XLV Dividend Yield
State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF · Health · State Street Investment Management · ETF · quarterly payer
$188.05
Add to PortfolioAs of Nov 5, 2026, XLV (State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF) yields 1.36%, paying $1.81 a share a year in quarterly distributions at its $188.05 price. It costs 0.08% a year and manages $49.1B. Over the last 5 years it returned 8.4% a year with distributions reinvested, against 12.0% for the S&P 500.
Dividend yield
1.36%
Paid a Year
$1.81
Expense Ratio
0.08%
Assets
$49.1B
5-Yr Return
8.4%/yr
Frequency
Quarterly
Key facts about XLV
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- As of Nov 5, 2026, XLV yields 1.36% and pays about $1.81 a share a year, quarterly.
- XLV paid $2.55 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 5, 2026, in 4 payments.
- XLV's expense ratio is 0.08% a year, or $8.00 on $10,000.
- XLV is an ETF from State Street Investment Management with $49.1B in assets, started Dec 16, 1998.
- In the 5 years to Oct 2026, XLV returned 8.4% a year with distributions reinvested (6.7% a year from price alone), against 12.0% for the S&P 500.
- In the 10 years to Oct 2026, XLV returned 12.5% a year with distributions reinvested (10.6% a year from price alone), against 15.3% for the S&P 500.
- XLV's three largest holdings are Eli Lilly and Co (16.9%), Johnson & Johnson (9.8%), AbbVie Inc (7.8%).
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "XLV Dividend Yield, Expense Ratio and Total Return," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/XLV
What $10,000 in XLV became
Change the dates →From Dec 2007 to Oct 2026, month-end values
Payouts reinvested
$72,470
Payouts taken as cash
$59,924
$7,567 of it cash
S&P 500 (SPY)
$72,756
Since Dec 2007, XLV's share price is up 424%, and with distributions reinvested it returned 625%. Its payouts haven't come at the expense of the share price, so there is no NAV erosion over this period.
XLV total return
A year, through Oct 2026. Total return counts every payout, reinvested; price return doesn't.
| Period | Total return | Price return | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | +30.3% | +28.2% | +12.0% |
| 3 years | +16.0% | +14.1% | +23.3% |
| 5 years | +8.4% | +6.7% | +12.0% |
| 10 years | +12.5% | +10.6% | +15.3% |
| Since Dec 2007 | +11.1% | +9.2% | +11.1% |
XLV distributions
Every payment →Paid per share, by year
| Ex-date | Paid | Per share |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | — | $0.6420 |
| Jun 22, 2026 | — | $0.6560 |
| Mar 23, 2026 | — | $0.5950 |
| Dec 22, 2025 | — | $0.6570 |
| Sep 22, 2025 | — | $0.6250 |
| Jun 23, 2025 | — | $0.63 |
| Mar 24, 2025 | — | $0.5650 |
| Dec 23, 2024 | — | $0.6220 |
| Sep 23, 2024 | — | $0.5770 |
| Jun 24, 2024 | — | $0.5730 |
| Mar 18, 2024 | — | $0.5230 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | — | $0.5980 |
What XLV holds
Top ten holdings and sector weights as the fund reports them.
XLV questions
What is XLV's dividend yield?
As of Nov 5, 2026, XLV yields 1.36%. Over the last 12 months it paid $2.55 a share in 4 payments, against a $188.05 share price.
How often does XLV pay dividends?
XLV pays quarterly, 4 times a year.
How much does 100 shares of XLV pay?
At about $1.81 a share a year, 100 shares of XLV pay about $181.00 a year, $45.25 each quarter, before tax.
What is XLV's expense ratio?
XLV's expense ratio is 0.08% a year: $8.00 on every $10,000 invested, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you.
What is XLV's total return?
In the 5 years to Oct 2026, XLV returned 8.4% a year with distributions reinvested, of which 6.7% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.
Does XLV have NAV erosion?
Since Dec 2007, XLV's share price is up 424%, and with distributions reinvested it returned 625%. Its payouts haven't come at the expense of the share price, so there is no NAV erosion over this period.
What does XLV hold?
XLV's largest holdings are Eli Lilly and Co (16.9%), Johnson & Johnson (9.8%), AbbVie Inc (7.8%). Its top ten make up 61% of the fund.
Fund facts
- Type
- ETF
- Issuer
- State Street Investment Management
- Category
- Health
- Started
- Dec 16, 1998
- Expense ratio
- 0.08%
- Assets
- $49.1B
- Dividend yield
- 1.36%
- Paid in the last year
- $2.55 (4 payments)
- Last payment
- $0.6420 · ex Sep 21, 2026
- Beta (3 years)
- 0.41
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Fund facts from the fund's own reports via Yahoo Finance; payments and returns from SmarterDividends records. For information only, not investment advice.