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US Materials Sector
XLB · Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund — S&P 500 materials sector total return.
| Regime | Mean 12m | Median | Hit rate | Volatility | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expansion | +5.5% | +5.9% | 64% | 13.4% | 133 |
| Caution | +9.6% | +11.8% | 75% | 19.3% | 169 |
| Contraction | +39.1% | +41.8% | 94% | 18.7% | 17 |
Forward returns are 12-month total returns (dividends reinvested), measured from each month-end and grouped by the macro regime in effect at that month-end. Sample begins 1998-12-31.Total-return history starts at the proxy ETF's inception (1998-12-22), so contraction-regime samples in particular can be thin — read low-N rows as directional, not precise. These are historical base rates, not forecasts or investment advice.