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 +47.08% over the past year and +45.18% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 22, 1998, XLE is up +1,013.31% in nominal total return, or +9.08%/yr, and is currently −2.88% below its total-return high on Sep. 15, 2026.

Data ending Wed Sep. 16, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Tue 1998-12-22💬 to Wed 2026-09-16 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
XLE
×
+1,013.31%
+9.08%/yr
+6.81%/yr
R2=0.786
Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Tue 1998-12-22💬 to Wed 2026-09-16 Start
Value
End
Value
XLE
×
$10,000.00
1998-12-22
$111,331.35
2026-09-16

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-09-16

  YTD YoY
XLE
×
+45.18% +47.08%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
XLE
×
−2.88%
on 2026-09-16
from 2026-09-15 peak
−71.54%
on 2020-03-18
from 2014-06-23 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Wed 2026-09-16 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
XLE
×
+47.08% +57.56%
+25.52%/yr
+53.21%
+15.28%/yr
+209.09%
+25.32%/yr
+180.50%
+10.86%/yr

Annual Returns

Year XLE
2026 (YTD) +45.18%
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%