All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)

Total Real Returns

XLE: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

XLE total return snapshot: XLE returned +49.95% over the past year and +37.98% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 22, 1998, XLE is up +958.07% in nominal total return, or +8.99%/yr, and is currently āˆ’2.03% below its total-return high on Mar. 27, 2026.

Tue 1998-12-22? to Tue 2026-05-19 YTD
Return
1 Year
Return
XLE
×
+37.98%
2026-05-19
+49.95%
2026-05-19
Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Tue 1998-12-22? to Tue 2026-05-19 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
XLE
×
+958.07%
+8.99%/yr
+6.74%/yr
(R2=0.778)
Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Tue 1998-12-22? to Tue 2026-05-19 Start
Value
End
Value
XLE
×
$10,000.00
1998-12-22
$105,807.41
2026-05-19
Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year XLE
2026 (YTD) +37.98%
2025 +7.88%
2024 +5.56%
2023 āˆ’0.60%
2022 +64.25%
2021 +53.28%
2020 āˆ’32.67%
2019 +10.66%
2018 āˆ’18.22%
2017 āˆ’0.89%
2016 +28.03%
2015 āˆ’21.50%
2014 āˆ’8.68%
2013 +26.25%
2012 +5.21%
2011 +2.84%
2010 +21.78%
2009 +21.76%
2008 āˆ’38.96%
2007 +36.89%
2006 +18.09%
2005 +40.18%
2004 +33.93%
2003 +25.81%
2002 āˆ’14.68%
2001 āˆ’18.13%
2000 +24.40%
1999 +17.95%
1998 +0.33%

Drawdowns

Tue 1998-12-22? to Tue 2026-05-19 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
XLE
×
āˆ’2.03%
from 2026-03-27 peak
āˆ’71.54%
2020-03-18
from 2014-06-23 peak
Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund

Rolling Returns

Period ending Tue 2026-05-19 1
Year
2
Years
3
Years
5
Years
10
Years
XLE
×
+49.95% +37.61%
+17.27%/yr
+69.76%
+19.29%/yr
+182.87%
+23.12%/yr
+176.86%
+10.72%/yr
Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund