{
 "ticker": "XLEI",
 "name": "State Street(R) Energy Select Sector SPDR(R) Premium Income ETF",
 "issuer": "State Street",
 "desk": "income",
 "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/xlei",
 "html": "https://etfiq.com/funds/xlei",
 "markdown": "https://etfiq.com/funds/xlei.md",
 "as_of": "2026-09-18",
 "verdict": "Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XLEI paid 20.7% in cash and still finished 10.0 points behind XLE.",
 "key_facts": [
  {
   "key": "cash_paid_1_year_on_its_starting_price",
   "label": "Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price",
   "value": "20.7%",
   "source": null,
   "as_of": "2026-09-18",
   "sentence": "XLEI, cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price: 20.7%, as of Sep 18, 2026."
  },
  {
   "key": "total_return_1_year",
   "label": "Total return, 1 year",
   "value": "+37.8%",
   "source": null,
   "as_of": "2026-09-18",
   "sentence": "XLEI, total return, 1 year: +37.8%, as of Sep 18, 2026."
  },
  {
   "key": "against_xle",
   "label": "Against XLE",
   "value": "\u221210.0 pts",
   "source": null,
   "as_of": "2026-09-18",
   "sentence": "XLEI, against XLE: \u221210.0 pts, as of Sep 18, 2026."
  },
  {
   "key": "latest_payout_annualized",
   "label": "Latest payout, annualized",
   "value": "15.8%",
   "source": null,
   "as_of": "2026-09-18",
   "sentence": "XLEI, latest payout, annualized: 15.8%, as of Sep 18, 2026."
  },
  {
   "key": "net_assets",
   "label": "Net assets",
   "value": "$119m",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Sep 18, 2026",
   "as_of": "2026-09-18",
   "sentence": "XLEI, net assets: $119m (the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Sep 18, 2026)."
  },
  {
   "key": "expense_ratio",
   "label": "Expense ratio",
   "value": "0.35%",
   "source": "485BPOS XBRL, Apr 24, 2026",
   "as_of": "2026-09-18",
   "sentence": "XLEI, expense ratio: 0.35% (485BPOS XBRL, Apr 24, 2026)."
  }
 ],
 "fields": [
  {
   "key": "strategy",
   "label": "Strategy",
   "value": "covered call",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "benchmark",
   "label": "Benchmark",
   "value": "Energy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy (proxy)",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "pays",
   "label": "Pays",
   "value": "monthly",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "net_assets",
   "label": "Net assets",
   "value": "$119m",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Sep 18, 2026"
  },
  {
   "key": "latest_payout_annualized",
   "label": "Latest payout, annualized",
   "value": "15.8%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "expense_ratio",
   "label": "Expense ratio",
   "value": "0.35%",
   "source": "485BPOS XBRL, Apr 24, 2026"
  },
  {
   "key": "cash_paid_last_12_months_over_today_s_price",
   "label": "Cash paid, last 12 months, over today\u2019s price",
   "value": "18.4%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "launched",
   "label": "Launched",
   "value": "Jul 30, 2025",
   "source": null
  }
 ],
 "periods": [
  {
   "window": "3 months",
   "Cash paid": "5.2%",
   "Price": "+11.8%",
   "Total return": "+17.4%",
   "XLE": "+20.4%",
   "Ahead or behind": "\u22123.0 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "6 months",
   "Cash paid": "9.4%",
   "Price": "+2.1%",
   "Total return": "+12.6%",
   "XLE": "+9.9%",
   "Ahead or behind": "+2.7 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "1 year",
   "Cash paid": "20.7%",
   "Price": "+12.8%",
   "Total return": "+37.8%",
   "XLE": "+47.8%",
   "Ahead or behind": "\u221210.0 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "Since launch",
   "Cash paid": "23.1%",
   "Price": "+12.9%",
   "Total return": "+41.2%",
   "XLE": "+51.2%",
   "Ahead or behind": "\u221210.0 pts"
  }
 ],
 "questions": [
  {
   "q": "How much has XLEI paid over the last year?",
   "a": "Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XLEI paid 20.7% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price rose 12.8%."
  },
  {
   "q": "Is XLEI ahead of XLE?",
   "a": "Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, XLEI returned +37.8% against +47.8% for Energy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy, so a holder was behind it by 10.0 points."
  },
  {
   "q": "How often does XLEI pay, and how much?",
   "a": "XLEI pays monthly. The latest distribution annualizes to 15.8% at its price on Sep 18, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ."
  },
  {
   "q": "What does XLEI cost?",
   "a": "The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year."
  }
 ],
 "generated": "2026-09-21",
 "license": "Free to use with attribution. ETFIQ (etfiq.com)."
}