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Global X HealthTech ETF

HEALNasdaqGlobal XC

$30.73+0.03 (+0.11%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

C39/ 100

Rank 18 of 25 in Health Care (Broad)

C39/100Rank 18 of 25inHealth Care (Broad)
Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 30.70 to 30.73. Range 30.73 to 31.41. Use the arrow keys to read each point.31.0031.2031.4010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.50%
Fund size
$35M
1Y total return
−3.1%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.23%
Holdings
42
Avg volume · 30D
9.35K sh
52W range
low $23.00high $32.15
Launched

The ETF.net HEAL Grade

C

Score 39 out of 100

Category
Health Care (Broad)⁠
Rank
18 of 25
Six-pillar profile for HEAL. Scores out of 100: Cost 52, Risk 9, Mission 71, Tradability 27, Holdings 67, Durability 42. Strongest: Mission (71). Weakest: Risk (9). Leans toward Mission and Holdings.

Score 39 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. The letter stays C for now. A new letter must hold for 3 published runs before it replaces it.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    C52 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 25

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A71 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 11

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    F9 out of 100
    Rank 24 of 25

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D27 out of 100
    Rank 19 of 25

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B67 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 25

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C42 out of 100
    Rank 17 of 25

Our read on HEAL

ETF.net Research

In short

CMost 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.

Stated mandate

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

Holdings pillarB67 out of 100Rank 10 of 25 in Health Care (Broad)As of
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
42
Top-10 weight
47%
Largest holding
OSCR6.1%

Sectors

  • Health Care100.0%
  • Consumer Staples0.0%

Geography

  • United States84.41%
  • Australia5.90%
  • Denmark3.63%
  • Netherlands3.48%
  • China1.72%
  • Sweden0.44%
  • South Korea0.42%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 3.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1OSCROscar Health Inc - Class A6.14%56,767$1.93M136
2VEEVVeeva Systems Inc-Class A6.14%6,519$1.93M335
3IQVIqvia Holdings Inc5.91%7,078$1.86M295
4DXCMDexcom Inc4.98%18,201$1.56M375
5TEMTempus Ai Inc-Cl A4.40%20,338$1.38M110
6PME.AXPro Medicus Ltd4.24%11,363$1.33M94
7RMDResmed Inc4.07%5,455$1.28M319
8HIMSHims & Hers Health Inc3.98%40,811$1.25M113
9GEHCGe Healthcare Technology3.94%18,295$1.24M308
10DEMANT.CODemant A/S3.65%21,900$1.15M78
11WAYWaystar Holding Corp3.65%43,013$1.15M105
12PHIA.ASKoninklijke Philips NV3.35%42,451$1.05M112
13ISRGIntuitive Surgical Inc3.33%2,444$1.05M423
14DOCSDoximity Inc-Class A3.20%32,877$1.01M133
15HNGEHinge Health Inc-A2.88%8,644$906K119

Showing 1–15 of 42 holdings

HEAL Performance

Launched Jul 29, 2020

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

Not enough history yet.
HEAL$9,695
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. HEAL $9,695. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$8,000$10,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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.

Trailing total return for HEAL. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodHEAL
Year to date+5.1%
1 month+4.0%
3 months+14.1%
1 year−3.1%
3 yearsper year+7.9%
5 yearsper year−10.9%
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for HEAL
YearReturn barHEAL
2026 YTD+5.1%
2025−0.6%

HEAL in the news

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HEAL Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
0.23%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.07Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.07 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Twice a year

Distribution history

2020–2026

One bar per payment. 3 payments from 2020 to 2026 YTD. Dec 30, 2020 $0.02; Jun 27, 2025 $0.02; Dec 30, 2025 $0.07. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 30, 2025Jan 7, 2026$0.07
Jun 27, 2025Jul 7, 2025$0.02
Dec 30, 2020Jan 8, 2021$0.02

$10,000 in HEAL 5 years ago paid $17.49 in dividends.

HEAL Risk

Risk pillarF9 out of 100Rank 24 of 25 in Health Care (Broad)
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
22.7%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.25
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−58.9%
Trough Mar 2026
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
1.47
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

HEAL Cost

Compare HEAL and XLV

Overpaying vs XLV, cheapest in Health Care (Broad)

$8,290

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • HEAL 0.50%

    $9,979

  • XLV 0.08% Cheapest

    $1,689

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • HEAL 0.50%
  • XLV 0.08%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530HEAL $9,979XLV $1,689

Year by year

YearHEALXLVOverpaying
10$900$147$753
20$3,460$575$2,885
30$9,979$1,689$8,290

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