What is Vanguard Health Care ETF?

Vanguard Health Care ETF seeks to track the investment performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Health Care 25/50 Index, a benchmark of large-, mid-, and small-cap U.S. stocks in the health care sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). This GICS sector is made up of two main industry groups.

Is the Vanguard Health Care Index Fund a good investment?

That's mainly due to ongoing angst as investors assess the U.S. economy in what promises to be a volatile presidential election year. The Vanguard Health Care Index Fund has historically been a reliable and popular performer, accumulating $17.8 billion in assets since it rolled out in 2004, making VHT one of the more sizable health care ETFs.

Are Vanguard ETF shares redeemable?

Vanguard ETF® Shares are not redeemable with the issuing fund other than in very large aggregations worth millions of dollars. Instead, investors must buy and sell Vanguard ETF Shares in the secondary market and hold those shares in a brokerage account.