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ETFIQ makes no recommendations.","url":"https://etfiq.com/stocks/health/","dateModified":"2026-10-02","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".lede"]},"publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"}}],"characters":4841,"truncated":false,"content":"ETFIQ / Stock ETFs / Health care \n \n Rebuilt every trading night. Figures as of Oct 2, 2026 .\n Health care sector ETFs: all 23\n All 1,400 funds U.S. large-cap blend 245 U.S. large-cap value 125 U.S. large-cap growth 114 Emerging markets 98 U.S. mid-cap blend 89 U.S. mid-cap value 86 U.S. small-cap blend 72 Europe 68 U.S. small-cap value 45 International large-cap blend 29 Energy 27 International large-cap value 26 Single country or narrow region 26 Technology 26 U.S. real estate 26 China region 25 U.S. mid-cap growth 24 Financials 23 Health care 23 Asia-Pacific excluding Japan 21 India 18 Japan 18 U.S. small-cap growth 18 Global small and mid-cap 17 Consumer cyclical 13 Consumer defensive 13 International large-cap growth 11 Global real estate 9 Industrials 9 Latin America 8 Communications 7 Global large-cap blend 7 Utilities 7 Materials 6 Global large-cap growth 5 International small and mid-cap blend 5 International small and mid-cap value 4 Asia-Pacific 3 23 health care sector ETFs, placed by ETFIQ from each fund\u2019s own filings. Concentrated in drug makers, biotechnology, medical devices and health services. Each is listed with its one-year return, its gap to the S&P 500, its fee and its net assets.\n On other desks\n Biotech: on Themes 2 The 10 largest health care sector ETFs\n ETFIQ covers 23 health care sector ETFs. The largest are XLV ( $42.7bn ), VHT ( $19.1bn ) and IXJ ( $4.3bn ); fees run 0.08% to 0.85% , as of Sep 30 to Oct 2, 2026 .\n XLV State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF $42.7bn 0.08% \n VHT Vanguard Health Care ETF $19.1bn 0.09% \n IXJ iShares Global Healthcare ETF $4.3bn 0.38% \n IYH iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF $3.9bn 0.37% \n FHLC Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF $3.5bn 0.08% \n IHE iShares U.S. Pharmaceuticals ETF $1.6bn 0.37% \n IHF iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF $1.4bn 0.37% \n FXH First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund $1.1bn 0.61% \n FTXH First Trust Nasdaq Pharmaceuticals ETF $1.0bn 0.60% \n RSPH Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Health Care ETF $875m 0.40% \n \n Every health care sector ETF, largest first\n 23 Health care sector ETFs, largest first, as of Oct 2, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Ticker Fund Tracks Total return 1Y vs S&P 500 1Y Fee Net assets \n XLV State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF Health care +18.0% +1.7 pts 0.08% $42.7bn \n VHT Vanguard Health Care ETF Health Care +18.9% +2.7 pts 0.09% $19.1bn \n IXJ iShares Global Healthcare ETF not read by ETFIQ +11.8% \u22124.4 pts 0.38% $4.3bn \n IYH iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF not read by ETFIQ +17.9% +1.7 pts 0.37% $3.9bn \n FHLC Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF not read by ETFIQ +19.1% +2.8 pts 0.08% $3.5bn \n IHE iShares U.S. Pharmaceuticals ETF not read by ETFIQ +34.4% +18.1 pts 0.37% $1.6bn \n IHF iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF not read by ETFIQ +11.6% \u22124.7 pts 0.37% $1.4bn \n FXH First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund not read by ETFIQ +15.8% \u22120.4 pts 0.61% $1.1bn \n FTXH First Trust Nasdaq Pharmaceuticals ETF not read by ETFIQ +39.1% +22.9 pts 0.60% $1.0bn \n RSPH Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Health Care ETF not read by ETFIQ +22.3% +6.1 pts 0.40% $875m \n PJP Invesco Pharmaceuticals ETF not read by ETFIQ +29.4% +13.1 pts 0.58% $545m \n XPH State Street SPDR S&P Pharmaceuticals ETF not read by ETFIQ +32.5% +16.2 pts 0.35% $510m \n PINK Simplify Health Care ETF No index (active) +17.6% +1.3 pts 0.51% $342m \n PTH Invesco Dorsey Wright Healthcare Momentum ETF not read by ETFIQ +38.8% +22.5 pts 0.60% $292m \n XHS State Street SPDR S&P Health Care Services ETF not read by ETFIQ +31.7% +15.4 pts 0.35% $219m \n XHE State Street SPDR S&P Health Care Equipment ETF not read by ETFIQ +12.1% \u22124.2 pts 0.35% $181m \n PSCH Invesco S&P SmallCap Health Care ETF not read by ETFIQ +22.3% +6.1 pts 0.29% $175m \n SBIO ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF not read by ETFIQ +43.9% +27.7 pts 0.50% $162m \n HRTS Tema Heart & Health ETF No index (active) +13.8% \u22122.4 pts 0.75% $53m \n MEDI Harbor Health Care ETF No index (active) +11.4% \u22124.8 pts 0.80% $41m \n TMED T. Rowe Price Health Care ETF No index (active) +21.4% +5.2 pts 0.44% $23m \n MEDX Horizon Kinetics Medical ETF No index (active) +11.3% \u22125.0 pts 0.85% $19m \n JDOC JPMorgan Healthcare Leaders ETF No index (active) +11.6% \u22124.6 pts 0.65% $9m \n\n Where to next\n Bond ETFs Commodity ETFs Every core fund Head to head Rankings Every issuer How each fund is placed \n Cite this page. ETFIQ, Health care sector ETFs: all 23, data as of Oct 2, 2026. https://etfiq.com/stocks/health/ Free to use with attribution ; the underlying files are at Open data .\n Other forms Plain ETFIQ, Health care sector ETFs: all 23, data as of Oct 2, 2026. https://etfiq.com/stocks/health/ APA ETFIQ. (Oct 2, 2026). Health care sector ETFs: all 23. Retrieved from https://etfiq.com/stocks/health/ Markdown [Health care sector ETFs: all 23 (ETFIQ, Oct 2, 2026)](https://etfiq.com/stocks/health/)","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","citation":"ETFIQ, as of Oct 2, 2026. https://etfiq.com/stocks/health"}