Funds Benchmark
Funds in our coverage with Abbott Laboratories among their ten largest positions, with about £1.5B of those funds’ assets in it. FE fundinfo data, to 31 Oct 2026.
| 5Y | Volatility | Quartile | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares U.S. Medical Devices ETFBlackRock | Passive | 17.77% | −13.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.44% | n/a | Free account |
| SKAGEN Global VerdipapirfondStorebrand | Active | 4.68% | +1.7% | Pro | Pro | 1.00% | £2.4B | Free account |
| Bellevue Sustainable HealthcareBellevue Asset Management | Active | 4.30% | +7.2% | Pro | Pro | 2.18% | £55.1M | Free account |
| Tareno Sustainable Healthcare FundTareno | Active | 3.50% | +11.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.92% | £139.2M | Free account |
| Global Healthcare FundJ.P. Morgan Asset Management | Active | 3.20% | +15.2% | Pro | Pro | 1.81% | £2.5B | Free account |
| SMaRT FoodBNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT | Active | 3.15% | +2.0% | Pro | Pro | 2.21% | £416.0M | Free account |
| Xtrackers MSCI USA Health Care UCITS ETFDWS | Passive | 3.13% | +22.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.12% | £661.1M | Free account |
| iShares S&P 500 Health Care Sector UCITS ETFBlackRock | Passive | 2.80% | +28.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.15% | £2.2B | Free account |
| State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETFSPDR ETFs | Passive | 2.79% | +27.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.08% | £31.2B | Free account |
| Worldwide Healthcare Trust PLCFrostrow Capital LLP | Not classified | 2.70% | +17.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.90% | £1.4B | Free account |
| iShares U.S. Healthcare ETFBlackRock | Passive | 2.70% | +25.6% | Pro | Pro | 0.44% | n/a | Free account |
| Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETFFidelity | Passive | 2.66% | +28.1% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Multiple Opportunities IIFlossbach von Storch | Active | 2.52% | −0.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.88% | £6.5B | Free account |
| apo Medical OpportunitiesIPConcept | Active | 2.21% | +12.6% | Pro | Pro | 1.76% | £554.6M | Free account |
| Allianz Global Floating Rate Notes PlusAllianz Global Investors | Active | 1.86% | −3.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.60% | £1.3B | Free account |
| UniGlobal DividendeUnion Investment | Active | 1.74% | +12.1% | Pro | Pro | 1.86% | £2.6B | Free account |
Weight is the share of each fund in this company. Returns are GBP, to month end. FE quartile compares a fund with its FE sector over the same year. Fund size is in GBP. Source: FE fundinfo. Past performance is not a reliable guide to future returns.
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Source: FE fundinfo. Holdings are each fund’s ten largest positions as reported, so a fund can have more of this company than shown or none at all. Returns are GBP to month end unless stated. Past performance is not a reliable guide to future returns. Capital is at risk. Information only, not advice or a recommendation.
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