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ETF comparison

XLV vs XLE

Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF vs Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF

XLV and XLE are both SPDR Select Sector ETFs: XLV tracks US Health Care companies and XLE tracks US Energy. They charge the same 0.08% expense ratio, so the decision comes down to which sector you want and how each has performed. Every figure below comes straight from the fund data and updates automatically.

Metric XLV XLE
Fund XLV · Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF XLE · Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF
Exposure US Health Care stocks US Energy stocks
Fund size (AUM) $42.2B $35.4B
Expense ratio 0.08% 0.08%
1-year return +24.5% +44.3%
3-year return +25.7% +36.9%
Year to date +11.5% +42.8%
Top holdings shown 10 10

XLV top holdings

  1. Eli Lilly and Company 14.9%
  2. Johnson & Johnson 10.4%
  3. Abbvie Inc. 7.4%
  4. Merck & Co Inc(New) 5.9%
  5. Unitedhealth Group Incorporated 5.7%
  6. Amgen Inc. 3.8%
  7. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 3.7%
  8. Abbott Laboratories 3.1%
  9. Gilead Sciences, Inc. 3.0%
  10. Pfizer Inc. 2.6%

XLE top holdings

  1. Exxon Mobil Corporation 20.3%
  2. Chevron Corp New 14.4%
  3. Conocophillips 5.9%
  4. Slb Ltd 4.5%
  5. The Williams Companies, Inc. 4.5%
  6. Marathon Oil Corp Ord 4.5%
  7. Eog Resources, Inc. 4.5%
  8. Valero Energy Corporation 4.4%
  9. Phillips 66 Company 4.4%
  10. Kinder Morgan Inc Delaware 4.4%

XLV and XLE share none of their top holdings, so they give completely different exposure.

Figures are pulled live from fund data on Funds Benchmark and update automatically.