iShares S&P 500 Health Care Sector UCITS ETF

IE00B43HR379Traded as IHCU · IUHC · QDVGETFUSDAccumulatingFigures as of October 23, 2026

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United States Growth Equity

RiskMediumValuationGrowthConcentrationConcentratedRegionUnited StatesSectorPharmaceuticals

iShares S&P 500 Health Care Sector UCITS ETF is a united states growth equity ETF from iShares with a total expense ratio of 0.15% and a risk indicator of 4 on the 1–7 scale. Its ten largest positions weigh 60.3% of the portfolio, which FundFacts classifies as concentrated. Regional focus: United States. Sector tilt: Pharmaceuticals.

Key facts

TER0.15%

Fund sizeUSD 3.4bn

InceptionNovember 20, 2015

Holdings61

Asset classEquities

BenchmarkS&P 500 Capped 35/20 Health Care Index NTR (USD)

Risk indicator (SRRI)

Lower risk · lower rewardHigher risk · higher reward

Volatility 3y14.13%

Sharpe 3y0.47

Max drawdown-17.3%

Investment objective

The Share Class is a share class of a Fund which aims to achieve a return on your investment, through a combination of capital growth and income on the Fund’s assets, which reflects the return of the S&P 500 Capped 35/20 Health Care Index, the Fund’s benchmark index (“Index”).

Fund details

ISIN	IE00B43HR379
Fund house	iShares
Structure	ETF
Share class	USD (Accumulating)
Share class currency	USD
Distribution policy	Accumulating
Domicile	Ireland
Launch date	November 20, 2015
Benchmark	S&P 500 Capped 35/20 Health Care Index NTR (USD)
Replication	Physical
SFDR classification	Article 6
Asset class	Equities
Fund size	USD 3.4bn
Number of holdings	61
Equity / bond split	100 / 0
Price / earnings	31.8x

Fees and costs

Total expense ratio (TER)	0.15%
Ongoing charges	0.15%
Transaction costs	0.00%
Entry charge	0.00%
Exit charge	0.00%
Performance fee	0.00%
Reduction in yield, 1 year	0.20%
Reduction in yield, holding period	0.20%
Recommended holding period	5 years

Costs over time

Example investment	10,000 USD
Total costs if you exit after 1 year	USD 20
Total costs if you exit after 5 years (recommended holding period)	USD 100

Computed from the KID's annual cost impact (0.20% if you exit after 1 year, 0.20% per year over 5 years) on an investment of 10,000 USD: the annual figure multiplied by the years held, an approximation that ignores compounding and the growth the KID assumes. Calculate for another amount or period

Exchange listings

Exchange	MIC	Ticker	Trading currency
London Stock Exchange	`XLON`	IHCU	GBX
London Stock Exchange	`XLON`	IUHC	USD
Xetra	`XETR`	QDVG	EUR
SIX Swiss Exchange	`XSWX`	IUHC	USD

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Growth of 100 since inception

Fund296S&P 500 Capped 35/20 Health Care Index NTR (USD)292

2015-10 → 2026-10 · rebased to 100

Computed from the NAV history the issuer publishes, monthly observations, rebased to 100 at the first point.

Calendar-year returns

Fund S&P 500 Capped 35/20 Health Care Index NTR (USD)

Annualised returns

Period	Fund	Index	Diff
1 Year	+25.88%	+25.73%	+0.15%
3 Years p.a.	+13.80%	+13.67%	+0.13%
5 Years p.a.	+8.02%	+7.89%	+0.13%
10 Years p.a.	+11.59%	+11.45%	+0.14%
Since Inception	+10.44%	+10.31%	+0.13%

Largest sectors

Pharmaceuticals36.3%
Biotechnology19.7%
Health Care Equipment14.5%
Life Sciences Tools & Services10.2%
Managed Health Care8.6%
Health Care Services4.0%
Health Care Distributors3.8%
Health Care Facilities1.5%
Health Care Technology0.7%
Health Care Supplies0.5%

Largest countries

United States99.7%

Concentration

Top 10 weight 60.3% — concentrated

01ELI LILLY15.66%
02JOHNSON & JOHNSON9.77%
03ABBVIE7.76%
04UNITEDHEALTH GROUP5.77%
05MERCK & CO INC5.51%
06THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC3.83%
07AMGEN INC3.65%
08GILEAD SCIENCES2.98%
09ABBOTT LABORATORIES2.76%
10PFIZER2.63%

Full holdings (61) in the API payload.

Frequently asked questions

What is the TER of iShares S&P 500 Health Care Sector UCITS ETF?

The total expense ratio (TER) of iShares S&P 500 Health Care Sector UCITS ETF (IE00B43HR379) is 0.15% per year.

How risky is iShares S&P 500 Health Care Sector UCITS ETF?

iShares S&P 500 Health Care Sector UCITS ETF has a risk indicator (SRRI) of 4 on a scale from 1 (lower risk) to 7 (higher risk), which FundFacts places in the medium risk band. Its 3-year volatility is 14.13%. Its maximum drawdown is -17.3%.

What are the top holdings of iShares S&P 500 Health Care Sector UCITS ETF?

The largest positions of iShares S&P 500 Health Care Sector UCITS ETF as of October 23, 2026 are ELI LILLY (15.66%), JOHNSON & JOHNSON (9.77%), ABBVIE (7.76%), UNITEDHEALTH GROUP (5.77%) and MERCK & CO INC (5.51%). Its ten largest holdings make up 60.3% of the portfolio, out of 61 holdings in total.

What does iShares S&P 500 Health Care Sector UCITS ETF invest in?

iShares S&P 500 Health Care Sector UCITS ETF is a united states growth equity ETF. Its largest exposures as of October 23, 2026 are by country, United States 99.7%; by sector, Pharmaceuticals 36.3%, Biotechnology 19.7% and Health Care Equipment 14.5%.

How has iShares S&P 500 Health Care Sector UCITS ETF performed?

iShares S&P 500 Health Care Sector UCITS ETF returned +25.88% over one year, +8.02% a year over five years and +14.1% in calendar year 2025 as of October 23, 2026, according to the NAV history iShares publishes. Past performance does not predict future returns.

Is iShares S&P 500 Health Care Sector UCITS ETF accumulating or distributing?

iShares S&P 500 Health Care Sector UCITS ETF is an accumulating share class: income from its holdings is reinvested in the fund rather than paid out.

Which index does iShares S&P 500 Health Care Sector UCITS ETF track?

iShares S&P 500 Health Care Sector UCITS ETF's benchmark is the S&P 500 Capped 35/20 Health Care Index NTR (USD), which it tracks using physical replication.

Where is iShares S&P 500 Health Care Sector UCITS ETF domiciled and what is its SFDR classification?

iShares S&P 500 Health Care Sector UCITS ETF is domiciled in Ireland (ISIN IE00B43HR379). It is classified under Article 6 of the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR).

Where does this data about iShares S&P 500 Health Care Sector UCITS ETF come from?

FundFacts reads it from the documents iShares publishes for this share class — product page, factsheet, key information document and, where available, holdings and NAV files — and refreshes it every 24 hours. The same factsheet is available as JSON from the FundFacts API.

Documents from iShares

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