% | 12% | 11% | -40% | 18% | 24% | -2% | 13% | 38% | 11% | -5% | 22% | 23% | -14% | 31% | 10% | 21% | -6% | 15% | 16% | -6% | 9% |
| 📋 | Insurance | IAK | 8% | -9% | -52% | 12% | 17% | -8% | 16% | 43% | 8% | 4% | 21% | 13% | -12% | 27% | -3% | 26% | 10% | 9% | 27% | 2% | 8% | |
| 🌐 | Internet | FDN | 10% | 11% | -45% | 79% | 35% | -7% | 19% | 50% | 3% | 21% | 9% | 36% | 6% | 22% | 51% | 6% | -46% | 49% | 32% | -14% | 16% | |
| 🏗️ | Materials | XLB | -2% | 16% | 20% | -45% | 44% | 14% | -12% | 12% | 23% | 8% | -9% | 19% | 24% | -15% | 26% | 20% | 26% | -13% | 10% | -1% | -4% | 8% |
| ⛏️ | Materials | VAW | -2% | 17% | 24% | -48% | 49% | 20% | -10% | 13% | 22% | 6% | -10% | 23% | 23% | -18% | 26% | 19% | 26% | -12% | 11% | 0% | -6% | 8% |
| 🔋 | Nuclear Energy | NLR | -7% | -45% | 15% | 10% | -34% | -7% | 15% | 10% | -10% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 0% | 3% | 11% | -1% | 30% | 13% | -9% | 1% | ||
| 💊 | Pharmaceuticals | PPH | -3% | 11% | 7% | -23% | 16% | -2% | 14% | 12% | 36% | 24% | 2% | -16% | 14% | -6% | 20% | 5% | 17% | 2% | 4% | 6% | -3% | 7% |
| 🏠 | Real Estate | VNQ | 14% | 29% | -21% | -41% | 22% | 22% | 8% | 16% | 1% | 31% | 2% | 9% | 4% | -6% | 31% | -5% | 40% | -27% | 6% | 1% | -3% | 6% |
| 🛍️ | Retail | XRT | 10% | -19% | -40% | 75% | 35% | 9% | 19% | 39% | 10% | -9% | 5% | 4% | -9% | 16% | 40% | 42% | -33% | 19% | 11% | -17% | 10% | |
| 🎛️ | Semiconductor | SMH | 9% | -9% | 0% | -45% | 59% | 15% | -1% | 6% | 30% | 31% | 0% | 38% | 36% | -10% | 68% | 53% | 41% | -34% | 69% | 41% | -21% | 18% |
| 🥈 | Silver | SLV | 0% | 13% | -25% | 49% | 77% | -11% | 5% | -38% | -22% | -12% | 12% | 5% | -10% | 15% | 46% | -16% | 5% | -3% | 20% | 11% | 6% | |
| 🛒 | Staples | XLP | 0% | 12% | 10% | -16% | 11% | 11% | 14% | 10% | 25% | 16% | 7% | 6% | 13% | -8% | 29% | 10% | 17% | -1% | -3% | 10% | 4% | 8% |
| 💻 | Technology | XLK | 5% | 11% | 14% | -42% | 48% | 9% | 2% | 13% | 23% | 18% | 5% | 17% | 33% | -2% | 53% | 42% | 34% | -28% | 53% | 22% | -18% | 15% |
| 🚢 | Transportation | IYT | 14% | 8% | -2% | -22% | 17% | 25% | -3% | 5% | 38% | 26% | -17% | 24% | 18% | -13% | 22% | 14% | 26% | -22% | 24% | 4% | -12% | 8% |
| 🔌 | Utilities | VPU | 9% | 17% | 14% | -30% | 7% | 2% | 19% | 0% | 13% | 27% | -5% | 18% | 13% | 4% | 26% | -1% | 17% | 1% | -11% | 20% | 2% | 8% |