State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE)
Energy ETF
State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) is an Energy ETF from State Street Investment Management. As of October 23, 2026, XLE closed at $69.33. It charges a 0.08% expense ratio, or $8 a year per $10,000 invested. Including dividends it returned +60.3% over the past year and +23.3% a year over five years.
- Assets under management: $39.1 billion
- Dividend yield: 3.12%
- Annualized return since 1998: 9.4%
- Worst peak-to-trough drop: -71%
XLE price chart
1Y price change: +55.8% (price only; total returns below include dividends)
| Total return | 1M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | MAX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLE | +11.2% | +58.1% | +60.3% | +19.7% | +23.3% | +11.5% | +9.4% |
Dividends reinvested. 3Y and longer are annualized; MAX is annualized since 1998.
XLE key facts
- Expense ratio
- 0.08%
- $8/yr per $10K
- Assets (AUM)
- $39.1B
- Dividend yield
- 3.12%
- Annualized return
- 9.4%
- since 1998
- Volatility
- 29%
- annualized
- Max drawdown
- -71%
- 52-week range
- $43.19 – $69.72
- Fund family
- State Street Investment Management
XLE dividend
- Dividend yield
- 3.12%
- Annual dividend
- $2.16
- Years of increases
- 1
- 5-yr dividend growth
- 6.6%
- per year
- Payments per year
- 4
Regular dividends per share by calendar year; special dividends excluded. Current year omitted until complete.
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XLE news
- Sector Update: Energy Stocks Gain Late Afternoon · Oct 23, 2026
- Sector Update: Energy Stocks Rise Premarket Friday · Oct 23, 2026
- Lower Fees, Higher Yield: Why XLE Tops XOP · Oct 23, 2026
- Sector Update: Energy Stocks Advance Pre-Bell Thursday · Oct 22, 2026
- Sector Update: Energy Stocks Lean Lower Premarket Wednesday · Oct 21, 2026
XLE ETF FAQ
What is XLE's expense ratio?
XLE has an expense ratio of 0.08%: $8 a year on a $10,000 investment.
What is XLE's dividend yield?
XLE yields 3.12% based on its trailing distributions of $2.16 per share.
What is XLE's historical return?
With dividends reinvested, XLE returned +60.3% over one year, +23.3% a year over five years, +11.5% a year over ten years through October 23, 2026.
How much can XLE fall?
XLE's largest peak-to-trough decline since 1998 was -71%. Past drawdowns don't cap future ones.
Sources: fund data and prices from Yahoo Finance (delayed); FI Handbook calculations. Last close October 23, 2026.