State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF
$26.51−0.79 (−2.89%)
- 0.35%
- $202M
- +34.7%
- 20.19%
- 204K sh
- low $23.97high $29.83
The ETF.net XLEI Grade
B
Score 70 out of 100
- 3 of 22
Score 70 of 100 falls in the A band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25. The letter stays B for now. A new letter must hold for 3 published runs before it replaces it.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A76 out of 100Rank 1 of 22Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A73 out of 100Rank 9 of 13Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B66 out of 100Rank 5 of 22Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B68 out of 100Rank 5 of 22Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C52 out of 100Rank 10 of 19Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A81 out of 100Rank 2 of 22
Our read on XLEI
In short
BState Street's 1998-vintage energy sector fund, wrapped in a call-writing overlay. Same oil and gas majors, monthly income from selling options against them, minus some of the upside when crude runs.
Stated mandate
The fund seeks current income while preserving prospects for long-term capital growth by investing in an energy-sector ETF and selling call options on it to generate additional premium income.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
XLEI Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
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XLEI$13,469
Returns run to the Nov 5, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | XLEI |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +29.1% |
| 1 month | −2.3% |
| 3 months | +6.5% |
| 1 year | +34.7% |
| 3 years | |
| 5 years | |
| 10 years |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | XLEI |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +29.1% | |
| 2025 | +6.7% |
XLEI in the news
XLEI Dividends
- 20.19%
- $5.35
- $0.50 per share
- Monthly
XLEI Risk
- 15.6%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 2.03
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −9.5%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- −0.55
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
XLEI Cost
Tied cheapest in Sector Option Income
$7,126
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
XLEI 0.35%
$7,126
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | XLEI |
|---|---|
| 10 | $634 |
| 20 | $2,454 |
| 30 | $7,126 |
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