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

Assets	678.81M
Expense Ratio	n/a
PE Ratio	27.41
Dividend (ttm)	0.09
Dividend Yield	1.24%
Ex-Dividend Date	Jun 18, 2026
Payout Frequency	Semi-Annual
Payout Ratio	29.24%
1-Year Return	+18.16%

Volume	377
Open	8.10
Previous Close	8.12
Day's Range	8.09 - 8.11
52-Week Low	6.87
52-Week High	8.25
Beta	1.02
Holdings	132
Inception Date	Oct 17, 2019

About WHCS

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 MSCI World Health Care Sector Advanced UCITS ETF was formed on August 19, 2011 and is domiciled in Ireland.

• Asset Class: Equity
• Category: Sector Equity Healthcare
• Stock Exchange: Euronext Amsterdam
• Ticker Symbol: WHCS

Performance

WHCS had a total return of 18.16% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 8.58%.

Top 10 Holdings

45.90% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Eli Lilly and Company	LLY	11.13%
Johnson & Johnson	JNJ	5.88%
AbbVie Inc.	ABBV	5.39%
Novartis AG	NOVN	5.08%
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated	UNH	3.94%
Roche Holding AG	ROP	3.65%
Merck & Co., Inc.	MRK	3.49%
AstraZeneca PLC	AZN	2.68%
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	GILD	2.38%
Amgen Inc.	AMGN	2.29%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Jun 18, 2026	$0.0639	Jun 30, 2026
Dec 11, 2025	$0.0364	Dec 24, 2025
Jun 12, 2025	$0.0459	Jun 25, 2025
Dec 12, 2024	$0.0299	Dec 27, 2024
Jun 13, 2024	$0.0414	Jun 26, 2024
Dec 14, 2023	$0.0324	Dec 29, 2023

Data Sources: S&P Global Market Intelligence, Financial Modeling Prep, and more

Historical data is provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Delayed stock pricing data is provided by Financial Modeling Prep. Several fund data points are also provided by Finnhub.

Last checked:

Aug 17, 2026

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