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Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT)

VHT ETF factsheet: fees, AUM, composition, breakdown and performance, based on positions published by the issuer.

Theme HealthIssuer VanguardClass Sector EquityDomicile United StatesPEA no (fund domiciled outside Europe)
Symbol VHT·ISIN US92204A5048·Created on 2004-01-26·Positions at 2026-10-31·Sheet of the 07/11/2026
Annual fees
0,09 %
deducted from the share value
Outstanding
21,80 $bn
in US dollars
Number of lines
416
published positions
Weight of the top 10
51,8 %
concentration
Performance 1 year
+25,4 %
price in USD
3 year performance
+46,7 %
i.e. +13,6 % per year
5 year performance
+32,0 %
i.e. +5,7 % per year
Volatilité 1 an
16,4 %
annualized standard deviation
Worst drop
-17,9 %
from a high, 5 years
Last share price
341,23 USD
+0,01 % during the session
Reading. Fees of 0,09 % per year represent 9 € collected each year for every 10 000 € invested, directly in the share value. Healthcare ETFs mix pharmaceuticals, medical equipment and biotechnologies: a defensive sector in the United States, more cyclical in its biotech part. The positions come from the issuer's publications; performance is calculated on the closing prices of the VHT listing, dividends not reinvested, in the listing currency.

10 first linesweight in the fund

12,93 %
Johnson & JohnsonUS4781601046
8,78 %
AbbVie Inc.US00287Y1091
6,45 %
Merck & Co., Inc.US58933Y1055
5,01 %
3,50 %
Amgen Inc.US0311621009
3,18 %
2,58 %
2,40 %
Pfizer Inc.US7170811035
2,27 %

Sectorsaccording to the issuer

Health
99,95 %
Finance
0,03 %
Industry
0,01 %
Technology
0,01 %

Countryaccording to the issuer

United States
100,00 %

What you need to know

The first 10 lines make up more than half of the fund: it behaves like a basket of a few securities.

Composition: the 50 largest positions

#LineWeightValue
1Eli Lilly and CompanyUS532457108312,93 %2,83 $bn
2Johnson & JohnsonUS47816010468,78 %1,92 $bn
3AbbVie Inc.US00287Y10916,45 %1,41 $bn
4Merck & Co., Inc.US58933Y10555,01 %1,10 $bn
5UnitedHealth Group IncorporatedUS91324P10214,65 %1,02 $bn
6Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.US88355610233,50 %766,6 M$
7Amgen Inc.US03116210093,18 %695,2 M$
8Gilead Sciences, Inc.US37555810362,58 %565,5 M$
9Abbott LaboratoriesUS00282410002,40 %526,0 M$
10Pfizer Inc.US71708110352,27 %496,7 M$
11Intuitive Surgical, Inc.US46120E60232,01 %440,1 M$
12Danaher CorporationUS23585110281,97 %431,3 M$
13Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedUS92532F10031,85 %405,5 M$
14Bristol-Myers Squibb CompanyUS11012210831,78 %389,4 M$
15Medtronic plcIE00BTN1Y1151,54 %337,5 M$
16CVS Health CorporationUS12665010061,53 %334,1 M$
17McKesson CorporationUS58155Q10311,40 %305,5 M$
18Stryker CorporationUS86366710131,33 %290,3 M$
19Elevance Health Inc.US03675210381,14 %250,3 M$
20Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.US75886F10751,09 %238,7 M$
21Cigna CorporationUS12552310031,00 %219,7 M$
22HCA Healthcare, Inc.US40412C10180,93 %202,5 M$
23Moderna, Inc.US60770K10790,91 %198,5 M$
24Boston Scientific CorporationUS10113710770,91 %198,3 M$
25Natera, Inc.US63230710420,79 %171,8 M$
26Cencora, Inc.US03073E10550,77 %169,6 M$
27Cardinal Health, Inc.US14149Y10820,73 %159,2 M$
28Edwards Lifesciences CorporationUS28176E10820,69 %151,9 M$
29Becton, Dickinson and CompanyUS07588710910,69 %150,7 M$
30Agilent Technologies, Inc.US00846U10160,68 %148,7 M$
31Humana Inc.US44485910280,64 %140,0 M$
32IQVIA Holdings Inc.US46266C10530,63 %137,1 M$
33Waters CorporationUS94184810350,60 %131,8 M$
34Veeva Systems Inc.US92247510840,58 %127,5 M$
35IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.US45168D10460,57 %125,9 M$
36Illumina, Inc.US45232710900,56 %123,3 M$
37Revolution Medicines, Inc.US76155X10000,49 %106,7 M$
38Biogen Inc.US09062X10370,47 %101,9 M$
39DexCom, Inc.US25213110740,46 %101,7 M$
40Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.US02043Q10760,46 %100,7 M$
41ResMed Inc.US76115210780,45 %97,4 M$
42Centene CorporationUS15135B10170,43 %93,7 M$
43Mettler-Toledo International Inc.US59268810540,43 %93,3 M$
44GE HealthCare Technologies Inc.US36266G10760,42 %90,9 M$
45Zoetis Inc.US98978V10350,41 %89,4 M$
46West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.US95530610550,37 %80,0 M$
47Quest Diagnostics IncorporatedUS74834L10080,36 %78,8 M$
48Labcorp Holdings Inc.US50492210550,35 %77,2 M$
49Insmed IncorporatedUS45766930750,34 %73,7 M$
50Tenet Healthcare CorporationUS88033G40730,31 %67,3 M$

Comparable ETFs

The overlap measures the part of the portfolio common to both funds (sum of minimum weights on shared lines): beyond 70 %, holding both provides almost no diversification.

ETFFeesOutstandingPerf. 1 yearRecovery
Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETFFHLC · Fidelity0,08 %3,54 $bn+25,8 %96,5 %compare
iShares U.S. Healthcare ETFIYH · IShares0,37 %4,64 $bn+26,2 %87,2 %compare
State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETFXLV · SPDR0,08 %48,47 $bn+26,6 %85,2 %compare
iShares S&P 500 Health Care Sector UCITS ETFQDVG.DE · IShares0,15 %3,56 $bn+33,1 %85,2 %compare
Xtrackers MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF 1CXDWH.DE · Xtrackers0,25 %4,54 $bn+27,0 %73,6 %compare
iShares Global Healthcare ETFIXJ · IShares0,38 %4,65 $bn+23,0 %73,0 %compare
GMO US Quality ETFQLTY · GMO0,50 %5,40 $bn+17,0 %22,0 %compare
iShares Future Exponential Technologies ETFXT · IShares0,46 %3,98 $bn+8,2 %20,6 %compare

Its holdings in other ETFsdouble exposure

The top holdings of VHT are found in many other funds: combining several ETFs often means holding the same companies multiple times.

  • Eli Lilly and Company : 12,93 % in this fund; held by 992 ETF, 208,56 Bn$ in total
  • Johnson & Johnson : 8,78 % in this fund; held by 927 ETF, 122,26 Bn$ in total
  • AbbVie Inc. : 6,45 % in this fund; held by 923 ETF, 90,46 Bn$ in total
  • Merck & Co., Inc. : 5,01 % in this fund; held by 965 ETF, 73,94 Bn$ in total
  • UnitedHealth Group Incorporated : 4,65 % in this fund; held by 828 ETF, 73,86 Bn$ in total
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. : 3,50 % in this fund; held by 647 ETF, 42,13 Bn$ in total
  • Amgen Inc. : 3,18 % in this fund; held by 899 ETF, 63,41 Bn$ in total
  • Gilead Sciences, Inc. : 2,58 % in this fund; held by 933 ETF, 48,27 Bn$ in total

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 are the fees for the VHT ETF?
Reported ongoing fees are 0,09 % per year. Fees of 0,09 % per year represent 9 € collected each year for every 10 000 € invested, directly in the share value.
What are the largest holdings of Vanguard Health Care ETF?
The first ten lines weigh 51,8 % of the fund: Eli Lilly and Company (12,9 %), Johnson & Johnson (8,8 %), AbbVie Inc. (6,5 %), Merck & Co., Inc. (5,0 %), UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (4,7 %).
Is the ETF VHT eligible for a PEA?
No: the fund is domiciled outside the European Economic Area (ISIN US92204A5048), it is not eligible for a PEA. It remains accessible in a securities account.
What is the performance of VHT over 5 years?
+32,0 % over 5 years, i.e., +5,7 % per year, in USD and dividends not reinvested (closing price at 2026-11-06).

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