Why State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF moves
State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF fell.
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Why today
16,437 news analyzed todayState Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF fell.
Over the same session the S&P 500 also fell, so the ETF moved less than the broad market.
The move was very big for this fund, about four times a normal day, and trading was well above its usual level.
Over the last five trading days the ETF was roughly unchanged, so the drop was concentrated in one session.
The likeliest driver is the wider market selloff in AI and technology stocks, which pushed money into healthcare and then out of it.
Today's move of −2.50% was 4.1 times a normal day's 0.6%. S&P 500 moved −4.41% on the same day.
State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF −2.50%S&P 500 −4.41%Much stronger than the market
What the key figures say about State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF
The figures connect what State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF earns with what investors pay.
The line shows the share price in the same year, on its own scale.
Money paid to shareholders per share, summed by calendar year.
2017–2025: $1.22–$2.48.
The dividend explained
A dividend is money paid to shareholders. State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF paid $2.55 per share in the twelve months through November 5, 2026.
On the ex-dividend day, September 21, 2026, State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF traded without the right to the $0.64 dividend. The price went from $168.39 to $169.01; including the dividend, the day's change was +0.7%. Entitlement passes from the company to shareholders on the ex-day; payment comes later.
2017: $1.222018: $1.362019: $2.212020: $1.692021: $1.872022: $1.992023: $2.172024: $2.292025: $2.482026 so far: $1.89
$10,000 in State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF bought on November 7, 2016 is worth $32,100 today, with dividends reinvested.
The same amount in S&P 500 with dividends would have become $40,300.
What would $10,000 in State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF be worth today? →
What would $10,000 in State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF be worth today?
$32,100
with dividends reinvested, bought on November 7, 2016. The same amount in S&P 500 with dividends would have become $40,300.
The five biggest days of the journey
· −9.9% · the whole market fell 12.0% the same day
· +7.7% · the whole market rose 9.4% the same day
· −7.5% · the whole market fell 9.5% the same day
· +6.9% · the whole market rose 9.3% the same day
· +6.6% · the whole market rose 6.2% the same day
Earlier days
+3.06% market +1.65% XLV rose, clearly ahead of the S&P 500, which rose sharply too. Read →
XLV rose, clearly ahead of the S&P 500, which rose sharply too.
The move was driven partly by a CVS Health plan to split itself into two companies, announced that day.
The sector fund still moved in line with its own large holdings, and trading was about twice its usual level.
Over the last five trading days XLV rose very sharply while the S&P 500 fell slightly, a very big move for this fund.
+2.40% market −0.38% State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF rose. Read →
State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF rose.
The move was very big for this fund, about four times a normal day, and trading volume was roughly twice its usual level.
Company news from that session names a shift in the fund's holdings, with State Street adding Eli Lilly and Johnson & Johnson, which may have drawn buying interest.
Over the last five trading days the fund rose clearly, more than the S&P 500, which rose slightly.