State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV)
About this ETF
The State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) is designed to reflect, before expenses, the price and yield performance of the Health Care Select Sector Index. This benchmark offers a clear representation of the healthcare industry within the S&P 500. The fund provides focused exposure to companies across diverse healthcare fields, such as pharmaceuticals, medical equipment and supplies, healthcare providers and services, biotechnology, life sciences tools and services, and health technology. It allows investors to make targeted strategic or tactical allocations that are more precise than those offered by traditional style-based investment vehicles.
Price
Top 10 holdings
| ELI LILLY + CO LLY | 16.17% |
| JOHNSON + JOHNSON JNJ | 10.64% |
| ABBVIE INC ABBV | 7.54% |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC UNH | 6.63% |
| MERCK + CO. INC. MRK | 5.25% |
| AMGEN INC AMGN | 3.37% |
| THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC TMO | 3.37% |
| ABBOTT LABORATORIES ABT | 2.81% |
| GILEAD SCIENCES INC GILD | 2.77% |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC ISRG | 2.48% |
Sector mix
Price chart
Returns
| 1 month | +5.60% |
| 3 months | +9.57% |
| 6 months | +2.08% |
| Year to date | +4.27% |
| 1 year | +18.41% |
| 3 years (ann.) | +7.34% |
| 5 years (ann.) | +4.70% |
| 10 years (ann.) | +8.45% |
Risk profile
| Volatility (1y, ann.) | 15.74% |
| Sharpe (1y) | 1.15 |
| Sharpe (3y) | 0.57 |
| Sortino (1y) | 2.24 |
| Max drawdown (1y) | -10.84% |
| Max drawdown (5y) | -18.11% |
| Max drawdown (full) | -40.58% |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.36 |
| Correlation vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.29 |
Technical outlook as of 2026-07-13
The Monte Carlo cone is drawn on the price chart above (Forecast overlay); RSI, MACD and the rest of the oscillators live in its indicator panels.
Full holdings
| Constituent | ISIN | Market value | Weight |
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Sector breakdown
Geographic exposure
Cost vs. peers
Comparison universe: 6,948 funds of the same asset class.
Cost impact calculator
Dividend history
Distributing share class Income is paid out to shareholders.
| Ex-date | Payment | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-22 | 2026-06-24 | USD 0.6563 |
| 2026-03-23 | 2026-03-25 | USD 0.5947 |
| 2025-12-22 | 2025-12-24 | USD 0.6568 |
| 2025-09-22 | 2025-09-24 | USD 0.6249 |
| 2025-06-23 | 2025-06-25 | USD 0.6304 |
| 2025-03-24 | 2025-03-26 | USD 0.5645 |
| 2024-12-23 | 2024-12-26 | USD 0.6217 |
| 2024-09-23 | 2024-09-25 | USD 0.5772 |
| 2024-06-24 | 2024-06-26 | USD 0.5725 |
| 2024-03-18 | 2024-03-21 | USD 0.5229 |
| 2023-12-18 | 2023-12-21 | USD 0.5977 |
| 2023-09-18 | 2023-09-21 | USD 0.5395 |
| 2023-06-20 | 2023-06-23 | USD 0.5424 |
| 2023-03-20 | 2023-03-23 | USD 0.4891 |
| 2022-12-19 | 2022-12-22 | USD 0.5561 |
| 2022-09-19 | 2022-09-22 | USD 0.5058 |
| 2022-06-21 | 2022-06-24 | USD 0.5042 |
| 2022-03-21 | 2022-03-24 | USD 0.4264 |
| 2021-12-20 | 2021-12-23 | USD 0.5275 |
| 2021-09-20 | 2021-09-23 | USD 0.4665 |
| 2021-06-21 | 2021-06-24 | USD 0.4808 |
| 2021-03-22 | 2021-03-25 | USD 0.3980 |
| 2020-12-21 | 2020-12-24 | USD 0.4643 |
| 2020-09-21 | 2020-09-24 | USD 0.4184 |
| 2020-06-22 | 2020-06-25 | USD 0.4248 |
| 2020-03-23 | 2020-03-26 | USD 0.3820 |
| 2019-12-30 | 2020-01-03 | USD 0.6655 |
| 2019-12-20 | 2019-12-26 | USD 0.4219 |
| 2019-09-20 | 2019-09-25 | USD 0.3795 |
| 2019-06-21 | 2019-06-26 | USD 0.3984 |
| 2019-03-15 | 2019-03-20 | USD 0.3409 |
| 2018-12-21 | 2018-12-27 | USD 0.3795 |
| 2018-09-21 | 2018-09-26 | USD 0.3671 |
| 2018-06-15 | 2018-06-20 | USD 0.3160 |
| 2018-03-16 | 2018-03-21 | USD 0.2997 |
| 2017-12-15 | 2017-12-26 | USD 0.3306 |
| 2017-09-15 | 2017-09-25 | USD 0.3048 |
| 2017-06-16 | 2017-06-26 | USD 0.3078 |
| 2017-03-17 | 2017-03-27 | USD 0.2738 |
| 2016-12-16 | 2016-12-27 | USD 0.3050 |
ESG profile
Benchmark: average of 4,066 funds of the same asset class with derived ESG data.
Similar ETFs
| Fund | TER | AUM (USD) | Yield (TTM) | Return 1y | Sharpe 1y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF VTI | 0.03% | 2.30T | 1.05% | +19.93% | 1.48 |
| Vanguard S&P 500 ETF VOO | 0.03% | 1.70T | 1.07% | +19.68% | 1.49 |
| iShares Core S&P 500 ETF IVV | 0.03% | 894.38B | 1.09% | +19.68% | 1.49 |
| State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF SPY | 0.09% | 789.23B | 1.00% | +19.71% | 1.49 |
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 1557.T | 0.09% | 789.09B | 0.49% | +37.54% | 2.26 |
| State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF SPY.AX | 0.09% | 788.13B | 1.00% | +11.84% | 1.13 |
| Vanguard Total International Stock ETF VXUS | 0.05% | 652.30B | 2.61% | +20.58% | 1.21 |
| Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 QQQ | 0.18% | 481.14B | 0.43% | +28.14% | 1.43 |
| Vanguard Growth ETF VUG | 0.03% | 393.80B | 0.39% | +16.85% | 0.99 |
| Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF VEA | 0.03% | 317.30B | 2.60% | +21.64% | 1.23 |
Cheaper alternatives
No fund of the class reaches 60% portfolio overlap — showing the cheapest funds of the class instead.
| Fund | TER | AUM (USD) | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF SCHD | 0.06% | 98.55B | 17.0% |
| Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF VIG | 0.04% | 127.80B | 16.4% |
| Vanguard Value ETF VTV | 0.03% | 245.00B | 14.1% |
| Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF VYM | 0.04% | 96.10B | 11.9% |
| State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF SPYM | 0.02% | 159.32B | 8.9% |

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