# VANGUARD HEALTH CARE FUND

VANGUARD HEALTH CARE FUND is a registered fund series of VANGUARD SPECIALIZED FUNDS (series S000002922). Net assets $36.9B as of 2026-04-30.

## Profile

- Series ID: S000002922
- Registrant: VANGUARD SPECIALIZED FUNDS
- LEI: V3VSQJG5SDM3YTFC5I04
- Net assets: $36.9B
- Total assets: $36.9B
- As of: 2026-04-30

## Advisers

- [Wellington Management Company LLP (Advisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/106595)

## Top holdings (103 reported)

_Showing 15 of 103 holdings by value._

| Holding | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Eli Lilly & Co](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/532457108) | — | $3.3B | 908.42% |
| [Merck & Co Inc](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/58933Y105) | — | $2.0B | 541.44% |
| AstraZeneca PLC | — | $1.9B | 509.40% |
| [UnitedHealth Group Inc](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/91324P102) | — | $1.4B | 391.51% |
| [Johnson & Johnson](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/478160104) | — | $1.3B | 344.66% |
| [Edwards Lifesciences Corp](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/28176E108) | — | $1.2B | 320.73% |
| GSK PLC | — | $1.2B | 312.97% |
| [Intuitive Surgical Inc](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/46120E602) | — | $1.0B | 271.46% |
| [Boston Scientific Corp](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/101137107) | — | $868.2M | 235.54% |
| [Danaher Corp](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/235851102) | — | $865.5M | 234.80% |
| [CVS Health Corp](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/126650100) | — | $812.6M | 220.46% |
| Argenx SE | — | $812.6M | 220.44% |
| [Abbott Laboratories](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/002824100) | — | $802.8M | 217.78% |
| [Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/92532F100) | — | $770.1M | 208.92% |
| [Cencora Inc](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/03073E105) | — | $765.2M | 207.60% |

## Net asset history

| Report date | Net assets |
| --- | --- |
| 2026-04-30 | $36.9B |
| 2026-01-31 | $39.3B |
| 2025-10-31 | $37.5B |
| 2025-07-31 | $34.3B |
| 2025-04-30 | $38.2B |
| 2025-01-31 | $41.9B |
| 2024-10-31 | $45.7B |
| 2024-07-31 | $48.8B |

## More

- [Registrant: VANGUARD SPECIALIZED FUNDS](https://search.stillhousedata.com/registrant/734383)
- [This page as markdown (for LLM agents)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000002922.md)
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