ETF Ranking

Best health ETFs

12 health ETFs ranked by fees, AUM and performance, with the link to each factsheet.

Healthcare. Health ETFs mix pharmaceuticals, medical equipment and biotechnologies: a defensive sector in the United States, more cyclical in its biotech part. Rankings exclude leveraged products and funds under 50 M$; performance is in the trading currency, dividends not reinvested, which favors accumulating versions.

Cheapest ETFs

#ETFThemeFeesFeesOutstandingPerf. 1 year
1State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETFXLV · SPDRHealth0,08 %0,08 %48,47 $bn+26,6 %
2Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETFFHLC · FidelityHealth0,08 %0,08 %3,54 $bn+25,8 %
3Vanguard Health Care ETFVHT · VanguardHealth0,09 %0,09 %21,80 $bn+25,4 %
4iShares S&P 500 Health Care Sector UCITS ETFQDVG.DE · ISharesHealth0,15 %0,15 %3,56 $bn+33,1 %
5iShares MSCI Europe Health Care Sector UCITS ETFESIH.DE · ISharesHealth0,18 %0,18 %1,05 $bnn.d.
6Xtrackers MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF 1CXDWH.DE · XtrackersHealth0,25 %0,25 %4,54 $bn+27,0 %
7State Street SPDR S&P Biotech ETFXBI · SPDRHealth0,35 %0,35 %10,76 $bn+39,3 %
8iShares U.S. Healthcare ETFIYH · ISharesHealth0,37 %0,37 %4,64 $bn+26,2 %
9iShares U.S. Medical Devices ETFIHI · ISharesHealth0,37 %0,37 %3,66 $bn-5,1 %
10iShares Global Healthcare ETFIXJ · ISharesHealth0,38 %0,38 %4,65 $bn+23,0 %
11iShares Biotechnology ETFIBB · ISharesHealth0,44 %0,44 %11,50 $bn+34,8 %
12First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index FundFBT · First TrustHealth0,55 %0,55 %3,12 $bn+36,5 %

Largest ETFs

#ETFThemeValueFeesOutstandingPerf. 1 year
1State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETFXLV · SPDRHealth48,47 $bn0,08 %48,47 $bn+26,6 %
2Vanguard Health Care ETFVHT · VanguardHealth21,80 $bn0,09 %21,80 $bn+25,4 %
3iShares Biotechnology ETFIBB · ISharesHealth11,50 $bn0,44 %11,50 $bn+34,8 %
4State Street SPDR S&P Biotech ETFXBI · SPDRHealth10,76 $bn0,35 %10,76 $bn+39,3 %
5iShares Global Healthcare ETFIXJ · ISharesHealth4,65 $bn0,38 %4,65 $bn+23,0 %
6iShares U.S. Healthcare ETFIYH · ISharesHealth4,64 $bn0,37 %4,64 $bn+26,2 %
7Xtrackers MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF 1CXDWH.DE · XtrackersHealth4,54 $bn0,25 %4,54 $bn+27,0 %
8iShares U.S. Medical Devices ETFIHI · ISharesHealth3,66 $bn0,37 %3,66 $bn-5,1 %
9iShares S&P 500 Health Care Sector UCITS ETFQDVG.DE · ISharesHealth3,56 $bn0,15 %3,56 $bn+33,1 %
10Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETFFHLC · FidelityHealth3,54 $bn0,08 %3,54 $bn+25,8 %
11First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index FundFBT · First TrustHealth3,12 $bn0,55 %3,12 $bn+36,5 %
12iShares MSCI Europe Health Care Sector UCITS ETFESIH.DE · ISharesHealth1,05 $bn0,18 %1,05 $bnn.d.

Best performance 1 year

#ETFThemePerf.FeesOutstandingPerf. 1 year
1State Street SPDR S&P Biotech ETFXBI · SPDRHealth+39,3 %0,35 %10,76 $bn+39,3 %
2First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index FundFBT · First TrustHealth+36,5 %0,55 %3,12 $bn+36,5 %
3iShares Biotechnology ETFIBB · ISharesHealth+34,8 %0,44 %11,50 $bn+34,8 %
4iShares S&P 500 Health Care Sector UCITS ETFQDVG.DE · ISharesHealth+33,1 %0,15 %3,56 $bn+33,1 %
5Xtrackers MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF 1CXDWH.DE · XtrackersHealth+27,0 %0,25 %4,54 $bn+27,0 %
6State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETFXLV · SPDRHealth+26,6 %0,08 %48,47 $bn+26,6 %
7iShares U.S. Healthcare ETFIYH · ISharesHealth+26,2 %0,37 %4,64 $bn+26,2 %
8Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETFFHLC · FidelityHealth+25,8 %0,08 %3,54 $bn+25,8 %
9Vanguard Health Care ETFVHT · VanguardHealth+25,4 %0,09 %21,80 $bn+25,4 %
10iShares Global Healthcare ETFIXJ · ISharesHealth+23,0 %0,38 %4,65 $bn+23,0 %
11iShares U.S. Medical Devices ETFIHI · ISharesHealth-5,1 %0,37 %3,66 $bn-5,1 %

Best performance 3 years

#ETFThemePerf.FeesOutstandingPerf. 1 year
1State Street SPDR S&P Biotech ETFXBI · SPDRHealth+117,8 %0,35 %10,76 $bn+39,3 %
2First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index FundFBT · First TrustHealth+90,9 %0,55 %3,12 $bn+36,5 %
3iShares Biotechnology ETFIBB · ISharesHealth+78,9 %0,44 %11,50 $bn+34,8 %
4Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETFFHLC · FidelityHealth+47,2 %0,08 %3,54 $bn+25,8 %
5Vanguard Health Care ETFVHT · VanguardHealth+46,7 %0,09 %21,80 $bn+25,4 %
6iShares U.S. Healthcare ETFIYH · ISharesHealth+44,7 %0,37 %4,64 $bn+26,2 %
7iShares S&P 500 Health Care Sector UCITS ETFQDVG.DE · ISharesHealth+44,4 %0,15 %3,56 $bn+33,1 %
8State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETFXLV · SPDRHealth+44,1 %0,08 %48,47 $bn+26,6 %
9iShares Global Healthcare ETFIXJ · ISharesHealth+38,4 %0,38 %4,65 $bn+23,0 %
10Xtrackers MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF 1CXDWH.DE · XtrackersHealth+37,8 %0,25 %4,54 $bn+27,0 %
11iShares U.S. Medical Devices ETFIHI · ISharesHealth+22,2 %0,37 %3,66 $bn-5,1 %

Best performance 5 years

#ETFThemePerf.FeesOutstandingPerf. 1 year
1First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index FundFBT · First TrustHealth+62,2 %0,55 %3,12 $bn+36,5 %
2iShares S&P 500 Health Care Sector UCITS ETFQDVG.DE · ISharesHealth+54,2 %0,15 %3,56 $bn+33,1 %
3Xtrackers MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF 1CXDWH.DE · XtrackersHealth+40,7 %0,25 %4,54 $bn+27,0 %
4State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETFXLV · SPDRHealth+39,1 %0,08 %48,47 $bn+26,6 %
5iShares Biotechnology ETFIBB · ISharesHealth+36,1 %0,44 %11,50 $bn+34,8 %
6iShares U.S. Healthcare ETFIYH · ISharesHealth+34,8 %0,37 %4,64 $bn+26,2 %
7Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETFFHLC · FidelityHealth+32,3 %0,08 %3,54 $bn+25,8 %
8Vanguard Health Care ETFVHT · VanguardHealth+32,0 %0,09 %21,80 $bn+25,4 %
9iShares Global Healthcare ETFIXJ · ISharesHealth+29,3 %0,38 %4,65 $bn+23,0 %
10State Street SPDR S&P Biotech ETFXBI · SPDRHealth+15,9 %0,35 %10,76 $bn+39,3 %
11iShares U.S. Medical Devices ETFIHI · ISharesHealth-11,0 %0,37 %3,66 $bn-5,1 %

Information provided for educational purposes from the positions published by the issuers and closing prices. Past performance is not indicative of future performance; fees and assets under management are those declared by the source and may contain errors. Investing involves a risk of capital loss.

Frequently Asked Questions

To understand well

What is the cheapest healthcare ETF?
State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) with 0,08 % fees per year.
What is the largest health ETF?
State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV), 48,47 Md$ AUM.
Fees or performance: what to look at first?
Fees are certain, past performance is not. Between two funds following the same index, the cheaper one almost always finishes ahead over ten years.

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