2019 Opportunities in Market Sector ETFs
With the mid-term election dust settling, ETF investors can now consider the state of sector investing and look to opportunities that may lie ahead. On the recent webcast (available On…
XLVHealth Care Select Sector SPDR Fund
$92.04 +$0.92
(+1.01%)
As of 5:10:00 PM EDT | 11/16/18 | Market Closed
XLV Trading Data
Open
$90.96
Low Price
$90.91
High Price
$92.48
Previous Last Price
$91.12
Bid Size
$91.91 X 200
Ask Size
$92.25 X 300
XLV Portfolio Data
AUM
$18,704,918,400
Shares
205,165
PE Ratio
17.58
Price / Book Ratio
4.41
Expense Ratio
0.13
Net Asset Value
$91.17
Volume
Volume
10,932,016
Avg. Volume (YDT)
9,039,567
Dollar Volume
$933,905,789
Weekly Avg. Volume
12,162,044
Monthly Avg. Volume
12,681,681
Quarterly Avg. Volume
10,193,300
XLV Fund Description
The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund seeks to provide investment results that, before expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Health Care Select Sector Index.
XLV Chart
XLV Summary
Fund Family
State Street Global Advisors
Tracks This Index
Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund
Inception Date
1998-12-16
Asset Class
Equity
Asset Class Size
Biotech
XLV Classification
Region (General)
North America
Region (Specific)
US
Sector
Health Care
Equity Index
Leveraged Family
XLV Holdings
Top 10 Holdings
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
11.04%
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH)
7.28%
Pfizer Inc. (PFE)
7.18%
Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK)
5.62%
AbbVie Inc. (ABBV)
3.82%
Medtronic plc (MDT)
3.55%
Amgen Inc. (AMGN)
3.52%
Abbott Laboratories (ABT)
3.47%
Eli Lilly and Company (LLY)
2.99%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (TMO)
2.7%
Total XLV Holdings
Total Holdings: 66
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
11.04%
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH)
7.28%
Pfizer Inc. (PFE)
7.18%
Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK)
5.62%
AbbVie Inc. (ABBV)
3.82%
Medtronic plc (MDT)
3.55%
Amgen Inc. (AMGN)
3.52%
Abbott Laboratories (ABT)
3.47%
Eli Lilly and Company (LLY)
2.99%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (TMO)
2.7%
Gilead Sciences Inc. (GILD)
2.61%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMY)
2.45%
CVS Health Corporation (CVS)
2.32%
Anthem Inc. (ANTM)
2.08%
Aetna Inc. (AET)
1.94%
Biogen Inc. (BIIB)
1.8%
Becton Dickinson and Company (BDX)
1.8%
Danaher Corporation (DHR)
1.77%
Intuitive Surgical Inc. (ISRG)
1.62%
Express Scripts Holding Company (ESRX)
1.55%
Cigna Corporation (CI)
1.47%
Stryker Corporation (SYK)
1.47%
Allergan plc (AGN)
1.44%
Boston Scientific Corporation (BSX)
1.43%
Celgene Corporation (CELG)
1.4%
Illumina Inc. (ILMN)
1.29%
Zoetis Inc. Class A (ZTS)
1.27%
Humana Inc. (HUM)
1.26%
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (VRTX)
1.2%
HCA Healthcare Inc (HCA)
1.08%
Baxter International Inc. (BAX)
0.9%
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (EW)
0.89%
Centene Corporation (CNC)
0.8%
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. (REGN)
0.75%
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ALXN)
0.74%
McKesson Corporation (MCK)
0.73%
Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. (ZBH)
0.65%
Agilent Technologies Inc. (A)
0.58%
IQVIA Holdings Inc (IQV)
0.54%
Cerner Corporation (CERN)
0.53%
Cardinal Health Inc. (CAH)
0.5%
Mylan N.V. (MYL)
0.5%
IDEXX Laboratories Inc. (IDXX)
0.49%
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LH)
0.48%
Align Technology Inc. (ALGN)
0.46%
Waters Corporation (WAT)
0.43%
Mettler-Toledo International Inc. (MTD)
0.42%
ResMed Inc. (RMD)
0.41%
AmerisourceBergen Corporation (ABC)
0.41%
ABIOMED Inc. (ABMD)
0.4%
Henry Schein Inc. (HSIC)
0.37%
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (DGX)
0.37%
WellCare Health Plans Inc. (WCG)
0.36%
Cooper Companies Inc. (COO)
0.36%
Incyte Corporation (INCY)
0.32%
Universal Health Services Inc. Class B (UHS)
0.31%
Hologic Inc. (HOLX)
0.31%
Varian Medical Systems Inc. (VAR)
0.3%
PerkinElmer Inc. (PKI)
0.25%
DaVita Inc. (DVA)
0.23%
DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc. (XRAY)
0.23%
Perrigo Co. Plc (PRGO)
0.23%
Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR)
0.18%
STATE STREET INSTL US GOVERNME STIF USD (Unassigned)
0.17%
Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV)
0%
U.S. Dollar
0%
XLV Technicals
Alpha
0.03
Beta
0.97
Leverage
Long
Standard Deviation
4.14
XLV Dividends
Dividend Date
2018-09-21
Latest Dividend
0.367
Annual Dividend
1.31
Annual Dividend Rate
1.31
Annual Dividend Yield
1.44
XLV Performance
YTD Return
11.32%
1 Year Return
12.85%
3 Year Return
27.4%
5 Year Return
64.92%
10 Year Return
265.65%
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