

Vanguard Health Care ETF provides significantly broader exposure with 411 holdings compared to 100 for iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF. The Vanguard fund maintains a lower expense ratio of 0.09%, while the iShares fund charges 0.37%.

Designed to provide broad exposure to the Healthcare - Broad segment of the equity market, the Vanguard Health Care Index Fund ETF Shares (VHT) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on January 26, 2004.

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The Vanguard Health Care ETF offers a broad healthcare focus with a significantly lower expense ratio of 0.09% compared to its peer. The iShares Biotechnology ETF saw a higher 1-year total return but has experienced a much deeper maximum drawdown over the last five years.