Vanguard Health Care Fund Admiral Shares (VGHAX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
71.55
-0.61 (-0.85%)
Jul 18, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
-25.48%
Fund Assets36.03B
Expense Ratio0.30%
Min. Investment$50,000
Turnover29.00%
Dividend (ttm)8.96
Dividend Yield12.41%
Dividend Growth46.30%
Payout FrequencySemi-Annual
Ex-Dividend Daten/a
Previous Close72.16
YTD Return-3.33%
1-Year Return-8.83%
5-Year Return24.95%
52-Week Low69.01
52-Week High100.47
Beta (5Y)0.57
Holdings100
Inception DateNov 12, 2001

About VGHAX

The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in the stocks of companies principally engaged in the development, production, or distribution of products and services related to the health care industry. These companies include, among others, pharmaceutical firms, medical supply companies, and businesses that operate hospitals and other health care facilities. The adviser may also consider companies engaged in medical, diagnostic, biochemical, and other research and development activities. The fund may invest up to 50% of its assets in foreign stocks. It is non-diversified.

Fund Family Vanguard
Category Health
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol VGHAX
Share Class Admiral Shares
Index MSCI ACWI/Health Care NR Index

Performance

VGHAX had a total return of -8.83% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 9.18%.

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
VGHCXInvestor Shares0.35%

Top 10 Holdings

48.45% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Eli Lilly and CompanyLLY11.62%
AstraZeneca PLCAZN6.34%
UnitedHealth Group IncorporatedUNH6.15%
Merck & Co., Inc.MRK4.71%
Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedVRTX3.68%
Boston Scientific CorporationBSX3.64%
Novartis AGNOVN3.18%
Novo Nordisk A/SNOVO.B3.13%
Edwards Lifesciences CorporationEW3.13%
Abbott LaboratoriesABT2.87%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Mar 28, 2025$1.48041Mar 31, 2025
Dec 20, 2024$7.47635Dec 23, 2024
Mar 27, 2024$2.6083Mar 28, 2024
Dec 27, 2023$3.51372Dec 28, 2023
Mar 28, 2023$2.85025Mar 29, 2023
Dec 28, 2022$1.66715Dec 29, 2022
Full Dividend History