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The Select Sector SPDR Trust - State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) short interest & options flow

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XLV has now spent two weeks unwinding the short positioning that peaked in early October, and the data this week suggests the retreat is becoming more orderly rather than reversing again. The covering trend that briefly stalled last week has resumed. Short interest fell 6.5% across the week to 6.2% of free float, now down more than 12% over the past month. At the late-September…

Latest pulse19 Oct 2026

XLV short interest falls 20% in a week to 5.8% of float as cover accelerates.

$189.66+3.06% 1d+5.53% 1w+14.13% 1mClose: 4 Nov 2026
Cost to borrow
Low
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Low and dropping
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Market cap
$50.45B
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Key data as of 5 Nov 2026

ORTEX chart of The Select Sector SPDR Trust - State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) share price and short interest (% of free float), six months to November 4, 2026

Latest signals on XLV

  • Short Interest

    XLV short interest falls 20% in a week to 5.8% of float as cover accelerates.

  • Utilization

    XLV SI utilization climbs to 91.54%, highest level in two weeks amid tightening borrow market.

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