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HTEC vs XHS

ROBO Global Healthcare Technology and Innovation ETF

HTECCNYSE Arca

State Street SPDR S&P Health Care Services ETF

XHSANYSE Arca

Overlap

Expense ratio

XHS −0.33pt a year

HTEC0.68%XHS0.35%

Avg volume · 30D

HTEC 1.5×the volume

HTEC47.2KXHS31.9K

5Y return · a year

XHS +6.8pt

HTEC−0.7%XHS+6.1%

HTEC vs XHS Performance

Nov 2, 2021 – Nov 2, 2026

−3.5%HTEC+34.4%XHS

Nov 2, 2021 to Nov 2, 2026. HTEC −3.5%. XHS +34.4%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−40%−20%20%Nov 2021May 2024Nov 2026
Expense ratio
HTEC 0.68%
XHS 0.35%, better
Fund size
HTEC $113M
XHS $234M
1Y total return
HTEC +36.4%
XHS +38.0%, better
Yield (12M)
HTEC 0.76%, better
XHS 0.15%
Holdings
HTEC 62
XHS 63
Avg volume (30D)
HTEC 47.2K sh, better
XHS 31.9K sh
NAV per share
HTEC $45.52
XHS $144.25
52W range

ETF.net Grade

HTEC: Cost 21, Risk 57, Mission not scored, Tradability 34, Holdings 84, Durability 47. XHS: Cost 81, Risk 78, Mission not scored, Tradability 54, Holdings 87, Durability 64.
Pillar letters and Scores for HTEC, XHS, with each pillar’s weight
PillarHTECXHS
Cost30% weightF21A81Higher
Mission25% weightNot scoredNot scored
Risk15% weightB57A78Higher
Tradability15% weightD34C54Higher
Holdings10% weightA84A87Higher
Durability5% weightC47B64Higher

Rank among Health Care (Broad) funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. HTEC and XHS are both graded against the same 25 Health Care (Broad) funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Health Care (Broad)⁠

Category · 25 funds
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XHS ranks 4th and HTEC 16th of 25 funds in the Health Care (Broad) Category.

  1. Rank 1AXLVState Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETFScore 85
  2. Rank 2AFHLCFidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETFScore 83
  3. Rank 3AVHTVanguard Health Care ETFScore 77
  4. Rank 4AXHSState Street SPDR S&P Health Care Services ETFScore 74
  5. Rank 5AIYHiShares U.S. Healthcare ETFScore 71
  6. Rank 14CPINKSimplify Health Care ETFScore 48
  7. Rank 16CHTECROBO Global Healthcare Technology and Innovation ETFScore 40
  8. Rank 16CMHIPMilliman Healthcare Inflation Plus ETFScore 40

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

HTECCROBO Global Healthcare Technology and Innovation ETF

XHSAState Street SPDR S&P Health Care Services ETF

In short

HTEC Broad healthcare ETFs are mostly big pharma in a trench coat. HTEC goes the other way: roughly 60 global companies building the tools, from robotic surgery to gene sequencing to AI-assisted diagnostics.

XHS Most health care ETFs are pharma funds in disguise. XHS buys the delivery system instead: insurers, hospitals, distributors and clinics, roughly equal weighted so one giant insurer does not run the show.

Stated mandate

HTEC 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.

XHS The fund seeks to track the total return of the S&P Health Care Services Select Industry Index before fees and expenses, providing targeted exposure to health care services companies.

Why people hold it

  • HTEC Theme first, pharma second. The index screens for firms drawing a real portion of business and revenue from healthcare technology, so you own tool builders, not drugmakers.sec.gov
  • Roughly 60 names spread across the healthcare-tech value chain, from diagnostics to robotic surgery, so no single stock runs the show.vettafi.com
  • Global by construction: the index is built as a worldwide benchmark, not a US-only one, so device and genomics firms listed abroad are in scope.vettafi.com
  • Trading since 2019, so there is a real operating history behind the theme rather than a back-test and a brochure.
  • XHS No drugmakers, no device makers. The index tracks four slices of care delivery: distributors, facilities, health care services and managed care.ssga.com
  • Modified equal weighting spreads about 60 names across large, mid and small caps, so the portfolio is not a bet on two or three mega caps.ssga.com
  • 0.35% a year sits below the 0.50% median for broad health care ETFs, on a fund that has been running since 2011.
  • Ranks in the top quartile of the broad health care ETFs we grade.

Worth knowing

  • HTEC You pay up for the specialty: 0.68% net of a waiver through August 31, 2027 (0.80% gross), versus 0.08% for XLV and 0.09% for VHT, and above the category norm.
  • A smaller, thinly traded fund, so bid-ask spreads can run wider than the giant healthcare trackers and sizable orders may take patience.
  • Narrow by design. Roughly 60 innovation names can swing harder than a broad healthcare index, and most big pharma simply is not in the basket.
  • XHS Cheap against the median, not against the giants: XLV, VHT and FHLC charge under a tenth of a percent for cap weighted whole sector exposure.
  • Thinly traded next to the big sector funds, so spreads and limit orders matter more here.
  • Leaving out pharma and biotech means it moves differently from a whole sector fund, and insurers and hospitals sit close to reimbursement policy.ssga.com

Full HTEC profile⁠

Full XHS profile⁠

HTEC vs XHS Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

HTEC vs XHS Cost

Overpaying HTEC vs XHS

$6,126

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

  • HTEC 0.68%

    $13,252

  • XHS 0.35%

    $7,126

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • HTEC 0.68%
  • XHS 0.35%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K051015202530HTEC $13,252XHS $7,126

Year by year

YearHTECXHSOverpaying
10$1,215$634$581
20$4,633$2,454$2,179
30$13,252$7,126$6,126

Expense ratio

  • 0.68%HTEC
  • 0.35%XHS, cheaper
  • Middle half of Health Care (Broad) funds
  • Median 0.50%

XHS 5th cheapest of 25 funds

HTEC 20th cheapest of 25 funds

HTEC vs XHS Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 2, 2026
Yield (12M)
HTEC 0.76%, better
XHS 0.15%
Payout (12M)
HTEC $0.35
XHS $0.21
Last payment
HTEC $0.35
XHS $0.01
Ex-dividend
HTEC Dec 30, 2025
XHS Sep 21, 2026
Paid on
HTEC Dec 31, 2025
XHS Sep 23, 2026
Frequency
HTEC Irregular
XHS Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

HTECIrregular · 2 paymentsAll HTEC payments⁠
One bar per payment. 2 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Dec 28, 2021 $0.02; Dec 30, 2025 $0.35. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$12017202020232026YTD
XHSQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll XHS payments⁠
One bar per payment. 39 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Mar 17, 2017 $0.02; Jun 16, 2017 $0.03; Sep 15, 2017 $0.03; Dec 15, 2017 $0.06; Mar 19, 2018 $0.02; Jun 18, 2018 $0.05; Sep 24, 2018 $0.07; Dec 24, 2018 $0.08; Mar 18, 2019 $0.03; Jun 24, 2019 $0.05; Sep 23, 2019 $0.05; Dec 23, 2019 $1.59; Mar 23, 2020 $0.03; Jun 22, 2020 $0.06; Sep 21, 2020 $0.04; Dec 21, 2020 $0.09; Mar 22, 2021 $0.03; Jun 21, 2021 $0.04; Sep 20, 2021 $0.07; Dec 20, 2021 $0.07; Mar 21, 2022 $0.02; Jun 21, 2022 $0.04; Sep 19, 2022 $0.03; Dec 19, 2022 $0.07; Mar 20, 2023 $0.03; Jun 20, 2023 $0.05; Sep 18, 2023 $0.07; Dec 18, 2023 $0.05; Mar 18, 2024 $0.06; Jun 24, 2024 $0.10; Sep 23, 2024 $0.09; Dec 23, 2024 $0.08; Mar 24, 2025 $0.04; Jun 23, 2025 $0.06; Sep 22, 2025 $0.07; Dec 22, 2025 $0.12; Mar 23, 2026 $0.04; Jun 22, 2026 $0.04; Sep 21, 2026 $0.01. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$12017202020232026YTD

HTEC vs XHS Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

  • HTEC
  • XHS
Nov 2, 2021 to Nov 2, 2026. Worst fall: HTEC −54.7% · Oct 2023. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−50%−40%−30%−20%−10%0%Nov 2021May 2024Nov 2026

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
HTEC 18.8%, betterXHS 20.8%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
HTEC 1.14, betterXHS 0.85
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
HTEC −54.7%XHS −30.0%, better
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
HTEC 1.23XHS 0.93

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