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Xtrackers MSCI World Health Care

Global companies

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17 Aug 23
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ETF description

This ETF aims to invest in companies that operate within the global healthcare sector. It includes a variety of businesses involved in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, and healthcare services. By tracking a specific index that represents this sector, the ETF provides investors with a way to gain exposure to companies that are working to improve health outcomes and innovate in medical treatments.

Investors interested in the healthcare industry may find this ETF appealing, especially those looking for growth opportunities as the sector continues to evolve. The healthcare field often experiences demand regardless of economic conditions, making it a sector that some investors view as resilient

Issuer details

Xtrackers is a large and established provider of high quality ETFs and exchange traded commodities (ETCs). It is the ETF and ETC segment of the German asset manager DWS.

Xtrackers ETFs are listed on eleven stock exchanges globally and have over £169.53bn (as at June 2024) in assets under management, making Xtrackers one of the largest providers of ETFs and ETCs by AUM.

Index details

The MSCI World Health Care TRN Index aims to reflect the performance of large and mid‑cap companies from global developed markets part of the Health care sector as classified by GICS. Weighted by free‑float adjusted market capitalisation and is reviewed on a quarterly basis.

Key information

Key investor information

ETF Breakdown

Region
Sector
Lilly
8.5%
Unitedhealth Group Inc
7.2%
Johnson & Johnson
4.8%
Novo Nordisk As Class B
4.5%
Abbvie Inc
3.9%
Merck & Co Inc
3.2%
Thermo Fisher
2.7%
Novartis AG
2.7%
Abbott Laboratories
2.6%
Astrazeneca plc
2.6%
Intuitive Surgical Inc
2.5%
AMGEN Inc.
2.1%
Danaher Corp.
2.1%
Pfizer Inc.
2.0%
Stryker Corp.
1.7%
Boston Scientific Corp.
1.7%
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
1.7%
Bristol‑Myers Squibb Co.
1.5%
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
1.5%
Sanofi
1.5%
Medtronic Plc
1.5%
Elevance Health Inc
1.2%
Cigna Group (The)
1.2%
CSL Ltd.
1.2%
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
1.1%
Mckesson Corporation
1.0%
Zoetis Inc
1.0%
GSK Plc
0.9%
EssilorLuxottica
0.9%
HCA Healthcare Inc
0.9%
CVS Health Corp
0.9%
Becton, Dickinson And Co.
0.9%
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.
0.7%
Hoya
0.6%
Lonza Group AG
0.6%
Amerisource Bergen Corp.
0.6%
Alcon
0.6%
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co
0.6%
Edwards Lifesciences Corp
0.5%
Agilent Technologies Inc.
0.5%
IQVIA
0.5%
Ge Healthcare Technologies Inc
0.5%
argenx SE
0.5%
Veeva Systems Inc
0.5%
Idexx Laboratories, Inc.
0.5%
Humana Inc.
0.5%
Resmed Inc.
0.4%
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc
0.4%
Centene Corp.
0.4%
Chugai Ro Co Ltd
0.4%
Cardinal Health, Inc.
0.4%
Dexcom Inc
0.4%
Mettler‑Toledo International, Inc.
0.3%
Terumo Corporation
0.3%
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
0.3%
Otsuka Holdings Co Ltd
0.3%
UCB SA
0.3%
Biogen Inc
0.3%
Illumina Inc
0.3%
Waters Corp.
0.3%
Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc
0.3%
Steris Plc
0.3%
Bayer AG
0.3%
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
0.3%
Labcorp Holdings Inc Usd Npv
0.3%
Merck KGAA
0.3%
Cooper Inc
0.3%
Astellas Pharma Inc.
0.3%
Olympus Corp.
0.2%
Teva‑ Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
0.2%
Insulet Corporation
0.2%
Sandoz Group Ag Chf 0.05
0.2%
Hologic, Inc.
0.2%
Sonova Holding AG
0.2%
Molina Healthcare Inc
0.2%
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.
0.2%
United Therapeutics Corp
0.2%
Baxter International Inc.
0.2%
Coloplast AS
0.2%
Viatris Inc
0.2%
Align Technology, Inc.
0.2%
Siemens Healthineers AG
0.2%
Perkinelmer, Inc.
0.2%
Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA
0.2%
Avantor
0.2%
Straumann Holding AG
0.2%
Genmab
0.2%
Moderna Inc
0.2%
Incyte Corp.
0.2%
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited
0.2%
Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
0.2%
Cochlear Ltd.
0.2%
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
0.2%
Universal Health Services, Inc.
0.2%
Bio‑Techne Corp
0.2%
Catalent Inc.
0.1%
Charles River Laboratories International Inc.
0.1%
Smith & Nephew plc
0.1%
Shionogi & Co. Ltd.
0.1%
Roche Holding AG
0.1%
Solventum Corp
0.1%
Sysmex Corporation
0.1%
Royalty Pharma plc
0.1%
Qiagen N.V.
0.1%
Exact Sciences Corp.
0.1%
Teleflex Incorporated
0.1%
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA
0.1%
Henry Schein Inc.
0.1%
DaVita Inc
0.1%
Eisai Co Ltd
0.1%
Sonic Healthcare
0.1%
Pro Medicus
< 0.1%
Zealand Pharma A/S.
< 0.1%
Bio‑Rad Laboratories Inc.
< 0.1%
Eurofins Scientific S.E.
< 0.1%
Sartorius AG
< 0.1%
Deutsche Global Liquidity Seri
< 0.1%
Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB
< 0.1%
Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA
< 0.1%
Galderma Group Ag
< 0.1%
Sartorius Stedim Biotech S.A.
< 0.1%
Orion Corp (finland)
< 0.1%
Ramsay Health Care
< 0.1%
Biomerieux
< 0.1%
Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd
< 0.1%
Ipsen
< 0.1%
Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.
< 0.1%
Getinge AB
< 0.1%
M3, Inc.
< 0.1%
Hikma Pharmaceuticals Plc
< 0.1%
Demant AS
< 0.1%
Grifols SA
< 0.1%
Amplifon
< 0.1%
Bachem Holding AG
< 0.1%
Diasorin S.p.A.
< 0.1%
Carl Zeiss Meditec
< 0.1%
Others
< 0.1%
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