Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE)
| Assets | $26.34B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.08% |
| PE Ratio | 17.26 |
| Shares Out | 301.62M |
| Dividend (ttm) | $2.86 |
| Dividend Yield | 3.21% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Jun 23, 2025 |
| Payout Frequency | Quarterly |
| Payout Ratio | 56.40% |
| Volume | 14,962,060 |
| Open | 87.78 |
| Previous Close | 87.58 |
| Day's Range | 87.58 - 89.16 |
| 52-Week Low | 74.49 |
| 52-Week High | 97.92 |
| Beta | 0.85 |
| Holdings | 25 |
| Inception Date | Dec 16, 1998 |
About XLE
Fund Home PageThe Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P Energy Select Sector index, a market-cap-weighted index of US energy companies in the S&P 500. XLE was launched on Dec 16, 1998 and is issued by State Street.
Top 10 Holdings
76.31% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Exxon Mobil Corporation | XOM | 22.79% |
| Chevron Corporation | CVX | 18.43% |
| ConocoPhillips | COP | 7.20% |
| EOG Resources, Inc. | EOG | 4.31% |
| The Williams Companies, Inc. | WMB | 4.27% |
| Marathon Petroleum Corporation | MPC | 4.09% |
| Phillips 66 | PSX | 3.91% |
| Schlumberger Limited | SLB | 3.90% |
| Kinder Morgan, Inc. | KMI | 3.74% |
| Valero Energy Corporation | VLO | 3.68% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2025 | $0.71826 | Jun 25, 2025 |
| Mar 24, 2025 | $0.71633 | Mar 26, 2025 |
| Dec 23, 2024 | $0.69999 | Dec 26, 2024 |
| Sep 23, 2024 | $0.72749 | Sep 25, 2024 |
| Jun 24, 2024 | $0.71484 | Jun 26, 2024 |
| Mar 18, 2024 | $0.73393 | Mar 21, 2024 |
Performance
XLE had a total return of 6.25% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 7.88%.
News
Fast Money: ORCL, AMZN, OIH, XLE
The final trades of the day with CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Fast Money traders.
In Trump's market, oil and gas stocks have not been the big energy winners
The Trump administration has promoted an energy policy favorable to oil and gas, but the utilities sector within the S&P 500 has been the much stronger performer this year. The Utilities Select Sector...
XLE Still Primed For Breakout
XLE's long-term sideways pattern is likely a bullish consolidation, not a distribution top. This view is supported by sentiment indicators. Put/call ratio in XLE and high short interest in crude oil f...
Power shift: Investors are changing the way they think about energy
Paul Baiocchi of SS&C ALPS Advisors sits down with CNBC's Julia Boorstin to talk about the changing face of the energy market. Baiocchi says the energy ETF story is evolving into a “power ETF” story, ...
Final Trade: CEG, XLE, ADBE, TM
The final trades of the day with the Fast Money traders.
Energy Sector Breaks; Gold Goes Sideways
While some sectors like tech and consumer discretionary are rallying sharply today, energy is going in the opposite direction with a decline of 1%. XLE recently made a triple top just below resistance...
3 Stocks for AI's Natural Gas Boom
A look at the charts of EQT, Expand, and NextDecade suggest upside ahead.
Weak Jobs Report Creates A Golden Buying Opportunity For These 3 Stocks
July's weak jobs report triggered a market sell-off and raised expectations for a September Fed rate cut. However, there were several stocks that did not respond how they should have. I discuss 3 of t...
The More It Underperforms, The More I Buy
Investors are increasingly giving up on these laggards. However, I am seeing an enormous disconnect forming between price and value. As a result, the more these opportunities underperform, the more I ...
XLE: Still Has Value, Could Be Volatile, Don't Expect Much Either Direction
XLE offers concentrated exposure to traditional energy giants, with over one-third of assets in Exxon Mobil and Chevron, making it highly sensitive to oil prices. Despite recent earnings declines for ...
Rare Buying Opportunities: Deeply Undervalued With Big Upside Catalysts
It is rare to find stocks that are both deeply undervalued and have powerful near-term upside catalysts. We share two of them in this article. We detail why the market is discounting them and why this...
Technical Trends Powering Energy: Charting XLE & SLB Ahead of Earnings
"Ever-growing hunger" for electricity over A.I. demand makes the energy sector one investors should watch.
Energy Stocks: Winners And Losers At The Beginning Of H2 2025
The energy sector made big moves in H1 2025, up and down, but either move could only be sustained for a limited time. Many energy stocks are feeling the effects of changes taking place in the oil mark...
RBN Energy Founder Rusty Braziel goes one-on-one with Jim Cramer
RBN Energy Founder and Chairman Rusty Braziel joins 'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer to talk the impact of conflict with Iran on oil prices and why oil plummeted today.
Defense, Energy & Crypto: Reason to Be Bullish
Barbara Goodstein sees some standout opportunities in a few select groups of the market including defense, energy and crypto. Within the defense space, she points to the VanEck Defense ETF (DFNS) as w...
ETF Edge: Growing Middle East tensions, mitigating risk and contrarian ETF plays
Matt Bartolini, State Street Head of SPDR Americas Research and John Davi, Astoria Portfolio Advisors CIO, sit down with CNBC's Dominic Chu to discuss how ETF investors are reacting to growing Middle ...
State Street's Matt Bartolini on how ETF investors are reacting to growing Middle East tensions
Matt Bartolini, State Street, joins CNBC's Dominic Chu on “Halftime Report' to discuss how ETF investors are monitoring geopolitical developments, and handling the risks involved as tensions grow betw...
Wall Street Is Steadily Investing In Energy As An Inflation Hedge
At the end of last week, fund managers had built up the largest net long position in crude oil futures in nine months, according to data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. It is serving as...
U.S. energy markets will take most of the hit from geopolitical tensions: Charles Schwab's Gordon
Kevin Gordon, Charles Schwab, joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' with reaction to comments from SF Fed President Mary Daly.
The Israel-Iran crisis shows why you need energy stocks in your 401(k)
This isn't the first time energy stocks have zigged while everything else has zagged. It seems to be a feature, not a bug.
Calling On U.S. Oil In Turbulent Times
U.S. oil prices surged on Middle East tensions, and I expect a new normal. WTI and XLE show moderate year-to-date gains, while U.S. crude exports and LNG exports are rising, supporting the sector.
