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XLV - Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund

NYSEArca - NYSEArca Delayed Price. Currency in USD

93.24

-0.49 (-0.52%)

At close: 4:00PM EDT

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Previous Close	93.73
Open	93.61
Bid	93.27 x 1000
Ask	93.30 x 3200
Day's Range	93.07 - 93.67
52 Week Range	80.61 - 96.06
Volume	6,464,253
Avg. Volume	13,042,243

Net Assets	17.08B
NAV	93.69
PE Ratio (TTM)	N/A
Yield	1.61%
YTD Return	8.80%
Beta (3Y Monthly)	0.88
Expense Ratio (net)	0.13%
Inception Date	1998-12-16

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Yahoo Finance Videolast month
Presidential hopeful John Hickenlooper reveals his thoughts on healthcare
Former Governor of Colorado and presidential hopeful John Hickenlooper discusses his thoughts on health care with Yahoo Finance’s Rick Newman.
CNBC Videos2 months ago
Ready to recover? 3 health care trades
The "Fast Money" traders give you 3 trades in healthcare as the "medicare for all" debate heats up.
Investopedia4 days ago
Good Time to Sell Health Care Stocks
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MarketWatch4 days ago
Allergan's sBLA for Botox for pediatric patients approved by FDA
Allergan PLC said Friday that its supplemental biologics application (sBLA) for Botox for the treatment of upper limb spasticity in pediatric patients, from ages 2 to 17, was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Botox was granted a 6-month Priority Review by the FDA. Upper limb spasticity often results in muscle tightness and stiffness, and can interfere with movement at the joints. Common causes of spasticity in children include cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury and stroke. Allergan said the FDA is also reviewing an sBLA for the use of Botox to treatment pediatric patients with lower limb spasticity, and expects a decision by the end of the year. Allergan's stock, which is still inactive in premarket trade, has fallen 15% over the past three months, while the SPDR Health Care Select Sector ETF has gained 1.1% and the S&P 500 has tacked on 3.5%.
MarketWatch4 days ago
Medtronic boosts dividend by 8%
Medtronic PLC said Friday it will raise its quarterly dividend by 8%, to 54 cents a share from 50 cents a share. The medical technology company's new dividend will be payable July 25 to shareholders of record on July 8. Based on Thursday's stock closing price of $99.26, the new annual dividend rate implies a dividend yield of 2.18%, compared with the yield for the SPDR Health Care Select Sector ETF of 1.51% and the implied yield for the S&P 500 of 1.95%, according to FactSet. Medtronic's stock, which is still inactive in premarket trading, has gained 9.1% year to date through Thursday, while the health care ETF has tacked on 7.8% and the S&P 500 has advanced 17.8%.
Zacks6 days ago
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MarketWatch7 days ago
Collective Health, a health-tech startup that seeks to simplify employer-provided health-care, raises $205 million in funding round
Collective Health, a San Francisco, Calif.-based health-care technology startup that seeks to simplify employer-sponsored health insurance, has raised $205 million in its latest funding round, the company said.
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MarketWatch15 days ago
Merck to buy cancer-treatment biotech Tilos Therapeutics for up to $773 million
Merck & Co. Inc. said Monday it was buying privately held biopharmaceutical company Tilos Therapeutics, in a deal that could be valued at up to $773 million. The deal includes an upfront payment and contingent milestone payments. Tilos targets therapeutics for the treatment of cancer, fibrosis and autoimmune diseases. "Tilos has developed a compelling portfolio of candidates that employ a novel approach to modulating the potent signaling molecule TGFβ by binding to latency-associated peptide, with potential applications across a range of disease indications," said Dean Li, senior vice president, discovery and translational medicine, Merck Research Laboratories. Merck's stock has gained 7.9% year to date, while the SPDR Health Care Select Sector ETF has tacked on 5.2% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average has advanced 11.4%.
MarketWatch20 days ago
UnitedHealth boosts dividend by 20%
UnitedHealth Group Inc. said Wednesday it has raised its quarterly dividend by 20%, to $1.08 a share from 90 cents a share. The diversified health care company's new dividend will be payable June 25 to shareholders of record on June 17. Based on Tuesday's stock closing price of $240.76, the new annual dividend rate implies a dividend yield of 1.79%, compared with the dividend yield for the SPDR Health Care Select Sector ETF of 1.58% and the implied yield for the S&P 500 of 2.06% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average of 2.14%, according to FactSet. UnitedHealth's stock, which was still inactive in premarket trading, has lost 1.5% over the past 12 months, while the Dow has gained 2.2%.
MarketWatch20 days ago
Eli Lilly's Emgality gets FDA approval for episodic cluster headaches
Eli Lilly & Co. said Wednesday Emgality injection was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of episodic cluster headache in adults. Lilly said Emgality is the first and only treatment that reduces the frequency of attacks. "After training by a healthcare professional, patients can administer Emgality at home through subcutaneous injections at the onset of a cluster headache period, and then monthly until the end of a cluster period," the company said in a statement. Emgality was previously approved in September 2018 for the treatment of migraine in adults. Lilly's stock, which was still inactive in premarket trade, has gained 1.6% year to date, while the SPDR Health Care Select Sector ETF has advanced 2.8% and the S&P 500 has rallied 11.8%.
InvestorPlace20 days ago
Time to Buy Beat-Down CVS Health Stock? Here Are 3 Pros And 3 Cons
CVS Health (NYSE:CVS) stock is down 22.3% year-to-date, closing at $53.19 on Monday. To put this in perspective, this is around the same price CVS stock was trading at in early 2013.Source: Mike Mozart via FlickrInvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading TipsThe broader health care sector hasn't done very well in 2019 either. The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLV), which counts CVS stock as one of its largest components, is the worst performer among nine sector ETFs year-to-date.CVS is the largest pharmacy in the United States. Last November, CVS completed its acquisition of Aetna, America's third-largest health insurer.Click to EnlargeThe $70 billion deal still faces some challenges in court, but if it goes through, it would create a vertically integrated health care giant. CVS would be a pharmacy, a pharmacy benefit manager (CVS Caremark), a health insurer, and a primary care provider (through its MinuteClinics). This could potentially shake up America's health care system.CVS beat analyst forecasts when it reported first-quarter earnings on May 1, sending CVS stock up higher to the mid-50s, although it has lost ground since then. Is it time to buy CVS stock? Bulls would say "yes" emphatically. Although the health care sector is not doing so well this year, it is projected to grow faster in the years ahead. Also, CVS is a low-beta stock -- 1.09 at yesterday's close -- and it trades at low valuations, and the stock might benefit from the merger with Aetna. It also pays a nice 3.82% dividend. * 7 Stocks to Buy for Monster Growth Bears, on the other hand, would not buy CVS stock. They would cite political risks from both sides of the aisle, the opioid crisis, and competition from Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) entering the health care sector, both with its PillPack acquisition and its Haven disruptor venture. They also would warn investors about the company's high debt levels.Let's take a look at both sides of the story. CVS Stock ProsGrowing Sector: The health care sector is growing faster than the rest of the economy, and this could benefit CVS stock. According to projections from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. spending on health care will grow at a 5.5% annual rate from 2018 to 2027. By 2027, the U.S. will be spending $6 trillion a year on health care, up from $3.65 trillion in 2018. Part of this is due to factors such as America's growing aged population (along with most of the developed world). Growth in the health care sector could be a tailwind for CVS stock. Low Beta: As a relatively low-beta stock, CVS is unlikely to be hit hard by cyclical economic downturns. People will always need medicine and household essentials sold at CVS. During a downturn, you might put off buying a new car or going to a casino; you aren't going to buy less toothpaste and toilet paper. If you think this bull market has gone on long enough and a downturn is around the corner, it might make sense to look at stocks like CVS. Valuation: "Across the board, CVS stock is trading at dirt-cheap, decade-low valuation levels," InvestorPlace contributor Luke Lango concluded in April. Lango looked at several valuation metrics. Many of his observations are still true. "The trailing sales multiple is around 0.3. That's a decade low, well below the five-year average sales multiple (0.6), and below the index average multiple (2.1). The price-to-cash-flow multiple is just above 6, which is also a decade low and well below the five year average and index average cash flow multiples. Same is true for price-to-book and forward price-to-earnings." CVS Stock ConsU.S. Politics: Washington's wrangling could also pose a problem for health care companies like CVS. This has already hit CVS stock. The Democrats are moving toward greater intervention in the economy, with an emphasis on the health care sector, which accounted for 17.9% of U.S. GDP in 2016. Several Democrats running for president in 2020 have endorsed "Medicare for All", which could eliminate private health insurance. CVS just bought a health insurance company, Aetna, for $70 billion. President Trump also wants lower drug prices, and some of his proposals could negatively impact pharmacy benefit managers like CVS. * 7 Bank Stocks to Leave in the Vault Amazon: Amazon has already disrupted multiple industries, and health care could be next.Last year, Amazon formed health care company Haven with JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) and Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.B). This joint venture will be free from profit-making incentives and constraints; its goal is to improve health care while lowering costs. There's also the aforementioned PillPack, an online pharmacy startup. Opioid Liability: CVS stock could also suffer if the company is hit with more opioid lawsuits. I mentioned the opioid crisis last year in an article on Johnson and Johnson stock. Thousands of people in the U.S. have died as a result of overdosing on opioids such as hydrocodone and fentanyl. While the federal government is working to combat this opioid crisis, CVS faces opioid lawsuits from the Cherokee nation, City of New York, and the state of Florida. If more jurisdictions file lawsuits against CVS, the stock will be negatively impacted. The Verdict on CVS StockIn my view, the cons outweigh the pros and I would stay away from CVS stock for now. Yes, CVS stock is cheap, but sometimes stocks are cheap for a reason. Cheap stocks can sometimes be value traps, and InvestorPlace contributor Ian Bezek thinks CVS is a value trap right now. I'm inclined to agree. I think the Amazon threat is real. Some may argue that Amazon's success as a pharmacy is not guaranteed. Indeed, Amazon invested in Drugstore.com in 1999 only to see the site sold to Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA), which shut it down in 2016. However, Amazon was a much smaller company back then. Today it is an $800-billion behemoth. The technology research firm CB Insights recently detailed Amazon's ambitions in the health care sector. Can CVS out-innovate Amazon? I'm not so sure. I would hold off on buying CVS stock.As of writing, Lucas Hahn did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities. More From InvestorPlace * 4 Top American Penny Pot Stocks (Buy Before June 21) * 7 Stocks to Sell Impacted by the Mexican Tariffs * 6 Big Dividend Stocks to Buy as Yields Plunge * The 10 Biggest Announcements From Apple WWDC 2019 Compare Brokers The post Time to Buy Beat-Down CVS Health Stock? Here Are 3 Pros And 3 Cons appeared first on InvestorPlace.
Benzinga22 days ago
Best Sector ETFs For June: Utilities And Health Care
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Zacks25 days ago
Should You Invest in the Invesco S&P SmallCap Health Care ETF (PSCH)?
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ETF Database27 days ago
Sell on the Pop Prospects: May 29 Edition
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ETF Trends27 days ago
Health Care ETFs Could be Cure for Trade War Blues
Whether the markets are roaring or experiencing doldrums, health care exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have been a paragon of reliability, and could be the safe haven investors need to cure the trade war blues. For traders, this could bode well for the Direxion Daily Healthcare Bull 3X ETF (CURE). In particular, the pharmaceutical business is experiencing a profit squeeze as a result of lesser-than-expected revenue from the sale of generic drugs.
ETF Trends29 days ago
Health Care ETFs Show Signs of Life Amid Volatility
With equity market volatility rising and investors acting jittery due to the lingering US/China trade war, many market participants are favoring defensive sectors and the related exchange traded funds. The Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) , the largest exchange traded fund (ETF) dedicated to the sector, is up 2.52% this month while other, more aggressive sectors and broader equity benchmarks scuffle. “As the S&P 500 has tumbled 4% this month, the XLV health care sector ETF has held slightly positive.
MarketWatchlast month
Eli Lilly's Insulin Lispro Injection available at half the list price of Humalog
Eli Lilly & Co. said its lower-priced Insulin Lispro Injection is now available for order in pharmacies, per vial or in a package of five KwikPens. The drug giant said Lispro Injection's list price is 50% lower than its identical branded Humalog U-100. Lispro Injection has a list price of $137.35 per vial and $265.20 for a package of five KwikPens. "Because most insurance plans provide affordable copays for chronic medicines that are much lower than list price, people should ask their pharmacist whether Insulin Lispro Injection or Humalog is the lower-cost option for them," Lilly said in a statement. The stock, which was still inactive in premarket trade, has edged up 0.7% year to date, while the SPDR Health Care Select Sector ETF has gained 3.1% and the S&P 500 has rallied 14.3%.
MarketWatchlast month
Mylan's stock falls toward 7 1/2-year low; credit rating now in danger of downgrade to 'junk' at Fitch
Shares of Mylan N.V. sank 2.7% in morning trade toward a 7 1/2-year low, after Fitch Ratings revised its outlook on the generic drug maker's credit rating to negative from stable, putting the rating in danger of a downgrade to "junk" status. Mylan's long-term issuer default rating at Fitch is BBB-, the lowest investment-grade rating. Fitch said the revised outlook reflects its expectation that gross leverage may remain elevated over the near term because of slower-than-expected revenue growth, cash generation and debt reduction. Fitch's rating and outlook is similar to S&P Global Ratings' BBB- rating with a negative outlook, while Moody's Investors Service has a Baa3 rating--one notch above "junk"--with a stable outlook. Generic drug maker stocks have been under pressure in recent weeks, and took another header on Monday after more than 40 state attorneys general filed suit against 20 makers of generic medications, alleging a conspiracy to artificially inflate prices and reduce competition. Shares of fellow generic drug maker Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. slid 6.1% in morning trade to a 1 1/2-year low. Year to date, Mylan's stock has tumbled 27.6% and Teva shares have plunged 26.2%, while the SPDR Health Care Select Sector ETF has gained 1.3% and the S&P 500 has tacked on 13.3%.
MarketWatch2 months ago
Becton Dickinson's stock drops after profit, revenue growth outlook cut
Shares of Becton Dickinson & Co. dropped 3.1% in morning trade Thursday, after the medical technology company topped fiscal second-quarter profit expectations, but slashed its full-year outlook, citing "recent regulatory and market pressures related to paclitaxel-coated devices." The net loss for the latest quarter narrowed to $18 million, or 7 cents a share, from $50 million, or 19 cents a share, in the same period a year ago. Adjusted EPS, which excludes non-recurring items, fell 2.3% to $2.59, but topped the FactSet consensus of $2.58. Revenue declined 0.6% to $4.195 billion, just shy of the FactSet consensus of $4.238 billion. For fiscal 2019, the company cut its adjusted EPS guidance range to $11.65 to $11.75 from $12.05 to $12.15. The company also lowered its revenue growth outlook to 8.0% to 9.0% from 8.5% to 9.5%, citing an estimated additional negative impact from currency moves. The stock has now slipped 0.1% year to date, while the SPDR Health Care Select Sector ETF has gained 2.3% and the S&P 500 has tacked on 13.8%.
MarketWatch2 months ago
The S&P 500 got hammered on tariff fears — here are the only 36 stocks in the index that closed with gains
The S&P 500 on Tuesday logged its steepest daily slide in about four months as investors reacted poorly to the prospect of escalating U.S.-China trade tensions.
Yahoo Finance2 months ago
Why the politically fueled health care stock crash may be over for now
Attention traders: It may be time to get back into health care stocks.
Zacks2 months ago
Play Strong Earnings Beat With These Top-Ranked Sector ETFs
S&P 500 earnings reported so far have come with an earnings beat that is second highest in five years. These sector ETFs should benefit from this trend.