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title: "ESIH, XSDR, HLTH: These ETFs Provide Exposure to Europe's Top Healthcare Companies"
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description: "This article discusses exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that provide exposure to Europe's leading healthcare companies, including Novo Nordisk, Novartis, Sanofi, and Siemens. It highlights the cost-effectiveness of ETFs compared to purchasing individual stocks. Recommended ETFs include the iShares MSCI Europe Health Care Sector ETF (ESIH), MSCI Europe Health Care Screened ETF (XSDR), and SPDR MSCI Europe Health Care ETF (HLTH), which track various European healthcare companies and offer low expense ratios."
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# ESIH, XSDR, HLTH: These ETFs Provide Exposure to Europe's Top Healthcare Companies

Europe is home to some of the world's biggest and best healthcare companies, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) can provide broad exposure to the sector.

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Among Europe's standout healthcare companies are pharmaceutical giants such as Novo Nordisk (NVO) and Novartis (NVS), as well as vaccine maker Sanofi (SNY) and medical imaging maker Siemens (SIEGY). These are global companies with operations all over the world.

Purchasing these individual healthcare stocks on their own can be expensive and take up a good chunk of one's portfolio. However, ETFs offer a cost-effective alternative that can provide investors with exposure to the European healthcare sector.

## **European ETFs to Consider**

European healthcare ETFs worth considering include the iShares MSCI Europe Health Care Sector ETF (ESIH). This fund tracks large and mid-cap European healthcare companies and has a low expense ratio of 0.18%. It also has assets under management (AUM) of €1.5 billion.

There's also the MSCI Europe Health Care Screened ETF (XSDR) that is a broad sector fund tracking hundreds of European healthcare companies. Investors can also consider the SPDR MSCI Europe Health Care ETF (HLTH) that tracks a wide range of healthcare stocks. Below is a chart comparing these ETFs.

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