XLE

XLE reports 24 positions, but the weights make it behave like about 9.9 equally weighted ones. Computed by this site from the fund's SEC Form N-PORT filing — see what this measure does not tell you and the full table.

• 007 Expense ratio
• 006 Maximum drawdown
• 006 Duration
• 005 Beta
• 004 Standard deviation
• 004 Total return
• 004 Correlation
• 003 Factor exposure

• XLE vs VDE: Which Energy ETF Benefits Most from Oil Shocks?

  XLE and VDE deliver nearly identical 5-year results (CAGR 22.7% vs 23.2%) with nearly identical realized risk (max drawdown −26.0% vs −26.6%) — the...

  12 Apr 2026 10 min ETF Analysis

• Energy Equities and Geopolitical Conflict: When the Relationship Actually Holds

  "Energy equities rise on conflict" is true on average but conditional on physical supply transmission — not on how loud the headlines are. The post-2014...

  11 Apr 2026 12 min Macro & Markets

• Top ETFs for AI Infrastructure in 2026 (Utilities, Energy, Grid)

  AI capex is increasingly an electricity story. Data-center load growth has revived a previously sleepy regulated-utility sector and pulled grid-equipment...

  10 Apr 2026 12 min ETF Analysis

• Tax-Loss Harvesting and the After-Tax Compounding Gap: What the Math Actually Shows

  Over a 30-year horizon, a 1-percentage-point reduction in annual tax drag compounds into roughly a one-third increase in terminal wealth — not because of...

  10 Mar 2026 10 min Long-Term Strategy

• XLE in a Long-Term Core: The Rebalancing Math Behind Cyclical Sector Sleeves

  XLE's trailing 5-year CAGR of 22.3% sits roughly 840 basis points above VOO, but the same fund's 10-year CAGR is 10.7% — a regime readout, not a structural...

  08 Mar 2026 9 min Long-Term Strategy

• Energy ETFs in the 2026 Hormuz Shock: When Geopolitical Risk Premia Show Up in Returns

  XLE delivered a 22.3% five-year CAGR, but most of that compounded off the 2020 trough; the realized 10-year CAGR of 10.7% is a more honest through-cycle...

  07 Mar 2026 10 min Macro & Markets

• XLE vs VDE: A Five-Year Audit of the Two Largest US Energy ETFs

  XLE and VDE delivered nearly identical 5-year CAGR (22.3% vs 22.6%) at nearly identical volatility — the diversification VDE offers on paper barely...

  07 Mar 2026 9 min ETF Analysis