Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE)
Top ETFs · US Energy Sector · data since 1998-12-22 · last close 2026-07-24
1d
+0.40%
7d
+3.36%
30d
+11.29%
YTD
+35.19%
1y
+40.63%
Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14.2 | 9.5 | 10.3 | -2.6 | -5.6 | -5.0 | 12.3 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 3.5 | -13.9 | 1.3 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 3.6 | -0.3 | -1.4 | 2.6 | -0.3 |
| 2024 | -0.5 | 3.3 | 10.5 | -0.9 | -0.3 | -1.4 | 2.3 | -2.1 | -3.0 | 0.9 | 7.8 | -9.6 |
| 2023 | 2.8 | -6.9 | 0.0 | 2.8 | -10.0 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 1.6 | 2.4 | -5.8 | -0.7 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 18.8 | 7.1 | 9.3 | -1.7 | 16.0 | -17.1 | 9.7 | 2.6 | -9.6 | 25.0 | 1.3 | -3.0 |
| 2021 | 3.8 | 22.5 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 5.7 | 4.2 | -8.3 | -2.0 | 8.9 | 10.3 | -5.0 | 3.0 |
| 2020 | -11.0 | -15.3 | -34.4 | 30.8 | 2.0 | -1.1 | -4.8 | -1.1 | -14.6 | -4.1 | 28.0 | 4.5 |
| 2019 | 11.2 | 2.3 | 2.1 | -0.0 | -11.1 | 9.4 | -1.6 | -8.3 | 3.9 | -2.1 | 1.6 | 6.0 |
| 2018 | 3.6 | -10.8 | 1.7 | 9.5 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 1.6 | -3.5 | 2.5 | -11.3 | -1.6 | -12.4 |
| 2017 | -3.2 | -2.1 | -1.5 | -3.0 | -3.5 | -0.1 | 2.6 | -5.5 | 10.2 | -0.8 | 1.8 | 5.3 |
| 2016 | -3.5 | -2.8 | 10.2 | 9.1 | -0.9 | 2.7 | -1.3 | 1.7 | 3.7 | -2.8 | 8.5 | 1.7 |
| 2015 | -4.6 | 4.6 | -1.2 | 6.6 | -5.2 | -3.5 | -7.7 | -4.3 | -7.2 | 11.2 | -0.0 | -10.5 |
| 2014 | -5.8 | 5.1 | 2.1 | 5.3 | 1.7 | 5.5 | -3.5 | 2.2 | -7.8 | -3.5 | -8.7 | -0.2 |
| 2013 | 8.3 | 0.4 | 2.5 | -1.3 | 2.9 | -2.3 | 5.3 | -1.0 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
| 2012 | 2.3 | 5.9 | -3.8 | -0.7 | -10.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 3.1 | -2.0 | -1.2 | 1.0 |
| 2011 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 1.9 | 0.9 | -4.2 | -1.9 | 1.5 | -10.2 | -14.4 | 19.1 | 1.7 | -2.0 |
| 2010 | -4.4 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 4.2 | -11.4 | -5.9 | 8.4 | -4.9 | 10.0 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 9.3 |
| 2009 | -1.8 | -12.3 | 3.8 | 7.8 | 12.9 | -6.5 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 5.8 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 0.9 |
| 2008 | -12.3 | 9.3 | -2.3 | 10.4 | 5.2 | 3.2 | -15.9 | 0.3 | -14.9 | -18.8 | -2.2 | -4.5 |
| 2007 | -0.9 | -2.0 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 7.8 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 7.4 | 2.5 | -4.2 | 8.3 |
| 2006 | 14.6 | -9.2 | 4.2 | 5.0 | -2.8 | 2.5 | 3.4 | -5.1 | -3.7 | 4.3 | 8.6 | -2.8 |
| 2005 | 3.4 | 16.8 | -1.9 | -5.4 | 2.8 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 6.3 | -9.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| 2004 | 2.3 | 5.3 | -0.6 | 1.7 | -0.3 | 6.2 | 3.1 | -1.5 | 9.8 | 0.6 | 6.7 | -2.8 |
| 2003 | -2.5 | 2.9 | 0.1 | -0.8 | 10.6 | -1.3 | -3.5 | 6.4 | -2.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 13.1 |
| 2002 | -3.6 | 3.4 | 8.8 | -3.6 | -1.8 | -3.7 | -13.8 | 1.5 | -7.1 | 1.8 | 4.1 | 0.0 |
| 2001 | -3.2 | -1.2 | -3.0 | 10.3 | -0.9 | -9.1 | -1.1 | -4.2 | -9.6 | 4.0 | -5.6 | 5.7 |
| 2000 | 0.8 | -4.2 | 12.4 | -1.5 | 11.7 | -5.5 | -3.8 | 10.9 | 1.6 | -2.7 | -5.3 | 10.2 |
| 1999 | -6.6 | -0.9 | 14.1 | 14.8 | -2.2 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.1 | -4.6 | -1.5 | -0.2 | 0.7 |
| 1998 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0.3 |
| Avg | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -0.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.9 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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Seasonality — average by calendar month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +1.1% | +1.6% | +2.2% | +3.2% | +0.5% | -0.1% | +0.1% | -0.4% | -0.8% | +1.0% | +1.8% | +0.9% |
| Win rate | 50%/28 | 61%/28 | 71%/28 | 57%/28 | 46%/28 | 50%/28 | 59%/27 | 52%/27 | 52%/27 | 52%/27 | 59%/27 | 64%/28 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
Risk & extremes
Max drawdown
-71.3%
Worst peak-to-trough fall on record
Monthly volatility
±7.2%
Std. dev. of monthly returns
Positive months
56%
Share of completed months in the green
Best month
+30.76%
2020-04
Worst month
-34.37%
2020-03
Longest streaks
8▲ / 6▼
Consecutive up / down months
Drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
About Energy Select Sector SPDR
Energy Select Sector SPDR digs up ancient sunlight and sells it by the barrel — with price receipts on this site going back to 1998. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1998) would be about $929 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was April 2020 at +30.76%; its worst, March 2020 at -34.37%.
- It has closed March in the green 20 out of 28 times — past performance, future shrug.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.