SPY vs XLV

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust vs Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund

Quick take
  • • XLV has the lower expense ratio at 0.08% vs 0.09% for SPY.
  • • XLV pays a higher dividend yield (1.38%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricSPYXLV
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.09%0.08%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
1.00%1.38%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$796.87B$49.10B
YTD return
11.24%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.
0.970.41
P/E ratio
24.2230.63
Last price
$761.38$187.94
Inception
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Issuer
State StreetState Street

SPY top holdings

Top holdings · SPY
AAPLApple Inc7.70%
NVDANVIDIA Corp7.58%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp5.93%
AMZNAmazon.com Inc3.61%
GOOGLAlphabet Inc Class A2.51%
AVGOBroadcom Inc2.38%
METAMeta Platforms Inc Class A2.08%
GOOGAlphabet Inc Class C2.02%
LLYEli Lilly and Co1.74%
TSLATesla Inc1.73%
Sector breakdown · SPY
Real Estate1.8%
Consumer Cyclical9.2%
Basic Materials1.6%
Consumer Defensive4.9%
Technology38.2%
Communication Services8.4%
Financial Services12.0%
Utilities2.1%
Industrials7.6%
Energy3.9%
Healthcare10.3%

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 SPY

SPY (SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust) is The original S&P 500 ETF, most heavily traded. Managed by State Street, the fund carries $796.9B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.09%, a dividend yield of 1.00%. Its largest holding is Apple Inc (AAPL), which represents 7.7% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 1.8%.

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%.