About this ETF
VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF (PPH) seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the MVIS US Listed Pharmaceutical 25 Index (MVPPHTR), which is intended to track the overall performance of companies involved in pharmaceuticals, including pharmaceutical research and development as well a production, marketing and sales of pharmaceuticals.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Aug 27, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price return | +6.54% | +13.20% | +6.37% | +14.25% | +34.10% | +12.79% | +9.21% | +7.12% | +5.73% |
| Total return | +6.54% | +13.84% | +7.86% | +15.84% | +36.96% | +15.10% | +11.38% | +9.17% | +8.47% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Aug 25, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.36% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $36.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings as of Aug 25, 2026 — portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 27 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly & Co | LLY | 19.87% | 169.60K | $212.9M |
| 2 | Merck & Co Inc | MRK | 10.97% | 770.37K | $117.5M |
| 3 | Novartis Ag | NVS | 10.11% | 681.71K | $108.3M |
| 4 | Pfizer Inc | PFE | 4.93% | 1.88M | $52.8M |
| 5 | Novo Nordisk A/S | NVO | 4.91% | 1.13M | $52.6M |
| 6 | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co | BMY | 4.88% | 779.87K | $52.3M |
| 7 | Abbvie Inc | ABBV | 4.52% | 182.80K | $48.4M |
| 8 | Mckesson Corp | MCK | 4.40% | 54.85K | $47.1M |
| 9 | Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 4.35% | 172.40K | $46.6M |
| 10 | Gsk Plc | GSK | 4.15% | 847.39K | $44.4M |
| 11 | Sanofi Sa/France | SNY | 4.04% | 943.71K | $43.3M |
| 12 | Astrazeneca Plc | AZN | 3.56% | 229.77K | $38.1M |
| 13 | Cencora Inc | COR | 3.54% | 119.24K | $37.9M |
| 14 | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd | TEVA | 3.16% | 907.52K | $33.9M |
| 15 | Haleon Plc | HLN | 3.11% | 3.33M | $33.3M |
| 16 | Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd | TAK | 3.06% | 1.80M | $32.7M |
| 17 | Zoetis Inc | ZTS | 2.13% | 293.65K | $22.8M |
| 18 | Jazz Pharmaceuticals Plc | JAZZ | 1.07% | 45.09K | $11.5M |
| 19 | Viatris Inc | VTRS | 1.06% | 693.34K | $11.3M |
| 20 | Corcept Therapeutics Inc | CORT | 0.66% | 58.27K | $7.1M |
| 21 | Axsome Therapeutics Inc | AXSM | 0.61% | 31.54K | $6.6M |
| 22 | Elanco Animal Health Inc | ELAN | 0.32% | 144.31K | $3.5M |
| 23 | Organon & Co | OGN | 0.22% | 170.15K | $2.3M |
| 24 | Other/Cash | — | 0.19% | 0 | $2.0M |
| 25 | Bausch Health Cos Inc | BHC | 0.12% | 199.64K | $1.3M |
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Sector Exposure
Geographic Exposure
Country weights as reported by the data provider. Developed/emerging/frontier labels follow the classification on the Methodology page. Currency hedged: No hedging indicated in the fund name.
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | 1.84% | Paid (last 12 months) | $2.1726 |
| Frequency | Quarterly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source — see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Jul 01, 2026 | Last payment | $0.6248 (Jul 07, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | +11.34% | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | +11.60% / +13.55% |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 01, 2026 | Jul 01, 2026 | Jul 07, 2026 | $0.6248 |
| Apr 01, 2026 | Apr 01, 2026 | Apr 07, 2026 | $0.8441 |
| Dec 29, 2025 | Dec 29, 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $0.3106 |
| Oct 01, 2025 | Oct 01, 2025 | Oct 06, 2025 | $0.3931 |
| Jul 01, 2025 | Jul 01, 2025 | Jul 07, 2025 | $0.6069 |
| Apr 01, 2025 | Apr 01, 2025 | Apr 04, 2025 | $0.5245 |
| Dec 27, 2024 | Dec 27, 2024 | Dec 30, 2024 | $0.4110 |
| Oct 01, 2024 | Oct 01, 2024 | Oct 04, 2024 | $0.4090 |
| Jul 01, 2024 | Jul 01, 2024 | Jul 05, 2024 | $0.3558 |
| Apr 01, 2024 | Apr 02, 2024 | Apr 05, 2024 | $0.5328 |
| Dec 27, 2023 | Dec 28, 2023 | Dec 29, 2023 | $0.3074 |
| Oct 02, 2023 | Oct 03, 2023 | Oct 06, 2023 | $0.3398 |
Trailing distribution yield = last 12 months of cash ÷ current price. It is NOT the SEC 30-day yield and distributions are not guaranteed to continue. The difference explained →
Risk Statistics
| Volatility 1Y / 3Y | 18.15% / 16.07% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | 1.97 / 0.808 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -10.76% / -18.06% | Sortino 1Y | 3.43 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.378 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.189 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 10.38% | Risk-free rate used | 3.72% (3M T-bill, FRED) |
Computed by ETF Explorer from daily dividend-adjusted closes; volatility and drawdown are annualized/period figures; S&P 500 exposure proxied by SPY. As of Aug 26, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 177.61K | Average volume | 240.00K |
| AUM | $1.08B | Premium/Discount | -1.68% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV — an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Fund Flows (estimated)
| Period | Est. net flow | % of starting AUM | AUM start → end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | -$1.5M | -0.14% | $1.07B → $1.07B |
| 1 Week | $100.5M | +10.42% | $964.6M → $1.07B |
ETF Explorer estimate: change in reported AUM minus the market-move effect, from our own daily snapshots. Not official issuer creation/redemption data.
Official Fund Resources
External links open the issuer's site or SEC EDGAR in a new tab. The prospectus and official documents are always the authoritative source — review them before investing.
Latest News for PPH
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Guided help: AUM is fund size. The expense ratio is the yearly cost baked into returns. NAV is the value of what the fund owns per share; the market price can sit slightly above (premium) or below (discount) it. Total return assumes distributions were reinvested. Every dataset shows its own as-of date because holdings, assets and quotes update on different schedules.
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