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 +37.26% over the past year and +30.78% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 22, 1998, XLE is up +902.90% in nominal total return, or +8.72%/yr, and is currently −7.14% below its total-return high on Mar. 27, 2026.

Data ending Fri Jul. 17, 2026

Tue 1998-12-22💬 to Fri 2026-07-17 YTD
Return
1 Year
Return
XLE
×
+30.78%
2026-07-17
+37.26%
2026-07-17
Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Tue 1998-12-22💬 to Fri 2026-07-17 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
XLE
×
+902.90%
+8.72%/yr
+6.77%/yr
(R2=0.782)
Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Tue 1998-12-22💬 to Fri 2026-07-17 Start
Value
End
Value
XLE
×
$10,000.00
1998-12-22
$100,290.37
2026-07-17
Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year XLE
2026 (YTD) +30.78%
2025 +7.88%
2024 +5.56%
2023 −0.60%
2022 +64.25%
2021 +53.28%
2020 −32.67%
2019 +10.66%
2018 −18.22%
2017 −0.89%
2016 +28.03%
2015 −21.50%
2014 −8.68%
2013 +26.25%
2012 +5.21%
2011 +2.84%
2010 +21.78%
2009 +21.76%
2008 −38.96%
2007 +36.89%
2006 +18.09%
2005 +40.18%
2004 +33.93%
2003 +25.81%
2002 −14.68%
2001 −18.13%
2000 +24.40%
1999 +17.95%
1998 +0.34%

Drawdowns

Tue 1998-12-22💬 to Fri 2026-07-17 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
XLE
×
−7.14%
from 2026-03-27 peak
−71.54%
2020-03-18
from 2014-06-23 peak
Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-07-17 1
Year
2
Years
3
Years
5
Years
10
Years
XLE
×
+37.26% +31.81%
+14.81%/yr
+56.22%
+16.03%/yr
+184.21%
+23.23%/yr
+147.67%
+9.49%/yr
Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund