Vanguard Health Care Index Fund Admiral Shares (VHCIX)

Fund Assets	20.25B
Expense Ratio	0.10%
Min. Investment	$100,000
Turnover	4.00%
Dividend (ttm)	2.35
Dividend Yield	1.72%
Dividend Growth	17.71%
Payout Frequency	Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date	Mar 24, 2026

Previous Close	136.31
YTD Return	-4.95%
1-Year Return	4.72%
5-Year Return	27.90%
52-Week Low	118.46
52-Week High	148.68
Beta (5Y)	n/a
Holdings	417
Inception Date	Feb 5, 2004

About VHCIX

This low-cost index fund offers exposure to the health care sector of the U.S. equity market, which includes stocks of companies involved in providing medical or health care products, services, technology, or equipment. The fund’s main risk is its narrow scope—it invests solely in health care stocks. An investor should expect high volatility from the fund, which should be considered only as a small portion of an already well-diversified portfolio.

• Fund Family: Vanguard
• Category: Health
• Performance Rating: Above Average
• Risk Rating: Below Average
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: VHCIX
• Share Class: Admiral Shares
• Index: MSCI US IMI/Health Care 25/50 TR USD

Performance

VHCIX had a total return of 4.72% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 9.39%.

Equivalent ETF

VHCIX has an equivalent ETF with the ticker symbol VHT, the Vanguard Health Care ETF. This is an ETF from the same fund company that follows the same index. It has an expense ratio of 0.10% compared to 0.10% for VHCIX.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio
VHT	Vanguard Health Care ETF	0.10%

Top 10 Holdings

50.29% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Eli Lilly and Company	LLY	12.54%
Johnson & Johnson	JNJ	8.76%
AbbVie Inc.	ABBV	6.09%
Merck & Co., Inc.	MRK	4.56%
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated	UNH	3.94%
Amgen Inc.	AMGN	3.10%
Abbott Laboratories	ABT	3.00%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.	TMO	2.91%
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	GILD	2.74%
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	ISRG	2.65%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Mar 24, 2026	$0.4972	Mar 25, 2026
Dec 17, 2025	$0.8328	Dec 18, 2025
Sep 24, 2025	$0.5385	Sep 25, 2025
Jun 26, 2025	$0.4809	Jun 27, 2025
Mar 25, 2025	$0.470	Mar 26, 2025
Dec 18, 2024	$0.4595	Dec 19, 2024