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  • Pro Medicus Ltd and CSL Ltd shares are among the most heavily traded S&P/ASX 200 Index healthcare shares.
  • On 22 September, shares in the ASX 200 biotech giant closed the day trading for $252.15 each.
  • Meaning those 39 shares you bought three years ago for $10,000 would be worth $6,985 today.
  • If you owned shares on 4 September, you can expect that record high 37 cent per share final dividend to land in your bank account on 29 September.

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Pro Medicus Ltd and CSL Ltd shares are among the most heavily traded S&P/ASX 200 Index healthcare shares.

One of the ASX healthcare juggernauts has smashed the 22.4% returns delivered by the ASX 200 since 22 September 2023, while the other materially trails that performance.

On 22 September, shares in the ASX 200 biotech giant closed the day trading for $252.15 each.

Meaning for $10,000 you could have bought 39 CSL shares, with enough change left over to take your partner out to dinner.

On Thursday, CSL shares were swapping hands for $179.09 apiece. Meaning those 39 shares you bought three years ago for $10,000 would be worth $6,985 today.

If you owned shares at market close on 8 September, you can expect to receive the final FY 2026 dividend of $2.244 a share on 2 October.

Three years ago, shares in the ASX 200 health imaging company closed the day trading for $71.67 apiece.

On Thursday, Pro Medicus shares were changing hands for $159.52 each.

If you owned shares on 4 September, you can expect that record high 37 cent per share final dividend to land in your bank account on 29 September.

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