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+4.4%$100 → $104
a month ago-2.3%$100 → $98
three months ago-7.5%$100 → $92
since our history starts, June 17, 2026-7.5%$100 → $93
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying XLU
Over the last 116 days XLU closed between $39.26 (September 28, 2026) and $46.33 (June 28, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $106 today; at the high, $90. The current price $41.59 is above 25 of those 116 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 22% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves XLU by 1.4%: a $1,000 position swings about $14 a day.
Low of the stretch$39.26 · $100 → $106
High of the stretch$46.33 · $100 → $90
Share of profitable dates22% · 25/116
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “exchange-traded fund” category.