The best performing sector as of midday Tuesday is the Healthcare sector, higher by 1.3%. Within that group, Tenet Healthcare Corp. (NYSE: THC) and Mylan NV (NASD: MYL) are two of the day's stand-outs, showing a gain of 4.2% and 3.6%, respectively. Among healthcare ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (AMEX: XLV), which is up 1.0% on the day, and down 5.47% year-to-date. Tenet Healthcare Corp., meanwhile, is down 3.70% year-to-date, and Mylan NV, is down 13.38% year-to-date. Combined, THC and MYL make up approximately 0.8% of the underlying holdings of XLV.
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