Overview
The full US healthcare sector — pharma, devices, insurers and biotech, around 349 companies — at 0.08%, the cheapest healthcare fund available.
Top Holdings
| Ticker | Holding | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| LLY | Eli Lilly & Co. | 12.8% |
| JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | 7.4% |
| ABBV | AbbVie Inc. | 6.1% |
| UNH | UnitedHealth Group | 4.6% |
| MRK | Merck & Co. | 3.9% |
| ABT | Abbott Laboratories | 3.6% |
| TMO | Thermo Fisher | 3.1% |
| ISRG | Intuitive Surgical | 2.9% |
| AMGN | Amgen Inc. | 2.6% |
| BSX | Boston Scientific | 2.4% |
Fund Details
Investment Thesis
Healthcare's rehabilitation year — +26% as drug-pricing fears faded and the GLP-1 franchise kept compounding — rewarded whoever owned the sector cheapest, and FHLC at 0.08% beats XLV's fee while adding the small and mid caps XLV excludes. Demographics do the long-term work; the fee does the compounding.
Who It's For
Sector allocators who want all of US healthcare at minimum cost. The full-spectrum, price-fighter alternative to XLV already in the portal.
10-Year History
| Year | Close | % Chg |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $27.71 | -- |
| 2017 | $33.80 | +22.0% |
| 2018 | $35.83 | +6.0% |
| 2019 | $43.36 | +21.0% |
| 2020 | $50.73 | +17.0% |
| 2021 | $63.41 | +25.0% |
| 2022 | $59.60 | -6.0% |
| 2023 | $60.80 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | $61.40 | +1.0% |
| 2025 | $70.00 | +14.0% |
| Year | Yield |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 1.40% |
| 2017 | 1.30% |
| 2018 | 1.50% |
| 2019 | 1.40% |
| 2020 | 1.30% |
| 2021 | 1.20% |
| 2022 | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 1.50% |
| 2024 | 1.40% |
| 2025 | 1.30% |
| Year | AUM | % Chg |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $0.7B | -- |
| 2017 | $1B | +42.9% |
| 2018 | $1.4B | +40.0% |
| 2019 | $1.8B | +28.6% |
| 2020 | $2.3B | +27.8% |
| 2021 | $3B | +30.4% |
| 2022 | $2.8B | -6.7% |
| 2023 | $2.5B | -10.7% |
| 2024 | $2.6B | +4.0% |
| 2025 | $3.2B | +23.1% |
Price history from exchange data. Dividend yields from reported distributions; some earlier years are derived from total-return vs price-return data or are ETFHub estimates. AUM history is an ETFHub estimate modelled from current assets and annual returns (fund flows not reflected) and may differ from official fund records. Data as of October 2026.
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