Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund
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Funds holding %
of 7,312 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
23% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 160 | Existing positions closed: 130
12% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 84 [Q4 2024] → 94 (+10) [Q1 2025]
0.99% more ownership
Funds ownership: 71.58% [Q4 2024] → 72.58% (+0.99%) [Q1 2025]
0% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,739 [Q4 2024] → 1,733 (-6) [Q1 2025]
1% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 660 | Existing positions reduced: 664
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $28.3B [Q4 2024] → $27.9B (-$462M) [Q1 2025]
44% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.68B | Put options by funds: $3.01B
Research analyst outlook
We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for XLV.
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 6 articles about XLV published over the past 30 days
Neutral
Schwab Network
2 days ago
Measuring Options Activity in MRK & XLV: Healthcare Levels to Watch
Rick Ducat turns to the healthcare sector on today's options analysis. He starts with the SPDR Health Care ETF (XLV), noting the recent breakdown of a head and shoulders pattern and potential for both bearish and bullish action ahead.
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
4 days ago
House Passes Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill": ETFs in Focus
TSLW may face pressure as the "Big, Beautiful Bill" axed EV tax credits and slashed support for clean energy.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
4 days ago
June Jobs Data Puts Focus on Healthcare ETFs & Stocks
June's solid jobs report, with 39K new roles in healthcare, may boost the outlook for ETFs like XLV, IHF, VHT and stocks like HCA, WELL, OHI.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
XLV: The S&P 500's Most Discounted Sector? Uncover The Hidden Risk
The healthcare segment, and therefore XLV, is, in terms of relative valuations, the most attractive earning-driven sector. The strong dissonance between earnings expectations and price decline highlights a gap that deserves further investigation. Behind a window like this, there's always a risk, and here it's significant, but nonetheless political.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
2 Healthcare Picks For Distributions And Attractive Valuations
Healthcare CEFs are under pressure from regulatory shifts, but sector defensiveness and discounted valuations can create long-term opportunities. Within the CEF structure, we also have the added benefit that comes with the discount/premium dynamic inherent in the structure. We are looking at two names today that present investors with attractive distributions and that are looking like decently discounted opportunities.
Negative
CNBC Television
4 weeks ago
I've never seen a setup this negative for health care job growth, says Bancreek's Pachman
CNBC's “Power Lunch” is joined by Eric Pachman, chief analytics officer at Bancreek Capital Advisors, to discuss the U.S. labor market, whether health care jobs are in jeopardy and more.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Should You Invest in the Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV)?
The Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) was launched on 12/16/1998, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Healthcare - Broad segment of the equity market.
Positive
Market Watch
1 month ago
Healthcare companies are hiring. Is it time to look for growth stocks in this beaten-down sector?
The recent jobs data showed that hiring in healthcare took a big jump in May, as the stock sector has stabilized a bit after years of underperformance.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
6 ETFs to Invest in June
The S&P 500 roared to its best May in over 30 years, what???s next for June?
Positive
CNBC Television
1 month ago
Buy America, says John Hancock's Matthew Miskin
Matthew Miskin, John Hancock Investment Management, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss markets, small and mid-caps and the industrial sector.
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