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State Street SPDR S&P Pharmaceuticals ETF (XPH)

Health | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
70.79 USD -1.62 (-2.237%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 70.99 +0.20 (0.283%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:30 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:34 a.m. EDT

The pharmaceutical sector ETF is currently caught in a tug-of-war between defensive positioning and modest recovery momentum. While the price has recovered from its 2022 lows, the underlying business quality metrics tell a mixed story: the fund holds a diverse basket of pharma companies, yet the recent annual performance shows flat-to-negative growth in several years, preventing a 'strong buy' classification despite the current price being near its 52-week high. The short-term outlook leans slightly positive due to the recent price rebound off the 200-day average and active call buying near the money, but the lack of a multi-year upward trend in the underlying assets keeps the long-term rating neutral. Dividends are present but modest, offering income but not serving as a primary driver for capital appreciation.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.063139
MSTL0.066043
AutoARIMA0.071993
AutoETS0.071993

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 51%
H-stat 3.76
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.561
Excess Kurtosis -0.50
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 18.71

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:34 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put open interest at strikes significantly below current price (60-65 range), suggesting a fear of a deeper correction. However, call volume is concentrated near the money and slightly out-of-the-money, indicating active traders are betting on a bounce or consolidation around current levels rather than a sustained breakout. Implied volatility is elevated for the nearest expiration, reflecting uncertainty.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.09% 0.63% 1.18% 1.27%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-22 0.0590 0.094993
2026-03-23 0.0610 0.115750
2025-12-22 0.1130 0.197933
2025-09-22 0.1030 0.220604
2025-06-23 0.0960 0.234375
2025-03-24 0.1530 0.345450
2024-12-23 0.1550 0.357061
2024-09-23 0.1950 0.444191
2024-06-24 0.1560 0.385375
2024-03-18 0.1730 0.410926
2023-12-18 0.1740 0.437516
2023-09-18 0.1200 0.285987
2023-06-20 0.1240 0.295872
2023-03-20 0.1150 0.280762
2022-12-19 0.1940 0.478776
2022-09-19 0.1320 0.314735
2022-06-21 0.1650 0.415094
2022-03-21 0.1810 0.402401
2021-12-20 0.1940 0.431975
2021-09-20 0.0890 0.191357
2021-06-21 0.0840 0.160030
2021-03-22 0.0730 0.138205
2020-12-21 0.0540 0.107527
2020-09-21 0.0520 0.118074
2020-06-22 0.0670 0.154342
2020-03-23 0.0720 0.228137
2019-12-23 0.0710 0.153780
2019-09-23 0.0840 0.225503
2019-06-24 0.0680 0.180037
2019-03-18 0.0680 0.161943
2018-12-24 0.1060 0.304861
2018-09-24 0.0550 0.113052
2018-06-15 0.0590 0.132287
2018-03-16 0.0190 0.043718
2017-12-15 0.1080 0.247140
2017-09-15 0.0720 0.168539
2017-06-16 0.0850 0.206011
2017-03-17 0.0270 0.065646
2016-12-16 0.0910 0.228242
2016-09-16 0.0600 0.129646
2016-06-17 0.0680 0.162446
2016-03-18 0.0270 0.070551
2015-12-18 3.3940 6.700888
2015-09-18 0.0750 0.127378
2015-06-19 0.0890 0.139695
2015-03-20 0.1040 0.160000
2014-12-19 2.7435 4.962018
2014-09-19 0.1195 0.221789
2014-06-20 0.0675 0.130839
2014-03-21 0.0680 0.141064
2013-12-20 0.7120 1.640175
2013-09-20 0.0600 0.153767
2013-06-21 0.1000 0.284455
2013-03-15 0.0335 0.107080
2012-12-21 0.1215 0.430775
2012-09-21 0.3055 1.004108
2012-06-15 0.0550 0.192746
2012-03-16 0.0505 0.181687
2011-12-16 0.0975 0.390390
2011-09-16 0.0750 0.313022
2011-06-17 0.0715 0.291777
2011-03-18 0.0495 0.220785
2010-12-17 0.1340 0.572283
2010-09-17 0.0495 0.231742
2010-06-18 0.0480 0.238687
2010-03-19 0.0275 0.133140
2009-12-18 0.0385 0.206767
2009-09-18 0.0475 0.274646
2009-06-19 0.0460 0.316914
2009-03-20 0.0565 0.434783
2008-12-19 0.0895 0.616816
2008-09-19 0.0535 0.328120
2008-06-20 0.0495 0.324271
2008-03-20 0.0425 0.278141
2007-12-21 0.0335 0.196423
2007-09-21 0.0380 0.226123
2007-06-15 0.0385 0.211248
2007-03-16 0.0760 0.452516
2006-12-15 0.0895 0.517042
2006-09-15 0.0410 0.240822
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.24
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.003314459
dividendYield 0.49

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 74.35
All Time Low 11.68
Ask 71.46
Ask Size 600
Average Daily Volume10 Day 117,550
Average Daily Volume3 Month 106,469
Average Volume 106,469
Average Volume10Days 117,550
Beta3 Year 0.7
Bid 70.48
Bid Size 100
Book Value 52.017
Category Health
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 72.1
Day Low 70.79
Dividend Yield 0.49
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 3.782755
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 68.748
Fifty Day Average Change 2.0419998
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.029702678
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 48.624813
Fifty Two Week High 74.35
Fifty Two Week High Change -3.5599976
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.04788161
Fifty Two Week Low 45.8
Fifty Two Week Low Change 24.990002
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.54563326
Fifty Two Week Range 45.8 - 74.35
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,150,983,000,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0979349
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fullday Change -1.62
Fullday Change Percent -2.23726
Fullday Price 70.99
Fund Family State Street Investment Management
Fund Inception Date 1,150,675,200
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary In seeking to track the performance of the S&P Pharmaceuticals Select Industry Index (the "index"), the fund employs a sampling strategy. It generally invests substantially all, but at least 80%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index. The index represents the pharmaceuticals segment of the S&P Total Market Index ("S&P TMI").
Long Name State Street SPDR S&P Pharmaceuticals ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_27776200
Nav Price 72.43851
Net Assets 489,385,600.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.35
Open 72.14
Post Market Change 0.19999695
Post Market Change Percent 0.28252146
Post Market Price 70.99
Post Market Time 1,787,959,805
Previous Close 72.41
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.3609014
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -1.62
Regular Market Change Percent -2.23726
Regular Market Day High 72.1
Regular Market Day Low 70.79
Regular Market Day Range 70.79 - 72.1
Regular Market Open 72.14
Regular Market Previous Close 72.41
Regular Market Price 70.79
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 262,448
Shares Outstanding 5,500,270
Short Name State Street SPDR S&P Pharmaceu
Source Interval 15
Symbol XPH
Three Year Average Return 0.2013543
Total Assets 489,385,600
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.24
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.003314459
Trailing P E 18.713875
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 17.90877
Trailing Three Month Returns 17.90877
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 59.3111
Two Hundred Day Average Change 11.478901
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.19353715
Type Disp ETF
Volume 262,448
Yield 0.0049
Ytd Return 21.43585