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Data last updated: Oct 17, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 17, 2026): State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) pays a $2.16 annual dividend ($0.54 quarterly), yielding 2.23% at $68.24/share. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 2.23%
Annual Dividend: $2.16 per share
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Years of Dividend History: 28
The State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF dividend comes from a fund built to track the energy companies inside the S&P 500, covering oil, natural gas, consumable fuels, and related equipment and services businesses. XLE currently pays a 2.95% yield, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $1.8977 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is September 21, 2026, with the last quarterly payment at $0.3803 per share. With a beta of -0.02, XLE moves almost independently of the broader market, which appeals to income investors seeking energy-sector exposure without tight correlation to general equity swings.
State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF pays out dividends as a pass-through of income generated by its underlying holdings, making a traditional payout ratio not applicable (fund/ETF). State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF dividend safety is therefore tied directly to the cash distributions produced by its S&P 500 energy constituents, which span oil, natural gas, and energy services companies. The most significant pressure point is energy price volatility: the history table shows year-over-year declines in multiple years, including a drop from $2.0175 in 2019 to $1.0653 in 2020, reflecting how sharply commodity-driven income can swing.
State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of 6.7% per year from 2009 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.5170 to $1.4647 over that window (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the growth calculation). The largest single-year jump in the window was 98.7% in 2019, but the data also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, which means growth has been far from linear.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | -3.1% | $1.61 (2022) | $1.46 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +6.6% | $1.07 (2020) | $1.46 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +3.7% | $1.02 (2015) | $1.46 (2025) |
XLE fits dividend investors who want energy-sector income and can tolerate meaningful year-to-year payment swings. The current yield of 2.95% sits in the moderate (2-4%) range and runs above the 5-year average of 2.23%, so income buyers are getting more yield than the recent norm. The trade-off is clear: the 6.7% long-run CAGR looks attractive on paper, but the history includes sharp single-year drops tied to energy market cycles. What an investor gains is targeted exposure to S&P 500 energy names with a yield above its own historical average. What they accept is a dividend that can fall hard when commodity markets turn.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | $0.3803 |
| 2026-06-22 | $0.3849 |
| 2026-03-23 | $0.3852 |
| 2025-12-22 | $0.3730 |
| 2025-09-22 | $0.3744 |
| 2025-06-23 | $0.3591 |
| 2025-03-24 | $0.3582 |
| 2024-12-23 | $0.3500 |
| 2024-09-23 | $0.3637 |
| 2024-06-24 | $0.3574 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.1504 |
| 2025 | $1.4647 |
| 2024 | $1.4381 |
| 2023 | $1.4885 |
| 2022 | $1.6104 |
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