DASHBOARDS: Portfolio Hub Market Pulse Performance
XLU The Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
TREND FOLLOWING PERFORMANCE HISTORY
2026-05-31
Executive Summary
The quantitative backtest for XLU (The Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund) using the Excess Return MMA CA* strategy in a Investing context demonstrated its primary role in risk mitigation, experiencing a maximum drawdown of -29.1% (compared to the benchmark's drawdown of -52.3%). Over the evaluated period, this protective approach generated a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 7.0%, compared to a Buy-and-Hold benchmark return of 7.5%. The strategy executed 79 total trades.

* Excess Return MMA CA: Multi-Moving Average (Triple-Band) model utilizing sophisticated long/short cross durations optimized against volatility, with a month-end dynamic Cash Alternative sleeve rotation.

XLU Quality Metrics & KPI Summary

Metric1Y5Y10YFull History
StrategyB&HStrategyB&HStrategyB&HStrategyB&H
CAGR8.88%12.68%7.51%9.83%9.10%9.54%7.02%7.49%
Sharpe Ratio0.630.840.540.540.630.470.530.38
Max Drawdown-9.18%-9.18%-18.64%-25.26%-18.64%-36.07%-29.12%-52.27%
% Time Invested100.0%100.0%86.0%100.0%92.7%100.0%90.2%100.0%
Trades / Year1.00.03.20.03.10.03.10.0

Cumulative Growth Performance

Return Distribution Analysis

Return Distribution

Trade History

This log shows every signal-driven transition. Completed trades reflect standard market cycles. An Open / Mark-to-Market exit denotes a position currently held active, valued at the latest price. Interest entries record cash yields accrued during out-of-market periods.

Entry DateExit DateTypeAllocationEntry PriceExit PriceNet Return %Exit Reason
2026-03-16 Open Open 33.33% $47.12 $44.42 -5.73% Mark-to-Market
2025-05-05 Open Open 33.33% $38.65 $44.42 14.94% Mark-to-Market
2024-04-26 Open Open 33.33% $31.57 $44.42 40.71% Mark-to-Market
2026-03-03 2026-03-16 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.13% Interest Income
2026-02-03 2026-03-02 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.22% Interest Income
2025-06-06 2026-02-03 Completed 33.33% $39.50 $42.36 7.26% Signal
2025-06-03 2025-06-06 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.04% Interest Income
2025-05-14 2025-06-02 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.22% Interest Income
2025-05-12 2025-05-14 Completed 33.33% $39.19 $38.64 -1.40% Signal
2025-05-02 2025-05-12 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.09% Interest Income
2025-05-02 2025-05-05 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2025-04-10 2025-05-01 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.53% Interest Income
2025-02-13 2025-05-01 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.69% Interest Income
2024-04-26 2025-04-10 Completed 33.33% $31.57 $36.66 16.12% Stop
2024-01-24 2025-02-13 Completed 33.33% $28.63 $38.33 33.86% Signal
2023-09-27 2024-04-26 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.04 3.96% Interest Income
2023-09-27 2024-04-26 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.04 3.96% Interest Income
2023-09-27 2024-01-24 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.02 2.02% Interest Income
2023-09-15 2023-09-27 Completed 33.33% $29.94 $28.36 -5.26% Stop
2023-09-15 2023-09-27 Completed 33.33% $29.94 $28.36 -5.26% Stop
2023-09-15 2023-09-27 Completed 33.33% $29.94 $28.36 -5.26% Stop
2023-06-02 2023-09-15 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.02 1.99% Interest Income
2023-06-02 2023-09-15 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.02 1.99% Interest Income
2023-06-02 2023-09-15 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.02 1.99% Interest Income
2023-05-30 2023-06-01 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.09% Interest Income
2023-04-12 2023-06-01 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.61% Interest Income
2023-04-04 2023-06-01 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.71% Interest Income
2022-10-31 2023-05-30 Completed 33.33% $30.20 $29.51 -2.28% Signal
2023-02-08 2023-04-12 Completed 33.33% $30.82 $31.86 3.40% Signal
2023-01-20 2023-04-03 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.82% Interest Income
2022-12-02 2023-02-08 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.02 1.57% Interest Income
2022-12-16 2023-01-20 Completed 33.33% $31.96 $31.14 -2.55% Signal
2022-12-02 2022-12-16 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.16% Interest Income
2022-11-23 2022-12-01 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.09% Interest Income
2022-11-11 2022-12-01 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.17% Interest Income
2022-10-24 2022-11-23 Completed 33.33% $28.59 $31.24 9.27% Signal
2022-11-04 2022-11-11 Completed 33.33% $30.01 $30.92 3.04% Signal
2022-10-13 2022-11-04 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.19% Interest Income
2022-10-07 2022-10-31 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.13% Interest Income
2022-10-04 2022-10-24 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.15% Interest Income
2022-09-26 2022-10-13 Completed 33.33% $32.15 $27.21 -15.35% Stop
2022-07-14 2022-10-07 Completed 33.33% $30.56 $29.16 -4.60% Stop
2022-09-30 2022-10-03 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2022-07-11 2022-09-30 Completed 33.33% $31.03 $30.14 -2.84% Stop
2022-09-02 2022-09-26 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.36% Interest Income
2022-09-01 2022-09-01 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2022-07-11 2022-09-01 Completed 33.33% $31.03 $33.03 6.47% Signal
2022-06-21 2022-07-14 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.04% Interest Income
2022-06-15 2022-07-11 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.06% Interest Income
2022-06-15 2022-07-11 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.06% Interest Income
2021-03-26 2022-06-21 Completed 33.33% $27.17 $28.81 6.03% Stop
2021-04-16 2022-06-15 Completed 33.33% $28.75 $29.62 3.04% Stop
2020-10-09 2022-06-15 Completed 33.33% $26.99 $29.62 9.73% Stop
2021-04-05 2021-04-16 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.01% Interest Income
2021-03-15 2021-04-01 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.02% Interest Income
2021-03-04 2021-03-26 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.02% Interest Income
2020-08-04 2021-03-15 Completed 33.33% $25.21 $26.65 5.72% Signal
2020-04-06 2021-03-04 Completed 33.33% $22.32 $25.08 12.34% Signal
2020-06-17 2020-10-09 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.85% Interest Income
2020-06-22 2020-08-04 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.38% Interest Income
2020-06-03 2020-06-22 Completed 33.33% $25.41 $23.89 -6.00% Stop
2020-03-24 2020-06-17 Completed 33.33% $19.39 $24.77 27.74% Signal
2020-06-02 2020-06-03 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.08% Interest Income
2020-04-24 2020-06-01 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.01% Interest Income
2020-03-24 2020-04-24 Completed 33.33% $19.39 $24.14 24.46% Signal
2020-03-13 2020-04-06 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.08% Interest Income
2020-03-03 2020-03-24 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.36% Interest Income
2020-03-03 2020-03-24 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.36% Interest Income
2019-01-25 2020-03-13 Completed 33.33% $21.51 $23.78 10.56% Stop
2020-03-02 2020-03-02 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.05% Interest Income
2020-03-02 2020-03-02 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.05% Interest Income
2018-06-25 2020-03-02 Completed 33.33% $19.91 $25.73 29.21% Stop
2018-06-20 2020-03-02 Completed 33.33% $19.72 $25.73 30.47% Stop
2018-12-13 2019-01-25 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.33% Interest Income
2015-09-30 2018-12-13 Completed 33.33% $15.23 $22.35 46.78% Signal
2018-03-26 2018-06-25 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.61% Interest Income
2018-01-30 2018-06-20 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.80% Interest Income
2018-03-01 2018-03-26 Completed 33.33% $18.96 $19.13 0.90% Signal
2018-02-06 2018-03-01 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2017-04-18 2018-02-06 Completed 33.33% $19.56 $18.70 -4.39% Stop
2017-02-21 2018-01-30 Completed 33.33% $18.48 $19.42 5.08% Signal
2017-04-04 2017-04-18 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2017-01-30 2017-04-03 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.25% Interest Income
2016-11-02 2017-02-21 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.56% Interest Income
2016-12-06 2017-01-30 Completed 33.33% $17.32 $18.08 4.35% Signal
2016-11-11 2016-12-06 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.16% Interest Income
2016-01-20 2016-11-11 Completed 33.33% $15.84 $17.06 7.67% Stop
2016-10-25 2016-11-01 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2015-10-09 2016-10-25 Completed 33.33% $15.72 $17.80 13.22% Signal
2015-11-03 2016-01-20 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.12% Interest Income
2015-09-02 2015-11-02 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.02% Interest Income
2015-09-02 2015-10-09 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.04% Interest Income
2015-09-08 2015-09-30 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2010-05-12 2015-09-08 Completed 33.33% $8.68 $14.63 68.54% Stop
2015-08-04 2015-09-02 Completed 33.33% $15.61 $14.73 -5.69% Stop
2015-08-04 2015-09-01 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.00% Interest Income
2015-07-02 2015-08-04 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2015-07-29 2015-08-03 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.00% Interest Income
2015-06-30 2015-07-29 Completed 33.33% $14.79 $15.25 3.11% Signal
2015-04-23 2015-07-01 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.09% Interest Income
2015-06-08 2015-06-30 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.06% Interest Income
2014-02-25 2015-06-08 Completed 33.33% $13.63 $15.00 10.08% Stop
2014-11-03 2015-04-23 Completed 33.33% $15.70 $15.54 -1.04% Signal
2014-10-10 2014-11-03 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.16% Interest Income
2013-11-18 2014-10-10 Completed 33.33% $13.12 $14.78 12.62% Signal
2014-02-04 2014-02-25 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.03% Interest Income
2014-01-31 2014-02-03 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.04% Interest Income
2011-09-01 2014-01-31 Completed 33.33% $10.32 $12.96 25.60% Signal
2013-08-14 2013-11-18 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.12% Interest Income
2013-02-25 2013-08-14 Completed 33.33% $12.05 $12.73 5.62% Signal
2013-01-03 2013-02-25 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.18% Interest Income
2012-12-04 2013-01-02 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.03% Interest Income
2012-11-15 2012-12-03 Interest (FLOT) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.45% Interest Income
2011-09-01 2012-11-15 Completed 33.33% $10.32 $10.95 6.15% Signal
2011-08-10 2011-09-01 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2011-08-10 2011-09-01 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2010-08-24 2011-08-10 Completed 33.33% $8.87 $9.36 5.53% Stop
2010-06-01 2011-08-10 Completed 33.33% $8.25 $9.36 13.50% Stop
2010-08-02 2010-08-24 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2010-07-29 2010-08-02 Completed 33.33% $9.05 $8.97 -0.81% Signal
2010-06-25 2010-07-29 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.02% Interest Income
2010-06-21 2010-06-25 Completed 33.33% $8.81 $8.39 -4.79% Stop
2010-04-19 2010-06-21 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.04% Interest Income
2010-05-07 2010-06-01 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2010-04-05 2010-05-12 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2009-09-08 2010-05-07 Completed 33.33% $8.15 $8.37 2.68% Stop
2009-06-22 2010-04-19 Completed 33.33% $7.65 $8.59 12.35% Signal
2010-03-02 2010-04-01 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.04% Interest Income
2010-02-02 2010-03-01 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.04% Interest Income
2009-10-02 2010-02-01 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.05% Interest Income
2009-07-02 2009-10-01 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.03% Interest Income
2009-07-02 2009-09-08 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.03% Interest Income
2009-06-02 2009-07-01 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.03% Interest Income
2009-06-02 2009-07-01 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.03% Interest Income
2009-06-02 2009-06-22 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.03% Interest Income
2009-05-04 2009-06-01 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.10% Interest Income
2009-05-04 2009-06-01 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.10% Interest Income
2009-05-04 2009-06-01 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.10% Interest Income
2009-04-02 2009-05-01 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2009-04-02 2009-05-01 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2009-04-02 2009-05-01 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2009-01-14 2009-04-01 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.04% Interest Income
2009-01-14 2009-04-01 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.04% Interest Income
2009-01-14 2009-04-01 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 -0.04% Interest Income
2009-01-06 2009-01-14 Completed 33.33% $8.24 $7.71 -6.41% Stop
2009-01-06 2009-01-14 Completed 33.33% $8.24 $7.71 -6.41% Stop
2009-01-06 2009-01-14 Completed 33.33% $8.24 $7.71 -6.41% Stop
2009-01-05 2009-01-06 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2009-01-05 2009-01-06 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2009-01-05 2009-01-06 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2008-11-06 2009-01-02 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.24% Interest Income
2008-09-04 2009-01-02 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.76% Interest Income
2008-09-03 2009-01-02 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.77% Interest Income
2008-11-04 2008-11-06 Completed 33.33% $8.01 $7.76 -3.07% Signal
2008-10-13 2008-11-04 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2008-10-09 2008-10-13 Completed 33.33% $7.87 $7.37 -6.45% Stop
2008-09-17 2008-10-09 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.29% Interest Income
2008-02-14 2008-09-17 Completed 33.33% $10.55 $9.19 -12.85% Stop
2008-06-16 2008-09-04 Completed 33.33% $10.97 $9.78 -10.80% Signal
2008-06-09 2008-09-02 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.56% Interest Income
2008-06-03 2008-06-16 Interest (BIL) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.11% Interest Income
2008-02-14 2008-06-09 Completed 33.33% $10.55 $10.80 2.41% Signal
2008-03-11 2008-06-02 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.26% Interest Income
2008-02-14 2008-03-11 Completed 33.33% $10.55 $10.18 -3.48% Signal
2008-01-23 2008-02-14 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.26% Interest Income
2008-01-23 2008-02-14 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.26% Interest Income
2008-01-23 2008-02-14 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.26% Interest Income
2007-11-09 2008-01-23 Completed 33.33% $11.02 $9.83 -10.78% Stop
2007-09-11 2008-01-23 Completed 33.33% $10.18 $9.83 -3.40% Stop
2003-09-04 2008-01-23 Completed 33.33% $4.92 $9.83 99.80% Stop
2007-08-16 2007-11-09 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 1.28% Interest Income
2007-08-17 2007-09-11 Interest (SHV) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.31% Interest Income
2006-07-26 2007-08-17 Completed 33.33% $8.58 $10.13 18.01% Stop
2006-07-19 2007-08-16 Completed 33.33% $8.32 $9.76 17.33% Signal
2006-04-11 2006-07-26 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 1.39% Interest Income
2006-04-28 2006-07-19 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 1.07% Interest Income
2006-02-21 2006-04-28 Completed 33.33% $8.04 $7.76 -3.48% Signal
2005-11-15 2006-04-11 Completed 33.33% $7.54 $7.68 1.88% Signal
2005-12-09 2006-02-21 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.80% Interest Income
2005-11-15 2005-12-09 Completed 33.33% $7.54 $7.77 3.14% Signal
2005-10-24 2005-11-15 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.25% Interest Income
2005-10-24 2005-11-15 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.25% Interest Income
2004-08-13 2005-10-24 Completed 33.33% $5.82 $7.42 27.55% Stop
2003-05-30 2005-10-24 Completed 33.33% $4.96 $7.42 49.57% Stop
2004-06-18 2004-08-13 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.21% Interest Income
2003-05-14 2004-06-18 Completed 33.33% $4.59 $5.53 20.36% Signal
2003-02-10 2003-09-04 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.59% Interest Income
2003-02-10 2003-05-30 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.34% Interest Income
2003-04-21 2003-05-14 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.08% Interest Income
2003-03-05 2003-04-21 Completed 33.33% $3.98 $4.38 9.93% Signal
2003-02-10 2003-03-05 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.08% Interest Income
2002-12-18 2003-02-10 Completed 33.33% $4.28 $4.03 -5.77% Stop
2002-12-18 2003-02-10 Completed 33.33% $4.28 $4.03 -5.77% Stop
2002-12-18 2003-02-10 Completed 33.33% $4.28 $4.03 -5.77% Stop
2002-04-03 2002-12-18 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 1.16% Interest Income
2001-08-14 2002-12-18 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.02 2.44% Interest Income
2001-08-01 2002-12-18 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.03 2.57% Interest Income
2001-11-26 2002-04-03 Completed 33.33% $6.03 $6.05 0.33% Signal
2001-11-01 2001-11-26 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.12% Interest Income
2001-02-16 2001-11-01 Completed 33.33% $6.67 $5.97 -10.48% Stop
2001-05-02 2001-08-14 Completed 33.33% $6.95 $6.42 -7.71% Signal
2001-04-17 2001-08-01 Completed 33.33% $6.72 $6.49 -3.38% Signal
2001-03-09 2001-05-02 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.60% Interest Income
2001-03-23 2001-04-17 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.26% Interest Income
2000-12-14 2001-03-23 Completed 33.33% $7.04 $5.97 -15.20% Stop
2000-12-14 2001-03-09 Completed 33.33% $7.04 $6.64 -5.60% Signal
2000-12-12 2001-02-16 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.92% Interest Income
2000-12-12 2000-12-14 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2000-12-12 2000-12-14 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income