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XLVSPDRINDEX

Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund

$179.18-0.06% vs prior close
14318152-WK

Price through Oct 27, 2026 · Flows through Oct 26, 2026. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 27, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 27, 2026.

In seeking to track the performance of the index, the fund employs a replication strategy. It generally invests substantially all, but at least 95%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index. The index includes companies from the following industries: pharmaceuticals; health care equipment & supplies; health care providers & services; biotechnology; life sciences tools & services; and health care technology. The fund is non-diversified.

XLV price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateXLV close
Jul 27, 2026$163.40
Jul 28, 2026$167.26
Jul 29, 2026$166.24
Jul 30, 2026$163.52
Jul 31, 2026$162.55
Aug 3, 2026$162.24
Aug 4, 2026$162.10
Aug 5, 2026$164.16
Aug 6, 2026$164.45
Aug 7, 2026$165.68
Aug 10, 2026$168.44
Aug 11, 2026$168.01
Aug 12, 2026$168.44
Aug 13, 2026$168.38
Aug 14, 2026$167.37
Aug 17, 2026$167.05
Aug 18, 2026$169.73
Aug 19, 2026$175.68
Aug 20, 2026$172.39
Aug 21, 2026$174.62
Aug 24, 2026$174.70
Aug 25, 2026$175.29
Aug 26, 2026$173.54
Aug 27, 2026$171.58
Aug 28, 2026$171.16
Aug 31, 2026$170.54
Sep 1, 2026$171.67
Sep 2, 2026$172.95
Sep 3, 2026$173.26
Sep 4, 2026$171.45
Sep 8, 2026$167.13
Sep 9, 2026$166.58
Sep 10, 2026$165.66
Sep 11, 2026$165.36
Sep 14, 2026$167.75
Sep 15, 2026$167.66
Sep 16, 2026$167.77
Sep 17, 2026$168.81
Sep 18, 2026$168.39
Sep 21, 2026$169.01
Sep 22, 2026$169.89
Sep 23, 2026$168.80
Sep 24, 2026$169.87
Sep 25, 2026$170.70
Sep 28, 2026$171.26
Sep 29, 2026$170.73
Sep 30, 2026$168.42
Oct 1, 2026$166.20
Oct 2, 2026$166.18
Oct 5, 2026$167.37
Oct 6, 2026$167.09
Oct 7, 2026$168.81
Oct 8, 2026$168.16
Oct 9, 2026$170.81
Oct 12, 2026$171.99
Oct 13, 2026$169.66
Oct 14, 2026$173.96
Oct 15, 2026$177.19
Oct 16, 2026$176.71
Oct 19, 2026$175.65
Oct 20, 2026$179.82
Oct 21, 2026$178.94
Oct 22, 2026$181.30
Oct 23, 2026$179.28
Oct 26, 2026$179.28
Oct 27, 2026$179.18

Weekly net flows, 3M

Net outflow over the range: −$174M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
−$793.5MJul 27Aug 3Aug 10Aug 17Aug 24Aug 31Sep 7Sep 14Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19−$252MOct 26−$793.5MJul 27Aug 10Aug 24Sep 7Sep 21Oct 5−$252MOct 26−$793.5MJul 27Aug 24Sep 21−$252MOct 26
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Jul 27−$793.5M
Aug 3$711.3M
Aug 10$16.5M
Aug 17−$413.3M
Aug 24−$132.7M
Aug 31$234.3M
Sep 7$157.8M
Sep 14−$378.3M
Sep 21−$154.8M
Sep 28$84.2M
Oct 5$276.9M
Oct 12$370M
Oct 19$99.2M
Oct 26−$252M
The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$578M of net inflows over the past month, about 1.2% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +15.7% so far this year. At 0.090% a year, no lower reported fee appears among the alternatives shown here.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$46.7Bassets under management
0.090%expense ratio · $9 per $10,000 a year
+$578Mnet flow, trailing month
8.6Mavg daily volume, 30 days
64holdings · US-domiciled
1998listed December 16, 1998 · beta 0.24
The book at a glance
LLY+0.2%JNJ+0.9%ABBV-0.1%UNH-0.1%MRK+0.9%TMO+1.2%AMGN+0.7%GILD+0.2%ABT-1.7%PFE+0.0%ISRG-1.3%DHR-0.4%VRTX+0.7%BMY-0.1%MDT-0.9%CVS-1.5%MCK-2.6%SYK-1.5%ELV-2.3%HCA-3.3%BSX-1.1%COR-1.4%CAH-2.0%BDXEW+0.3%HUMWATIQVIDXX

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

Holdings
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1LLYELI LILLY15.50%$1281.91+0.2%
2JNJJOHNSON & JOHNSON10.45%$268.73+0.9%
3ABBVABBVIE7.72%$286.39-0.1%
4UNHUNITEDHEALTH GROUP6.49%$410.39-0.1%
5MRKMERCK & CO5.44%$141.82+0.9%
6TMOTHERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC3.64%$693.02+1.2%
7AMGNAMGEN3.55%$447.95+0.7%
8GILDGILEAD SCIENCES2.77%$159.08+0.2%
9ABTABBOTT LABORATORIES3.12%$103.10-1.7%
10PFEPFIZER2.41%$29.80+0.0%
11ISRGINTUITIVE SURGICAL2.12%$445.88-1.3%
12DHRDANAHER2.10%$232.00-0.4%
13VRTXVERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS2.07%$521.03+0.7%
14BMYBRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB2.25%$61.55-0.1%
15MDTMEDTRONIC1.87%$93.95-0.9%

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Sector weights

  • Healthcare100%
  • Health Technology76.26%
  • Health Services17.05%
  • Distribution Services4.53%
  • Retail Trade1.77%
  • Commercial Services0.25%
  • Mutual fund0.14%
  • Other0.09%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Healthcare100%
Health Technology76.26%
Health Services17.05%
Distribution Services4.53%
Retail Trade1.77%
Commercial Services0.25%
Mutual fund0.14%
Other0.09%

Country weights

  • United States100%
  • Ireland2.5%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
United States100%
Ireland2.5%
Performance
1 week+0.1%
1 month+5.0%
3 months+9.7%
6 months+24.3%
YTD+15.7%
1 year+22.4%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$714M
1 month+$578M
3 months−$174M
YTD+$794M
1 year+$1.4B

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
+$931.4MNov−$395.2MDec+$1.3BJan+$677.6MFeb−$908MMar−$536.3MApr−$549.5MMay+$24MJun+$165.5MJul+$79.8MAug+$54MSep+$485.2MOctNovDec+$1.3BJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep+$485.2MOctNov+$1.3BJanMarMayJul+$485.2MOct
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Nov$931.4M
Dec−$395.2M
Jan$1.3B
Feb$677.6M
Mar−$908M
Apr−$536.3M
May−$549.5M
Jun$24M
Jul$165.5M
Aug$79.8M
Sep$54M
Oct$485.2M
The risk read
19%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
16%realized volatility, 1 year
-10.8%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-1.2%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 15.5% of the book; the top ten carry 61%. Spread across 60+ names, it behaves like roughly 17 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
3Kcalls · latest snapshot
5Kputs · latest snapshot
1.85put/call ratio
7.7Mshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
MRNA MODERNA$52M$53M
AMGN AMGEN$64M$2M
LLY ELI LILLY$24M$26M
UNH UNITEDHEALTH GROUP$13M$13M
MCK MCKESSON$6M$5M

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The case against XLV

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat XLV on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$40.7B+$609M-6bp on fee · +$609M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.4B+$199M-6bp on fee · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.4B+$497M-5bp on fee · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$51M-5bp on fee · +$51M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-5bp on fee · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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