---
ticker: "VHT"
name: "Vanguard Health Care ETF"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/VHT"
grade: "A"
score: 77
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "Health Care (Broad)"
category_rank: "3 of 25"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# VHT: Vanguard Health Care ETF

Grade **A**, Score 77 of 100. Rank 3 of 25 in Health Care (Broad).

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 92 | 3 of 25 |
| Mission | 81 | 2 of 11 |
| Risk | 80 | 1 of 24 |
| Tradability | 57 | 10 of 25 |
| Holdings | 58 | 13 of 25 |
| Durability | 92 | 1 of 25 |

## Top holdings

The fund holds 417 positions. These are the largest 30, by weight.

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | LLY | Eli Lilly & Co | 12.82% |
| 2 | JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | 8.74% |
| 3 | ABBV | AbbVie Inc | 6.27% |
| 4 | MRK | Merck & Co Inc | 5.05% |
| 5 | UNH | UnitedHealth Group Inc | 4.90% |
| 6 | AMGN | Amgen Inc | 3.21% |
| 7 | TMO | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc | 3.18% |
| 8 | ABT | Abbott Laboratories | 2.66% |
| 9 | GILD | Gilead Sciences Inc | 2.52% |
| 10 | PFE | Pfizer Inc | 2.25% |
| 11 | VRTX | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc | 1.91% |
| 12 | BMY | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co | 1.89% |
| 13 | DHR | Danaher Corp | 1.88% |
| 14 | ISRG | Intuitive Surgical Inc | 1.85% |
| 15 | CVS | CVS Health Corp | 1.66% |
| 16 | MDT | Medtronic PLC | 1.61% |
| 17 | SYK | Stryker Corp | 1.55% |
| 18 | MCK | McKesson Corp | 1.44% |
| 19 | ELV | Elevance Health Inc | 1.15% |
| 20 | REGN | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc | 1.14% |
| 21 | CI | Cigna Group/The | 1.01% |
| 22 | BSX | Boston Scientific Corp | 0.99% |
| 23 | HCA | HCA Healthcare Inc | 0.89% |
| 24 | COR | Cencora Inc | 0.83% |
| 25 | CAH | Cardinal Health Inc | 0.76% |
| 26 | EW | Edwards Lifesciences Corp | 0.72% |
| 27 | BDX | Becton Dickinson & Co | 0.72% |
| 28 | HUM | Humana Inc | 0.64% |
| 29 | IDXX | IDEXX Laboratories Inc | 0.61% |
| 30 | NTRA | Natera Inc | 0.61% |

Source: etf.net, https://etf.net/etf/VHT. Please cite the page URL.