VGHCX
VANGUARD HEALTH CARE FUND
VANGUARD SPECIALIZED FUNDS
Expense ratio1
0.37%
Net assets2
$39.27B
Holdings2
96
Category
US Equity
2025 return3
17.30%

Investment objective & strategy

As of May 29, 2025 · prospectus

Objective. The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation.

Strategy. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in the stocks of companies principally engaged in the development, production, or distribution of products and services related to the health care industry. These companies include, among others, pharmaceutical firms, medical supply companies, and businesses that operate hospitals and other health care facilities. The Fund may also consider companies engaged in medical, diagnostic, biochemical, and other research and development activities. The Funds advisor strives for a balanced representation of the health care field, searching for the best values in the various subsectors of the industry. The Fund may invest up to 50% of its assets in foreign stocks. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in the stocks of companies principally engaged in the development, production, or distribution of products and services related to the health care industry. These companies include, among others, pharmaceutical firms, medical supply companies, and businesses that operate hospitals and other health care facilities. The Fund may also consider companies engaged in medical, diagnostic, biochemical, and other research and development activities. The Funds advisor strives for a balanced representation of the health care field, searching for the best values in the various subsectors of the industry. The Fund may invest up to 50% of its assets in foreign stocks.

Top holdings

As of Jan. 31, 2026 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
LILLY ELI and CO $3.83B 9.76%
ASTRAZENECA PLC $2.16B 5.49%
MERCK & CO $2.00B 5.09%
UNITEDHEALTH GRP $1.37B 3.49%
JOHNSON&JOHNSON $1.22B 3.11%
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP $1.22B 3.10%
GSK PLC $1.17B 2.98%
DANAHER CORP $1.06B 2.70%
ABBOTT LABS $1.01B 2.58%
INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC $980.64M 2.50%
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Allocation by sector

As of January 31, 2026 · N-PORT
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Portfolio moves

Oct 31, 2025 → Jan 31, 2026
Opened
11
Exited
9
Increased
36
Decreased
33
Unchanged
16

How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.

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HARTFORD HEALTHCARE HLS FUND · HIAHX, HBGHX 68% 0.93%
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Advisers

As of January 31, 2025 · N-CEN
FirmRole
Wellington Management Company LLP Adviser

Footnotes

  1. Expense ratio as of May 29, 2025, from the fund's prospectus.
  2. Net assets and holdings count as of January 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
  3. Total return for calendar year 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. Computed by compounding the twelve monthly total returns the fund reported in its SEC N-PORT filings for 2025 (the latest prospectus does not yet chart this year).

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