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SPDR MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF (WHEA.AS) Alternatives

ETF · Currency in EUR · Last updated Jun 4, 2026

WHEA.AS is a passive ETF by State Street tracking the investment results of the MSCI World/Health Care NR USD. WHEA.AS launched on Apr 29, 2016 and has a 0.30% expense ratio.

SPDR MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF (WHEA.AS) 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 WHEA.AS. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Other ETFs from State Street

The 9 most viewed State Street ETFs shown here include SWRD.AS, WTCH.AS, SXLK.AS and span 7 categories.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
SWRD.AS
SPDR MSCI World UCITS ETFGlobal Equities
68
11.10%
—Feb 2019WHEA.AS vs SWRD.AS
WTCH.AS
SPDR MSCI World Technology UCITS ETFTechnology Equities
66
27.93%
—Apr 2016WHEA.AS vs WTCH.AS
SXLK.AS
SPDR S&P U.S. Technology Select Sector UCITS ETFTechnology Equities
69
27.51%
—Jul 2015WHEA.AS vs SXLK.AS
DIA.AS
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF TrustLarge Cap Value Equities
77
7.19%
—Jan 1998WHEA.AS vs DIA.AS
WFIN.AS
SPDR MSCI World Financials UCITS ETFFinancials Equities
23
-0.53%
—Apr 2016WHEA.AS vs WFIN.AS
WIND.AS
SPDR MSCI World Industrials UCITS ETFIndustrials Equities
41
12.26%
—Apr 2016WHEA.AS vs WIND.AS
WMAT.AS
SPDR MSCI World Materials UCITS ETFIndustrials Equities
52
17.24%
—Apr 2016WHEA.AS vs WMAT.AS
WTEL.AS
SPDR MSCI World Communication Services UCITS ETFCommunications Equities
47
3.79%
—Apr 2016WHEA.AS vs WTEL.AS
WUTI.AS
SPDR MSCI World Utilities UCITS ETFUtilities Equities
33
7.10%
—Apr 2016WHEA.AS vs WUTI.AS

Often Compared With WHEA.AS

Investors most often compare WHEA.AS with QDVG.DE, HLTH.L, ZPDH.DE. These 20 comparison targets span 10 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
QDVG.DE
iShares S&P 500 Health Care Sector UCITS ETF (Acc)Health & Biotech Equities, S&P 500
21
-3.77%
—Nov 2015WHEA.AS vs QDVG.DE
HLTH.L
SPDR® MSCI Europe Health Care UCITS ETFHealth & Biotech Equities
12
-4.44%
513.47MDec 2014WHEA.AS vs HLTH.L
ZPDH.DE
SPDR S&P US Health Care Select Sector UCITS ETFHealth & Biotech Equities
21
-3.85%
—Jul 2015WHEA.AS vs ZPDH.DE
XLV
State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETFHealth & Biotech Equities
24
-4.29%
38.66BDec 1998WHEA.AS vs XLV
XLVP.L
Invesco US Health Care Sector UCITS ETFHealth & Biotech Equities
24
-4.79%
343.20MDec 2009WHEA.AS vs XLVP.L
VHT
Vanguard Health Care ETFHealth & Biotech Equities
27
-4.02%
18.50BJan 2004WHEA.AS vs VHT
^SP500TR
S&P 500 Total Return
79
10.89%
——WHEA.AS vs ^SP500TR
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETFS&P 500
70
10.91%
781.00BJan 1993WHEA.AS vs SPY
VOO
Vanguard S&P 500 ETFS&P 500
70
10.91%
1.60TSep 2010WHEA.AS vs VOO
PSCH
Invesco S&P SmallCap Health Care ETFHealth & Biotech Equities
17
1.80%
131.36MApr 2010WHEA.AS vs PSCH
MLPD
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered Call ...Derivative Income
62
5.20%
28.09MMay 2024WHEA.AS vs MLPD
PPH
VanEck Vectors Pharmaceutical ETFHealth & Biotech Equities
29
-0.76%
941.75MDec 2011WHEA.AS vs PPH
XDWH.L
Xtrackers MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF 1CHealth & Biotech Equities
20
-5.57%
3.40BMar 2016WHEA.AS vs XDWH.L
FHLC
Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETFHealth & Biotech Equities
27
-3.90%
2.85BOct 2013WHEA.AS vs FHLC
QQQ
Invesco QQQ ETFNasdaq-100
73
21.30%
493.99BMar 1999WHEA.AS vs QQQ
IXJ
iShares Global Healthcare ETFHealth & Biotech Equities
19
-5.26%
3.67BNov 2001WHEA.AS vs IXJ
VNQ
Vanguard Real Estate ETFREIT
23
7.83%
69.90BSep 2004WHEA.AS vs VNQ
HEAW.L
SPDR MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETFHealth & Biotech Equities
21
-5.57%
—Apr 2016WHEA.AS vs HEAW.L
SMH
VanEck Semiconductor ETFSemiconductors, Technology Equities
96
77.13%
67.82BDec 2011WHEA.AS vs SMH
SGLN.L
iShares Physical Gold ETCGold, Precious Metals, Commodities
37
3.17%
27.43BApr 2011WHEA.AS vs SGLN.L

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