Vanguard Health Care Index Fund Admiral Shares (VHCIX)

Fund Assets	19.81B
Expense Ratio	0.10%
Min. Investment	$100,000
Turnover	4.00%
Dividend (ttm)	2.32
Dividend Yield	1.60%
Dividend Growth	19.99%
Payout Frequency	Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 17, 2025

Previous Close	143.93
YTD Return	0.94%
1-Year Return	10.28%
5-Year Return	31.94%
52-Week Low	116.83
52-Week High	148.68
Beta (5Y)	n/a
Holdings	425
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 10.28% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 11.07%.

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

45.88% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Eli Lilly and Company	LLY	12.59%
AbbVie Inc.	ABBV	4.94%
Johnson & Johnson	JNJ	4.49%
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated	UNH	4.09%
Mktliq 12/31/2049	n/a	3.94%
Merck & Co., Inc.	MRK	3.83%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.	TMO	3.19%
Abbott Laboratories	ABT	3.18%
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	ISRG	2.96%
Trs:johnson & Johnson Usd 2026-Aug-31	n/a	2.67%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
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
Sep 27, 2024	$0.5833	Sep 30, 2024