Is XLE a good investment?

State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) is a energy sector ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores XLE 3.8 out of 10 — highest on Return (6.8), lowest on Growth (0.2). It trades at 16.7 times earnings, against its own median of 16.5. Its ten largest holdings are 74% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is XLE rated? ETF Copilot scores State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) 3.8 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) 3.8 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

Overall: 3.8 / 10
Growth: 0.2 / 10
Valuation: 6.4 / 10
Risk: 1.6 / 10
Quality: 4.5 / 10
Return: 6.8 / 10

What is XLE's expense ratio? 0.08% a year

As of September 11, 2026, XLE charges 0.08% a year, yields 2.94% and holds $42.5B in assets across 21 positions.

State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) — cost, income and size
Measure	XLE
Expense ratio	0.08%
Dividend yield	2.94%
Assets under management	$42.5B
Holdings	21

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

What stands out in XLE's data

U.S. energy companies, from integrated oil to equipment and services.

A liquid, broad-based position in the U.S. energy sector for a portfolio.

Why did XLE move this week? It rose 0.8% in the week to September 11, 2026 — Exxon Mobil and Valero Energy drove it

XLE rose 0.8% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Exxon Mobil (+2.3%), Valero Energy (+5.3%) and Chevron (+1.3%); Baker Hughes (−7.2%) pushed the other way.

Is XLE expensive right now? It trades at 16.7 times earnings, against its own median of 16.5

As of September 11, 2026, XLE is more expensive than 53% of its own 114 monthly readings since 2017 — 60 of those months were cheaper than today.

Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

What's inside XLE?

What's inside XLE: Size (Large 96%, Mid 4%, Small 0%); Geography (International 0%, US 100%).

What are XLE's top holdings? The ten largest are 74% of the fund

Exxonmobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Marathon Petroleum, Phillips 66, Valero Energy, Schlumberger, EOG Resources, Williams and Targa Resources are XLE's largest holdings, in that order.

More concentrated than 80% of Energy ETFs.

Half of XLE's weight sits in its 5 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 11 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) scores and holdings analysis”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/xle