Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund
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Funds holding %
of 7,429 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
8.49% more ownership
Funds ownership: 62.59% [Q1] → 71.08% (+8.49%) [Q2]
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,818 [Q1] → 1,704 (-114) [Q2]
12% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $20.5B [Q1] → $18.1B (-$2.43B) [Q2]
21% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 611 | Existing positions reduced: 776
37% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 118 | Existing positions closed: 188
47% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 60 [Q1] → 32 (-28) [Q2]
48% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.06B | Put options by funds: $7.78B
Research analyst outlook
We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for XLE.
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 7 articles about XLE published over the past 30 days
Neutral
CNBC Television
1 week ago
Final Trade: CEG, XLE, ADBE, TM
The final trades of the day with the Fast Money traders.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Should You Invest in the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE)?
Looking for broad exposure to the Energy - Broad segment of the equity market? You should consider the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on December 16, 1998.
Negative
Seeking Alpha
2 weeks ago
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 from the Q1 highs, broke below the bottom of its uptrend channel, and now it's back below its 50-day moving average.
Positive
Barrons
3 weeks ago
3 Stocks for AI's Natural Gas Boom
A look at the charts of EQT, Expand, and NextDecade suggest upside ahead.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
3 weeks ago
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 these stocks in this article and the golden opportunity this provides to investors.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
3 weeks ago
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 want to buy them.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
3 weeks ago
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 top holdings, sector valuation is attractive, with XLE trading below its 10-year average and offering a solid dividend yield. Fossil fuels remain dominant in U.S. energy, and EIA forecasts record production, but global trade uncertainty and oil price volatility present near-term risks.
Positive
See It Market
1 month ago
Energy Sector ETF (XLE): Creating Bullish Divergence?
Here are the top 10 holdings of the S&P Energy Sector ETF (NYSEARCA: XLE) as of July 24, 2025, along with their respective weightings: Data according to S&P and Yahoo Finance. The Energy Sector ETF (XLE) by itself is recognized for providing exposure to dividend-paying energy stocks.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
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 does not make sense.
Positive
Schwab Network
1 month ago
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.
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