Harbor Health Care ETF (MEDI) Alternatives

Harbor Health Care ETF (MEDI) belongs to the Health & Biotech Equities category. Below you'll find alternative ETFs from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with MEDI. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or funds that fit a different role in your portfolio.

Cheapest Alternatives to MEDI

MEDI charges 0.80% annually. Among ETFs in the Health & Biotech Equities category, these options have the lowest expense ratios among MEDI alternatives.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	Inception
FHLC	Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF	0.08%	Oct 21, 2013	MEDI vs FHLC
XLV	State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF	0.08%	Dec 16, 1998	MEDI vs XLV
VHT	Vanguard Health Care ETF	0.10%	Jan 26, 2004	MEDI vs VHT
PSCH	Invesco S&P SmallCap Health Care ETF	0.29%	Apr 7, 2010	MEDI vs PSCH
XPH	SPDR S&P Pharmaceuticals ETF	0.35%	Jun 19, 2006	MEDI vs XPH

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to MEDI

Among ETFs in the Health & Biotech Equities category, these options rank highest on PortfoliosLab's risk-adjusted score, which accounts for volatility, drawdown, and return consistency over a 1-year period.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	Inception
BBC	Virtus LifeSci Biotech Clinical Trials ETF	97	Dec 16, 2014	MEDI vs BBC
SBIO	ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF	95	Dec 31, 2014	MEDI vs SBIO
XBI	SPDR S&P Biotech ETF	92	Feb 6, 2006	MEDI vs XBI
CANC	Tema Oncology ETF	90	Aug 14, 2023	MEDI vs CANC
LFSC	F/m Emerald Life Sciences Innovation ETF	86	Oct 30, 2024	MEDI vs LFSC

Top Performing MEDI Alternatives (YTD)

MEDI alternatives from the Health & Biotech Equities category, sorted by year-to-date return.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	Inception
IDNA	iShares Genomics Immunology and Healthcare ETF Gen...	10.92%	Jun 11, 2019	MEDI vs IDNA
BBC	Virtus LifeSci Biotech Clinical Trials ETF	7.95%	Dec 16, 2014	MEDI vs BBC
CANC	Tema Oncology ETF	5.69%	Aug 14, 2023	MEDI vs CANC
XBI	SPDR S&P Biotech ETF	4.76%	Feb 6, 2006	MEDI vs XBI
FTXH	First Trust Nasdaq Pharmaceuticals ETF	4.48%	Sep 20, 2016	MEDI vs FTXH

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to MEDI

MEDI alternatives from the Health & Biotech Equities category, sorted by annualized volatility over the past year.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	Inception
BTEC	Principal Healthcare Innovators Index ETF	0.00%	Aug 19, 2016	MEDI vs BTEC
CNCR	Loncar Cancer Immunotherapy ETF	0.00%	Oct 13, 2015	MEDI vs CNCR
GERM	Amplify Treatments, Testing and Advancements ETF	0.00%	Jun 17, 2020	MEDI vs GERM
SPAQ	Horizon Kinetics SPAC Active ETF	8.60%	Jun 29, 2007	MEDI vs SPAQ
AGNG	Global X Aging Population ETF	15.94%	May 9, 2016	MEDI vs AGNG

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to MEDI

MEDI alternatives from the Health & Biotech Equities category, sorted by maximum drawdown over the past year.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	Inception
GERM	Amplify Treatments, Testing and Advancements ETF	0.00%	Jun 17, 2020	MEDI vs GERM
SPAQ	Horizon Kinetics SPAC Active ETF	-5.30%	Jun 29, 2007	MEDI vs SPAQ
JDOC	Jpmorgan Healthcare Leaders ETF	-9.68%	Nov 1, 2023	MEDI vs JDOC
PPH	VanEck Vectors Pharmaceutical ETF	-10.02%	Dec 20, 2011	MEDI vs PPH
AGNG	Global X Aging Population ETF	-10.16%	May 9, 2016	MEDI vs AGNG

Other ETFs from Harbor

Most popular Harbor ETFs on PortfoliosLab, across asset classes.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	Inception
HGER	Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy ETF	Commodities	94	24.94%	Feb 9, 2022	MEDI vs HGER
GDIV	Harbor Dividend Growth Leaders ETF	Large Cap Blend Equities, Dividend, Actively Managed	56	-0.04%	Jul 26, 2013	MEDI vs GDIV
HAPI	Harbor Corporate Culture ETF	Large Cap Blend Equities	61	-3.35%	Oct 12, 2022	MEDI vs HAPI
OSEA	Harbor International Compounders ETF	Foreign Large Cap Equities	34	-4.30%	Sep 6, 2022	MEDI vs OSEA
SIHY	Harbor Scientific Alpha High-Yield ETF	High Yield Bonds	68	-0.95%	Sep 14, 2021	MEDI vs SIHY
LSEQ	Harbor Long-Short Equity ETF	Long-Short	64	20.53%	Dec 4, 2023	MEDI vs LSEQ
WINN	Harbor Long-Term Growers ETF	Large Cap Growth Equities	32	-10.86%	Feb 2, 2022	MEDI vs WINN
MAPP	Harbor Multi-Asset Explorer ETF	Global Allocation	77	-0.04%	Sep 13, 2023	MEDI vs MAPP
SIFI	Harbor Scientific Alpha Income ETF	Multisector Bonds	76	-0.51%	Sep 14, 2021	MEDI vs SIFI
HAPS	Harbor Human Capital Factor US Small Cap ETF	Small Cap Blend Equities	44	-0.82%	Apr 12, 2023	MEDI vs HAPS

Often Compared With MEDI

What investors most often compare with MEDI, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	Inception
MEDX	Horizon Kinetics Medical ETF	Health & Biotech Equities	58	0.32%	Sep 30, 1999	MEDI vs MEDX
HDIVX	Janus Henderson Dividend & Income Builder Fund	Foreign Large Cap Equities	66	-0.71%	Jul 31, 2012	MEDI vs HDIVX
WHCS.AS	iShares MSCI World Health Care Sector UCITS ETF US...	Health & Biotech Equities	19	-6.21%	Oct 17, 2019	MEDI vs WHCS.AS
RSPH	Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Health Care ETF	Health & Biotech Equities, S&P 500	16	-5.02%	Nov 1, 2006	MEDI vs RSPH
FDL	First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fun...	Large Cap Value Equities, Dividend	79	15.49%	Mar 9, 2006	MEDI vs FDL
IHI	iShares U.S. Medical Devices ETF	Health & Biotech Equities	3	-14.09%	May 5, 2006	MEDI vs IHI
IYH	iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF	Health & Biotech Equities	17	-5.02%	Jun 12, 2000	MEDI vs IYH
CTRE	CareTrust REIT, Inc.		83	2.45%	—	MEDI vs CTRE
IBRN	iShares Neuroscience and Healthcare ETF	Health & Biotech Equities	82	1.98%	Aug 24, 2022	MEDI vs IBRN
AHR	American Healthcare REIT, Inc.		94	0.75%	—	MEDI vs AHR
IBBQ	Invesco Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF	Health & Biotech Equities	86	2.22%	Jun 11, 2021	MEDI vs IBBQ
LNTH	Lantheus Holdings, Inc.		27	13.97%	—	MEDI vs LNTH
PJP	Invesco Dynamic Pharmaceuticals ETF	Health & Biotech Equities	62	-0.44%	Jun 23, 2005	MEDI vs PJP

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