All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
XME real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, XME returned +19.64% over the past year and +1.54% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jun. 22, 2006, XME is up +87.22% in real purchasing-power return, or +3.15%/yr, and is currently −19.74% below its real total-return high on Jan. 23, 2026.
Data ending Wed Sep. 16, 2026
| Thu 2006-06-22💬 to Wed 2026-09-16 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XME × |
+87.22%
+3.15%/yr |
−0.19%/yr
R2=0.001 |
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| SPDR S&P Metals and Mining ETF Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Thu 2006-06-22💬 to Wed 2026-09-16 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| XME × |
$10,000.00
2006-06-22 |
$18,721.74
2026-09-16 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| XME × | +1.54% | +19.64% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| XME × |
−19.74%
on 2026-09-16 from 2026-01-23 peak |
−87.01%
on 2016-01-19 from 2008-06-30 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-09-16 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XME × | +19.64% |
+75.90% +32.63%/yr |
+90.18% +23.90%/yr |
+113.80% +16.41%/yr |
+260.58% +13.68%/yr |
| Year | XME |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +1.54% |
| 2025 | +78.69% |
| 2024 | −7.22% |
| 2023 | +17.58% |
| 2022 | +6.26% |
| 2021 | +26.05% |
| 2020 | +14.39% |
| 2019 | +12.13% |
| 2018 | −28.15% |
| 2017 | +18.67% |
| 2016 | +101.86% |
| 2015 | −50.89% |
| 2014 | −25.84% |
| 2013 | −6.78% |
| 2012 | −8.19% |
| 2011 | −30.24% |
| 2010 | +32.16% |
| 2009 | +83.25% |
| 2008 | −59.42% |
| 2007 | +36.18% |
| 2006 | +9.92% |
