iShares Global Healthcare ETF

iShares Global Healthcare ETF

About

iShares Global Healthcare ETF (US4642873255) is a US-listed equity ETF. With a expense ratio of 0.4%, it is moderately priced, paying distributions. The fund holds 134 positions across 15 regions with 3.5B in assets, with heavy concentration — 71% in United States, 100% in Health Care.

Score Breakdown

Scores are scaled 1–10 on a logarithmic curve relative to all ETFs in the database. Last updated: Jun 22, 2026
Component Score Details
Cost (30%) 7.8 Tracking Difference: 10.0 · TD Consistency: — · Expense Ratio: 2.8
Liquidity (25%) 9.4 Assets Under Management

Data sources: provider factsheets, exchange data, and NAV history. Information for educational purposes only — not investment advice.

Ticker IXJ
ISIN
Fund Size $3.5B
Issuer iShares
Distribution Pays Distributions
Replication Physical
Inception Nov 2001
Base Currency USD
Index
Asset Class Equities

Costs

7.8
This fund has low total costs, with competitive tracking and expense ratios.

Cost Metrics Explained

What expense ratio, tracking difference, and TD consistency measure

Expense ratio (Total Expense Ratio) is the annual fee the fund charges, deducted from assets. It’s the headline cost, but not the full picture.

Tracking Difference measures how much the fund actually lags (or leads) its benchmark index per year. This is the single best measure of true cost — it captures the expense ratio plus all other drags like sampling error and tax withholding. A lower (or negative) value is better.

TD Consistency measures how stable the tracking difference is from year to year. A low value means predictable, reliable costs; a high value means costs can vary significantly.

Expense Ratio0.00%
 
Metric Value
Expense Ratio 0.40%

Cumulative Returns

Performance across different time periods.
Year to Date+0.00%
1 Year+0.00%
3 Years+0.00%
5 Years+0.00%
Inception+0.00%
 
Period Cumulative Return
1 Month
3 Months
6 Months
1 Year +11.91%
3 Years +5.93%
5 Years +4.40%
10 Years +8.08%
YTD -2.83%
Since Inception +7.22%

Holdings

This fund invests into 134 individual investments.
#1
Eli Lilly & Co
10.60%
#2
Johnson & Johnson
6.70%
#3
AbbVie Inc
4.66%
#4
UnitedHealth Group Inc
4.49%
#5
Merck & Co Inc
3.86%
#6
Roche Holding AG
3.82%
#7
AstraZeneca PLC
3.73%
#8
Novartis AG
3.68%
#9
Amgen Inc
2.50%
#10
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc
2.37%
View all holdings (50)
# Holding Ticker Weight
1 Eli Lilly & Co LLY 1059.84%
2 Johnson & Johnson JNJ 670.50%
3 AbbVie Inc ABBV 466.48%
4 UnitedHealth Group Inc UNH 448.92%
5 Merck & Co Inc MRK 386.49%
6 Roche Holding AG ROP 382.27%
7 AstraZeneca PLC AZN 373.22%
8 Novartis AG NOVN 368.48%
9 Amgen Inc AMGN 250.42%
10 Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc TMO 237.26%
11 Abbott Laboratories ABT 211.64%
12 Gilead Sciences Inc GILD 211.17%
13 Intuitive Surgical Inc ISRG 197.99%
14 Pfizer Inc PFE 197.47%
15 Novo Nordisk A/S NOVO B 196.86%
16 CVS Health Corp CVS 172.41%
17 Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc VRTX 157.54%
18 Danaher Corp DHR 153.38%
19 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co BMY 151.55%
20 Stryker Corp SYK 145.96%
21 GSK PLC GSK 141.96%
22 Medtronic PLC MDT 140.00%
23 Sanofi SA SAN 124.66%
24 McKesson Corp MCK 123.99%
25 Elevance Health Inc ELV 115.93%
26 Cigna Group/The CI 101.54%
27 Boston Scientific Corp BSX 92.52%
28 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc REGN 83.76%
29 HCA Healthcare Inc HCA 80.06%
30 EssilorLuxottica SA EL 79.85%
31 Hoya Corp 7741 77.83%
32 Argenx SE ARGX 75.48%
33 Cencora Inc COR 72.69%
34 Cardinal Health Inc CAH 71.38%
35 Edwards Lifesciences Corp EW 69.13%
36 Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd 4502 67.00%
37 IDEXX Laboratories Inc IDXX 60.93%
38 Lonza Group AG LONN 59.59%
39 Humana Inc HUM 59.51%
40 USD CASH USD 58.70%
41 Bayer AG BAYN 58.60%
42 CSL Ltd CSL 54.41%
43 Becton Dickinson & Co BDX 54.25%
44 Haleon PLC HLN 53.85%
45 Galderma Group AG GALD 53.73%
46 Sandoz Group AG SDZ 50.85%
47 Agilent Technologies Inc A 49.35%
48 Waters Corp WAT 47.97%
49 UCB SA UCB 47.47%
50 Otsuka Holdings Co Ltd 4578 46.28%

Sectors

Allocation by industry sector.
 
Sector Weight
Health Care 9957.00%
Unknown 43.00%
Financials 0.00%

Regions

Geographic allocation by country of risk.
 
Country Weight
United States 7050.00%
Switzerland 1012.00%
United Kingdom 586.00%
Japan 388.00%
Denmark 228.00%
France 223.00%
Germany 159.00%
Belgium 123.00%
Australia 87.00%
UNKNOWN 45.00%
Netherlands 29.00%
Hong Kong SAR China 27.00%
South Korea 24.00%
Brazil 9.00%
Sweden 6.00%
Spain 4.00%
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