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 +45.64% over the past year and +44.52% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 22, 1998, XLE is up +1,008.22% in nominal total return, or +9.04%/yr, and is currently −3.33% below its total-return high on Sep. 15, 2026.

Data ending Wed Oct. 7, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Tue 1998-12-22💬 to Wed 2026-10-07 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
XLE
×
+1,008.22%
+9.04%/yr
+6.83%/yr
R2=0.787
Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Tue 1998-12-22💬 to Wed 2026-10-07 Start
Value
End
Value
XLE
×
$10,000.00
1998-12-22
$110,821.54
2026-10-07

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-07

  YTD YoY
XLE
×
+44.52% +45.64%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
XLE
×
−3.33%
on 2026-10-07
from 2026-09-15 peak
−71.54%
on 2020-03-18
from 2014-06-23 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Wed 2026-10-07 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
XLE
×
+45.64% +44.01%
+20.00%/yr
+62.49%
+17.56%/yr
+175.23%
+22.44%/yr
+166.72%
+10.31%/yr

Annual Returns

Year XLE
2026 (YTD) +44.52%
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%