All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
XLE total return snapshot: XLE returned +40.51% over the past year and +30.38% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 22, 1998, XLE is up +899.77% in nominal total return, or +8.69%/yr, and is currently −7.43% below its total-return high on Mar. 27, 2026.
Data ending Fri Aug. 7, 2026
| Tue 1998-12-22💬 to Fri 2026-08-07 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLE × |
+899.77%
+8.69%/yr |
+6.78%/yr
R2=0.783 |
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| Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Tue 1998-12-22💬 to Fri 2026-08-07 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| XLE × |
$10,000.00
1998-12-22 |
$99,977.40
2026-08-07 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| XLE × | +30.38% | +40.51% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| XLE × |
−7.43%
on 2026-08-07 from 2026-03-27 peak |
−71.54%
on 2020-03-18 from 2014-06-23 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-08-07 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLE × | +40.51% |
+40.26% +18.43%/yr |
+45.48% +13.31%/yr |
+178.58% +22.74%/yr |
+153.11% +9.73%/yr |
| Year | XLE |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +30.38% |
| 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% |
