All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
XLE real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, XLE returned +55.46% over the past year and +49.21% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 22, 1998, XLE is up +478.81% in real purchasing-power return, or +6.51%/yr, and is currently −0.17% below its real total-return high on Oct. 16, 2026.
Data ending Wed Oct. 21, 2026
| Tue 1998-12-22💬 to Wed 2026-10-21 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLE × |
+478.81%
+6.51%/yr |
+4.38%/yr
R2=0.636 |
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| Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Tue 1998-12-22💬 to Wed 2026-10-21 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| XLE × |
$10,000.00
1998-12-22 |
$57,881.12
2026-10-21 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| XLE × | +49.21% | +55.46% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| XLE × |
−0.17%
on 2026-10-21 from 2026-10-16 peak |
−73.76%
on 2020-03-18 from 2014-06-23 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-10-21 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLE × | +55.46% |
+50.31% +22.60%/yr |
+51.31% +14.80%/yr |
+131.24% +18.25%/yr |
+106.56% +7.52%/yr |
| Year | XLE |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +49.21% |
| 2025 | +5.07% |
| 2024 | +2.60% |
| 2023 | −3.82% |
| 2022 | +54.28% |
| 2021 | +43.20% |
| 2020 | −33.58% |
| 2019 | +8.19% |
| 2018 | −19.75% |
| 2017 | −2.94% |
| 2016 | +25.43% |
| 2015 | −22.07% |
| 2014 | −9.36% |
| 2013 | +24.38% |
| 2012 | +3.42% |
| 2011 | −0.13% |
| 2010 | +19.98% |
| 2009 | +18.54% |
| 2008 | −39.01% |
| 2007 | +31.51% |
| 2006 | +15.19% |
| 2005 | +35.53% |
| 2004 | +29.71% |
| 2003 | +23.49% |
| 2002 | −16.66% |
| 2001 | −19.38% |
| 2000 | +20.32% |
| 1999 | +14.87% |
| 1998 | +0.35% |
