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Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

ETF Info

ISIN

US92204A5048

CUSIP

92204A504

Issuer

Vanguard

Inception Date

Jan 26, 2004

Region

North America (U.S.)

Leveraged

1x

Index Tracked

MSCI US Investable Market Health Care 25/50 Index

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Large-Cap

Asset Class Style

Blend

Expense Ratio

VHT has an expense ratio of 0.10%, which is considered low.


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Performance

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Returns By Period

Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) returned -6.37% year-to-date (YTD) and -8.75% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, VHT returned 7.12% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.78%.


VHT

YTD

-6.37%

1M

-5.85%

6M

-12.13%

1Y

-8.75%

5Y*

5.84%

10Y*

7.12%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.19%

1M

9.00%

6M

-1.55%

1Y

12.31%

5Y*

15.59%

10Y*

10.78%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of VHT, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20256.73%0.40%-2.28%-3.34%-7.50%-6.37%
20242.37%3.42%2.24%-5.35%2.50%1.72%3.26%4.89%-1.64%-4.44%0.95%-6.48%2.66%
2023-0.79%-4.60%1.91%3.05%-4.02%4.18%1.03%-1.17%-3.46%-3.96%5.67%5.45%2.52%
2022-7.91%-0.98%5.01%-5.86%0.96%-2.27%3.94%-5.40%-3.04%8.64%4.66%-2.10%-5.60%
20212.37%-1.93%2.13%4.14%0.73%3.27%3.76%2.37%-5.50%4.57%-3.97%7.69%20.57%
2020-2.50%-6.24%-5.00%13.44%4.35%-1.63%5.21%2.36%-1.36%-2.87%8.84%4.16%18.29%
20195.93%1.64%0.38%-2.70%-2.68%7.20%-1.31%-1.18%-0.79%4.78%6.13%3.22%21.87%
20186.79%-4.19%-2.41%0.91%1.54%1.57%5.95%5.01%2.22%-7.69%6.53%-9.14%5.58%
20172.66%6.42%-0.16%1.68%0.49%5.00%0.60%1.90%1.15%-0.75%2.88%-0.51%23.26%
2016-9.31%-0.52%3.19%3.05%2.38%0.65%5.42%-3.18%0.16%-7.18%2.68%0.50%-3.21%
20151.69%4.63%1.42%-1.98%5.26%0.10%2.87%-8.06%-6.60%6.83%0.67%1.17%7.12%
20141.87%5.94%-2.01%-1.34%2.85%2.88%-0.27%5.24%-0.15%5.76%3.27%-0.70%25.50%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of VHT is 3, meaning it’s performing worse than 97% of other ETFs on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of VHT is 33
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of VHT is 33
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of VHT is 33
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of VHT is 33
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of VHT is 22
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of VHT is 22
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Sharpe ratios as of May 15, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: -0.56
  • 5-Year: 0.38
  • 10-Year: 0.41
  • All Time: 0.54

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of Vanguard Health Care ETF compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time. For deeper analysis or to customize the calculation, use the Sharpe ratio tool.


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Dividends

Dividend History

Vanguard Health Care ETF provided a 1.69% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $3.99 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 4 consecutive years.


1.00%1.20%1.40%1.60%1.80%$0.00$1.00$2.00$3.00$4.0020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$3.99$3.87$3.41$3.30$3.05$2.71$3.62$2.22$2.02$1.84$1.62$1.29

Dividend yield

1.69%1.53%1.36%1.33%1.14%1.21%1.89%1.38%1.31%1.45%1.22%1.02%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Vanguard Health Care ETF. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.00$0.94$0.00$0.00$0.94
2024$0.00$0.00$0.82$0.00$0.00$0.97$0.00$0.00$1.17$0.00$0.00$0.92$3.87
2023$0.00$0.00$0.76$0.00$0.00$0.88$0.00$0.00$0.88$0.00$0.00$0.90$3.41
2022$0.00$0.00$0.72$0.00$0.00$0.77$0.00$0.00$0.82$0.00$0.00$0.98$3.30
2021$0.00$0.00$0.64$0.00$0.00$0.70$0.00$0.00$0.89$0.00$0.00$0.82$3.05
2020$0.00$0.00$0.45$0.00$0.00$0.76$0.00$0.00$0.63$0.00$0.00$0.88$2.71
2019$0.00$0.00$1.11$0.00$0.00$1.16$0.00$0.00$0.63$0.00$0.00$0.72$3.62
2018$0.00$0.00$0.39$0.00$0.00$0.63$0.00$0.00$0.58$0.00$0.00$0.63$2.22
2017$0.00$0.00$0.44$0.00$0.00$0.50$0.00$0.00$0.52$0.00$0.00$0.57$2.02
2016$0.00$0.00$0.40$0.00$0.00$0.43$0.00$0.00$0.50$0.00$0.00$0.52$1.84
2015$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.14$0.00$0.00$0.48$1.62
2014$1.29$1.29

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Vanguard Health Care ETF. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the Vanguard Health Care ETF was 39.12%, occurring on Mar 5, 2009. Recovery took 503 trading sessions.

The current Vanguard Health Care ETF drawdown is 16.91%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-39.12%Dec 11, 2007310Mar 5, 2009503Mar 3, 2011813
-28.85%Feb 20, 202023Mar 23, 202053Jun 8, 202076
-20.26%Jul 21, 2015143Feb 11, 2016328Jun 1, 2017471
-18.31%May 19, 201156Aug 8, 2011122Feb 1, 2012178
-17.71%Dec 31, 2021116Jun 16, 2022411Feb 6, 2024527

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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