Investment objective & strategy
As of Jan. 28, 2026 · prospectusObjective. State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (the Fund) seeks to provide investment results that, before expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of publicly traded equity securities of companies in the Health Care Select Sector Index (the Index).
Strategy. In seeking to track the performance of the Index, the Fund employs a replication strategy, which means that the Fund typically invests in substantially all of the securities represented in the Index in approximately the same proportions as the Index. Under normal market conditions, the Fund generally invests substantially all, but at least 95%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the Index. The Fund will provide shareholders with at least 60 days' notice prior to any material change in this 95% investment policy. In addition, the Fund may invest in cash and cash equivalents or money market instruments, such as repurchase agreements and money market funds (including money market funds advised by SSGA Funds Management, Inc. ( SSGA … In seeking to track the performance of the Index, the Fund employs a replication strategy, which means that the Fund typically invests in substantially all of the securities represented in the Index in approximately the same proportions as the Index. Under normal market conditions, the Fund generally invests substantially all, but at least 95%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the Index. The Fund will provide shareholders with at least 60 days' notice prior to any material change in this 95% investment policy. In addition, the Fund may invest in cash and cash equivalents or money market instruments, such as repurchase agreements and money market funds (including money market funds advised by SSGA Funds Management, Inc. ( SSGA FM or the Adviser), the investment adviser to the Fund). The Index includes companies that have been identified as Health Care companies by the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS ), including securities of companies from the following industries: pharmaceuticals; health care equipment and supplies; health care providers and services; biotechnology; life sciences tools and services; and health care technology. The Index is one of eleven Select Sector Indexes developed and maintained in accordance with the following criteria: (1) each of the component securities in the Index is a constituent of the S&P 500 Index; and (2) the Index is calculated by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC ( S&P DJI) based on a proprietary modified market capitalization methodology which means that modifications may be made to the market capitalization weights of single stock concentrations in order to conform to the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Internal Revenue Code or IRC). As of November 30, 2025, the Index was composed of 60 stocks. The Index is also sponsored and compiled by S&P DJI. S&P DJI determines the composition of the Index and relative weightings of the securities in the Index based on the Index methodology (as the Index Compilation Agent). S&P DJI also publishes information regarding the market value of the Index (as the Index Provider). S&P DJI is not affiliated with the Fund or the Adviser.
Top holdings
As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| LILLY ELI and CO | — | $5.30B | 13.74% |
| JOHNSON&JOHNSON | — | $4.29B | 11.10% |
| ABBVIE INC | — | $2.80B | 7.25% |
| MERCK & CO | — | $2.17B | 5.63% |
| UNITEDHEALTH GRP | — | $1.78B | 4.62% |
| AMGEN INC | — | $1.38B | 3.57% |
| THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC | — | $1.34B | 3.48% |
| ABBOTT LABS | — | $1.30B | 3.37% |
| GILEAD SCIENCES INC | — | $1.26B | 3.26% |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC | — | $1.19B | 3.09% |
Portfolio moves
Dec 31, 2025 → Mar 31, 2026How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.
Similar funds
Funds whose portfolios most overlap this one, by weight| Fund | Overlap | Net exp. |
|---|---|---|
| PROFUND VP HEALTH CARE | 95% | 1.68% |
| JNL/Mellon Healthcare Sector Fund | 89% | 0.28% |
| iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF · IYH | 86% | 0.38% |
Advisers
| Firm | Role |
|---|---|
| SSGA Funds Management, Inc. | Adviser |
Footnotes
- Expense ratio as of January 28, 2026, from the fund's prospectus.
- Net assets and holdings count as of March 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
- Total return for calendar year 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. As reported in the fund's prospectus performance bar chart.
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