In afternoon trading on Thursday, Healthcare stocks are the worst performing sector, showing a 1.7% loss. Within the sector, Biogen Inc (NASD: BIIB) and Endo International plc (NASD: ENDP) are two of the day's laggards, showing a loss of 5.5% and 4.3%, respectively. Among healthcare ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (AMEX: XLV), which is down 2.0% on the day, and up 11.19% year-to-date. Biogen Inc, meanwhile, is down 6.61% year-to-date, and Endo International plc is up 13.89% year-to-date. Combined, BIIB and ENDP make up approximately 3.3% of the underlying holdings of XLV.
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