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HTEC

GradeDNew York Stock Exchange Arca

ROBO Global Healthcare Technology and Innovation ETF

Sectors · ROBO Global · Inception 2019-06-25 · SEC filings

$43.31−0.33 (−0.75%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:16 PM EDT

Intraday session: down, 34 prints from 43.64 to 43.31. Range 43.20 to 43.73. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$43.20$43.40$43.6010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.80%
Fund size
$73M
1Y return
+42.1%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.79%
Holdings
61
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$43.22
52W range
low $29.75high $43.78

The ETF.net HTEC Grade

D

35/ 100

Rank 18 of 25 in Health Care (Broad)⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for HTEC. Scores out of 100: Cost 10, Risk 59, Mission not scored, Tradability 28, Holdings 82, Durability 46. Strongest: Holdings (82). Weakest: Cost (10). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 35 of 100 sits in the D band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    FScore 10
    Category rank22/25 · bottom quartile

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
    —

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    BScore 59
    Category rank11/24 · top 46%

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    DScore 28
    Category rank19/25 · bottom quartile

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    AScore 82
    Category rank5/25 · top 20%

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    CScore 46
    Category rank16/25 · mid-pack

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 5 of 6 pillars

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 Sep 20, 2026, 9:23 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
61
Top-10 weight
27%
Largest holding
MRNA3.8%

Sectors

  • Health Care98.8%
  • Technology1.2%

Geography

  • United States77.15%
  • Switzerland6.27%
  • United Kingdom4.91%
  • Netherlands2.90%
  • Hong Kong1.96%
  • Germany1.73%
  • Luxembourg1.61%
  • China1.23%
  • Other countries (2)2.23%

Developed 95% · Emerging 5% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 5.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001MRNAMODERNA INC3.84%19,216$3M240
002TWSTTWIST BIOSCIENCE CORPORATION3.41%17,321$3M123
003CDNACAREDX INC2.99%43,561$2M105
004NTRANATERA INC.2.74%5,924$2M223
005TEMTEMPUS AI INC.2.68%26,369$2M100
006ADPTADAPTIVE BIOTECHNOLOGIES CORP2.40%66,413$2M89
007GHGUARDANT HEALTH INC2.35%10,152$2M171
008TMOTHERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC2.24%2,693$2M369
009ILMNILLUMINA INC2.24%7,222$2M305
010IQVIQVIA HOLDINGS INC.2.16%6,352$2M290
011MEDPMEDPACE HOLDINGS INC.2.03%2,609$2M205
012CRLCHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL INC.1.86%5,232$1M209
013VRTXVERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED1.86%2,849$1M417
014REGNREGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS INC.1.83%1,837$1M401
015GRALGRAIL INC1.80%17,859$1M79

Showing 1–15 of 63 holdings

HTEC Performance

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

HTEC$14,208
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. HTEC $14,208. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,156$11,879$14,601Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 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+23.5%
1 month+0.1%
3 months+25.8%
1 year+42.1%
3 years+20.5%per year
5 years−1.9%per year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years old—per 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+23.5%
2025+23.9%
2024+2.7%
2023−2.9%
2022−33.7%
2021−0.3%
2020+65.0%

HTEC in the news

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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 Sep 22, 2026.
0.79%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.
21.6%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 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.
0.54
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 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.
−54.8%
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.