Vanguard Health Care Fund

Vanguard Health Care Fund | VGHCX

Mutual Fund
Vanguard Health Care Fund
Last update 2024-11-13 90 Stocks (4 new)
Value $47.64 Bil Turnover 9 %
Countries:
Top Holdings: LLY(8.76%)UNH(7.79%)LSE:AZN(5.77%)MRK(4.59%)NVO(3.99%)
Portfolio Report

Vanguard Health Care Fund Profile

Founded in 1928, Wellington Management Company LLP is among the nation’s oldest and most respected institutional investment managers. The firm has advised Vanguard Health Care Fund since 1984. Fund Manager: Jean M. Hynes, CFA, CEO of Wellington Management Company, Managing Partner and Equity Portfolio Manager.

Vanguard Health Care Fund Investing Philosophy

The Vanguard Health Care Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in stocks broadly representing the health care industry. The advisor seeks to maintain exposure across five primary subsectors: health services, medical products, specialty pharmaceuticals, major pharmaceuticals and international markets.
Fundamental research focuses on companies with high-quality balance sheets, strong management and the potential for new products that will lead to above-average growth in revenue and earnings. Reflecting the advisor’s contrarian style, stocks may be purchased after negative events have caused a decline in share price.
Summary Stock Picks Current Portfolio

Vanguard Health Care Fund Portfolio and Latest Trades

Type:
Ticker
Company
Date
Action
Impact %
Price Range
Price
Price Change from Avrg%
Comment
Current Shares
Share Change
NVO 		Novo Nordisk A/S2024-06-30Add
+1.50%
●
122.71 ($132.51) 146.91
$84.33
-36.36%
Add 78.79%
11,095,414
4,889,750
ZTS 		Zoetis Inc2024-09-30Reduce
-1.33%
●
172.58 ($184.26) 196.48
$165.32
-10.28%
Reduce -86.07%
576,140
-3,559,860
NVO 		Novo Nordisk AS2024-09-30Add
+1.23%
●
119.07 ($133.36) 145.42
$84.33
-36.76%
Add 44.34%
16,015,062
4,919,648
MRK 		Merck & Co Inc2023-03-31Add
+1.22%
●
102.94 ($107.97) 114.84
$100.88
-6.57%
Add 38.24%
18,949,921
5,241,865
INCY 		Incyte Corp2023-03-31Sold Out
-1.18%
●
70.23 ($78.23) 86.01
$72.36
-7.50%
Sold Out
0
-6,887,135
SGEN Seagen Inc2023-06-30Reduce
-1.18%
●
187.64 ($198.73) 206.25
$228.74
15.10%
Reduce -64.74%
1,456,537
-2,673,848
TSE:4503 		Astellas Pharma Inc2023-03-31Sold Out
-1.07%
●
1832.5 (円1911.53) 2006.5
円1,510.00
-21.01%
Sold Out
0
-33,057,500
TSE:4519 		Chugai Pharmaceutical Co Ltd2023-03-31Add
+1.03%
●
3215 (円3379.8999) 3619
円6,737.00
99.33%
Add 173.37%
30,174,900
19,136,900
ISRG 		Intuitive Surgical Inc2024-06-30Add
+1.03%
●
366.34 ($398.28) 445.11
$537.88
35.05%
Add 178.68%
1,675,518
1,074,293
LLY 		Eli Lilly and Co2023-06-30Reduce
-0.97%
●
343.42 ($418.16) 468.98
$793.50
89.76%
Reduce -16.38%
6,578,546
-1,289,084
REGN 		Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc2024-09-30Reduce
-0.96%
●
1024.09 ($1112.86) 1201.76
$695.64
-37.49%
Reduce -63.01%
249,894
-425,744
PFE 		Pfizer Inc2024-03-31Reduce
-0.92%
●
25.89 ($27.75) 29.73
$26.60
-4.14%
Reduce -24.46%
45,023,705
-14,576,889
EW 		Edwards Lifesciences Corp2024-09-30Add
+0.83%
●
59.7 ($72.66) 93.78
$71.14
-2.10%
Add 63.49%
15,371,824
5,969,482
NVO 		Novo Nordisk A/S2024-03-31Add
+0.77%
●
102.11 ($119.04) 135.92
$84.33
-29.15%
Add 83.23%
6,205,664
2,818,786
CRL 		Charles River Laboratories International Inc2024-09-30New Buy
+0.77%
●
187.96 ($207.82) 245.29
$190.22
-8.47%
New holding
1,871,658
1,871,658
MRK 		Merck & Co Inc2024-06-30Reduce
-0.77%
●
123.8 ($128.81) 132.96
$100.88
-21.68%
Reduce -13.28%
17,759,337
-2,720,250
LLY 		Eli Lilly and Co2024-09-30Reduce
-0.74%
●
772.14 ($899.05) 960.02
$793.50
-11.74%
Reduce -7.46%
4,709,105
-379,696
IQV 		IQVIA Holdings Inc2024-09-30Sold Out
-0.73%
●
206.81 ($236.05) 251.55
$203.81
-13.66%
Sold Out
0
-1,600,147
ALC 		Alcon Inc2024-06-30Sold Out
-0.71%
●
77.58 ($85.34) 92.26
$83.07
-2.66%
Sold Out
0
-4,020,441
VRTX 		Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc2024-09-30Add
+0.70%
●
460 ($480.37) 505.78
$414.59
-13.69%
Add 44.53%
2,313,678
712,890
ABT 		Abbott Laboratories2024-03-31Reduce
-0.69%
●
109.52 ($114.64) 120.96
$112.68
-1.71%
Reduce -25.1%
8,584,207
-2,876,011
XSWX:NOVN 		Novartis AG2024-06-30Reduce
-0.68%
●
84.52 (CHF90.92) 96.17
CHF91.09
0.19%
Reduce -17.11%
15,884,769
-3,278,941
PFE 		Pfizer Inc2023-06-30Add
+0.68%
●
36.12 ($38.95) 41.79
$26.60
-31.71%
Add 17.57%
58,865,924
8,798,279
VRTX 		Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc2023-12-31Reduce
-0.66%
●
343 ($369.42) 410.68
$414.59
12.23%
Reduce -31.14%
1,858,518
-840,441
LLY 		Eli Lilly and Co2023-12-31Reduce
-0.64%
●
525.19 ($583.7) 619.13
$793.50
35.94%
Reduce -8.25%
5,826,176
-524,113
XBRU:UCB 		UCB SA2024-09-30Reduce
-0.62%
●
137.15 (€154.44) 168.6
€195.10
26.33%
Reduce -26.83%
5,310,265
-1,947,035
REGN 		Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc2023-12-31Reduce
-0.61%
●
775.18 ($823.5) 881.7
$695.64
-15.53%
Reduce -30.96%
726,053
-325,631
LH 		Labcorp Holdings Inc2024-09-30Sold Out
-0.60%
●
199.35 ($219.79) 236
$234.16
6.54%
Sold Out
0
-1,381,908
SGEN Seagen Inc2023-09-30Sold Out
-0.59%
●
191.51 ($199.75) 216.16
$228.74
14.51%
Sold Out
0
-1,456,537
TSE:4528 		Ono Pharmaceutical Co Ltd2023-09-30Sold Out
-0.59%
●
2503.5 (円2727.14) 2937.5
円1,628.50
-40.29%
Sold Out
0
-15,559,690
HCA 		HCA Healthcare Inc2024-09-30Reduce
-0.59%
●
315.12 ($366.12) 406.43
$306.09
-16.40%
Reduce -32.26%
1,794,120
-854,423
HUM 		Humana Inc2024-06-30Reduce
-0.56%
●
302.09 ($337.63) 373.65
$288.55
-14.54%
Reduce -31.13%
1,661,188
-750,709
DXCM 		DexCom Inc2024-09-30New Buy
+0.56%
●
64 ($82.12) 116.06
$79.12
-3.65%
New holding
3,951,079
3,951,079
COR 		Cencora Inc2023-12-31New Buy
+0.56%
●
179.08 ($195.17) 205.38
$236.06
20.95%
New holding
1,245,570
1,245,570
LLY 		Eli Lilly and Co2024-03-31Reduce
-0.56%
●
592.2 ($711.67) 792.28
$793.50
11.50%
Reduce -7.53%
5,387,346
-438,830
SWAV Shockwave Medical Inc2024-06-30Sold Out
-0.55%
●
319.93 ($329.09) 334.83
$334.75
1.72%
Sold Out
0
-793,508
KRTX Karuna Therapeutics Inc2024-03-31Sold Out
-0.55%
●
313.42 ($317.5) 329.83
$329.83
3.88%
Sold Out
0
-796,328
LSE:GSK 		GSK PLC2024-03-31Add
+0.54%
●
14.8 (£16.27) 17.11
£13.49
-17.06%
Add 74.44%
27,447,667
11,712,501
ALNY 		Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc2024-09-30Reduce
-0.53%
●
233.81 ($260.36) 287.01
$257.22
-1.21%
Reduce -20.1%
4,017,864
-1,010,899
ISRG 		Intuitive Surgical Inc2024-03-31New Buy
+0.51%
●
322.13 ($377.87) 400.59
$537.88
42.35%
New holding
601,225
601,225
XSWX:NOVN 		Novartis AG2024-03-31Reduce
-0.50%
●
84.87 (CHF89.55) 94.4
CHF91.09
1.72%
Reduce -10.64%
19,163,710
-2,282,054
LLY 		Eli Lilly and Co2024-06-30Reduce
-0.50%
●
724.87 ($799.92) 909.04
$793.50
-0.80%
Reduce -5.54%
5,088,801
-298,545
WAT 		Waters Corp2024-06-30Sold Out
-0.49%
●
286.47 ($319.12) 361.79
$397.80
24.65%
Sold Out
0
-666,877
LSE:GSK 		GSK PLC2023-03-31Reduce
-0.49%
●
13.77 (£14.33) 15.03
£13.49
-5.83%
Reduce -58.95%
9,296,836
-13,349,309
TSE:4578 		Otsuka Holdings Co Ltd2023-09-30Add
+0.49%
●
5097 (円5380.27) 5618
円8,063.00
49.86%
Add 395.48%
7,660,100
6,114,100
ILMN 		Illumina Inc2024-06-30Sold Out
-0.47%
●
98.22 ($112.1) 129.83
$143.79
28.27%
Sold Out
0
-1,589,864
TFX 		Teleflex Inc2024-06-30Reduce
-0.47%
●
198.62 ($209.55) 223.79
$177.73
-15.18%
Reduce -79.77%
246,291
-971,202
SYK 		Stryker Corp2023-06-30Reduce
-0.46%
●
271.49 ($288.79) 305.09
$362.67
25.58%
Reduce -16.13%
3,832,569
-737,124
REGN 		Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc2023-03-31Reduce
-0.46%
●
680.49 ($754.21) 826.97
$695.64
-7.77%
Reduce -20.72%
1,151,096
-300,780
TSE:4519 		Chugai Pharmaceutical Co Ltd2023-12-31Reduce
-0.45%
●
4325 (円4900.18) 5450
円6,737.00
37.48%
Reduce -22.47%
22,219,500
-6,438,300
SYK 		Stryker Corp2024-03-31Reduce
-0.45%
●
293.94 ($336.44) 358.71
$362.67
7.79%
Reduce -25.28%
2,022,549
-684,305
SYK 		Stryker Corp2023-12-31Reduce
-0.45%
●
253.85 ($280.67) 299.46
$362.67
29.21%
Reduce -21.16%
2,706,854
-726,599
QGEN 		Qiagen NV2024-09-30Add
+0.43%
●
40.06 ($44.33) 47.06
$45.70
3.08%
Add 411.82%
5,562,240
4,475,478
ABT 		Abbott Laboratories2023-03-31Add
+0.43%
●
96.86 ($105.58) 114.01
$112.68
6.72%
Add 20.65%
11,462,533
1,961,674
TMO 		Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc2024-09-30Reduce
-0.43%
●
531.86 ($591.96) 624.21
$557.85
-5.76%
Reduce -17.24%
1,744,660
-363,474
NVO 		Novo Nordisk A/S2023-12-31Add
+0.43%
●
87.78 ($98.89) 105.45
$84.33
-14.72%
Add 128.6%
3,386,878
1,905,298
TSE:4503 		Astellas Pharma Inc2024-06-30New Buy
+0.42%
●
1446 (円1541.41) 1648.5
円1,510.00
-2.04%
New holding
19,888,786
19,888,786
SYK 		Stryker Corp2023-03-31Reduce
-0.40%
●
246.03 ($265.32) 285.47
$362.67
36.69%
Reduce -14.5%
4,569,693
-775,102
XSWX:NOVN 		Novartis AG2024-09-30Reduce
-0.39%
●
93.29 (CHF98.29) 102.7
CHF91.09
-7.33%
Reduce -10.65%
14,193,639
-1,691,130
LSE:GSK 		GSK PLC2024-06-30Add
+0.38%
●
15.26 (£16.7) 18.13
£13.49
-19.19%
Add 33.74%
36,708,771
9,261,104
ABCM Abcam PLC2023-09-30Sold Out
-0.37%
●
21.54 ($22.99) 24.41
$23.99
4.35%
Sold Out
0
-7,161,997
ABT 		Abbott Laboratories2024-06-30Reduce
-0.37%
●
100.73 ($106.03) 112.44
$112.68
6.27%
Reduce -17.6%
7,073,070
-1,511,137
MRK 		Merck & Co Inc2023-06-30Add
+0.37%
●
106.39 ($113.43) 118.38
$100.88
-11.06%
Add 8.07%
20,479,587
1,529,666
UTHR 		United Therapeutics Corp2023-06-30Add
+0.36%
●
205.19 ($221.54) 232.99
$366.71
65.53%
Add 1016.25%
842,593
767,109
XSWX:LONN 		Lonza Group Ltd2023-06-30Sold Out
-0.36%
●
515.6 (CHF563.99) 597.8
CHF554.00
-1.77%
Sold Out
0
-274,209
MRK 		Merck & Co Inc2024-09-30Add
+0.36%
●
111.15 ($118.8) 128.97
$100.88
-15.08%
Add 8.53%
19,273,919
1,514,582
BSX 		Boston Scientific Corp2023-03-31Reduce
-0.35%
●
45.09 ($47.13) 50.03
$94.95
101.46%
Reduce -13.25%
23,063,484
-3,523,774
LSE:AZN 		AstraZeneca PLC2024-06-30Reduce
-0.35%
●
105.62 (£119.1) 126
£109.82
-7.79%
Reduce -6.61%
17,326,437
-1,227,327
MRNA 		Moderna Inc2023-12-31Add
+0.35%
●
69.51 ($84.11) 104.43
$33.62
-60.03%
Add 32.42%
6,521,472
1,596,719
BSX 		Boston Scientific Corp2023-06-30Reduce
-0.35%
●
49.72 ($52.19) 54.64
$94.95
81.93%
Reduce -13.84%
19,871,333
-3,192,151
XSWX:GALD 		Galderma Group AG2024-03-31New Buy
+0.34%
●
53 (CHF61.99) 64
CHF108.50
75.03%
New holding
2,268,938
2,268,938
APLS 		Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc2023-09-30Add
+0.33%
●
23.65 ($43.93) 89.22
$29.00
-33.99%
Add 100.34%
7,681,892
3,847,474
VLTO 		Veralto Corp2023-12-31Sold Out
-0.33%
●
67.51 ($74.66) 85.12
$100.40
34.48%
Sold Out
0
-1,704,519
XBRU:UCB 		UCB SA2024-03-31Reduce
-0.33%
●
78.9 (€95.07) 115.4
€195.10
105.22%
Reduce -17.66%
8,103,270
-1,738,452
UNH 		UnitedHealth Group Inc2024-06-30Add
+0.33%
●
439.2 ($490.13) 524.63
$544.92
11.18%
Add 4.96%
6,390,412
301,980
MRNA 		Moderna Inc2024-03-31Reduce
-0.33%
●
85.37 ($100.8) 115.44
$33.62
-66.65%
Reduce -22.96%
5,023,937
-1,497,535
ASND 		Ascendis Pharma AS2024-09-30Reduce
-0.32%
●
112.93 ($135.05) 153.43
$132.87
-1.62%
Reduce -65.67%
569,315
-1,089,021
ALGN 		Align Technology Inc2024-09-30Add
+0.32%
●
204.03 ($235.95) 257.17
$210.28
-10.88%
Add 69.31%
1,444,261
591,230
HKSE:02359 		Wuxi AppTec Co Ltd2023-12-31Reduce
-0.32%
●
76.65 (HK$90.51) 102.2
HK$52.00
-42.55%
Reduce -100%
19
-11,971,397
LSE:HIK 		Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC2023-06-30Sold Out
-0.31%
●
16.75 (£18.24) 19.3
£20.22
10.86%
Sold Out
0
-6,910,934
NVO 		Novo Nordisk A/S2023-09-30New Buy
+0.31%
●
76.13 ($88.09) 99.77
$84.33
-4.26%
New holding
1,481,580
1,481,580
TSE:4503 		Astellas Pharma Inc2024-09-30Add
+0.31%
●
1588 (円1707.87) 1828
円1,510.00
-11.59%
Add 64.34%
32,684,878
12,796,092
SYK 		Stryker Corp2024-09-30Reduce
-0.30%
●
315.94 ($345.16) 371.96
$362.67
5.07%
Reduce -20.5%
1,607,933
-414,616
PODD 		Insulet Corp2024-09-30Sold Out
-0.30%
●
180.69 ($205.35) 239.01
$267.29
30.16%
Sold Out
0
-700,537
CYTK 		Cytokinetics Inc2024-06-30Add
+0.30%
●
47.86 ($60.36) 75.05
$46.70
-22.63%
Add 176.81%
4,067,922
2,598,367
AGIO 		Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc2023-12-31Sold Out
-0.29%
●
19.97 ($22.41) 24.53
$34.30
53.06%
Sold Out
0
-5,148,413
TSE:4568 		Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd2024-09-30Reduce
-0.29%
●
4709 (円5620.59) 6148
円4,130.00
-26.52%
Reduce -10.09%
34,436,097
-3,865,100
OCSE:GMAB 		Genmab A/S2024-06-30Reduce
-0.28%
●
1745 (kr1955.13) 2086
kr1,607.50
-17.78%
Reduce -20.71%
1,656,337
-432,515
BSX 		Boston Scientific Corp2024-03-31Reduce
-0.28%
●
57.6 ($64.3) 68.62
$94.95
47.67%
Reduce -12.9%
14,731,695
-2,181,719
MRNA 		Moderna Inc2024-06-30Reduce
-0.28%
●
101.21 ($126.55) 166.61
$33.62
-73.43%
Reduce -24.65%
3,785,417
-1,238,520
PODD 		Insulet Corp2024-06-30Reduce
-0.28%
●
161.02 ($180.2) 206.98
$267.29
48.33%
Reduce -51.92%
700,537
-756,575
RETA Reata Pharmaceuticals Inc2023-09-30Sold Out
-0.27%
●
102.88 ($151.01) 172.36
$172.36
14.14%
Sold Out
0
-1,237,211
GH 		Guardant Health Inc2024-09-30Add
+0.27%
●
22.3 ($28.3) 36.29
$37.13
31.20%
Add 209.62%
8,330,090
5,639,655
SYK 		Stryker Corp2023-09-30Reduce
-0.26%
●
266.54 ($286.76) 302.43
$362.67
26.47%
Reduce -10.41%
3,433,453
-399,116
REGN 		Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc2023-09-30Reduce
-0.26%
●
692.45 ($785.91) 844.37
$695.64
-11.49%
Reduce -13.71%
1,051,684
-167,147
ALNY 		Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc2024-06-30Reduce
-0.26%
●
143.31 ($157.87) 247
$257.22
62.93%
Reduce -13.95%
5,028,763
-815,255
MORF Morphic Holding Inc2024-09-30Sold Out
-0.26%
●
31.28 ($53.51) 56.99
$56.99
6.50%
Sold Out
0
-3,618,064
RPRX 		Royalty Pharma PLC2023-03-31Sold Out
-0.26%
●
32.77 ($37.08) 39.4
$30.68
-17.25%
Sold Out
0
-3,053,455
ZTS 		Zoetis Inc2023-12-31Reduce
-0.25%
●
151.44 ($177.03) 200.09
$165.32
-6.61%
Reduce -14.22%
3,886,025
-644,057
MRNA 		Moderna Inc2023-06-30Add
+0.25%
●
118.5 ($133.72) 160.53
$33.62
-74.86%
Add 27.46%
4,452,688
959,406
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