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XLE · State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF
Over the last 15 years (2011-10 to 2026-10), $10,000 invested in XLE with dividends reinvested grew to $64,362, 13.14% a year, with a worst peak-to-trough fall of -55.26%. Past performance doesn't predict future results.
Growth of $10,000 · 2011-10 to 2026-10 · dividends reinvested
How XLE held up in past market crashes
XLE has been through 5 of the market crashes since 2000 in our data. Its deepest price fall was 57.8% in the 2008 financial crisis, when the S&P 500 fell 56.5%. It took 5.1 years from the bottom to get back to its high. No fund is safe from losses; past falls do not predict future ones.
| Crash | XLE deepest fall | S&P 500 (SPY) | Peak to bottom | Back to peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bust | -42.9% | -49.1% | May 2001 to Jul 2002 | 2.2 years |
| 2008 financial crisis | -57.8% | -56.5% | May 2008 to Mar 2009 | 5.1 years |
| 2018 fourth-quarter selloff | -30.8% | -20.2% | Oct 2018 to Dec 2018 | 3.3 years |
| 2020 COVID crash | -57.0% | -34.1% | Feb 2020 to Mar 2020 | 14 months |
| 2022 bear market | -26.9% | -25.4% | Jun 2022 to Jul 2022 | 4 months |
Price declines in the fund's listing currency, dividends not included, inside each crash's S&P 500 peak-to-bottom window. See how 50 popular ETFs compare in the crash study.
About XLE
State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF is an exchange-traded fund that provides targeted exposure to the U.S. energy sector. The fund is designed to track the Energy Select Sector Index, holding large-cap companies from the S&P 500 classified in energy-related industries such as oil, gas and consumable fuels, and energy equipment and services.
Fund description from our market-data provider.
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