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XWHS Xtrackers MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF
ISIN IE00BM67HK77London Stock Exchange: XWHSDeutsche Bank AG
- Healthcare
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE£51.83
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.25% a year
- Fund size
- £3.4bn
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, XWHS (Xtrackers MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00BM67HK77) closed at £51.83 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.25% a year (about £25 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its total return was +39.2%, or +8.6% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- +19.6%
- +15.4% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +36.1%
- +22.9% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- +39.2%
- +8.6% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,392 on 13/11/2026 — about £1,086 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Returns: as reported (delayed data). Inflation: UK CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Calendar-year and 12-month returns
Calendar-year returns of Xtrackers MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2024 +4.2%, 2025 +5.2%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +19.3%. Returns of Xtrackers MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +13.8%; to 30/09/2025: −4.5%; to 30/09/2024: +9.8%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +19.3% | +15.5% | |
| to | +5.2% | +1.6% | |
| to | +4.2% | +0.7% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +13.8% | +9.7% |
| from | −4.5% | −8.2% |
| from | +9.8% | +7.0% |
As of , inflation: UK CPIH
How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing
Risk: volatility and largest fall
Volatility (annualised)
14.0%over 3 years
| 1 year | 16.2% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 14.0% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since August 2023
- −17.8%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −16.3%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +23.2%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since August 2023
- 0.0%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of Xtrackers MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 16.2% over 1 year, 14.0% over 3 years. Largest fall in the price of Xtrackers MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF since August 2023, in pounds: −17.8% from 30/08/2024 to 23/05/2025. The lowest 12-month return of Xtrackers MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since August 2023 was −16.3% (12 months to 08/08/2025); the highest was +23.2% (12 months to 07/08/2026). On 13/11/2026 the price of Xtrackers MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF was at its highest weekly close since August 2023, in pounds.
As of , price, with income reinvested in the fund
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.25%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £25
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £124
- of £10,000, before growth
- 10 charge less
- 0 the same
- 18 charge more
Ongoing charge of Xtrackers MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF 0.25% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 18 of the 28 other healthcare funds charge more, 0 the same and 10 less (share classes counted once).
As of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more.
Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up
In plain English
Xtrackers MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from Xtrackers, launched in 2010.
It tracks the MSCI World Index / Health Care -SEC — about 1,300 large and medium-sized companies in 23 developed countries, around 70% of it in the US.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.25% a year — about £25 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you.
Income from its investments is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
Healthcare: Pharmaceutical, biotech and medical-equipment companies.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- XWHS
- ISIN
- IE00BM67HK77
- Also listed as
- XDWH (London Stock Exchange, US dollars)
- Provider
- Xtrackers
- Structure
- ETF
- An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
- Income
- Accumulating
- Income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.25% a year · about £25 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £3.4bn
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- UK reporting fund status
- Yes — on HMRC’s list of reporting funds (list of )
- Reporting fund since . What reporting fund status means
- Can usually be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Check with your platform: each decides which funds it offers.
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Healthcare
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from £43.68 on 14/11/2025 to £51.83 on 13/11/2026 (+18.7%). The lowest close shown was £40.22 on 08/05/2026 and the highest £51.83 on 13/11/2026.
One close a week. Before 18/09/2026 the closes are from the weekly price history for this listing; from then on, the closing prices we have recorded.
As of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
170 weekly closes, from 18/08/2023 to 13/11/2026. The same history in November 2026 pounds, adjusted with CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
What it holds
- Holdings
- 112
- 115 reported in all
- Ten largest
- 47.9%
- of the whole fund
- Effective number of holdings
- 28
- As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
- Largest holding
- 12.1%
- Eli Lilly
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli LillyLLYHealth CareUnited States | 12.14% |
| 2 | Johnson & JohnsonJNJHealth CareUnited States | 7.25% |
| 3 | AbbVieABBVHealth CareUnited States | 5.53% |
| 4 | UnitedHealth GroupUNHHealth CareUnited States | 3.91% |
| 5 | MerckMRKHealth CareUnited States | 3.86% |
| 6 | RocheROHealth CareSwitzerland | 3.63% |
| 7 | NovartisNOVNHealth CareSwitzerland | 3.13% |
| 8 | AstraZenecaAZNHealth CareUnited Kingdom | 2.96% |
| 9 | Thermo Fisher ScientificTMOHealth CareUnited States | 2.76% |
| 10 | AmgenAMGNHealth CareUnited States | 2.68% |
As of , holdings as published
Where it invests
The portfolio by sector, country and type of asset, as a share of the whole fund. Bonds, cash and positions without a classification are shown as they come, not guessed.
By sector
- Health Care98.1%
- Other funds1.8%
- Not classified0.1%
By country
- United States72.4%
- Switzerland9.1%
- United Kingdom4.6%
- Japan3.2%
- France2.0%
- Denmark1.9%
- Other funds1.8%
- Germany1.5%
- Other countries3.4%
- Not classified0.1%
By type of asset
- Equity98.1%
- Cash and money market1.9%
See the full portfolio
Every holding with search and filters, the whole breakdown by sector, country and type of asset, a map of the 100 largest and what changed since .
More of the portfolio
The fund publishes 115 holdings; the ten largest make up 47.9% of it. The fund's portfolio is also split by currency.
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Holdings:Compare what it holds with another fundHoldings overlapHow overlap is measured
Funds tracking the same index
2 funds track MSCI World Index / Health Care -SEC, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.25% to 0.30% a year (13/11/2026).
| Fund | Charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amundi MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF EUR ACCAccumulating · 0.30% a year | 0.30% | +17.9% | +35.9% | +38.2% |
| Xtrackers MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETFThis fundAccumulating · 0.25% a year | 0.25% | +19.6% | +36.1% | +39.2% |
As of
MSCI World Index / Health Care -SEC funds compared: charges, sizes and share classes
Read more:Index fundsTracking differenceHow funds are compared
Risk and return in depth
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1 and 3 years, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountRolling returns
The full range of 118 rolling 12-month returns since August 2023, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The 3 largest falls since August 2023, in pounds, with how many weeks each took to reach its low and to recover.
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Rank among similar funds
Rank by total return over 1 year among up to 11 healthcare funds investing globally, not currency-hedged, highest first.
ProMoves compared with a similar fund
Correlation and beta of weekly returns in pounds against iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF, over the three years to 13/11/2026 (154 weeks).
Pro
Pro — currently by invitation
Pro includes the rank among similar funds and moves against a comparable fund
Pro is open by invitation while it is being built. There is nothing to buy. To ask about access, email [email protected].
Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of XWHS?
The ongoing charge of XWHS is 0.25% a year — about £25 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund’s value rather than billed to you. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately. Ongoing charge of Xtrackers MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF 0.25% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 18 of the 28 other healthcare funds charge more, 0 the same and 10 less (share classes counted once).
What does XWHS track?
XWHS tracks the MSCI World Index / Health Care -SEC — about 1,300 large and medium-sized companies in 23 developed countries, around 70% of it in the US.
Is XWHS accumulating or distributing?
XWHS is accumulating: income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
What is the ISIN of XWHS?
The ISIN of XWHS is IE00BM67HK77. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; XWHS is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. The same share class is also listed as XDWH (London Stock Exchange, US dollars).
What does XWHS hold?
As of 15/11/2026, XWHS holds 115 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is Eli Lilly at 12.14% of the fund; the ten largest make up 47.9%. Its ten largest holdings are Eli Lilly (12.14%), Johnson & Johnson (7.25%), AbbVie (5.53%), UnitedHealth Group (3.91%), Merck (3.86%), Roche (3.63%), Novartis (3.13%), AstraZeneca (2.96%), Thermo Fisher Scientific (2.76%) and Amgen (2.68%).
What were XWHS’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of XWHS in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2024 +4.2%, 2025 +5.2%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +19.3%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has XWHS done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 XWHS’s total return was +39.2%, or +8.6% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Fund documents and methods
- Fund documents
- Fund page at Xtrackers (DWS) (links checked )
Methodology:ReturnsCategoriesAll methods
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