# XLV (State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF)

State Street · Stock ETFs · Health care · data as of Oct 28, 2026

XLV has 62 holdings by its book of Oct 27, 2026 and returned +25.6% over the year to Oct 28, 2026.

Promise check: Not measured. No other ETF tracks the index it names, so its tracking cannot be measured. https://etfiq.com/promise-index/stocks/

XLV tracks an index of Health care and returned +25.6% over the past year.

## Key facts

- XLV, total return, 1 year: +25.6%, as of Oct 28, 2026.
- XLV, expense ratio: 0.08%, as of Jan 28, 2026.
- XLV, holdings: 62, as of Oct 27, 2026.
- XLV, below its high: −0.9%, as of Oct 28, 2026.
- XLV, 12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price: 1.8%, as of Oct 28, 2026.
- XLV, last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 21, 2026: $0.6422, as of Sep 21, 2026.
- XLV, net assets: $47.0bn (the issuer’s own daily fund list, as of Oct 27, 2026).

## XLV over each window to Oct 28, 2026

| Window | Total return | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 month | +4.9% | +0.9% |
| 3 months | +8.5% | +6.1% |
| 6 months | +26.8% | +9.1% |
| Year to date | +17.5% | +14.1% |
| 1 year | +25.6% | +13.6% |
| 3 years | +53.4% | +95.0% |
| 5 years | +45.6% | +79.8% |
| 10 years | +213.5% | +325.8% |
| Since launch | +981.4% | +935.6% |
| Since launch, annualised | +8.9% | – |

## XLV key stats

- 52-week high, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026: $181.30 on Oct 22, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- 52-week low, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026: $142.84 on Apr 29, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Close on Oct 28, 2026, within that range: $179.72, 96% of the way from the low to the high (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Holdings: 62
- Top ten weight: 60.6%

## XLV trading

- Not scored.
- Premium to NAV at the Oct 27 close: +0.01%; 95% of days within ±0.05%.
- The full trading page: https://etfiq.com/funds/xlv/trading/

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| What it tracks | Health Care Select Sector Index | ETFIQ |
| Fund type | Equity fund | ETFIQ |
| Category | Stocks · Health care | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 0.08% | 485BPOS XBRL, Jan 28, 2026 |
| Price | $179.72 | ETFIQ |
| First traded | Dec 22, 1998 | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $47.0bn | the issuer’s own daily fund list, as of Oct 27, 2026 |
| Benchmark | Its own holdings, as of Oct 27, 2026; its shareholder report compares it with the S&P 500 Index, but its daily returns fit SPY's at R-squared 0.0354 over the year to Oct 28, 2026 (251 days), under the 0.35 it needs to return to it | ETFIQ, from its filings |
| Below its high | −0.9% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings | 62 | ETFIQ |
| Top ten weight | 60.6% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings published for | Oct 27, 2026 | the issuer’s daily file |
| Holdings as of the close of | Oct 27, 2026 | the issuer’s daily file |
| Already in the S&P 500, by weight | 99.7% | ETFIQ |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 91.1% | ETFIQ |
| Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight | 13.5% | ETFIQ |

## Money in and out, to Oct 22, 2026

| Window | Dates | Net flow |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 week | Oct 21, 2026 to Oct 22, 2026 | −$286m |
| 1 month | Sep 28, 2026 to Oct 22, 2026 | +$998m |
| 3 months | Jul 28, 2026 to Oct 22, 2026 | +$845m |
| Year to date | Jan 2, 2026 to Oct 22, 2026 | +$1.2bn |
| 1 year | Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 22, 2026 | +$1.8bn |

Computed by ETFIQ from the change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s NAV. Every day and month: <https://etfiq.com/data/flows/funds/xlv.json>. Method: https://etfiq.com/methodology/flows

## Questions

### How has XLV performed?

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, XLV returned +25.6% with distributions reinvested. Over three years the number is +53.4%.

### What does XLV cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year.

### What does XLV hold?

62 positions as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, with the top ten at 60.6% of the fund. 100% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds.

### How far is XLV below its high?

0.9% below its high of Oct 22, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 28, 2026.


## Cite this page

ETFIQ, XLV, stock fund, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/xlv
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