iShares MSCI World Health Care Sector ESG UCITS ETF (AMS:WHCS)

Netherlands flag Netherlands · Delayed Price · Currency is EUR · Price in USD
6.99
+0.02 (0.29%)
Aug 29, 2025, 5:35 PM CET
0.29%
Assets388.15M
Expense Ratio0.18%
PE Ratio22.04
Dividend (ttm)0.06
Dividend Yield1.08%
Ex-Dividend DateJun 12, 2025
Payout FrequencySemi-Annual
Payout Ratio20.50%
1-Year Return-12.37%
Volume152,236
Open6.99
Previous Close6.97
Day's Range6.98 - 7.02
52-Week Low6.46
52-Week High8.14
Beta1.02
Holdings174
Inception DateOct 17, 2019

About WHCS

iShares V plc - iShares MSCI World Health Care Sector Advanced UCITS ETF is an exchange traded fund launched by BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited. It is managed by BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited. The fund invests in public equity markets of developed countries across the globe. It seeks to invest in the stocks of companies operating in the health care sector, which include companies which manufacture health care equipment and supplies or provide health care related services, including distributors of health care products, providers of basic health-care services, and owners and operators of health care facilities and organizations, and companies involved in the research, development, production and marketing of pharmaceuticals and biotechnology products. The fund invests in the stocks of large-cap and mid-cap companies. It seeks to replicate the performance of the MSCI World Health Care Index Net USD, by investing in the stocks of companies as per their weightings in the index. iShares V plc - iShares MSCI World Health Care Sector Advanced UCITS ETF was formed on August 19, 2011 and is domiciled in Ireland.

Asset Class Equity
Category Health Care
Stock Exchange Euronext Amsterdam
Ticker Symbol WHCS
Provider iShares
Index Tracked MSCI World Health Care ESG Reduced Carbon Select 20 35 Capped Index - Benchmark TR Net

Performance

WHCS had a total return of -12.37% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 6.97%.

Top 10 Holdings

41.82% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Eli Lilly and CompanyLLY7.71%
Novartis AGNOVN5.33%
AstraZeneca PLCAZN4.85%
AbbVie Inc.ABBV4.45%
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ4.28%
BlackRock ICS USD Liquidity Agency IncICSUAGD.IR3.65%
UnitedHealth Group IncorporatedUNH3.16%
Novo Nordisk A/SNOVO.B3.06%
Gilead Sciences, Inc.GILD2.94%
Cencora, Inc.COR2.40%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Jun 12, 2025€0.03966Jun 25, 2025
Dec 12, 2024€0.02851Dec 27, 2024
Jun 13, 2024€0.03846Jun 26, 2024
Dec 14, 2023€0.02947Dec 29, 2023
Jun 15, 2023€0.04696Jun 28, 2023
Dec 15, 2022€0.02727Dec 30, 2022
Full Dividend History