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% |
Historical figures are ETFHub estimates modelled from asset-class return patterns and may differ from official fund records. Data as of August 2026.
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