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Healthcare ETFs
Healthcare ETFs group pharmaceutical, biotech, medical equipment and healthcare services companies.
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Choose between broad exposure or specific sub-sectors (biotech for more risk/return).
Biotech vs pharma: what is the difference?
Pharma companies (Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer) are mature with stable revenues and dividends. Biotechs are smaller, research-focused, with high growth potential but more volatility.
Is the healthcare sector defensive during recessions?
Yes, large pharma and medical equipment are considered defensive since healthcare demand persists during recessions. Biotechs however are more volatile and less defensive.
Healthcare ETFs
Healthcare ETFs group pharmaceutical, biotech, medical equipment and healthcare services companies.
How to choose
Choose between broad exposure or specific sub-sectors (biotech for more risk/return).
Biotech vs pharma: what is the difference?
Pharma companies (Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer) are mature with stable revenues and dividends. Biotechs are smaller, research-focused, with high growth potential but more volatility.
Is the healthcare sector defensive during recessions?
Yes, large pharma and medical equipment are considered defensive since healthcare demand persists during recessions. Biotechs however are more volatile and less defensive.
Holdings | Strategy | Dist. Freq. | Market | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IN PJP Pharmaceuticals ETF | +7.58% | 0.57% | +496 | 0.94% | 2005 | 418M$ | 0.61 | Index | Qtr. | 21K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
MI MHCD Middlefield Healthcare Dividend ETF | +6.44% | 0.85% | 5.53% | 2017 | 140M$ | 1.09 | Active | Mo. | 9K | 🇨🇦 Canada | |||
TD TDOC TD Global Healthcare Leaders Index ETF | +5.30% | 0.35% | 1.21% | 2021 | 103M$ | 1.08 | Index | Qtr. | 10K | 🇨🇦 Canada | |||
IS IYH U.S. Healthcare ETF | +4.62% | 0.38% | 1.31% | 2000 | 2.9G$ | 0.72 | Index | Qtr. | 632K | 🇺🇸 United States | |||
CI FHI Health Care Giants Covered Call ETF | +4.57% | 0.65% | 10.49% | 2018 | 107M$ | 1.09 | Covered Call | Mo. | 5K | 🇨🇦 Canada | |||
HA HHL Healthcare Leaders Income ETF | +4.57% | 0.85% | 10.39% | 2014 | 1.7G$ | 1.09 | Active | Mo. | 500K | 🇨🇦 Canada | |||
VA VHT Health Care Index Fund ETF Shares | +4.52% | 0.09% | +389 | 1.72% | 2004 | 18.6G$ | 0.77 | Index | Qtr. | 212K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
FI FHLC Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF | +4.38% | 0.08% | +302 | 1.44% | 2013 | 2.8G$ | 0.77 | Index | Qtr. | 188K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
IS IXJ Global Healthcare ETF | +4.14% | 0.40% | +57 | 1.45% | 2001 | 3.6G$ | 0.72 | Index | Semi-ann. | 104K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
ST XPH State Street SPDR S&P Pharmaceuticals ETF | +3.45% | 0.35% | 0.65% | 2006 | 355M$ | 0.85 | Index | Qtr. | 53K | 🇺🇸 United States | |||
EV LIFE Global Healthcare Enhanced Yield Fund | +3.41% | 0.45% | 13.37% | 2017 | 242M$ | 0.26 | Index | Mo. | 38K | 🇨🇦 Canada | |||
IS XHC Global Healthcare Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) | +2.93% | 0.65% | +9 | 1.98% | 2011 | 469M$ | 1.08 | Index | Semi-ann. | 6K | 🇨🇦 Canada | ||
AL SBIO Medical Breakthroughs ETF | +2.76% | 0.50% | 0.00% | 2014 | 138M$ | 1.38 | Index | Ann. | 29K | 🇺🇸 United States | |||
IN RSPH S&P 500 Equal Weight Health Care ETF | +2.56% | 0.40% | 0.74% | 2006 | 688M$ | 1.06 | Index | Qtr. | 149K | 🇺🇸 United States | |||
BM ZHU Equal Weight US Health Care Index ETF | +1.51% | 0.35% | 0.57% | 2019 | 9M$ | 1.09 | Index | Ann. | 173 | 🇨🇦 Canada | |||
FI FXH Health Care AlphaDEX Fund | +0.63% | 0.61% | +62 | 0.88% | 2007 | 845M$ | 0.99 | Active | Qtr. | 23K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
BR HIG Global Healthcare Income & Growth ETF | +0.33% | 0.75% | 9.20% | 2015 | 61M$ | 1.09 | Active | Mo. | 6K | 🇨🇦 Canada | |||
IN PTH Dorsey Wright Healthcare Momentum ETF | -0.41% | 0.60% | +34 | 3.11% | 2006 | 118M$ | 1.22 | Factor | Ann. | 11K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
BM ZUH Equal Weight US Health Care Hedged to CAD Index ETF | -1.82% | 0.35% | 0.58% | 2010 | 163M$ | 1.09 | Index | Ann. | 1K | 🇨🇦 Canada | |||
FI MDEV Indxx Global Medical Devices ETF | -6.09% | 0.70% | +4 | 0.00% | 2021 | 2M$ | 1.30 | Active | — | 715 | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
IS IDNA Genomics Immunology and Healthcare ETF | -8.11% | 0.47% | 1.08% | 2019 | 143M$ | 1.43 | Thematic | Semi-ann. | 49K | 🇺🇸 United States | |||
BM ZWHC Covered Call Health Care ETF | — | 0.65% | 7.48% | 2023 | 32M$ | 0.15 | Covered Call | Mo. | 3K | 🇨🇦 Canada | |||
HA HHLE Healthcare Leaders Enhanced Income ETF | — | 0.85% | +1 | 13.82% | 2022 | 100M$ | 0.42 | Index | Mo. | 98K | 🇨🇦 Canada | ||
GL MEDX Equal Weight Global Healthcare Index ETF | — | 0.40% | 1.59% | 2025 | 2M$ | 0.00 | Index | Qtr. | 203 | 🇨🇦 Canada | |||
HA LMAX Healthcare YIELD MAXIMIZER TM ETF | — | 0.65% | 13.44% | 2024 | 194M$ | 0.00 | Active | Mo. | 74K | 🇨🇦 Canada | |||
IS XDNA Genomics Immunology and Healthcare Index ETF | — | 0.39% | 0.39% | 2022 | 7M$ | 0.49 | Thematic | Semi-ann. | 556 | 🇨🇦 Canada | |||
JP JDOC Jpmorgan Healthcare Leaders ETF | — | 0.65% | +53 | 0.92% | 2023 | 10M$ | 0.00 | Active | Ann. | 890 | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
IS IBRN Neuroscience and Healthcare ETF | — | 0.47% | 1.00% | 2022 | 5M$ | 1.20 | Index | Ann. | 1K | 🇺🇸 United States | |||
TE HRTS Tema Heart & Health ETF | — | 0.75% | +29 | 1.31% | 2023 | 55M$ | 0.00 | Active | — | 6K | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
HO MEDX Medical ETF | — | 0.85% | +21 | 1.15% | 1999 | 20M$ | 0.68 | Active | Ann. | 998 | 🇺🇸 United States | ||
SI PINK Simplify Health Care ETF | — | 0.51% | +38 | 0.69% | 2021 | 290M$ | 0.87 | Index | Qtr. | 105K | 🇺🇸 United States |