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Vanguard Health Care Index Fund ETF Shares (VHT) ETF Analysis

VHT
Expense ratio 0.09% Yield 1.46% Assets $21.81B Since January 26, 2004 Family Vanguard

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

$332.24
−$1.36 (−0.41%)

October 21, 2026 · Market close

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VHT Annualized Returns

PeriodAnnualized$100 becomes
1 year+24.57%$124.57
3 years+14.43%$149.83
5 years+7.06%$140.64
10 years+11.64%$300.74

Returns are total returns computed from daily closes, with dividends reinvested. As of October 21, 2026.

VHT Return by Calendar Year

2016 and 2026 are partial years

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YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+16.60%
2025+15.46%
2024+2.66%
2023+2.52%
2022−5.60%
2021+20.57%
2020+18.29%
2019+21.87%
2018+5.58%
2017+23.26%
2016 (partial year)−6.46%

VHT Monthly Returns

−10%+14%
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026−0.2+2.9−7.5+0.0+2.6+7.3+1.9+5.0−0.9+5.1——
2025+6.7+0.4−2.3−3.3−4.7+2.3−2.8+5.6+2.2+4.2+8.9−1.7
2024+2.4+3.4+2.2−5.4+2.5+1.7+3.3+4.9−1.6−4.4+0.9−6.5
2023−0.8−4.6+1.9+3.1−4.0+4.2+1.0−1.2−3.5−4.0+5.7+5.5
2022−7.9−1.0+5.0−5.9+1.0−2.3+3.9−5.4−3.0+8.6+4.7−2.1
2021+2.4−1.9+2.1+4.1+0.7+3.3+3.8+2.4−5.5+4.6−4.0+7.7
2020−2.5−6.2−5.0+13.4+4.4−1.6+5.2+2.4−1.4−2.9+8.8+4.2
2019+5.9+1.6+0.4−2.7−2.7+7.2−1.3−1.2−0.8+4.8+6.1+3.2
2018+6.8−4.2−2.4+0.9+1.5+1.6+6.0+5.0+2.2−7.7+6.5−9.1
2017+2.7+6.4−0.2+1.7+0.5+5.0+0.6+1.9+1.2−0.7+2.9−0.5

Monthly total returns with dividends reinvested; each cell prints its signed value.

VHT Volatility & Risk

Volatility: 10 yrs · Beta: 3 yrs
Annualized volatility
17.09%
Beta (3y)
0.57
Best year
+23.26%

2017

Worst year
−5.60%

2022

Volatility is the annualized standard deviation of daily returns. As of October 21, 2026.

Recent News

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Top Holdings

# Symbol Name Weight
1 LLY Eli Lilly and Co 12.93%
2 JNJ Johnson & Johnson 8.78%
3 ABBV AbbVie Inc 6.45%
4 MRK Merck & Co Inc 5.01%
5 UNH UnitedHealth Group Inc 4.65%
6 TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 3.5%
7 AMGN Amgen Inc 3.18%
8 GILD Gilead Sciences Inc 2.58%
9 ABT Abbott Laboratories 2.4%
10 PFE Pfizer Inc 2.27%

Analysis

Data-derived

Fund Overview

Vanguard Health Care Index Fund ETF Shares (VHT) is an exchange-traded fund in the Health category. The fund is issued by Vanguard. It has been trading since January 26, 2004. Total net assets stand at $21.81B. Annual costs run at an expense ratio of 0.09%. On a $10,000 position that is $9.00 a year.

Its biggest positions are Eli Lilly and Co (LLY), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), and AbbVie Inc (ABBV). Eli Lilly and Co alone accounts for 12.93% of the portfolio. The ten largest positions together make up 51.75% of the fund.

Performance Analysis

VHT last closed at $332.24 on October 21, 2026. The trailing one-year total return is +24.57%. Measured over 10 years, that is +11.64% a year compounded. The fund distributes at a trailing yield of 1.46%.

Across the complete calendar years on file, 2017 returned +23.26% and 2022 returned −5.60%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 8 finished higher. 2026 is still running; the total return is +16.60% year to date.

Price & Risk Profile

Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 17.09%. Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.57. Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $264.97 to $331.77. The latest close sits 25.39% above that 52-week low. The volatility figure is calculated from the stored daily closes, the same series the charts on this page use.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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