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XWES.L · Xtrackers MSCI World Energy UCITS ETF 1C
Over the last 15 years (2012-02 to 2026-10), £10,000 invested in XWES.L with dividends reinvested grew to £19,371, 4.58% a year, with a worst peak-to-trough fall of -61.68%. Past performance doesn't predict future results.
All figures on this page are in British pounds (GBP), the currency XWES.L trades in.
Growth of £10,000 · 2012-02 to 2026-10 · dividends reinvested
How XWES.L held up in past market crashes
XWES.L has been through 3 of the market crashes since 2000 in our data. Its deepest price fall was 55.1% in the 2020 COVID crash, when the S&P 500 fell 34.1%. It took 14 months from the bottom to get back to its high. No fund is safe from losses; past falls do not predict future ones.
| Crash | XWES.L deepest fall | S&P 500 (SPY) | Peak to bottom | Back to peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 fourth-quarter selloff | -24.5% | -20.2% | Oct 2018 to Dec 2018 | 3.1 years |
| 2020 COVID crash | -55.1% | -34.1% | Feb 2020 to Mar 2020 | 14 months |
| 2022 bear market | -25.1% | -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 XWES.L
The Xtrackers MSCI World Energy UCITS ETF 1C is an exchange-traded fund launched on 9 March 2016 and domiciled in Ireland, managed by Xtrackers with approximately 1,154 million Euros in assets under management. It tracks the MSCI World Energy Index, which captures large and mid-cap companies in the energy sector across developed markets, including the U.S., Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the Far East.
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