# What is a health care ETF?

> As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ places 25 stock ETFs in the Health care sector, with a median fee of 0.38%. Updated every trading night.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.

## What is a health care ETF?

Data as of Nov 4, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.

As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ places 25 stock ETFs in the Health care sector, with a median fee of 0.38%.

### In plain words

A health care ETF owns companies that make drugs, medical devices and health services, or run hospitals and insurance. It tracks the Health care sector, one of the 11 standard sectors.

ETFIQ places 25 funds in the sector, with a median fee of 0.38%. Narrower funds, such as biotech or genomics, go to Themes. A few very large drug makers can be the biggest positions, so check the top ten weight and holdings date on each fund page.

### Questions

What is the difference between health care and biotech funds? Health care covers the whole sector. Biotech follows one narrow part and is a theme on ETFIQ.

How concentrated is a health care fund? See the top ten weight on its page.

Where do I find them? The Stocks category lists the sector, and the screener filters by fee and size.

### Where to next

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Source: ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.
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