State Street SPDR S&P Health Care Equipment ETF (XHE) Open Interest History

Open interest tracks the total number of outstanding options contracts. Rising OI alongside price moves can indicate growing commitment to the trend; declining OI suggests positions are being closed.

State Street SPDR S&P Health Care Equipment ETF (XHE) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $128.1M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 1.30 to the broader market. The State Street SPDR S&P Health Care Equipment ETF seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of S&PHealth Care Equipment Select Industry Index (the "Index")Seeks to provide exposure to the health care equipment segment of the S&P TMI, which comprises the following sub-industries: Health Care Equipment and Health Care SuppliesSeeks to track a modified equal weighted index which provides the potential for unconcentrated industry exposure across large, mid and small cap stocksAllows investors to take strategic or tactical positions at a more targeted level than traditional sector based investing public since 2011-01-27.

Snapshot as of May 15, 2026.

Spot Price
$77.65
Call OI
10
Put OI
11
Total OI
21

As of May 15, 2026, State Street SPDR S&P Health Care Equipment ETF (XHE) has 21 total contracts outstanding across all expirations. Put/call OI ratio is 1.10 (balanced positioning). Open interest reflects accumulated positions from prior sessions; persistent growth indicates sustained directional or hedging interest, while sharp drops typically mean post-expiration clean-up.

How XHE open interest history Data Feeds Strategy Selection

Strategy selection on State Street SPDR S&P Health Care Equipment ETF options does not derive from any single metric in isolation. The open interest history view above sits inside a broader read: ATM IV currently sits at 34.5% and dealer gamma exposure is negative, so dealer hedging amplifies directional moves. Combine the open interest history data here with the volatility-skew surface, dealer-gamma exposure, max-pain level, and upcoming-events calendar to build a positioning thesis. Risk-defined structures (credit spreads, debit spreads, iron condors) are usually safer than naked positions while the regime is uncertain; the data on this page anchors the inputs but does not by itself constitute a trade thesis.

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Frequently asked XHE open interest history questions

What is the current XHE options open interest?
As of May 15, 2026, State Street SPDR S&P Health Care Equipment ETF (XHE) has 21 total contracts outstanding across all listed expirations, split as 10 calls and 11 puts. Open interest reflects accumulated positions from prior trading sessions; it does not include today's volume until end-of-day reconciliation.
What is the XHE put/call open interest ratio?
Put/call OI ratio of 1.10 is balanced.
What does XHE open interest tell traders?
Persistent OI growth indicates sustained directional or hedging interest; sharp drops typically mean post-expiration position cleanup. Heavy OI concentrations at specific strikes act as support and resistance levels because dealer hedging amplifies near those strikes - the gamma profile of the dealer book is concentrated there. Comparing today's volume to standing OI separates opening flow from closing flow.