SHV vs XLV

iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF vs Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund

Quick take
  • • XLV has the lower expense ratio at 0.08% vs 0.15% for SHV.
  • • SHV pays a higher dividend yield (3.63%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricSHVXLV
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.15%0.08%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
3.63%1.38%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$21.43B$49.10B
YTD return
3.04%23.16%
1-year return
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3-year return
Annualized.
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5-year return
Annualized.
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10-year return
Annualized.
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Beta (3Y)
Volatility relative to the market. Closer to 1 = market-like.
0.010.41
P/E ratio
—30.63
Last price
$110.14$187.94
Inception
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Issuer
iSharesState Street

SHV top holdings

Holdings data unavailable for SHV.

XLV top holdings

Top holdings · XLV
LLYEli Lilly and Co16.88%
JNJJohnson & Johnson9.80%
ABBVAbbVie Inc7.76%
MRKMerck & Co Inc5.49%
UNHUnitedHealth Group Inc5.44%
TMOThermo Fisher Scientific Inc3.84%
AMGNAmgen Inc3.75%
GILDGilead Sciences Inc3.15%
ABTAbbott Laboratories2.74%
PFEPfizer Inc2.59%
Sector breakdown · XLV
Healthcare100.0%

About SHV

SHV (iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF) is US Treasuries maturing in under 1 year. Managed by iShares, the fund carries $21.4B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.15%, a dividend yield of 3.63%.

About XLV

XLV (Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund) is S&P 500 health care sector. Managed by State Street, the fund carries $49.1B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.08%, a dividend yield of 1.38%. Its largest holding is Eli Lilly and Co (LLY), which represents 16.9% of the portfolio. Healthcare is the fund's largest sector exposure at 100.0%.