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XLE · State Street(R) Energy Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF

XLE tracks the Energy and returned +50.7% over the past year.

Index equity fund · Energy · data as of

Key facts

+50.7%Total return, 1 year
0.08%Expense ratio
24Holdings
−0.3%Below its high

Its ten largest equity positions

XLE top ten by weight, 74.0% of its 24 equity positions, from the holdings published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026. An index fund holds what the index holds, so this is the index. Source: the issuer’s own daily file.
HoldingTickerWeight
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORPXOM20.13%
CHEVRON CORPCVX15.18%
CONOCOPHILLIPSCOP6.36%
MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPMPC5.63%
PHILLIPS 66PSX5.52%
VALERO ENERGY CORPVLO5.38%
SLB LTDSLB4.49%
EOG RESOURCES INCEOG4.15%
WILLIAMS COS INCWMB3.59%
TARGA RESOURCES CORPTRGP3.58%

Compare XLE

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Period by period

XLE over each window to Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnS&P 500Gap to S&P 500Gap to Nasdaq-100
3 months+14.0%+3.3%+10.7 pts+14.8 pts
6 months+14.4%+16.0%−1.6 pts−6.3 pts
1 year+50.7%+17.5%+33.2 pts+27.7 pts
3 years+54.1%+77.9%−23.7 pts−40.9 pts
Since listing+280.3%+804.4%−524.1 pts−1393.6 pts

In plain words

XLE is an index equity fund tracking the Energy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +50.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 24 positions, with the top ten at 74.0%.

What it tracksEnergy
Fund typeIndex equity fund
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Jan 28, 2026)0.08%
Price$65.14
Listed sinceJan 4, 2010
Net assets (the issuer own daily fund list, as of Sep 10, 2026)$42.6bn
Below its high (ETFIQ)−0.3%
Holdings24
Top ten weight74.0%
Holdings as of (SEC N-PORT)Sep 10, 2026
Already in the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ)100.0%
Active share vs the S&P 500 (ETFIQ)97.0%
Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight (ETFIQ)5.4%

Questions people ask

How has XLE performed?
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, XLE returned +50.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500. Over three years the figure is +54.1%.
What does XLE cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year.
What does XLE hold?
24 positions as filed for Sep 10, 2026, with the top ten at 74.0% of the fund. 100% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds.
How far is XLE below its high?
0.3% below its high of Sep 9, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Sep 11, 2026.

Where these figures came from

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Where XLE is written about

XLE, core index fund, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. ETFIQ is an independent publisher, is not a fund issuer, broker-dealer or investment adviser, and makes no recommendations.

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