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State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) ETF Analysis

XLE

Expense ratio 0.08% Yield 2.48% Assets $39.13B Since December 16, 1998 Family State Street Investment Management

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

$68.16

+$0.19 (+0.28%)

October 21, 2026 · Market close

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Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, the annualized return for XLE over 10 years is +11.29%.

XLE charges an expense ratio of 0.08%.

XLE has $39.13B in net assets.

XLE Annualized Returns

With dividends reinvested · as of October 21, 2026

Period	Total return	Annualized	$100 becomes	$300 becomes
1 year	+61.73%	+61.73%	$161.73	$485.20
3 years	+66.03%	+18.41%	$166.03	$498.08
5 years	+183.09%	+23.14%	$283.09	$849.26
10 years	+191.50%	+11.29%	$291.50	$874.50

Returns are total returns computed from daily closes, with dividends reinvested. As of October 21, 2026.

XLE Return by Calendar Year

2016 and 2026 are partial years

−32.67%+64.33%+55.47%

2016*2017201820192020202120222023202420252026*

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Year	Return
2026 (partial year)	+55.47%
2025	+7.88%
2024	+5.56%
2023	−0.63%
2022	+64.33%
2021	+53.28%
2020	−32.67%
2019	+11.74%
2018	−18.22%
2017	−0.89%
2016 (partial year)	+11.32%

XLE Monthly Returns

−35%+31%

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2026	+14.2	+9.5	+10.3	−2.6	−5.6	−5.0	+12.1	+7.4	−3.3	+10.8	—	—
2025	+2.3	+3.8	+3.5	−13.9	+1.3	+4.9	+2.8	+3.6	−0.3	−1.4	+2.6	−0.3
2024	−0.5	+3.3	+10.5	−0.9	−0.3	−1.4	+2.3	−2.1	−3.0	+0.9	+7.8	−9.6
2023	+2.8	−6.9	+0.0	+2.8	−10.0	+6.9	+7.8	+1.6	+2.4	−5.8	−0.7	+0.1
2022	+18.8	+7.1	+9.3	−1.7	+16.0	−17.1	+9.7	+2.7	−9.6	+25.0	+1.3	−3.0
2021	+3.7	+22.5	+3.0	+0.7	+5.7	+4.2	−8.3	−2.0	+8.9	+10.3	−5.0	+3.0
2020	−11.0	−15.3	−34.4	+30.8	+2.0	−1.1	−4.8	−1.1	−14.6	−4.1	+28.0	+4.5
2019	+11.2	+2.3	+2.1	−0.0	−11.1	+9.4	−1.6	−8.3	+3.9	−2.1	+1.6	+6.0
2018	+3.6	−10.8	+1.7	+9.5	+3.0	+0.6	+1.6	−3.5	+2.4	−11.3	−1.6	−12.4
2017	−3.2	−2.1	−1.5	−2.9	−3.5	−0.1	+2.6	−5.5	+10.2	−0.8	+1.8	+5.3

Monthly total returns with dividends reinvested; each cell prints its signed value.

XLE Volatility & Risk

Volatility: 10 yrs · Beta: 3 yrs

Annualized volatility: 29.60%
Beta (3y): -0.03
Best year: +64.33%
Worst year: −32.67%

Volatility is the annualized standard deviation of daily returns. As of October 21, 2026.

Top Holdings

#	Symbol	Name	Weight
1	XOM	ExxonMobil Holdings Corp	24.03%
2	CVX	Chevron Corp	18.05%
3	COP	ConocoPhillips	6.73%
4	VLO	Valero Energy Corp	4.73%
5	MPC	Marathon Petroleum Corp	4.7%
6	PSX	Phillips 66	4.64%
7	WMB	Williams Companies Inc	4.29%
8	SLB	SLB Ltd	3.86%
9	EOG	EOG Resources Inc	3.85%
10	KMI	Kinder Morgan Inc Class P	3.15%

Analysis

Data-derived

Fund Overview

State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF trades as XLE and is categorised as Equity Energy. The fund holds $39.13B in total net assets. The expense ratio is 0.08%. On a $10,000 position that is $8.00 a year. The fund is issued by State Street Investment Management. The inception date on file is December 16, 1998.

Its biggest positions are ExxonMobil Holdings Corp (XOM), Chevron Corp (CVX), and ConocoPhillips (COP). ExxonMobil Holdings Corp alone accounts for 24.03% of the portfolio. The ten largest positions together make up 78.03% of the fund.

Performance Analysis

XLE last closed at $68.16 on October 21, 2026. The trailing one-year total return is +61.73%. Measured over 10 years, that is +11.29% a year compounded. The trailing distribution yield is 2.48%.

The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2022 at +64.33%; the weakest is 2020 at −32.67%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 5 finished higher. So far in 2026 the total return is +55.47%.

Price & Risk Profile

Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 29.6%. The reported beta is −0.03. Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $43.07 to $68.29. The latest close sits 58.27% above that 52-week low. The volatility figure is calculated from the stored daily closes, the same series the charts on this page use.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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