iShares Global Healthcare ETF (IXJ)
- Expense ratio0.42%
- Net assets$4.52B
- Dividend yield1.42%
- 1-year return+19.27%
- Holdings108
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IXJ performance
Total return · as of October 17, 2026- YTD+11.16%
- 1 year+19.27%
- 3 years+10.06%/yr
- 5 years+6.63%/yr
- 10 years+9.98%/yr
- 1Y volatility
- 14.51%
- 3Y volatility
- 12.92%
- 3Y Sharpe ratio
- 0.37
Returns include reinvested distributions; 3-, 5- and 10-year figures are annualized.
IXJ top 10 holdings
| # | Symbol | Name | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LLY | Eli Lilly and Company | 10.41% |
| 2 | JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | 6.28% |
| 3 | ABBV | AbbVie Inc | 5.31% |
| 4 | UNH | UnitedHealth Group Incorporated | 4.42% |
| 5 | MRK | Merck & Company Inc | 4.19% |
| 6 | ROP | Roche Holding AG | 4.00% |
| 7 | NOVN | Novartis AG | 3.23% |
| 8 | AZN | AstraZeneca PLC | 3.14% |
| 9 | TMO | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc | 3.00% |
| 10 | AMGN | Amgen Inc | 2.64% |
The top 10 holdings make up 46.6% of the fund (108 holdings in total). As of October 17, 2026.
About iShares Global Healthcare ETF
The fund seeks to track the investment results of the S&P Global 1200 Health Care (Sector) Capped IndexTM (the "underlying index"), which measures the performance of companies that S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (the "index provider" or "SPDJI"), a subsidiary of S&P Global, Inc., deems to be a part of the healthcare sector of the economy and that SPDJI believes are important to global markets. The underlying index is a subset of the S&P Global 1200, which is designed to measure the performance of large-capitalization stocks from major global markets, as determined by SPDJI.
IXJ ETF FAQ
What is the IXJ expense ratio?
iShares Global Healthcare ETF has a net expense ratio of 0.42%, or $42.00 a year for every $10,000 invested.
How much money is in IXJ?
iShares Global Healthcare ETF has about $4.52B in net assets.
What are the top holdings of IXJ?
The largest positions in IXJ are Eli Lilly and Company (10.41%), Johnson & Johnson (6.28%), AbbVie Inc (5.31%). The fund holds 108 securities in total.
How has IXJ performed?
IXJ returned +19.27% over the past year and +6.63% a year over the past five years, including reinvested distributions.
Does IXJ pay dividends?
IXJ has a dividend yield of 1.42% and pays distributions na.
When was IXJ launched?
iShares Global Healthcare ETF began trading on November 13, 2001.
ETFs similar to IXJ
Funds that track the same index or whose top-10 holdings overlap most with IXJ's. Overlap: shared top-10 weight as a share of the larger top-10 total of the two funds.
| Symbol | Fund | Overlap | Expense ratio | Net assets | 1-year return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IXJ | iShares Global Healthcare ETF | — | 0.42% | $4.52B | +19.27% |
| RXL | ProShares Ultra Health Care | 79% | 0.93% | $102.7M | +49.40% |
| JDOC | JPMorgan Healthcare Leaders ETF | 71% | 0.68% | $9.4M | +17.75% |
| VHT | Vanguard Health Care ETF | 70% | 0.10% | $19.67B | +23.71% |
| FHLC | Fidelity MSCI Health Care ETF | 70% | 0.07% | $3.54B | +25.78% |
| IYH | iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF | 62% | 0.39% | $4.34B | +25.12% |
| TRUH | VanEck Healthcare TruSector ETF | 61% | — | $615,962 | — |
| XLV | Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund | 60% | 0.09% | $44.31B | +26.02% |
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