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NYSEARCA:XLV

Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) Price, Holdings, & News

Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund logo
$178.94 -0.88 (-0.49%)
Closing price 04:10 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$178.92 -0.03 (-0.01%)
As of 07:05 PM Eastern
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About Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLV)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$177.64
▼
$179.68
50-Day Range
$165.36
▼
$179.82
52-Week Range
$141.97
▼
$180.06
Volume
8.49 million shs
Average Volume
11.02 million shs
Market Capitalization
$46.47 billion
Assets Under Management
$47.68 billion
Dividend Yield
1.43%
Net Expense Ratio
0.08%
Aggregate Rating
Moderate Buy

ETF Overview

Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (the Fund) seeks to closely match the returns and characteristics of the S&P Health Care Select Sector Index (the Index). The companies included in the Index are selected on the basis of general industry classification from a universe of companies defined by the Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock Index (S&P 500). The Health Care Select Sector Index includes companies from the industries, such as pharmaceuticals, healthcare providers and services, healthcare equipment and supplies, biotechnology, life sciences tools and services, and healthcare technology. Under normal market conditions, the Fund generally invests substantially all, but at least 95%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the Index. State Street Global Advisors acts as the Fund's investment manager.

Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund Expenses

TypeXLVHealth Care ETFsEquity ETFsNYSEARCA ETFsAll ETFs
Management Fee0.03%0.55%0.57%0.50%0.53%
Other Expenses0.05%0.52%0.53%0.60%0.54%
Total Expense0.08%0.76%0.75%0.75%0.73%
Fee Waiver0.00%-0.85%-0.67%-0.78%-0.68%
Net Expense0.08%0.58%0.63%0.57%0.60%
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XLV ETF News Headlines

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XLV ETF - Frequently Asked Questions

Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund's stock was trading at $154.80 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, XLV stock has increased by 15.7% and is now trading at $179.1710.

Top institutional shareholders of Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund include Ayalon Insurance Comp Ltd. (0.17%), TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. (0.15%), Krilogy Financial LLC (0.10%) and Stonebridge Financial Group LLC (0.08%).

Shares of XLV stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF), Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK), Tesla (TSLA), Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLU) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

Fund Details

Issuer
SSgA
Fund Name
Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund
Tax Classification
Regulated Investment Company
Stock Exchange
NYSEARCA
Current Symbol
NYSEARCA:XLV
Inception Date
12/16/1998
Fund Manager
Mike Feehily, Karl Schneider, Dwayne Hancock
Previous Symbol
NYSE:XLV

Fund Focus

Asset Class
Equity
Benchmark
Health Care Select Sector Index
Category
Sector
Focus
Health Care
Development Level
Developed Markets
Region
North America
Number of Holdings
0

Fund Statistics

Assets Under Management
$47.68 billion
Average Daily Volume
$0.00
Discount/Premium
0.00%

Administrator, Advisor and Custodian

Administrator
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Advisor
SSgA Funds Management, Inc.
Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Distributor
ALPS Distributors, Inc.
Transfer Agent
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Trustee
N/A
Lead Market Maker
Citadel

Options

Optionable
Optionable
Options Volume
17,795
Put Options
7,770
Call Options
10,025
Short Interest
16,923,001 shs

Miscellaneous

Beta
0.55
Creation Unit
50,000
Creation Fee
$500.00
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This page (NYSEARCA:XLV) was last updated on 10/21/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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