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XLV
Description
Description
XLV was created on 1998-12-16 by SPDR. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on health care equity. The ETF currently has 39250.21m in AUM and 62 holdings. XLV tracks health care stocks from within the S&P 500 Index, weighted by market cap.
NYSE/NASDAQ
ETF - A bundle of shares
Performance
Performance
$144.06
USD
Ⲡ$76.70 (113.86%)
30th March 2026, 11:44 p.m.
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Quick facts
Quick facts
Ⲡ4.68% Growth
5 year average annual growth
Ⲡ1.60% Dividends
5 year average dividend yield
$15 AUD minimum investment
Due to minimum AUD to USD conversion
$701.40 USD median portfolio
Median amount held by the community
Holdings & exposure
Holdings & exposure
Top holdings
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LLY (Eli Lilly and Co)
13%
JNJ (Johnson & Johnson)
11%
ABBV (AbbVie Inc)
7%
Top country exposure
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United States
100%
Top industry exposure
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Health
100%
Other
0%
Distributions
Distributions
Annual dividend yield
1.63%
Average franked amount
0%
5 year avg. dividend yield (p.a.)
1.60%
Dividend reinvestment
Highest franked amount
N/A
Payout dates
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Costs
Costs
PURCHASE FEE
$6.50 AUD (or $5.50 with Pearler Prepay)
MANAGEMENT FEE
0.08% p.a.
Advanced information
Advanced information
Leveraged
No
P/E ratio
22.89
Inverse
No
P/B ratio
4.92
Expense ratio
0.08
Inception date
1998-12-16
Community insights
Community insights
General statistics
13 investors hold XLV
35 weeks average time between investments
$679 average holding per investor
13 days since last community investment
Demographics
Income of investors
50k - 100k
50%
Less than 50k
36%
100k - 150k
7%
150k - 200k
7%
More than 200k
0%
Age of investors
35-90 years old
54%
26-34 years old
31%
18-25 years old
15%
Legal gender of investors
31% male
69% female
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