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ROBO Global Healthcare Technology and Innovation ETF

HTECNYSE ArcaD

$42.98−0.02 (−0.05%)

As of Oct 13, 2026, 3:55 PM

D37/ 100

Rank 18 of 25 in Health Care (Broad)

D37/100Rank 18 of 25inHealth Care (Broad)
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Expense ratio
0.80%
Fund size
$108M
1Y total return
+39.5%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.81%
Holdings
62
Avg volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$43.19
52W range
low $30.95high $45.34
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net HTEC Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

D

Score 37 out of 100

Category
Health Care (Broad)⁠
Rank
18 of 25
Six-pillar profile for HTEC. Scores out of 100: Cost 10, Risk 61, Mission not scored, Tradability 31, Holdings 85, Durability 46. Strongest: Holdings (85). Weakest: Cost (10). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 37 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.
    F10 out of 100
    Rank 22 of 25

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B61 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 24

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D31 out of 100
    Rank 17 of 25

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A85 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 25

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C46 out of 100
    Rank 16 of 25

Our read on HTEC

ETF.net Research

DHealthcare without the pharma giants at the wheel. HTEC follows a ROBO Global index built around healthcare technology and innovation, holding roughly 60 names chosen for what they do rather than how big they are.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to track the price and yield performance of the ROBO Global Healthcare Technology and Innovation Index before fees and expenses. It uses a primarily passive strategy and normally invests at least 80% of assets in Index or Healthcare Technology Company securities.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Tracks the ROBO Global Healthcare Technology and Innovation Index and keeps at least 80% of assets in index or healthcare technology names. Rules-based, not a manager's hunches.
  2. 02Roughly 60 holdings, so it's a focused expression of the theme instead of a slice of the entire sector.
  3. 03Launched in 2019, so there's a multi-year live record here, not a backtest.

Worth knowing

  1. 01At 0.80%, it costs meaningfully more than the typical broad healthcare sector fund. Specialist index access comes with a specialist price tag.
  2. 02Plain-vanilla rivals cost a fraction: VHT, FHLC and XLV each charge under a tenth of a percent for whole-sector exposure.
  3. 03Volume is light next to the category's heavyweights, so spreads can widen. Limit orders are the standard tool for funds that trade this thinly.

HTEC Holdings

As of Oct 12, 2026
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
62
Top-10 weight
23%
Largest holding
GRAL2.9%

Sectors

  • Health Care98.5%
  • Technology1.5%

Geography

  • United States74.70%
  • Switzerland6.94%
  • United Kingdom5.15%
  • Netherlands3.30%
  • Hong Kong2.25%
  • Germany1.83%
  • Luxembourg1.71%
  • China1.57%
  • Other countries (2)2.55%

Developed 94% · Emerging 6% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 5.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001GRALGrail Inc2.89%22,215$3M85
002TWSTTwist Bioscience Corporation2.52%17,028$3M125
003NTRANatera Inc.2.39%6,452$3M238
004ILMNIllumina Inc2.30%8,941$2M322
005MRNAModerna Inc2.28%10,935$2M286
006ISRGIntuitive Surgical Inc.2.26%5,765$2M410
007TMOThermo Fisher Scientific Inc2.10%3,443$2M375
008TEMTempus Ai Inc.2.07%31,551$2M107
009GHGuardant Health Inc2.04%13,146$2M175
010ADPTAdaptive Biotechnologies Corp1.89%77,022$2M89
011MEDPMedpace Holdings Inc.1.89%3,329$2M204
012CDNACaredx Inc1.87%31,732$2M111
013SHL.DESiemens Healthineers AG1.86%45,952$2M101
014DHRDanaher Corporation1.83%9,005$2M331
015VRTXVertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated1.82%3,862$2M422

Showing 1–15 of 62 holdings

HTEC Performance

Launched Jun 25, 2019

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.
HTEC$13,947
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$12,044
Oct 10, 2025 to Oct 12, 2026. HTEC $13,947. SPY $12,044. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,391$12,106$14,821Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 10, 2025 – Oct 12, 2026

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.

Trailing total return for HTEC. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodHTEC
Year to date+21.7%
1 month+5.6%
3 months+12.3%
1 year+39.5%
3 yearsper year+22.2%
5 yearsper year−0.5%
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper year—

As of the close, 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 HTEC
YearReturn barHTEC
2026 YTD+21.7%
2025+23.9%
2024+2.7%
2023−2.9%
2022−33.7%
2021−0.3%
2020+65.0%

HTEC in the news

Filtered to HTEC · Health Care (Broad)

HTEC 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 12, 2026.
0.81%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.35Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.35 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Irregular

Distribution history

2021–2026

One bar per payment. 2 payments from 2021 to 2026 YTD. Dec 28, 2021 $0.02; Dec 30, 2025 $0.35. Use the arrow keys to read each point.202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 30, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.35
Dec 28, 2021Dec 31, 2021$0.02

HTEC Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
20.3%
Annualised · 36 months to Sep 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.
0.82
vs 3-month T-bills · to Sep 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.
−54.7%
Trough Oct 2023
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.
1.23
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.

HTEC Cost

Expense ratio0.80%
  • The middle half of Health Care (Broad) funds
  • Median 0.50%

22 of the 25 Health Care (Broad) funds charge less.

HTEC costs $80.00 a year on $10,000. The median Health Care (Broad) fund costs $50.00.

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