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title: "Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) stock analysis"
url: https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/xlv
publisher: "Portfolio Terminal"
as_of: 2026-09-29
ticker: XLV
sector: "ETF"
data: "Daily prices from Yahoo Finance; averages, volatility and levels computed by Portfolio Terminal"
---

# Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) stock analysis

> **Source:** Portfolio Terminal, "Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) stock analysis", 2026-09-29. https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/xlv
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## Key facts

- As of September 29, 2026, Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) trades at $170.73, up 25.6% over the past year.
- Its 52-week range runs from $135.67 to $176.60; the price is 3.3% below that high.
- It sits 9.1% above its 200-day average of $156.52, the usual sign of a long-term uptrend.
- Its 30-day volatility is 12.9% annualized, which we rate low risk.
- It has a trailing P/E of 30.5.

## About Health Care Select Sector SPDR

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) is an exchange-traded fund focused on sector exposure. This analysis page tracks valuation context, trend strength, and downside risk over time.

## What the chart is saying

In an uptrend, 3.3% under its 1-year high with no resistance above.

- Price is 1.5% above its 50-day average and 9.1% above its 200-day.
- The 50-day crossed above the 200-day on 2026-07-08 (a “golden cross”).
- RSI at 56 is neither stretched nor washed out.
- Nothing above has stopped it this year; the nearest floor is $164.91 (-3.4%).

### Support and resistance

- Support near $164.91, 3.4% below the last close (the price turned there 3 times in the last year).
- Support near $159.02, 6.9% below the last close (the price turned there 8 times in the last year).

Interactive chart, fundamentals and peers: https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/xlv