MSCI World Health Care
The healthcare sector is considered defensive but depends heavily on regulation, patent expiries and reimbursement decisions.
ETFs tracking this index
- XDWH EU Xtrackers MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF 1c
- SPFS EU State Street® SPDR® MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF · TER 0.30 % · 697 m cheapest largest
Composition – 50 largest holdings
Based on: Xtrackers MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF 1c · as of 2026-09-15 · 113 holdings
| # | Stock | Ticker | Sector | Country | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Eli Lilly and Company | LLY | Pharmaceuticals | United States | 10.87 % |
| 2 |  Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | Pharmaceuticals | United States | 7.78 % |
| 3 |  AbbVie Inc. | ABBV | Biotechnology | United States | 5.53 % |
| 4 | Merck & Co. Inc. | MRK | Pharmaceuticals | United States | 4.32 % |
| 5 |  UnitedHealth Group Incorporated | UNH | Managed Health Care | United States | 4.19 % |
| 6 | Roche PS Par AG | ROP | Pharmaceuticals | Switzerland | 3.61 % |
| 7 | Novartis AG | NOVN | Pharmaceuticals | Switzerland | 3.06 % |
| 8 |  Astrazeneca plc | AZN | Pharmaceuticals | United Kingdom | 2.91 % |
| 9 |  Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | TMO | Life Sciences Tools & Services | United States | 2.76 % |
| 10 |  Amgen Inc. | AMGN | Biotechnology | United States | 2.48 % |
Show holdings 11 to 50
Gilead Sciences Inc. 2.17 %
Abbott Laboratories 2.16 %
Pfizer Inc. 1.92 %- Novo Nordisk A/S Class B 1.68 %
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 1.59 %
Intuitive Surgical Inc. 1.59 %
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company 1.58 %
Danaher Corporation 1.55 %
CVS Health Corporation 1.47 %
Medtronic Plc 1.42 %
McKesson Corporation 1.25 %
Glaxosmithkline 1.18 %
Stryker Corporation 1.16 %- Banco Santander S.A. 1.13 %
Elevance Health Inc. 1.10 %
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. 0.98 %
Cigna Group 0.90 %
HCA Healthcare Inc 0.81 %
Boston Scientific Corporation 0.78 %
argenx SE 0.75 %
Cencora Inc. 0.72 %- Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. 0.72 %
CSL Limited 0.70 %
Cardinal Health Inc. 0.67 %
Bayer AG 0.67 %
Hoya Corp. 0.60 %- Essilorluxottica SA 0.60 %
Humana Inc. 0.60 %- Becton Dickinson 0.60 %
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation 0.59 %
Lonza Group AG 0.56 %
Natera Inc. 0.54 %
IQVIA Holdings Inc 0.53 %
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited Sponsored ADR 0.53 %- Agilent Technologies Inc. 0.50 %
Waters Corporation 0.49 %
IDEXX Laboratories Inc. 0.49 %
Haleon plc 0.48 %
Veeva Systems Inc. Class A 0.47 %
Galderma Group N AG 0.43 %