XLB vs XLV

Materials Select Sector SPDR vs Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund

Quick take
  • XLB pays a higher dividend yield (1.67%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricXLBXLV
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.08%0.08%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
1.67%1.60%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$8.17B$40.60B
YTD return
11.51%5.74%
1-year return
3-year return
Annualized.
5-year return
Annualized.
10-year return
Annualized.
Beta (3Y)
Volatility relative to the market. Closer to 1 = market-like.
0.820.51
P/E ratio
26.0529.12
Last price
$50.51$161.81
Inception
Issuer
State StreetState Street

XLB top holdings

Top holdings · XLB
LINLinde PLC14.04%
NEMNewmont Corp5.84%
FCXFreeport-McMoRan Inc5.29%
CTVACorteva Inc4.95%
SHWSherwin-Williams Co4.93%
ECLEcolab Inc4.72%
VMCVulcan Materials Co4.71%
CRHCRH PLC4.66%
APDAir Products and Chemicals Inc4.62%
MLMMartin Marietta Materials Inc4.54%
Sector breakdown · XLB
Consumer Cyclical15.4%
Basic Materials84.6%

XLV top holdings

Top holdings · XLV
LLYEli Lilly and Co16.48%
JNJJohnson & Johnson10.62%
ABBVAbbVie Inc7.72%
UNHUnitedHealth Group Inc6.56%
MRKMerck & Co Inc5.51%
AMGNAmgen Inc3.40%
TMOThermo Fisher Scientific Inc3.24%
ABTAbbott Laboratories2.75%
GILDGilead Sciences Inc2.73%
ISRGIntuitive Surgical Inc2.45%
Sector breakdown · XLV
Healthcare100.0%

About XLB

XLB (Materials Select Sector SPDR) is S&P 500 materials sector. Managed by State Street, the fund carries $8.2B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.08%, a dividend yield of 1.67%. Its largest holding is Linde PLC (LIN), which represents 14.0% of the portfolio. Consumer Cyclical is the fund's largest sector exposure at 15.4%.

About XLV

XLV (Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund) is S&P 500 health care sector. Managed by State Street, the fund carries $40.6B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.08%, a dividend yield of 1.60%. Its largest holding is Eli Lilly and Co (LLY), which represents 16.5% of the portfolio. Healthcare is the fund's largest sector exposure at 100.0%.