Sector SPDR ETFs

March is here, and if the third month of the year holds true to historical form, that is good news for those bullish on U.S. stocks. Over the past 20 years, the S&P 500 posts an average March gain of 1.8 percent, ranking the month third behind April and October in terms of average monthly...

The Health Care SPDR ETF (NYSE: XLV), the largest healthcare exchange-traded fund by assets, debuted in mid-1998 as one of the original nine sector SPDR ETFs. Recent Performance As that pertains to XLV, the healthcare ETF sports an ominous label this year: With 2016 drawing to a close, XLV is the...

The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE: XLF) is down 5.6 percent year to date, which is one of the worst performances among the sector SPDR exchange-traded funds and one that serves as a reminder of the weakness in U.S. bank stocks. European financial services names have not been anything to...