If I had bought XLU
If I had bought XLU
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into XLU
a week ago-2.0%$100 → $98
a month ago-6.3%$100 → $94
since our history starts, June 17, 2026-3.7%$100 → $96
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying XLU
Over the last 69 days XLU closed between $43.04 (August 21, 2026) and $46.26 (June 26, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $101 today; at the high, $94. The current price $43.28 is above 3 of those 69 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 4% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves XLU by 1.2%: a $1,000 position swings about $12 a day.
Low of the stretch$43.04 · $100 → $101
High of the stretch$46.26 · $100 → $94
Share of profitable dates4% · 3/69
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “exchange-traded fund” category.