Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) Price, Holdings, & News

ETF Overview

Vanguard Health Care ETF seeks to track the investment performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Health Care 25/50 Index, a benchmark of large-, mid-, and small-cap United States stocks in the health care sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). This GICS sector is made up of two main industry groups. The first group includes companies that manufacture health care equipment and supplies or provide health care related services (such as distributors of health care products, providers of basic health care services, and owners and operators of health care facilities and organizations). The second group includes companies primarily involved in the research, development, production, and marketing of pharmaceuticals and biotechnology products. The Vanguard Group, Inc., through its Quantitative Equity Group, serves as the investment advisor of the Fund.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $246.93 to $248.13
• 50-Day Range: $236.71 to $255.89
• 52-Week Range: $234.11 to $289.14
• Volume: 83,798 shs
• Average Volume: 245,887 shs
• Market Capitalization: $15.38 billion
• Assets Under Management: $15.33 billion
• Dividend Yield: 2.00%
• Net Expense Ratio: 0.09%
• Aggregate Rating: Moderate Buy

VHT ETF - Frequently Asked Questions

How have VHT shares performed this year?

Vanguard Health Care ETF's stock was trading at $253.69 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, VHT shares have decreased by 2.7% and is now trading at $246.96.
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How do I buy shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF?

Shares of VHT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Vanguard Health Care ETF own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Vanguard Health Care ETF investors own include Net Lease Office Properties (NLOP), Pfizer (PFE), Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), AbbVie (ABBV), Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) and AT&T (T).

Fund Details

• Issuer: Vanguard
• Fund Name: Vanguard Health Care ETF
• Tax Classification: Regulated Investment Company
• Stock Exchange: NYSEARCA
• Current Symbol: NYSEARCA:VHT
• Inception Date: 1/26/2004
• Fund Manager: Walter Nejman, Michelle Louie
• Web: www.vanguard.com
• Phone: +1-800-5231036

Fund Focus

• Asset Class: Equity
• Benchmark: MSCI US Investable Market Health Care 25/50 Index
• Category: Sector
• Focus: Health Care
• Development Level: Developed Markets
• Region: North America
• Number of Holdings: 417

Fund Statistics

• Assets Under Management: $15.33 billion
• Average Daily Volume: $310.25 thousand
• Discount/Premium: -0.11%

Administrator, Advisor and Custodian

• Administrator: The Vanguard Group, Inc.
• Advisor: The Vanguard Group, Inc.
• Custodian: The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
• Distributor: Vanguard Marketing Corporation
• Transfer Agent: The Vanguard Group, Inc.
• Trustee: N/A
• Lead Market Maker: Latour Trading

Options

• Optionable: Optionable
• Options Volume: 50
• Put Options: 5
• Call Options: 45
• Short Interest: 231,100 shs

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 62,012,000
• Beta: 0.73
• Creation Unit: 25,000
• Creation Fee: $550.00