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TER
0.30% p.a.
Distribution policy
Accumulating
Replication
Physical
Fund size
EUR 537 m
Inception Date
29 April 2016
Holdings
121
Overview
Description
The SPDR MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF seeks to track the MSCI World Health Care index. Der MSCI World Health Care index tracks the health care sector of the developed markets worldwide (GICS sector classification).
Chart
Basics
Data
| Index | MSCI World Health Care |
| Investment focus | Equity, World, Health Care |
| Fund size | EUR 537 m |
| Total expense ratio | 0.30% p.a. |
| Replication | Physical (Full replication) |
| Legal structure | ETF |
| Strategy risk | Long-only |
| Sustainability | No |
| Fund currency | USD |
| Currency risk | Currency unhedged |
| Volatility 1 year (in EUR) | 15.10% |
| Inception/ Listing Date | 29 April 2016 |
| Distribution policy | Accumulating |
| Distribution frequency | - |
| Fund domicile | Ireland |
| Fund Provider | SPDR ETF |
| Fund Structure | Open-ended Investment Company (OEIC) |
| UCITS compliance | Yes |
| Administrator | State Street Fund Services (Ireland) Limited |
| Investment Advisor | State Street Global Advisors Europe Limited |
| Custodian Bank | State Street Custodial Services (Ireland) Limited |
| Revision Company | Ernst & Young |
| Fiscal Year End | 31 March |
| Swiss representative | State Street Bank International GmbH, München, Zweigniederlassung Zürich |
| Swiss paying agent | State Street Bank International GmbH, München, Zweigniederlassung Zürich |
| Germany | 30% tax rebate |
| Switzerland | ESTV Reporting |
| Austria | Tax Reporting Fund |
| UK | UK Reporting |
| Indextype | Total return index |
| Swap counterparty | - |
| Collateral manager | State Street Bank and Trust Company |
| Securities lending | Yes |
| Securities lending counterparty |
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Holdings
Below you find information about the composition of the SPDR MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF.
Top 10 Holdings
Weight of top 10 holdings
out of 121
42.37%
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 9.18% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 6.01% |
| AbbVie, Inc. | 5.09% |
| UnitedHealth Group | 4.09% |
| AstraZeneca PLC | 3.36% |
| Novartis AG | 3.11% |
| Roche Holding AG | 3.00% |
| Merck & Co., Inc. | 2.85% |
| Abbott Laboratories | 2.85% |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific | 2.83% |
Countries
| United States | 68.65% |
| Switzerland | 7.75% |
| United Kingdom | 5.43% |
| Japan | 3.76% |
| Other | 14.41% |
Sectors
| Health Care | 93.68% |
| Consumer Discretionary | 1.45% |
| Consumer Staples | 0.55% |
| Other | 4.32% |
As of 31/10/2025
Performance
Returns overview
| YTD | +2.14% |
| 1 month | +5.91% |
| 3 months | +11.33% |
| 6 months | +12.48% |
| 1 year | -2.95% |
| 3 years | +6.12% |
| 5 years | +44.20% |
| Since inception (MAX) | +119.99% |
| 2024 | +7.47% |
| 2023 | +0.02% |
| 2022 | +0.29% |
| 2021 | +29.55% |
Monthly returns in a heat map
Risk
Risk metrics in this section:
- Volatility, annualised, measured for 1, 3 and 5 year periods. The annualised volatility reflects the degree of price fluctuations during a one year period. The higher the volatility, the more significantly the price of the asset (stock, ETF, etc.) has changed in the past. Assets with higher volatility are generally considered more risky. We calculate the volatility based on the data for the past 1, 3 and 5 years so that you can see if price fluctuations for the ETF became stronger or weaker over time.
- Return per risk for 1, 3 and 5 year periods. This is the annualised (i.e. converted to a one year period) past return divided by the past annualised volatility. The metric puts the historical return of an asset in relation to its historical risk and gives you a retrospective indication of the degree of price fluctuation you had to bear with in order to obtain the return. We calculate this parameter for 1, 3 and 5 year periods to display its evolution over time.
- Maximum drawdown for a period. This shows the worst possible loss an investor could have suffered during the respective period, by first buying and subsequently selling the asset at the least favourable prices. For example, if there was the following sequence of daily ETF prices: 10€, 5€, 12€, 20€, an investor would have suffered the worst loss by buying for 10€ and subsequently selling for 5€. Therefore in this case the maximum drawdown would be (5€ - 10€)/10€ = -50%.
Risk overview
| Volatility 1 year | 15.10% |
| Volatility 3 years | 12.87% |
| Volatility 5 years | 13.50% |
| Return per risk 1 year | -0.20 |
| Return per risk 3 years | 0.16 |
| Return per risk 5 years | 0.56 |
| Maximum drawdown 1 year | -19.43% |
| Maximum drawdown 3 years | -20.70% |
| Maximum drawdown 5 years | -20.70% |
| Maximum drawdown since inception | -26.73% |
Rolling 1 year volatility
Stock exchange
Listings
| Listing | Trade Currency | Ticker | Bloomberg / iNAV Bloomberg Code | Reuters RIC / iNAV Reuters | Market Maker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gettex | EUR | SS49 | - - | - - | - |
| Borsa Italiana | EUR | WHEA | WHEA IM INWHEAE | WHEA.MI | BNP DRW Flow Traders Jane Street Optiver Virtu |
| Euronext Amsterdam | EUR | WHEA | WHEA NA INWHEAE | WHEA.AS | BAADER BANK BNP DRW Flow Traders Optiver Virtu |
| London Stock Exchange | USD | WHEA | WHEA LN INWHEA | WHEA.L | BAADER BANK AG BNP DRW Flow Traders Old Mission Europe LLP Optiver Virtu |
| London Stock Exchange | GBP | HEAW | HEAW LN INWHEAP | HEAW.L | BAADER BANK AG BNP DRW Flow Traders Old Mission Europe LLP Optiver Virtu |
| SIX Swiss Exchange | USD | WHEA | WHEA SE INWHEA | WHEA.S | BNP Flow Traders Optiver Virtu |
| XETRA | EUR | SPFS | SPFS GY INWHEAE | SPFS.DE | BNP |
Further information
Further ETFs with similar investment focus
| Fund name | Fund Size in m € (AuM) | TER p.a. | Distribution | Replication |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares MSCI World Health Care Sector Advanced UCITS ETF USD (Dist) | 440 | 0.18% p.a. | Distributing | Full replication |
| L&G Healthcare Technology & Innovation UCITS ETF USD Acc | 151 | 0.49% p.a. | Accumulating | Full replication |
| L&G Pharma Breakthrough UCITS ETF | 16 | 0.49% p.a. | Accumulating | Full replication |
| Global X Telemedicine & Digital Health UCITS ETF Acc USD | 5 | 0.68% p.a. | Accumulating | Full replication |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the name of WHEA?
The name of WHEA is SPDR MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF.
What is the ticker of SPDR MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF?
The primary ticker of SPDR MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF is WHEA.
What is the ISIN of SPDR MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF?
The ISIN of SPDR MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF is IE00BYTRRB94.
What are the costs of SPDR MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF?
The total expense ratio (TER) of SPDR MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF amounts to 0.30% p.a.. These costs are withdrawn continuously from the fund assets and already included in the performance of the ETF. You don't have to pay them separately. Please have a look at our article for more information about the cost of ETFs.
Is SPDR MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF paying dividends?
SPDR MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF is an accumulating ETF. This means that dividends are not distributed to investors. Instead, dividends are reinvested in the fund on the ex-date, which leads to an increase of the ETF's share price.
What's the fund size of SPDR MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF?
The fund size of SPDR MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF is 537m Euro. See the following article for more information about the size of ETFs.
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