Global X HealthTech ETF
$29.82−0.12 (−0.38%)
- 0.50%
- $31M
- −5.3%
- 0.24%
- 0M sh
- $29.68
- low $23.00high $33.30
The ETF.net HEAL Grade
D
Score 38 out of 100
- 17 of 25
Score 38 of 100 falls in the D band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.C52 out of 100Rank 12 of 25Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A75 out of 100Rank 6 of 11Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.F7 out of 100Rank 24 of 24Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D25 out of 100Rank 21 of 25Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B64 out of 100Rank 12 of 25Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C43 out of 100Rank 17 of 25
Our read on HEAL
DMost health care ETFs are pharma giants in a trench coat. HEAL goes the other way: roughly 40 health technology names worldwide, tracked against Global X's own HealthTech index, in a cohort built mostly of broad sector funds.
The Fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Global X HealthTech Index.
Why people hold it
- Focused by design. Roughly 40 holdings on a global mandate, so the health technology theme actually drives returns instead of being diluted by the whole sector.
- Rules-based, not manager-driven: it tracks the Global X HealthTech Index before fees and expenses, so what you own follows a published methodology rather than someone's conviction list.
- Global reach. Health technology innovation is not a US-only story, and the mandate is worldwide rather than fenced into the S&P 500 like several of the biggest sector options.
- A standard 1940 Act ETF wrapper holding equities. No leverage, no derivatives overlay, no K-1 surprises at tax time.
Worth knowing
- The 0.50% expense ratio sits right at the cohort median, but it is several times what the broad sector anchors charge: VHT at 0.09%, XLV and FHLC at 0.08%. Focus costs money here.
- Concentration cuts both ways. With about 40 names in one theme, individual holdings move the fund far more than they would in a several-hundred-stock health care index.
- It is one of the smaller and less actively traded funds in its peer group, which typically means wider bid-ask spreads than the household-name sector ETFs.
HEAL Holdings
- Stocks
- 42
- 48%
- VEEV
Sectors
- Health Care100.0%
- Consumer Staples0.0%
Geography
- United States83.98%
- Australia5.70%
- Denmark3.61%
- Netherlands3.34%
- Hong Kong1.90%
- Switzerland1.00%
- Sweden0.48%
HEAL Performance
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HEAL$9,473
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | HEAL |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +2.5% |
| 1 month | +5.5% |
| 3 months | +6.0% |
| 1 year | −5.3% |
| 3 years | +5.0% |
| 5 years | −10.6% |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | HEAL |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +2.5% | |
| 2025 | −0.6% | |
| 2024 | −2.9% | |
| 2023 | −12.6% | |
| 2022 | −30.0% | |
| 2021 | −14.2% | |
| 2020 | +23.9% |
HEAL in the news
HEAL Dividends
- 0.24%
- $0.07
- $0.07 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
HEAL Risk
- 23.6%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.03
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −58.9%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 1.47
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
HEAL Cost
0.50%
HEAL0.50%
- The middle half of Health Care (Broad) funds
- Median 0.50%
11 of the 25 Health Care (Broad) funds charge less.
Other funds in Health Care (Broad)
- CPTHInvesco Dorsey Wright Healthcare Momentum ETFExpense ratio 0.74%1 year return +34.6%
- CMHIPMilliman Healthcare Inflation Plus ETFExpense ratio 0.55%1 year return —
- DHTECROBO Global Healthcare Technology and Innovation ETFExpense ratio 0.80%1 year return +39.5%
- DEKGFirst Trust Nasdaq Lux Digital Health Solutions ETFExpense ratio 0.65%1 year return +35.4%
- DMDEVFirst Trust Indxx Medical Devices ETFExpense ratio 0.70%1 year return +5.9%