
Energy ETFs returned 43% this year. Two refiners pulled even with the majors
Energy (Broad) ETFs such as XLE have returned 42.9% year to date through September 2026, with a refining boom matching Exxon and Chevron inside cap-weighted funds.
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Energy (Broad) ETFs such as XLE have returned 42.9% year to date through September 2026, with a refining boom matching Exxon and Chevron inside cap-weighted funds.

Materials fund XLB rose 1.6% on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, while financials fund XLF fell 2.0% on 2.15 times average volume and the S&P 500 fund SPY finished unchanged.













