
State Street SPDR S&P Health Care Services ETF
$141.41−1.76 (−1.23%)
- 0.35%
- $234M
- +39.7%
- 0.15%
- 31.9K sh
- low $98.15high $144.61
The ETF.net XHS Grade
Score 74 out of 100
- 4 of 25
Score 74 of 100 falls in the A band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A81 out of 100Rank 5 of 25Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A78 out of 100Rank 4 of 25Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C54 out of 100Rank 11 of 25Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A87 out of 100Rank 3 of 25Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B64 out of 100Rank 12 of 25
Our read on XHS
In short
AMost health care ETFs are pharma funds in disguise. XHS buys the delivery system instead: insurers, hospitals, distributors and clinics, roughly equal weighted so one giant insurer does not run the show.
Stated mandate
The fund seeks to track the total return of the S&P Health Care Services Select Industry Index before fees and expenses, providing targeted exposure to health care services companies.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
XHS Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | XHS |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +34.1% |
| 1 month | +8.2% |
| 3 months | +7.9% |
| 1 year | +39.7% |
| 3 years | +22.1% |
| 5 years | +6.4% |
| 10 years | +11.5% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | XHS |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +34.1% | |
| 2025 | +18.8% | |
| 2024 | +1.8% | |
| 2023 | +5.1% | |
| 2022 | −19.9% | |
| 2021 | +9.8% | |
| 2020 | +33.7% |
XHS in the news
XHS Dividends
- 0.15%
- $0.21
- $0.01 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
XHS Risk
- 20.8%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.85
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −30.0%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.93
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
XHS Cost
Overpaying vs XLV, cheapest in Health Care (Broad)
$5,437
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
XHS 0.35%
$7,126
XLV 0.08% Cheapest
$1,689
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | XHS | XLV | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $634 | $147 | $487 |
| 20 | $2,454 | $575 | $1,879 |
| 30 | $7,126 | $1,689 | $5,437 |
Other funds in Health Care (Broad)
- AFHLCFidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETFExpense ratio 0.08%1 year return +28.9%
- AVHTVanguard Health Care ETFExpense ratio 0.09%1 year return +28.7%
- AIYHiShares U.S. Healthcare ETFExpense ratio 0.37%1 year return +29.4%
- BIXJiShares Global Healthcare ETFExpense ratio 0.38%1 year return +25.5%
- BRSPHInvesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Health Care ETFExpense ratio 0.40%1 year return +32.1%



