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Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) Holdings List

Vanguard Health Care ETF logo
$314.51 +2.61 (+0.84%)
Closing price 10/5/2026 04:10 PM Eastern
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$314.09 -0.42 (-0.13%)
As of 10/5/2026 07:56 PM Eastern
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What stocks does VHT hold?

The Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) has 422 holdings, with Eli Lilly and Company, Johnson & Johnson, and AbbVie among its largest positions. The top 25 VHT holdings ordered by weight make up 71.99% of the total fund. VHT is an equity fund in the sector category that invests in publicly traded companies, focused on health care strategies within the North America region. This page includes a complete VHT stock holdings list ranked by weight, along with a full breakdown of sector, geographic, industry, and currency exposure.

Top 25 VHT Holdings

RankCompanyCurrent PriceWeightShares Held
1
Eli Lilly and Company stock logo
LLY
Eli Lilly and Company
$1,145.23
+0.2%
12.79%2,442,995
2
Johnson & Johnson stock logo
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
$252.90
-1.2%
8.72%7,246,577
3
AbbVie Inc. stock logo
ABBV
AbbVie
$265.93
+1.2%
6.26%5,392,098
4
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$139.61
-3.2%
5.04%7,537,679
5
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated stock logo
UNH
UnitedHealth Group
$378.70
+1.8%
4.89%2,771,582
6
Amgen Inc. stock logo
AMGN
Amgen
$402.98
0.0%
3.21%1,647,138
7
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. stock logo
TMO
Thermo Fisher Scientific
$675.47
+3.2%
3.17%1,134,124
8
Abbott Laboratories stock logo
ABT
Abbott Laboratories
$100.09
+2.7%
2.66%5,315,831
9
Gilead Sciences, Inc. stock logo
GILD
Gilead Sciences
$144.63
-0.1%
2.51%3,789,181
10
Pfizer Inc. stock logo
PFE
Pfizer
$27.42
-1.4%
2.24%17,394,457
11
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated stock logo
VRTX
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
$503.50
-0.2%
1.91%774,595
12
Bristol Myers Squibb Company stock logo
BMY
Bristol Myers Squibb
$58.73
-4.0%
1.88%6,232,227
13
Danaher Corporation stock logo
DHR
Danaher
$220.88
+3.2%
1.88%1,944,003
14
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. stock logo
ISRG
Intuitive Surgical
$406.48
+3.7%
1.84%1,080,879
15
CVS Health Corporation stock logo
CVS
CVS Health
$86.94
+0.6%
1.66%3,894,023
16
Medtronic PLC stock logo
MDT
Medtronic
$88.02
+1.9%
1.60%3,906,529
17
Stryker Corporation stock logo
SYK
Stryker
$285.52
+3.7%
1.54%1,052,984
18
McKesson Corporation stock logo
MCK
McKesson
$915.98
+1.5%
1.43%357,295
19
Elevance Health, Inc. stock logo
ELV
Elevance Health
$395.16
+2.3%
1.14%642,840
20
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. stock logo
REGN
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
$726.47
-1.2%
1.14%314,414
21
Cigna Group stock logo
CI
Cigna Group
$271.39
+0.3%
1.01%807,338
22
Boston Scientific Corporation stock logo
BSX
Boston Scientific
$42.40
-0.5%
0.99%4,536,280
23
HCA Healthcare, Inc. stock logo
HCA
HCA Healthcare
$434.54
+1.8%
0.89%473,922
24
Cencora, Inc. stock logo
COR
Cencora
$314.84
+1.9%
0.83%564,037
25
Cardinal Health, Inc. stock logo
CAH
Cardinal Health
$232.96
+2.0%
0.76%714,727

VHT Geographic Exposure

VHT's largest geographic exposure is United States at 96.5%, followed by Ireland at 2.3%.

  • United States
    96.5%
  • Ireland
    2.3%
  • Bermuda
    0.3%
  • United Kingdom
    0.1%
  • Canada
    0.1%
  • Netherlands
    0.1%

VHT Currency Exposure

VHT is exclusively exposed to USD.

  • USD
    94.8%

VHT Sector Exposure

VHT's largest sector exposure is Health Care at 97.5%, followed by Technology at 1.1%.

  • Health Care
    97.5%
  • Technology
    1.1%
  • Consumer Discretionary
    0.3%
  • Energy
    0.1%

VHT Industry Exposure

VHT's largest industry exposure is Biotechnology at 54.9%, followed by Health Care Equipment & Supplies at 22.7%.

  • Biotechnology
    54.9%
  • Health Care Equipment & Supplies
    22.7%
  • Health Care Providers & Services
    15.0%
  • Health Care Technology
    3.2%
  • Pharmaceuticals
    1.0%
  • Software
    0.7%
  • Diversified Consumer Services
    0.6%
  • Life Sciences Tools & Services
    0.5%
  • Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
    0.4%
  • Renewable Energy
    0.1%

VHT Sub-Industry Exposure

VHT's largest sub-industry exposure is Biotechnology at 54.5%, followed by Life Sciences Tools & Services at 11.7%.

  • Biotechnology
    54.5%
  • Life Sciences Tools & Services
    11.7%
  • Health Care Equipment
    9.3%
  • Managed Health Care
    7.4%
  • Health Care Services
    5.6%
  • Health Care Distributors
    3.1%
  • Health Care Supplies
    2.5%
  • Health Care Facilities
    1.9%
  • Pharmaceuticals
    1.2%
  • Application Software
    0.7%
  • Other
    0.6%

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