Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund

Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund is an exchange-traded fund that provides targeted exposure to the U.S. health care segment of the S&P 500. It tracks the Health Care Select Sector Index, encompassing major industries such as pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, health care equipment and supplies, and health care providers and services. The fund concentrates holdings in large, established companies that shape medical innovation and delivery, with significant weights historically in firms like Eli Lilly, Johnson & Johnson, and AbbVie, alongside diversified exposure to managed care, diagnostics, and medical devices. Designed to reflect the sector’s overall performance rather than individual niches, it offers a rules-based, market-cap-weighted approach that captures both defensive characteristics and the industry’s research-driven growth dynamics. By aggregating leaders across therapeutics, clinical technologies, and health services, Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund serves as a foundational vehicle for investors seeking broad, liquid access to the health care value chain within the large-cap U.S. equity market.