Unloved and Underexposed - XLE

Vinay Tolia |

What's the best performing sector this year that almost nobody owns?

Energy. Up 20% YTD while the S&P is flat and tech is negative. Yet the average portfolio has less than 4% allocated to the sector.

XLK (Tech)

36x

Trailing P/E

 

XLE (Energy)

22x

Trailing P/E

 

YTD

Forward P/E

XLE (Energy)

+20%

17x

SPY (S&P 500)

+1%

22x

XLK (Tech)

-2%

36x

Energy (XLE) vs Tech (XLK) vs S&P 500: 2026 YTD

Energy (XLE) vs Tech (XLK) vs S&P 500: 2026 YTD

Energy's best start in over two decades — yet the sector represents just 3.3% of the S&P 500. Short interest sits near decade highs. Meanwhile, Mag 7 AI capex is approaching $690B this year, and all those data centers may need significant power to run.

Ways To Express This View

Growth

4 YR / XLE / ~110% upside% - uncapped / 20% Hard Buffer

Snowball

4 YR 12MNC / XLE / 70% EKI / ~15% P.A

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