Health-care ETFs
XLV vs IYH.
Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (S&P 500 health-care sector) against iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF (Russell 1000 Health Care RIC 22.5/45 Capped) — fees, long-horizon total returns, holdings overlap, and sector tilt, side by side.
Performance · total returndaily bars · as of 2026-07-16
| XLV | IYH | SPREAD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| YTD (cumulative) | +5.41% | — | — |
| 1Y CAGR | +22.6% | — | — |
| 3Y CAGR | +8.89% | — | — |
| 5Y CAGR | +6.41% | — | — |
| 10Y CAGR | +9.95% | — | — |
| Since inception CAGR | +8.58% | — | — |
Total return: dividend- and split-adjusted daily closes (distributions reinvested). Spread is XLV minus IYH. XLV since-inception measured from first available bar December 22, 1998. Since-inception spans differ — compare that row with care.
Fund facts
| XLV | IYH | |
|---|---|---|
| Name | State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF | iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF |
| Category | Health | Health |
| Style | Passive | Passive |
| Expense ratio | 0.08% | — |
| Assets (AUM) | $40.6B | $3.2B |
| Dividend yield | 1.60% | 1.19% |
| Avg volume (3-mo) | 10.5M | 741K |
| Inception | December 16, 1998 | June 12, 2000 |
| Benchmark proxy | S&P 500 | S&P 500 |
Expense ratios verified against issuer fact sheets. Dividend yield is trailing 12-month distributions divided by price, as reported by the fund data provider.
Holdings overlaptop-25 holdings · coverage XLV 61.5% · IYH 59.5%
59.5%of portfolio weight overlaps10 shared of top 10
| Shared holding | XLV | IYH | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|
| LLYEli Lilly and Co | 16.48% | 16.07% | 16.07% |
| JNJJohnson & Johnson | 10.62% | 10.27% | 10.27% |
| ABBVAbbVie Inc | 7.72% | 7.48% | 7.48% |
| UNHUnitedHealth Group Inc | 6.56% | 6.30% | 6.30% |
| MRKMerck & Co Inc | 5.51% | 5.34% | 5.34% |
| AMGNAmgen Inc | 3.40% |
Sector tilt XLV IYH
Healthcare100.0% / 100.0%+0.0pp
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