Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT)
- Expense ratio0.10%
- Net assets$19.67B
- Dividend yield1.50%
- 1-year return+23.71%
- Holdings406
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VHT performance
Total return · as of October 17, 2026- YTD+15.47%
- 1 year+23.71%
- 3 years+13.23%/yr
- 5 years+7.05%/yr
- 10 years+10.98%/yr
- 1Y volatility
- 14.80%
- 3Y volatility
- 14.69%
- 3Y Sharpe ratio
- 0.57
Returns include reinvested distributions; 3-, 5- and 10-year figures are annualized.
VHT top 10 holdings
| # | Symbol | Name | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LLY | Eli Lilly and Company | 13.26% |
| 2 | JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | 8.95% |
| 3 | ABBV | AbbVie Inc | 6.43% |
| 4 | MRK | Merck & Company Inc | 4.76% |
| 5 | UNH | UnitedHealth Group Incorporated | 4.68% |
| 6 | TMO | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc | 3.55% |
| 7 | AMGN | Amgen Inc | 3.18% |
| 8 | GILD | Gilead Sciences Inc | 2.57% |
| 9 | ABT | Abbott Laboratories | 2.37% |
| 10 | PFE | Pfizer Inc | 2.18% |
The top 10 holdings make up 51.9% of the fund (406 holdings in total). As of October 17, 2026.
About Vanguard Health Care ETF
The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the index, an index made up of stocks of large, mid-size, and small U.S. companies within the health care sector, as classified under the GICS. The Advisor attempts to replicate the target index by seeking to invest all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, in order to hold each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index. The fund is non-diversified.
VHT ETF FAQ
What is the VHT expense ratio?
Vanguard Health Care ETF has a net expense ratio of 0.10%, or $10.00 a year for every $10,000 invested.
How much money is in VHT?
Vanguard Health Care ETF has about $19.67B in net assets.
What are the top holdings of VHT?
The largest positions in VHT are Eli Lilly and Company (13.26%), Johnson & Johnson (8.95%), AbbVie Inc (6.43%). The fund holds 406 securities in total.
How has VHT performed?
VHT returned +23.71% over the past year and +7.05% a year over the past five years, including reinvested distributions.
Does VHT pay dividends?
VHT has a dividend yield of 1.50% and pays distributions na.
When was VHT launched?
Vanguard Health Care ETF began trading on January 26, 2004.
ETFs similar to VHT
Funds that track the same index or whose top-10 holdings overlap most with VHT's. Overlap: shared top-10 weight as a share of the larger top-10 total of the two funds.
| Symbol | Fund | Overlap | Expense ratio | Net assets | 1-year return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VHT | Vanguard Health Care ETF | — | 0.10% | $19.67B | +23.71% |
| FHLC | Fidelity MSCI Health Care ETF | 98% | 0.07% | $3.54B | +25.78% |
| IYH | iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF | 89% | 0.39% | $4.34B | +25.12% |
| TRUH | VanEck Healthcare TruSector ETF | 87% | — | $615,962 | — |
| XLV | Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund | 86% | 0.09% | $44.31B | +26.02% |
| RXL | ProShares Ultra Health Care | 73% | 0.93% | $102.7M | +49.40% |
| IXJ | iShares Global Healthcare ETF | 70% | 0.42% | $4.52B | +19.27% |
| PBPH | Portfolio Building Block World Pharma and… | 68% | — | $1.09B | — |
| JDOC | JPMorgan Healthcare Leaders ETF | 67% | 0.68% | $9.4M | +17.75% |