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VanEck Global Healthcare Leaders ETF

About this ETF

The Fund gives investors access to a portfolio of leading international developed markets companies with the best growth at a reasonable price (‘GARP’) attributes from the global health care sector.

IssuerVanEck

Management fee (MER)0.45% p.a.

Inception date10 Sep 2020

BenchmarkMarketGrader Dev Mkt Health Care NR AUD

Scout Score

56/100

Ranked #17 of 50 in Thematic

An independent score calculated by ETF Scout across 7 real-data factors (cost, diversification, tracking, liquidity, fund strength, performance, income), ranked against other funds in the same category.

Cost78

Diversification53

Tracking82

Liquidity25

Fund Strength48

Performance40

Income28

Strengths

Tight index tracking — 14.61% tracking error, tighter than 82% of Thematic peers.
Low fee — 0.45% p.a., cheaper than 78% of Thematic funds.

Weaknesses

Lower liquidity — 0.38% bid/ask spread, wider than 75% of Thematic peers.
Below-average yield — 0.32%, lower than 72% of Thematic peers.

Performance (as of 31 Oct 2026)

Total returns, net of fees. Periods longer than 1 year are annualised.

1 Month+5.05%

3 Months+7.16%

YTD+3.03%

1 Year+5.68%

3 Years (p.a.)+9.35%

5 Years (p.a.)+1.82%

Price history

Cumulative return over the selected period, indexed to 0% at the start of the range.

Geographic exposure (as at 4 Nov 2026)

Country (where the company is based).

United States

67.34%

Japan

12.97%

Denmark

3.99%

South Korea

3.32%

Belgium

2.41%

Finland

2.27%

United Kingdom

2.16%

New Zealand

1.90%

Switzerland

1.88%

Luxembourg

1.74%

Sector breakdown (as at 4 Nov 2026)

How your portfolio's holdings are spread across GICS sectors.

Health Care

98.02%

Financials

1.95%

Top holdings (as of 4 Nov 2026)

The fund's largest individual holdings, ranked by portfolio weight.