SPDR Select Sector Fund - Consumer Discretionary (XLY)

TotalReturn:

'The total return on a portfolio of investments takes into account not only the capital appreciation on the portfolio, but also the income received on the portfolio. The income typically consists of interest, dividends, and securities lending fees. This contrasts with the price return, which takes into account only the capital gain on an investment.'

• Compared with the benchmark SPY (80.1%) in the period of the last 5 years, the total return, or performance of 65.4% of SPDR Select Sector Fund - Consumer Discretionary is smaller, thus worse.
• Looking at total return in of 9.6% in the period of the last 3 years, we see it is relatively smaller, thus worse in comparison to SPY (30.8%).

CAGR:

'The compound annual growth rate isn't a true return rate, but rather a representational figure. It is essentially a number that describes the rate at which an investment would have grown if it had grown the same rate every year and the profits were reinvested at the end of each year. In reality, this sort of performance is unlikely. However, CAGR can be used to smooth returns so that they may be more easily understood when compared to alternative investments.'

• Looking at the annual performance (CAGR) of 10.6% in the last 5 years of SPDR Select Sector Fund - Consumer Discretionary, we see it is relatively lower, thus worse in comparison to the benchmark SPY (12.5%)
• Looking at annual performance (CAGR) in of 3.1% in the period of the last 3 years, we see it is relatively smaller, thus worse in comparison to SPY (9.4%).

Volatility:

'In finance, volatility (symbol σ) is the degree of variation of a trading price series over time as measured by the standard deviation of logarithmic returns. Historic volatility measures a time series of past market prices. Implied volatility looks forward in time, being derived from the market price of a market-traded derivative (in particular, an option). Commonly, the higher the volatility, the riskier the security.'

• Looking at the historical 30 days volatility of 25.8% in the last 5 years of SPDR Select Sector Fund - Consumer Discretionary, we see it is relatively higher, thus worse in comparison to the benchmark SPY (21.3%)
• During the last 3 years, the volatility is 25.2%, which is greater, thus worse than the value of 17.6% from the benchmark.

DownVol:

'Downside risk is the financial risk associated with losses. That is, it is the risk of the actual return being below the expected return, or the uncertainty about the magnitude of that difference. Risk measures typically quantify the downside risk, whereas the standard deviation (an example of a deviation risk measure) measures both the upside and downside risk. Specifically, downside risk in our definition is the semi-deviation, that is the standard deviation of all negative returns.'

• Looking at the downside deviation of 18.7% in the last 5 years of SPDR Select Sector Fund - Consumer Discretionary, we see it is relatively greater, thus worse in comparison to the benchmark SPY (15.3%)
• Compared with SPY (12.3%) in the period of the last 3 years, the downside deviation of 18.1% is higher, thus worse.

Sharpe:

'The Sharpe ratio (also known as the Sharpe index, the Sharpe measure, and the reward-to-variability ratio) is a way to examine the performance of an investment by adjusting for its risk. The ratio measures the excess return (or risk premium) per unit of deviation in an investment asset or a trading strategy, typically referred to as risk, named after William F. Sharpe.'

• Compared with the benchmark SPY (0.47) in the period of the last 5 years, the Sharpe Ratio of 0.31 of SPDR Select Sector Fund - Consumer Discretionary is lower, thus worse.
• Compared with SPY (0.39) in the period of the last 3 years, the Sharpe Ratio of 0.02 is lower, thus worse.

Sortino:

'The Sortino ratio measures the risk-adjusted return of an investment asset, portfolio, or strategy. It is a modification of the Sharpe ratio but penalizes only those returns falling below a user-specified target or required rate of return, while the Sharpe ratio penalizes both upside and downside volatility equally. Though both ratios measure an investment's risk-adjusted return, they do so in significantly different ways that will frequently lead to differing conclusions as to the true nature of the investment's return-generating efficiency. The Sortino ratio is used as a way to compare the risk-adjusted performance of programs with differing risk and return profiles. In general, risk-adjusted returns seek to normalize the risk across programs and then see which has the higher return unit per risk.'

• The ratio of annual return and downside deviation over 5 years of SPDR Select Sector Fund - Consumer Discretionary is 0.43, which is lower, thus worse compared to the benchmark SPY (0.66) in the same period.
• During the last 3 years, the excess return divided by the downside deviation is 0.03, which is lower, thus worse than the value of 0.56 from the benchmark.

Ulcer:

'Ulcer Index is a method for measuring investment risk that addresses the real concerns of investors, unlike the widely used standard deviation of return. UI is a measure of the depth and duration of drawdowns in prices from earlier highs. Using Ulcer Index instead of standard deviation can lead to very different conclusions about investment risk and risk-adjusted return, especially when evaluating strategies that seek to avoid major declines in portfolio value (market timing, dynamic asset allocation, hedge funds, etc.). The Ulcer Index was originally developed in 1987. Since then, it has been widely recognized and adopted by the investment community. According to Nelson Freeburg, editor of Formula Research, Ulcer Index is “perhaps the most fully realized statistical portrait of risk there is.'

• Looking at the Ulcer Ratio of 17 in the last 5 years of SPDR Select Sector Fund - Consumer Discretionary, we see it is relatively higher, thus worse in comparison to the benchmark SPY (9.43 )
• Compared with SPY (10 ) in the period of the last 3 years, the Ulcer Ratio of 21 is greater, thus worse.

MaxDD:

'Maximum drawdown measures the loss in any losing period during a fund’s investment record. It is defined as the percent retrenchment from a fund’s peak value to the fund’s valley value. The drawdown is in effect from the time the fund’s retrenchment begins until a new fund high is reached. The maximum drawdown encompasses both the period from the fund’s peak to the fund’s valley (length), and the time from the fund’s valley to a new fund high (recovery). It measures the largest percentage drawdown that has occurred in any fund’s data record.'

• Looking at the maximum DrawDown of -39.7 days in the last 5 years of SPDR Select Sector Fund - Consumer Discretionary, we see it is relatively lower, thus worse in comparison to the benchmark SPY (-33.7 days)
• During the last 3 years, the maximum DrawDown is -39.7 days, which is lower, thus worse than the value of -24.5 days from the benchmark.

MaxDuration:

'The Maximum Drawdown Duration is an extension of the Maximum Drawdown. However, this metric does not explain the drawdown in dollars or percentages, rather in days, weeks, or months. It is the length of time the account was in the Max Drawdown. A Max Drawdown measures a retrenchment from when an equity curve reaches a new high. It’s the maximum an account lost during that retrenchment. This method is applied because a valley can’t be measured until a new high occurs. Once the new high is reached, the percentage change from the old high to the bottom of the largest trough is recorded.'

• Looking at the maximum days under water of 507 days in the last 5 years of SPDR Select Sector Fund - Consumer Discretionary, we see it is relatively larger, thus worse in comparison to the benchmark SPY (478 days)
• Looking at maximum time in days below previous high water mark in of 507 days in the period of the last 3 years, we see it is relatively larger, thus worse in comparison to SPY (478 days).

AveDuration:

'The Drawdown Duration is the length of any peak to peak period, or the time between new equity highs. The Avg Drawdown Duration is the average amount of time an investment has seen between peaks (equity highs), or in other terms the average of time under water of all drawdowns. So in contrast to the Maximum duration it does not measure only one drawdown event but calculates the average of all.'

• The average days under water over 5 years of SPDR Select Sector Fund - Consumer Discretionary is 126 days, which is greater, thus worse compared to the benchmark SPY (118 days) in the same period.
• Looking at average days under water in of 186 days in the period of the last 3 years, we see it is relatively larger, thus worse in comparison to SPY (173 days).