##  [# Sectors In Review: June 2019](/sections/etf-report-departments/sectors-review-june-2019) 

 

# Sectors In Review: June 2019

 

 

Health care and real estate struggled during the month.



 

 

 

 

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[By Heather Bell](/contributors/heather-bell)

 Jun 01, 2019

 Edited by: Heather Bell

 

 

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Sector ETFs had a pretty good month in April, with only health care ETF seeing across-the-board declines, such that the category averaged a decline of 3.21%. In fact, all three of the worst performers for the month were in the health care sector: The [iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology ETF (IBB)](/IBB) was the worst performer, with a decline of 4.86%, followed by the [SPDR S&amp;P Health Care Equipment ETF (XHE)](/XHE) and [iShares U.S. Pharmaceuticals ETF (IHE)](/IHE), down 3.29% and 3.01%, respectively. The best-performing ETFs included the [SPDR S&amp;P Semiconductor ETF (XSD)](/XSD), up 10.36%; the [Invesco KBW Bank ETF (KBWB)](/KBWB), up 9.39%; and the [iShares U.S. Financial Services ETF (IYG)](/IYG), up 9.05%. When it came to flows, the [Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF)](/XLF) pulled in $1.7 billion, while the [Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK)](/XLK) and the [Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY)](/XLY) gained $447.1 million and $372.3 million, respectively. The [Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV)](/XLV) saw the largest outflows, losing $795.5 million, while the [iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF (IYR)](/IYR) gave up $620.9 million and the [Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLU)](/XLU) lost $309.4 million.

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*Source: Bloomberg. Data from 03/29/2019 to 04/30/2019. ETFs chosen to represent each sector based on the most liquid ETF in each segment of the ETF.com ETF Classification System.*





 

 

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 Related Topics  [Sectors](http://www.etf.com/topics/sectors) 

 [Healthcare](http://www.etf.com/topics/healthcare) 

 [Real Estate](http://www.etf.com/topics/real-estate) 

 [Bank](http://www.etf.com/topics/bank) 

 [Banks](http://www.etf.com/topics/banks)