Demand for Health Care services is inelastic and expected to grow due to aging population and economic slowdown. XLV ETF provides cheap investment in healthcare companies across various sub-sectors like pharmaceuticals, healthcare equipment, and biotechnology. Healthcare sector offers potential for higher long-term returns, but faces risks like regulation, patent expirations, and pricing pressure.
The Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) was launched on 12/16/1998, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Healthcare - Broad segment of the equity market.