XLV ETF Profile
XLV is a health care sector ETF from SPDR. Its largest disclosed positions include LLY, JNJ, and ABBV, and the top three holdings account for 32.19% of portfolio weight shown here. On ETF Overlap Checker, it currently connects to 61 comparison pages.
Issuer
SPDR
Asset Class
Equity
Holdings
60
Compare Pages
61
About XLV
The State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF seeks to provide investment results that, before expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Health Care Select Sector Index (the "Index").The Index seeks to provide an effective representation of the health care sector of the S&P 500 Index.Seeks to provide precise exposure to companies in the pharmaceuticals; health care equipment and supplies; health care providers and services; biotechnology; life sciences tools and services; and health care technology industries.Allows investors to take strategic or tactical positions at a more targeted level than traditional style based investing.
- XLV has a more focused holdings footprint, with 60 positions in the latest imported dataset.
- The largest disclosed position is LLY at 14.35% of the portfolio.
- The top three disclosed holdings make up 32.19% of the portfolio, and the top ten add up to 58.99%.
- Sector labels are limited in the visible top holdings, so the biggest positions matter more than sector buckets here.
- XLV currently appears in 61 active ETF comparison pages on this site.
Data And Coverage
- Expense ratio
- 0.08%
- AUM
- $40B
- Inception date
- Dec 16, 1998
- Holdings updated
- Mar 12, 2026
- Data source
- Financial Modeling Prep
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What Stands Out About XLV
Portfolio Shape
The disclosed top holdings suggest a more concentrated portfolio than a plain broad-market fund. LLY, JNJ, and ABBV account for much of the visible weight, with the top three at 32.19% and the top ten at 58.99%. Sector labels are limited in the visible top holdings, so the concentration read is driven mainly by the largest names themselves.
What Kind Of Overlap To Expect
XLV is focused enough that overlap should spike when the comparison fund targets the same sector or theme, and fall much faster against diversified market ETFs. The most visible positions, including LLY, JNJ, and ABBV, are often the names that drive those higher-overlap matchups.
When Investors Compare It
On this site, investors often compare XLV with VOO, VTI, and QQQ. Those matchups usually answer a simple question: does adding this fund create a different sleeve, or does it mostly duplicate exposure you already own? XLV currently connects to 61 live comparison pages.
Holdings Concentration Snapshot
Concentration
- Largest disclosed holding
- 14.35%
- Top 3 holdings
- 32.19%
- Top 10 holdings
- 58.99%
- Total holdings
- 60
These numbers help show whether XLV behaves more like a broad portfolio building block or a fund where the biggest positions dominate the ride.
Visible Sector Mix
Sector labels are limited in the visible top holdings for XLV, so the strongest signal here is still the size of the largest positions themselves.
Top Holdings
These holdings help explain how XLV overlaps with other funds. The top ten disclosed positions represent 58.99% of the portfolio shown here.
| Holding | Name | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| LLY | ELI LILLY + CO | N/A | 14.35% |
| JNJ | JOHNSON + JOHNSON | N/A | 10.60% |
| ABBV | ABBVIE INC | N/A | 7.24% |
| MRK | MERCK + CO. INC. | N/A | 5.24% |
| UNH | UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC | N/A | 4.62% |
| AMGN | AMGEN INC | N/A | 3.65% |
| ABT | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | N/A | 3.47% |
| TMO | THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC | N/A | 3.39% |
| GILD | GILEAD SCIENCES INC | N/A | 3.33% |
| ISRG | INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC | N/A | 3.11% |
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