# VANGUARD HEALTH CARE INDEX FUND

VANGUARD HEALTH CARE INDEX FUND is a ETF series of VANGUARD WORLD FUND (series S000004450). Net assets $19.0B as of 2026-05-31. Index fund.

## Profile

- Series ID: S000004450
- Registrant: VANGUARD WORLD FUND
- LEI: 4G9X037GNB6OUK17TK21
- Net assets: $19.0B
- Total assets: $19.0B
- As of: 2026-05-31
- Type: ETF, Index

## Advisers

- [The Vanguard Group, Inc. (Advisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/105958)

## Top holdings (200 reported)

_Showing 15 of 200 holdings by value._

| Holding | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Eli Lilly & Co](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/532457108) | — | $2.7B | 1404.46% |
| [Johnson & Johnson](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/478160104) | — | $1.6B | 846.75% |
| [AbbVie Inc](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/00287Y109) | — | $1.2B | 608.61% |
| [UnitedHealth Group Inc](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/91324P102) | — | $1.0B | 544.90% |
| [Merck & Co Inc](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/58933Y105) | — | $885.0M | 466.07% |
| [Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/883556102) | — | $555.7M | 292.67% |
| [Amgen Inc](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/031162100) | — | $544.7M | 286.84% |
| [Gilead Sciences Inc](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/375558103) | — | $500.9M | 263.80% |
| [Intuitive Surgical Inc](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/46120E602) | — | $452.1M | 238.09% |
| [Pfizer Inc](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/717081103) | — | $447.0M | 235.43% |
| [Abbott Laboratories](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/002824100) | — | $447.0M | 235.41% |
| [Bristol-Myers Squibb Co](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/110122108) | — | $349.6M | 184.12% |
| [Danaher Corp](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/235851102) | — | $348.7M | 183.66% |
| [CVS Health Corp](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/126650100) | — | $346.9M | 182.69% |
| [Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/92532F100) | — | $341.1M | 179.61% |

## Net asset history

| Report date | Net assets |
| --- | --- |
| 2026-05-31 | $19.0B |
| 2026-02-28 | $20.3B |
| 2025-11-30 | $20.4B |
| 2025-08-31 | $17.6B |
| 2025-05-31 | $17.4B |
| 2025-02-28 | $19.8B |
| 2024-11-30 | $20.6B |
| 2024-08-31 | $22.1B |

## More

- [Registrant: VANGUARD WORLD FUND](https://search.stillhousedata.com/registrant/52848)
- [This page as markdown (for LLM agents)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000004450.md)
- [Search all SEC filings, advisers and people on Adviser Search](https://search.stillhousedata.com/)

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Agents: this data is also queryable via MCP tools and read-only SQL — see https://search.stillhousedata.com/llms.txt.