The Motley Fool
01 Aug 2026, 17:57 UTC · 3h ago
XLV vs PBE: Is a Low-Cost Healthcare ETF the Better Buy Than a Focused Biotech Specialist?
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The Motley Fool
01 Aug 2026, 17:57 UTC · 3h ago
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The Invesco Biotechnology & Genome ETF (PBE) is outperforming the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) year-to-date, with returns of 10.2% compared to 3.4%. — Strong relative performance in a specialized biotech fund suggests a shift in investor appetite toward high-growth genomics over broad healthcare stability.
+0.40Small-cap stocks are currently experiencing their strongest year since 1991, driving the performance of the PBE ETF which holds 52% of its assets in small caps. — A multi-decade high in small-cap performance indicates a significant rotation in risk appetite that could affect broader market indices.
+0.30The State Street Health Care ETF (XLV) maintains a significantly lower expense ratio of 0.08% compared to the Invesco fund's 0.58%. — Lower fees are a long-term positive for total returns but have minimal immediate impact on daily price movements.
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Mentioned only as a top holding in an ETF with a slight price dip.
Mentioned only as a top holding in an ETF with a slight price dip.
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