Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV)

NYSEARCA: XLV · Real-Time Price · USD
146.37
+0.34 (0.23%)
At close: Oct 27, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
146.64
+0.27 (0.18%)
After-hours: Oct 27, 2025, 6:33 PM EDT
0.23%
Assets$36.90B
Expense Ratio0.08%
PE Ratio22.27
Shares Out252.67M
Dividend (ttm)$2.44
Dividend Yield1.67%
Ex-Dividend DateSep 22, 2025
Payout FrequencyQuarterly
Payout Ratio37.23%
Volume6,458,857
Open146.09
Previous Close146.03
Day's Range145.22 - 146.45
52-Week Low127.35
52-Week High150.95
Beta0.64
Holdings63
Inception DateDec 16, 1998

About XLV

Fund Home Page

The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P Health Care Select Sector index. The fund tracks health care stocks from within the S&P 500 Index, weighted by market cap. XLV was launched on Dec 16, 1998 and is issued by State Street.

Asset Class Equity
Category Health
Region North America
Stock Exchange NYSEARCA
Ticker Symbol XLV
ETF Provider State Street
Index Tracked S&P Health Care Select Sector

Top 10 Holdings

56.65% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Eli Lilly and CompanyLLY12.37%
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ8.65%
AbbVie Inc.ABBV7.59%
UnitedHealth Group IncorporatedUNH6.19%
Abbott LaboratoriesABT4.16%
Merck & Co., Inc.MRK4.12%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.TMO4.08%
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.ISRG3.69%
Amgen Inc.AMGN2.96%
Gilead Sciences, Inc.GILD2.83%
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Dividends

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Sep 22, 2025$0.62487Sep 24, 2025
Jun 23, 2025$0.63038Jun 25, 2025
Mar 24, 2025$0.56454Mar 26, 2025
Dec 23, 2024$0.62166Dec 26, 2024
Sep 23, 2024$0.57723Sep 25, 2024
Jun 24, 2024$0.57253Jun 26, 2024
Full Dividend History

Performance

XLV had a total return of 0.26% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 8.41%.

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