XLV vs IWM25-Year Performance Comparison

Health Care vs US Small-Cap — backtested 20002024

XLV wins$71,165 vs $66,766 on $10,000 over 25 years
XLVHealth Care
Final value$71,165
CAGR+8.2%
Max drawdown-27.2%
Best year+41% (2013)
Years won14 of 25
IWMUS Small-Cap
Final value$66,766
CAGR+7.9%
Max drawdown-35.3%
Best year+48% (2003)
Years won11 of 25

Growth of $10,000

20002024
XLVIWM
$40k$74k200020052010201520202024
XLV$71,165
IWM$66,766
50/50 mix$73,031

50/50 blend: $73,031 (+8.3%/yr CAGR)

Splitting equally between XLV and IWM would have outperformed both individually — diversification smoothed the ride. Try a custom split →

Year-by-year: XLV vs IWM

YearXLVIWMWinner
2024+2.6%+11.4%IWM
2023+2.1%+16.8%IWM
2022-2.1%-20.5%XLV
2021+26.1%+14.5%XLV
2020+13.4%+20.0%IWM
2019+20.8%+25.4%IWM
2018+6.5%-11.1%XLV
2017+22.1%+14.6%XLV
2016-2.7%+21.6%IWM
2015+6.9%-4.5%XLV
2014+25.3%+5.0%XLV
2013+41.4%+38.7%XLV
2012+17.4%+16.7%XLV
2011+10.2%-4.4%XLV
2010+3.2%+26.9%IWM
2009+19.0%+28.5%IWM
2008-22.8%-34.2%XLV
2007+7.3%-1.8%XLV
2006+6.6%+18.3%IWM
2005+7.6%+4.5%XLV
2004+1.6%+18.1%IWM
2003+17.0%+47.9%IWM
2002-17.7%-20.4%XLV
2001-11.6%+1.8%IWM
2000+28.4%+5.6%XLV

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