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.
Expense Ratio0.00%
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%
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.
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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