All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
XLE total return snapshot: XLE returned +43.98% over the past year and +41.24% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 22, 1998, XLE is up +983.06% in nominal total return, or +8.99%/yr, and is currently −2.29% below its total-return high on Aug. 20, 2026.
Data ending Thu Aug. 27, 2026
| Tue 1998-12-22💬 to Thu 2026-08-27 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLE × |
+983.06%
+8.99%/yr |
+6.80%/yr
R2=0.784 |
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| Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Tue 1998-12-22💬 to Thu 2026-08-27 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| XLE × |
$10,000.00
1998-12-22 |
$108,305.95
2026-08-27 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| XLE × | +41.24% | +43.98% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| XLE × |
−2.29%
on 2026-08-27 from 2026-08-20 peak |
−71.54%
on 2020-03-18 from 2014-06-23 peak |
| Period ending Thu 2026-08-27 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLE × | +43.98% |
+46.87% +21.19%/yr |
+56.57% +16.12%/yr |
+203.01% +24.82%/yr |
+166.89% +10.31%/yr |
| Year | XLE |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +41.24% |
| 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% |
