VHT
Vanguard Health Care ETF, Health, Vanguard.
Data through 2026-09-02
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Cost per year
0.09%
$9 a year on $10,000
Positions
412
52.1% in the ten largest
Assets
$20.9B
under management
Return, 3 years
39.7%
cumulative, total return
Volatility
14.7%
annualised, 3 years of weekly returns
Worst fall
-16.9%
peak to trough, 3 years
What VHT duplicates
Owning VHT alongside any of these means holding the same companies twice. The first column is the share of combined weight sitting in companies both funds hold.
| Fund | Overlap by weight | Share of VHT also held there | Share of that fund also in VHT | Companies in both | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLV | 85.3% | 85.4% | 100.0% | 59 | |
| DGRO | 18.5% | 65.5% | 18.5% | 28 | |
| IBB | 17.8% | 17.8% | 87.4% | 180 | |
| VIG | 17.8% | 59.9% | 17.8% | 26 | |
| SCHD | 16.2% | 17.8% | 21.6% | 5 | |
| VTV | 15.7% | 63.2% | 15.7% | 37 | |
| USMV | 13.2% | 60.5% | 14.4% | 23 | |
| SPYV | 13.1% | 68.1% | 13.1% | 53 | |
| VYM | 13.1% | 46.9% | 13.1% | 23 | |
| VOOV | 12.5% | 68.1% | 12.5% | 53 | |
| VB | 12.4% | 14.5% | 12.6% | 153 | |
| SCHV | 12.3% | 52.9% | 12.3% | 53 |
Measured across the 61 US ETFs covered here, from the issuer files published on the dates below. Check any other pair.
What it holds
| Rank | Company | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LLY | 13.42% | |
| 2 | JNJ | 8.86% | |
| 3 | ABBV | 6.46% | |
| 4 | UNH | 5.47% | |
| 5 | MRK | 4.68% | |
| 6 | TMO | 3.11% | |
| 7 | AMGN | 3.02% | |
| 8 | ABT | 2.68% | |
| 9 | GILD | 2.35% | |
| 10 | PFE | 2.07% | |
| 11 | BMY | 1.94% | |
| 12 | CVS | 1.93% | |
| 13 | ISRG | 1.83% | |
| 14 | DHR | 1.81% | |
| 15 | VRTX | 1.77% | |
| 16 | SYK | 1.63% | |
| 17 | MDT | 1.59% | |
| 18 | MCK | 1.53% | |
| 19 | ELV | 1.18% | |
| 20 | REGN | 1.15% | |
| 21 | CI | 1.07% | |
| 22 | BSX | 1.01% | |
| 23 | HCA | 0.92% | |
| 24 | COR | 0.84% | |
| 25 | CAH | 0.79% |
The 25 largest of 412 positions, from the issuer file published 2026-07-31.
Cost, returns and risk
| Expense ratio | 0.09% |
|---|---|
| Dividend yield | 1.55% |
| Total return, 1 year | 28.9% |
| Total return, 3 years cumulative | 39.7% |
| Total return, 5 years cumulative | 31.1% |
| Volatility, annualised | 14.7% |
| Worst fall, 3 years | -16.9% |
| Beta against the S&P 500 | 0.48 |
| Weight in the ten largest positions | 52.1% |
| Largest single position | 13.4% |
| Assets under management | $20.9B |
How it moves with the market
| Against | Correlation, 3 years | Covariance, annualised (%2) |
|---|---|---|
| SPY | 0.48loosely linked | 101 |
| QQQ | 0.31barely linked | 89 |
Weekly total returns. Divide a covariance by the two volatilities to get the correlation beside it. What the bands mean
Year by year
| Year | Total return |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 13.3% |
| 2025 | 15.5% |
| 2024 | 2.7% |
| 2023 | 2.5% |
| 2022 | -5.6% |
One year
VHT 128
SPY 117
2025-09-122026-09-04
Where to go next
- IBB, iShares Biotechnology ETF
- XLV, Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund
- Run a portfolio x-ray to see what VHT carries once you look through it
Holdings from the issuer file published 2026-07-31. Prices through 2026-09-02. How every figure here is produced. Measurements, not investment advice.
