All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)

Total Real Returns

XLEI: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

XLEI real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, XLEI returned +30.60% over the past year and +23.38% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jul. 30, 2025, XLEI is up +31.40% in real purchasing-power return, or +29.05%/yr, and is currently −1.92% below its real total-return high on Aug. 18, 2026.

Data ending Tue Aug. 25, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Wed 2025-07-30💬 to Tue 2026-08-25 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
XLEI × 		+31.40%
+29.05%/yr 		+31.56%/yr
R2=0.895
State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Wed 2025-07-30💬 to Tue 2026-08-25 Start
Value 		End
Value
XLEI × 		$10,000.00
2025-07-30 		$13,139.61
2026-08-25

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-08-25

  YTD YoY
XLEI × 		+23.38% +30.60%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
XLEI × 		−1.92%
on 2026-08-25
from 2026-08-18 peak 		−9.34%
on 2026-07-01
from 2026-03-27 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Tue 2026-08-25 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
XLEI × 		+30.60% — — — —

Annual Returns

Year XLEI
2026 (YTD) +23.38%
2025 +6.50%