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Invesco DB Energy Fund (DBE)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

ETF Info

ISIN

US73936B1017

CUSIP

46140H304

Issuer

Invesco

Inception Date

Jan 5, 2007

Category

Oil & Gas

Leveraged

1x

Index Tracked

DBIQ Optimum Yield Energy Index

Asset Class

Commodity

Expense Ratio

DBE has an expense ratio of 0.78%, placing it in the medium range.


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Performance

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S&P 500

Returns By Period

Invesco DB Energy Fund (DBE) returned -6.54% year-to-date (YTD) and -8.35% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, DBE returned 1.27% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.


DBE

YTD

-6.54%

1M

2.10%

6M

-2.77%

1Y

-8.35%

3Y*

-11.38%

5Y*

17.19%

10Y*

1.27%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.51%

1M

6.15%

6M

-2.00%

1Y

12.92%

3Y*

12.68%

5Y*

14.19%

10Y*

10.85%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of DBE, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20252.91%-0.31%3.00%-13.37%2.10%-6.54%
20244.06%-0.44%4.22%0.00%-3.04%3.90%-2.50%-4.96%-3.88%3.06%-0.86%4.03%2.96%
2023-2.82%-3.13%-3.73%-1.38%-7.50%5.64%12.80%1.56%3.23%-4.19%-5.84%-5.69%-12.14%
202214.05%5.60%12.20%10.01%9.29%-5.69%-2.29%-1.88%-9.80%8.68%-1.84%-5.35%33.77%
20215.96%14.75%-0.91%6.66%4.95%6.63%2.57%-2.95%9.15%7.67%-14.47%9.49%57.56%
2020-13.94%-10.25%-28.14%-6.28%14.85%6.06%3.78%5.41%-5.82%-8.06%17.09%5.45%-25.91%
201910.37%6.63%0.34%4.48%-12.30%5.28%0.35%-7.33%1.53%1.80%1.69%7.54%19.72%
20184.61%-5.20%5.97%5.44%4.10%1.91%-3.04%3.53%5.74%-8.93%-17.63%-7.00%-12.95%
2017-4.85%-0.91%-3.30%-3.26%-2.05%-2.68%5.77%-0.08%4.56%6.86%2.48%3.42%5.21%
2016-8.55%-3.91%6.10%12.84%4.08%2.53%-10.74%4.90%5.10%-1.13%4.25%8.31%23.34%
2015-10.19%11.09%-8.89%13.04%-2.34%-1.65%-15.20%1.16%-7.78%-0.07%-7.78%-10.92%-35.91%
2014-2.78%4.06%-0.75%0.96%0.74%3.29%-5.63%-1.21%-6.10%-9.51%-13.96%-16.65%-40.07%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of DBE is 6, meaning it’s performing worse than 94% of other ETFs on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of DBE is 66
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of DBE is 66
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of DBE is 55
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of DBE is 55
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of DBE is 99
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of DBE is 33
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Invesco DB Energy Fund (DBE) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

Invesco DB Energy Fund Sharpe ratios as of May 31, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: -0.36
  • 5-Year: 0.62
  • 10-Year: 0.05
  • All Time: -0.03

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of Invesco DB Energy Fund compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.


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Dividends

Dividend History

Invesco DB Energy Fund provided a 6.76% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.17 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.


0.00%1.00%2.00%3.00%4.00%5.00%6.00%$0.00$0.20$0.40$0.60$0.80$1.00$1.202018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM2024202320222021202020192018
Dividend$1.17$1.17$0.74$0.17$0.00$0.00$0.26$0.21

Dividend yield

6.76%6.32%3.87%0.75%0.00%0.00%1.79%1.67%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Invesco DB Energy Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2024$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.17$1.17
2023$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.74$0.74
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.17$0.17
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2020$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2019$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.26$0.26
2018$0.21$0.21

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Invesco DB Energy Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the Invesco DB Energy Fund was 86.69%, occurring on Apr 27, 2020. The portfolio has not yet recovered.

The current Invesco DB Energy Fund drawdown is 63.73%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-86.69%Jul 7, 20082973Apr 27, 2020
-9.4%Jan 3, 200814Jan 23, 200818Feb 19, 200832
-8.93%Jul 11, 200731Aug 22, 200717Sep 17, 200748
-8.3%May 22, 20089Jun 4, 20082Jun 6, 200811
-8.13%Jan 10, 20076Jan 18, 20078Jan 30, 200714
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Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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