ETF·NYSE
State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE)
- Net assets
- $39.13B
- Expense ratio
- 0.08%
- Yield
- 2.48%
- 52-week range
- $43.06 $68.29
The short version
Where XLE stands today, in four lines, and what CleaRank Financial AI makes of it.
XLE at a glance
State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE): Strong Buy, 95/100 on CleaRank's AI score.
- Trend Up: the price is above both its 50- and 200-day moving averages ($63.54 and $57.62).
- Fund Expense ratio 0.08%, $39.1B in net assets, +41.5% total return over 1 year.
Figures as of October 17, 2026.
CleaRank Financial AI
CleaRank rates State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) Strong Buy, with a model score of 95/100.
The trend lifts the score most: the price is 18.44% above its 200-day average and 7.40% above its 50-day average, and the 50-day average is 10.27% above the 200-day. The 50-day average stands at $63.54 and the 200-day at $57.62. Over the past year the price rose 60.04%.
Only on CleaRank
Figures we compute ourselves from XLE's own price history. Tap one to see it in context.
Price and trading
The chart, today's range and how far the price has moved over each period.
Trend checks
4/4Price above its 50-day average ›
The price of $68.24 is 7.4% above the 50-day simple moving average of $63.54.Price above its 200-day average ›
The price is 18.4% above the 200-day simple moving average of $57.62.50-day average above the 200-day ›
The 50-day average ($63.54) is 10.3% above the 200-day average ($57.62), the arrangement of a rising longer-term trend.In the upper half of its 52-week range ›
The price sits at 100% of its 52-week range, between $43.06 and $68.29.
XLE share price
Pick a period: each tab shows how far XLE has moved over it, to the last close.
Today's trading
Where XLE sits inside today's range and its 52-week range.
Fund facts and valuation
What the fund holds, what it costs and how it is valued.
Fund checks
4/5Expense ratio at or below 0.20% ›
The fund charges 0.08% a year, $8.00 on a $10,000 holding.Over $1B in net assets ›
Net assets total $39.1B.No sector above 35% of the fund ›
The largest sector, Energy, makes up 100.0% of the fund.Pays a distribution ›
The distribution yield is 2.48%.Positive return over one year ›
The fund family reports a one-year total return of 41.47%.
XLE Fund Facts
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. Its portfolio is heavily concentrated in major integrated producers, exploration and production companies, refiners, pipeline operators, and oilfield service providers.
Sector weights
Trailing total returns
| Period | XLE |
|---|---|
| YTD | 40.13% |
| 1 month | -3.29% |
| 3 months | 16.27% |
| 1 year | 41.47% |
| 3 years | 14.32% |
| 5 years | 22.94% |
| 10 years | 10.09% |
As of Oct 17, 2026, XLE has an expense ratio of 0.08%, $39.13B in net assets and a distribution yield of 2.48%.
Fund reference data as of Oct 17, 2026. Expense ratio and net assets are reported by the fund; returns are total returns and can differ from price change.
Key statistics
The headline figures for XLE.
What the numbers say
CleaRank Financial AI's reading of XLE's holdings, performance and risks.
Energy is the core of XLE, and it makes up 100.0% of the fund. Because the fund holds almost nothing outside that sector, its moves track the sector closely. XLE is an Equity Energy fund run by State Street Investment Management, and it launched on December 16, 1998.
Costs run at 0.08% a year, so a $10,000 holding pays $8.00 annually. Net assets come to $39.1B. Distributions produce a yield of 2.48%, and portfolio turnover is 10%.
On a typical day the price of XLE shifts by 1.39%, the 30-day standard deviation of its daily returns. Concentration matters here: Energy makes up 100.0% of the fund, so a setback in that sector would weigh on the whole.
AI analysis and technicals
CleaRank's score and reasoning, the indicators behind it, and what the price moves with.
Momentum checks
3/3RSI not overbought or oversold ›
The 14-day RSI is 69.1, showing bullish momentum without being overbought.RSI above 50 ›
An RSI of 69.1 is above the 50 midpoint, so buyers have had the upper hand over the last 14 days.MACD line above zero ›
The MACD line is positive, so the 12-day average is above the 26-day average.
CleaRank AI analysis of XLE
The score, the reasoning behind it, and what could move the price next.
XLE is in an uptrend, with the price sitting above both of its moving averages. The price of $68.24 stands 7.40% above the 50-day average of $63.54 and 18.44% above the 200-day average of $57.62. Although the price is at 100% of its 52-week range, it is 0.07% below the 52-week high of $68.29. The 50-day average is itself 10.27% above the 200-day average.
On momentum, the 14-day RSI reads 69.1, in the bullish zone, below the overbought line, with the MACD line positive. Every period on the chart shows a gain, with the price up 18.31% over the past three months, 24.03% over the past six months and 60.04% over the past year.
- The nearest level below the price is the 20-day EMA at $64.90; nothing sits above it until the 52-week high.
- The 14-day RSI is 69.1, which falls in the bullish zone, and the MACD line is positive. Readings above 70 or below 30 would point to stretched momentum.
- Fees add up over time. XLE's 0.08% annual expense ratio means $8.00 is paid on every $10,000 invested each year.
XLE trades above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages ($63.54 and $57.62), which is what makes the trend up; losing the 50-day would be the first warning. The nearest level under the price is the 20-day EMA at $64.90.
Technical indicators
Momentum and trend for XLE, from its daily closes.
As of October 17, 2026, with XLE at $68.24, its 14-day RSI is 69.1 (showing bullish momentum without being overbought), its 50-day simple moving average is $63.54 and its 200-day is $57.62.
Calculated by CleaRank on daily closes as of October 17, 2026: Wilder's 14-day RSI, 50- and 200-day simple moving averages, MACD line (12, 26).
What XLE moves with
Correlation of daily returns over one year: +1 moves in step, 0 has no link, -1 moves the opposite way.
As of October 17, 2026, XLE's 1-year correlation of daily returns is +0.32 with S&P 500 (SPY), +0.19 with Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), -0.04 with Bitcoin (BTC) and +0.00 with gold (XAU).
A trade plan, if you want one
Entry, stop and target levels from the moving averages and recent volatility. Educational, not advice.
XLE trade plan
Entry, stop and target levels, sized to your account. Change the bias or the risk and every level updates.
Long entry pick an entry style
Risk management
Profit targets (Based on Conservative Entry)
These levels come from XLE's moving averages and recent volatility, not from a forecast. Educational levels, not financial advice; the full disclaimer is at the foot of the page.
Risk profile
How much XLE tends to move, against the market and on its own.
The long record
XLE's worst falls and recoveries, what $10,000 became, and which months have been kind to it.
Track record checks
4/4Average daily move under 2% ›
The price has moved 1.39% on an average day (30-day standard deviation of daily returns).Recovered from its worst fall ›
The worst fall was 61.6%, from October 2018 to March 2020, regained by October 2021.Most 1-year holds ended higher ›
73% of 1-year holding periods in the last 10 years ended with a gain.Beat the S&P 500 since the chart begins ›
$10,000 invested in October 2016 is now worth $42,456, against $42,055 in the S&P 500 (SPY).
XLE Drawdowns & Recovery
As of October 17, 2026, XLE's worst peak-to-trough fall over the last 10 years with dividends reinvested was -61.6% (October 2018 to March 2020); it regained that peak by October 2021, 19 months after the low, and 73% of 1-year holding periods ended with a gain.
From weekly closing values with dividends reinvested. A drawdown is the fall from the highest value reached so far to a later low.
Growth of $10,000
What $10,000 put into XLE in October 2016 is worth now, against the same amount in the S&P 500.
Against the market: XLE beat the S&P 500 over this period: $42,456 against $42,055.
A $10,000 investment in XLE in October 2016 would be worth about $42,456 today with dividends reinvested, compared with about $42,055 for the same investment in the S&P 500 benchmark (also with dividends reinvested).
Seasonal patterns
Which calendar months have been kind to XLE, and which have not.
Strongest month, January: an average of +6.23%, up in 7 of 10 years.
Weakest month, August: an average of -0.27%, up in 4 of 10 years.
This month, October: has averaged +1.36%, up in 3 of 9 years. Past seasonality does not repeat on schedule.
Over the last 10 years, XLE's strongest calendar month has been January (average +6.23%, up in 7 of 10 years) and its weakest August (average -0.27%, up in 4 of 10 years).
Average return for each calendar month over the last 10 years, from weekly closing prices with dividends included.
Long-term scenarios
Thousands of simulated paths from the price history. A range of outcomes, not a forecast.
Monte Carlo projection
Thousands of simulated paths for $10,000 in XLE, from its own past volatility. The shaded area holds 80% of them.
CleaRank's 10-year Monte Carlo simulation projects that a $10,000 investment in XLE today could grow to about $18,926 by 2036 in the base case, with a 90th-percentile outcome near $63,616 and a 10th-percentile outcome around $5,631. The simulation models price only; at today's 2.48% yield, dividends would add to these figures. Projections are statistical simulations, not guarantees.
XLE 2030 Scenarios (Monte Carlo)
The same simulation in share prices, year by year.
CleaRank's simulation projects a price near $88.08 for XLE by 2030 in the base case, from $68.24 today (1.3x over 4 years). The 10th-percentile path ends near $40.91. These are outcomes of a Monte Carlo simulation run on XLE's historical return distribution, not price targets, and they assume no dividends are reinvested.
| Year | 10th percentile | Base case | 90th percentile | range base today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | $49.57 | $72.74 | $107 | |
| 2028 | $45.08 | $77.53 | $133 | |
| 2029 | $42.54 | $82.63 | $161 | |
| 2030 | $40.91 | $88.08 | $190 | |
| 2031 | $39.84 | $93.88 | $221 |
Method: a lognormal simulation of XLE's own volatility and capped historical trend, re-run daily; base case is the median path, the outer columns the 10th and 90th percentiles.
Questions people ask
Answered from the figures on this page, as of October 17, 2026.