# XLEI (State Street(R) Energy Select Sector SPDR(R) Premium Income ETF)

State Street · Income ETFs · data as of Sep 18, 2026

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XLEI paid 20.7% in cash and still finished 10.0 points behind XLE.

## Key facts

- XLEI, cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price: 20.7%, as of Sep 18, 2026.
- XLEI, total return, 1 year: +37.8%, as of Sep 18, 2026.
- XLEI, against XLE: −10.0 pts, as of Sep 18, 2026.
- XLEI, latest payout, annualized: 15.8%, as of Sep 18, 2026.
- XLEI, net assets: $119m (the issuer’s own daily fund list, as of Sep 18, 2026).
- XLEI, expense ratio: 0.35% (485BPOS XBRL, Apr 24, 2026).

## XLEI over each window to Sep 18, 2026

| Window | Cash paid | Price | Total return | XLE | Ahead or behind |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 months | 5.2% | +11.8% | +17.4% | +20.4% | −3.0 pts |
| 6 months | 9.4% | +2.1% | +12.6% | +9.9% | +2.7 pts |
| 1 year | 20.7% | +12.8% | +37.8% | +47.8% | −10.0 pts |
| Since launch | 23.1% | +12.9% | +41.2% | +51.2% | −10.0 pts |

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Strategy | covered call | ETFIQ |
| Benchmark | Energy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy (proxy) | ETFIQ |
| Pays | monthly | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $119m | the issuer’s own daily fund list, as of Sep 18, 2026 |
| Latest payout, annualized | 15.8% | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 485BPOS XBRL, Apr 24, 2026 |
| Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price | 18.4% | ETFIQ |
| Launched | Jul 30, 2025 | ETFIQ |

## Questions

### How much has XLEI paid over the last year?

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XLEI paid 20.7% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price rose 12.8%.

### Is XLEI ahead of XLE?

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.

### How often does XLEI pay, and how much?

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.

### What does XLEI cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year.


## Cite this page

ETFIQ, XLEI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/xlei
Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at https://etfiq.com/data/.

HTML: https://etfiq.com/funds/xlei  ·  JSON: https://etfiq.com/funds/xlei.json