Funds Benchmark
Funds in our coverage with AbbVie Inc among their ten largest positions, with about £9.2B of those funds’ assets in it. FE fundinfo data, to 31 Oct 2026.
| 5Y | Volatility | Quartile | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares S&P 500 Health Care Sector UCITS ETFBlackRock | Passive | 7.57% | +28.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.15% | £2.2B | Free account |
| State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETFSPDR ETFs | Passive | 7.55% | +27.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.08% | £31.2B | Free account |
| Global Healthcare FundFidelity | Active | 7.42% | +5.4% | Pro | Pro | 2.65% | £945.5M | Free account |
| First Trust Nasdaq Pharmaceuticals ETFFirst Trust | Passive | 7.39% | +48.4% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| iShares U.S. Healthcare ETFBlackRock | Passive | 7.30% | +25.6% | Pro | Pro | 0.44% | n/a | Free account |
| Xtrackers MSCI USA Health Care UCITS ETFDWS | Passive | 7.22% | +22.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.12% | £661.1M | Free account |
| Global Healthcare FundJ.P. Morgan Asset Management | Active | 6.90% | +15.2% | Pro | Pro | 1.81% | £2.5B | Free account |
| iShares Core High Dividend ETF | Passive | 6.70% | +20.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.08% | n/a | Free account |
| Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETFFidelity | Passive | 6.42% | +28.1% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| World Healthscience FundBlackRock | Active | 6.32% | +19.8% | Pro | Pro | 1.81% | £10.4B | Free account |
| Health Care InnovatorsBNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT | Active | 6.21% | +11.0% | Pro | Pro | 1.96% | £1.3B | Free account |
| Bellevue Sustainable HealthcareBellevue Asset Management | Active | 5.89% | +7.2% | Pro | Pro | 2.18% | £55.1M | Free account |
| iShares MSCI World Health Care Sector Advanced UCITS ETFBlackRock | Passive | 5.70% | +18.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.18% | £718.2M | Free account |
| Legal & General Global Health and Pharmaceuticals Index TrustLegal & General | Passive | 5.50% | +19.2% | Pro | Pro | 0.69% | £1.1B | Free account |
| Xtrackers MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETFDWS | Passive | 5.29% | +20.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.25% | £2.8B | Free account |
| U.S. Strategic Dividend ETFFederated Hermes International | Passive | 5.00% | +18.8% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend FundWisdomTree | Not classified | 4.95% | +20.4% | Pro | Pro | 0.38% | n/a | Free account |
| Global Life Sciences FundJanus Henderson Investors | Active | 4.68% | +22.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.89% | £4.1B | Free account |
| Robeco Global Engagement EquitiesRobeco | Active | 3.84% | +20.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.88% | £1.1B | Free account |
| UBS S&P 500 ESG Elite UCITS ETFUBS | Passive | 3.62% | +26.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.18% | £1.2B | Free account |
| Pru FRIA AXA Framlington Health PnPru | Not classified | 3.51% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | £469K | Free account |
| Murray International Trust PLCAberdeen Group plc | Not classified | 3.40% | +13.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.59% | £2.1B | Free account |
| Guinness Global Equity Income FundGuinness AM | Active | 3.30% | +13.3% | Pro | Pro | 0.61% | £4.9B | Free account |
| Quality Dividend Defensive Index FundFlexShares | Passive | 3.03% | +12.7% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Candriam Equities L OncologyCandriam | Active | 3.01% | +25.0% | Pro | Pro | 1.94% | £1.2B | Free account |
| WisdomTree Global Quality Dividend Growth UCITS ETFWisdomTree | Passive | 2.97% | +9.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.38% | £1.2B | Free account |
| iShares Core Dividend Growth ETFBlackRock | Passive | 2.91% | +15.5% | Pro | Pro | 0.08% | n/a | Free account |
| Amundi S&P 500 Climate Paris Aligned UCITS ETFAmundi | Passive | 2.82% | +11.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.07% | £3.7B | Free account |
| Allianz Global Artificial IntelligenceAllianz Global Investors | Active | 2.77% | +26.8% | Pro | Pro | 1.10% | £6.6B | Free account |
| UniGlobal DividendeUnion Investment | Active | 2.74% | +12.1% | Pro | Pro | 1.86% | £2.6B | Free account |
| VictoryShares WestEnd U.S. Sector ETFVictory Capital | Passive | 2.69% | +14.7% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Wellington Global Health Care Equity FundWellington | Active | 2.67% | +25.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.84% | £872.7M | Free account |
| DWS Top DividendeDWS | Active | 2.60% | +15.0% | Pro | Pro | 1.45% | £20.0B | Free account |
| Worldwide Healthcare Trust PLCFrostrow Capital LLP | Not classified | 2.60% | +17.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.90% | £1.4B | Free account |
| Global Equity Income SelectAmundi | Active | 2.54% | +4.5% | Pro | Pro | 1.78% | £2.6B | Free account |
| DWS Invest Top DividendDWS | Active | 2.50% | +15.6% | Pro | Pro | 1.60% | £2.4B | Free account |
| DWS Invest ESG Equity IncomeDWS | Active | 2.50% | +15.5% | Pro | Pro | 1.58% | £2.2B | Free account |
| Vident U.S. Equity Strategy ETF™Vident Financial | Passive | 2.48% | +11.1% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| Amundi SICAV II - Global Equity Target IncomeAmundi | Not classified | 2.43% | n/a | Pro | Pro | 0.96% | £5.8M | Free account |
| iShares Future Exponential Technologies ETFBlackRock | Passive | 2.41% | +17.8% | Pro | Pro | 0.47% | n/a | Free account |
| Global Sustainable Stars Equity FundNordea | Active | 2.39% | +15.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.93% | £1.7B | Free account |
| ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETFALPS Funds | Passive | 2.24% | +20.3% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| American MutualCapital | Not classified | 2.16% | n/a | Pro | Pro | n/a | £83.9B | Free account |
| Mega Cap Value ETF | Passive | 2.10% | +24.0% | Pro | Pro | 0.07% | n/a | Free account |
| Distillate US Fundamental Stability & Value ETFDistillate Capital Partners LLC | Passive | 2.04% | +14.1% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | Free account |
| iShares Edge S&P 500 Minimum Volatility UCITS ETFBlackRock | Passive | 1.95% | +11.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.20% | £1.4B | Free account |
| Robeco BP US Premium EquitiesRobeco | Active | 1.93% | +21.1% | Pro | Pro | 1.71% | £4.5B | Free account |
| State Street SPDR S&P 500 Leaders UCITS ETFSPDR ETFs | Passive | 1.82% | +12.7% | Pro | Pro | 0.03% | £3.7B | Free account |
| WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend FundWisdomTree | Not classified | 1.76% | +17.1% | Pro | Pro | 0.28% | n/a | Free account |
| JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETFJ.P.Morgan (IB) | Passive | 1.72% | +14.3% | Pro | Pro | n/a | n/a | 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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