XLV
ETFState Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF
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State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF is 0.4% off its high — within touching distance of its all-time high. Go live your life, we're watching.
Near All-Time High
Current Drawdown
-0.4%
Days in Drawdown
5
Avg Max Drawdown
2.5%
Avg Length
40
Drawdown Severity Score™
0.1
XLV - Price & High Water Mark
XLV - Drawdown Timeline
How to read this chart: Negative values indicate drawdowns from all-time highs. Values closer to 0% mean the stock is near its high water mark.
State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) Analysis: Current Drawdown Insights
State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF is trading slightly below its recent peak. As of 2026-11-11, the fund's price is $188.95, just 0.4% below its all-time high of $189.68.
XLV by the numbers
- XLV is within 0.4% of its high, set 5 days ago.
- Since 1999, XLV has fallen 20% or more 3 times, about one every 9 years, and 30% or more 2 times.
- After a 20%+ decline, XLV has typically needed 3 years to return to its high. The fastest round trip took 6 months (from Jan 2020).
- Its worst decline on record began in Dec 2007 and reached 39%. It was 3 years before XLV closed at a new high.
The Drawdown Severity Score™ for State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF currently stands at 0.09. A score below 2.0 indicates a normal drawdown within the fund's typical range: a routine pullback.
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📜 Historical Drawdown Events
Current drawdown shown in blue. Below are 25 of XLV's larger declines from its 236 tracked pullbacks, newest first.
| Start Date | End Date | Duration | Max Depth | Start Price | Lowest Price | Recovery Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-06 | Ongoing | 5 days | -0.4% | $189.68 | $188.95 | n/a |
| 2026-03-02 | 2026-06-26 | 116 days | -10.5% | $158.84 | $142.21 | $160.34 |
| 2025-11-26 | 2026-01-07 | 43 days | -5.5% | $156.76 | $148.06 | $158.31 |
| 2024-09-17 | 2025-11-21 | 431 days | -17.1% | $151.96 | $125.96 | $152.65 |
| 2024-04-01 | 2024-07-11 | 102 days | -6.3% | $142.21 | $133.26 | $142.40 |
| 2022-04-11 | 2024-01-02 | 632 days | -16.1% | $133.10 | $111.72 | $133.11 |
| 2021-12-31 | 2022-04-07 | 97 days | -10.6% | $131.44 | $117.56 | $132.31 |
| 2021-09-07 | 2021-12-15 | 100 days | -8.1% | $126.20 | $115.99 | $127.77 |
| 2021-01-21 | 2021-04-13 | 82 days | -6.5% | $108.48 | $101.43 | $108.91 |
| 2020-10-13 | 2020-11-04 | 23 days | -6.8% | $99.46 | $92.68 | $99.97 |
| 2020-09-03 | 2020-10-12 | 40 days | -7.0% | $99.38 | $92.43 | $99.46 |
| 2020-01-23 | 2020-07-15 | 174 days | -28.4% | $94.24 | $67.47 | $95.01 |
| 2018-12-03 | 2019-10-29 | 330 days | -15.4% | $83.95 | $70.98 | $83.99 |
| 2018-10-02 | 2018-11-30 | 60 days | -8.7% | $83.73 | $76.43 | $83.95 |
| 2018-01-29 | 2018-08-17 | 200 days | -12.8% | $79.27 | $69.13 | $79.45 |
| 2015-07-21 | 2017-03-01 | 590 days | -17.1% | $64.32 | $53.32 | $64.60 |
| 2014-09-25 | 2014-10-27 | 33 days | -7.8% | $53.83 | $49.65 | $53.84 |
| 2014-03-05 | 2014-06-03 | 90 days | -7.0% | $49.05 | $45.61 | $49.10 |
| 2011-05-19 | 2012-01-18 | 245 days | -17.3% | $28.16 | $23.28 | $28.16 |
| 2007-12-11 | 2011-04-26 | 1232 days | -39.2% | $26.61 | $16.18 | $26.82 |
| 2007-05-24 | 2007-11-30 | 191 days | -8.2% | $26.34 | $24.18 | $26.35 |
| 2006-03-23 | 2006-08-29 | 159 days | -9.9% | $23.24 | $20.95 | $23.30 |
| 2005-09-12 | 2005-12-22 | 102 days | -7.8% | $22.66 | $20.90 | $22.70 |
| 2000-01-11 | 2005-06-17 | 1984 days | -33.3% | $22.06 | $14.72 | $22.14 |
| 1999-04-26 | 1999-12-23 | 242 days | -15.5% | $20.30 | $17.14 | $20.45 |
| 1999-04-13 | 1999-04-23 | 11 days | -7.9% | $20.26 | $18.66 | $20.30 |
How to read: Each row shows a complete drawdown from peak to recovery. Red rows = most severe drawdowns (worst 20% or 5x+ average), yellow rows = moderate (2x-5x worse than average).
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XLV Price History and Drawdown Data
Latest price
$188.95
High-water mark
$189.68
Current drawdown
-0.4%
Days in drawdown
5
What History Says About XLV
State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF has dropped 15%+ from its high 9 times in its tracked history. These events lasted an average of 651 days with an average max drop of -22.2%.
| Period | Max Drop | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 2007 to Apr 2011 | -39.2% | 1232 days |
| Jan 2000 to Jun 2005 | -33.3% | 1984 days |
| Jan 2020 to Jul 2020 | -28.4% | 174 days |
| May 2011 to Jan 2012 | -17.3% | 245 days |
| Sep 2024 to Nov 2025 | -17.1% | 431 days |
| Jul 2015 to Mar 2017 | -17.1% | 590 days |
Past Strong Buy alerts for XLV
In our simulation, XLV has not had a Strong Buy or Ultra Buy alert since 2016.
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About this data
- Source
- Adjusted daily closing prices from Yahoo Finance, so splits and dividends don't show up as drops.
- Coverage
- Apr 13, 1999 to Nov 11, 2026, about 28 years. 236 declines from a high recorded for XLV.
- Updated
- After each U.S. trading day closes. This page shows the close of Nov 11, 2026.
- How it's calculated
- A drawdown runs from a closing high to the next new high. See the methodology and how the Severity Score works.
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