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XLK · 1998 to present

Technology Select Sector (XLK): Twenty-Seven Year Historical Arc

XLK, tech sector ETF: $194.53 as of 2026-09-28.

Tech Sector 27-Year History — Complete trajectory of the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) since its 1998 inception.

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XLK · 1998 to present — Technology Select Sector (XLK): Twenty-Seven Year Historical Arc51020501002000 Dot-com peak2008 Lehman fails2020 COVID trough202220241951.01.52000200520102015202020251.6× vs S&P TRETF total return ÷ S&P 500 total return · start = 1
Plate IV.1 Tracing XLK from its December 1998 launch through the dot-com liquidation (-83%), the 2008 financial crisis (-50%), the 2022 tightening (-34%), and the AI-driven expansion. Data through 2026-09-28

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1998-12-22 – 2026-09-28

Tracing XLK from its December 1998 launch through the dot-com liquidation (-83%), the 2008 financial crisis (-50%), the 2022 tightening (-34%), and the AI-driven expansion.

What this page answers

This static page is built to answer searches for XLK · 1998 to present. It summarizes the live dataset behind the Technology Select Sector (XLK): Twenty-Seven Year Historical Arc panel and links to the full interactive chart.

Tracing XLK from its December 1998 launch through the dot-com liquidation (-83%), the 2008 financial crisis (-50%), the 2022 tightening (-34%), and the AI-driven expansion. The data is refreshed by the History of Market pipeline and published as a stable JSON endpoint for research, citation, and AI-agent use.

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GET /api/xlk/price.json — Canonical dataset endpoint.

Exchange closing prices · Company filings · Robert Shiller · FRED · NBER.

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