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IXJISharesINDEX

iShares Global Healthcare ETF

$109.35-0.05% vs prior close
9111052-WK

Price through Oct 26, 2026 · Flows through Oct 23, 2026. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 26, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 26, 2026.

The fund generally invests at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its underlying index and may invest up to 20% of its assets in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents. The index measures the performance of companies that the index provider deems to be a part of the healthcare sector of the economy and that the index provider believes are important to global markets.

IXJ price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateIXJ close
Sep 28, 2026$104.11
Sep 29, 2026$103.65
Sep 30, 2026$102.12
Oct 1, 2026$100.93
Oct 2, 2026$100.86
Oct 5, 2026$101.47
Oct 6, 2026$101.37
Oct 7, 2026$102.33
Oct 8, 2026$101.78
Oct 9, 2026$103.17
Oct 12, 2026$103.73
Oct 13, 2026$102.71
Oct 14, 2026$105.06
Oct 15, 2026$107.21
Oct 16, 2026$106.93
Oct 19, 2026$106.43
Oct 20, 2026$109.10
Oct 21, 2026$108.79
Oct 22, 2026$110.35
Oct 23, 2026$109.40
Oct 26, 2026$109.35

Daily net flows, 1M

Net outflow over the range: −$73M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
Sep 23Sep 25Sep 29Oct 1Oct 5Oct 7Oct 9Oct 13Oct 15Oct 19−$103.5MOct 21$0Oct 23Sep 23Sep 28Oct 1Oct 6Oct 9Oct 14Oct 19−$103.5M$0Oct 23Sep 23Oct 1Oct 9Oct 19−$103.5M$0Oct 23
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Sep 23$57.2M
Sep 24−$56.7M
Sep 25−$6.1M
Sep 28$36.5M
Sep 29$0
Sep 30$0
Oct 1$0
Oct 2$0
Oct 5$0
Oct 6$2.9M
Oct 7−$2.9M
Oct 8$0
Oct 9$0
Oct 12$0
Oct 13$0
Oct 14$0
Oct 15$0
Oct 16$4.8M
Oct 19$19.2M
Oct 20−$24.2M
Oct 21−$103.5M
Oct 22$0
Oct 23$0
The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$67M in net outflows over the past month, about 1.5% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +12.3% so far this year. At 0.42% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IWM has a reported fee of 0.19%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$4.5Bassets under management
0.42%expense ratio · $42 per $10,000 a year
−$67Mnet flow, trailing month
217Kavg daily volume, 30 days
128holdings · US-domiciled
2001listed November 13, 2001 · beta 0.32
The book at a glance
LLY+0.4%JNJ+0.9%ABBV+0.4%UNH-1.8%ROP+0.8%AZN+0.3%TMO+1.6%AMGN+1.2%GSK+0.7%GILD+1.7%ABT+1.1%PFE-0.8%DHR+1.1%VRTX-1.2%BMY+0.2%CVS-1.0%MDT-0.6%MCK-0.8%SYK-0.3%ELV-2.0%HLNCI-0.4%REGN+0.3%MRNA-0.6%HCA-0.8%BSX-0.2%COR-0.3%CAHARGXBDX

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

Holdings
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1LLYELI LILLY10.77%$1279.14+0.4%
2SIGSIGNET JEWELERS0.13%$115.00-1.9%
3JNJJOHNSON & JOHNSON6.72%$266.30+0.9%
4ABBVABBVIE5.33%$286.74+0.4%
5UNHUNITEDHEALTH GROUP4.36%$410.70-1.8%
6ROPROPER TECHNOLOGIES3.87%$441.65+0.8%
7AZNASTRAZENECA3.09%$172.06+0.3%
8TMOTHERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC2.89%$684.89+1.6%
9AMGNAMGEN2.76%$444.63+1.2%
10GSKGSK1.19%$51.10+0.7%
11GILDGILEAD SCIENCES2.25%$158.69+1.7%
12ABTABBOTT LABORATORIES2.08%$104.88+1.1%
13PFEPFIZER1.99%$29.79-0.8%
14SN.SHARKNINJA0.15%$198.63+1.1%
15CSLCARLISLE COMPANIES0.77%$345.97+0.3%

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Sector weights

  • Health Care99.64%
  • Cash and/or Derivatives0.33%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Health Care99.64%
Cash and/or Derivatives0.33%

Country weights

  • United States73.26%
  • Switzerland9.78%
  • United Kingdom4.98%
  • Japan3.7%
  • France1.93%
  • Denmark1.87%
  • Germany1.56%
  • Belgium1.07%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
United States73.26%
Switzerland9.78%
United Kingdom4.98%
Japan3.7%
France1.93%
Denmark1.87%
Germany1.56%
Belgium1.07%
Performance
1 week+0.2%
1 month+5.3%
3 months+9.5%
6 months+18.5%
YTD+12.3%
1 year—
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$128M
1 month−$67M
3 months+$68M
YTD−$485M
1 year−$346M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
+$110.3MOct+$85.7MNov+$53.4MDec+$54.8MJan−$557MFeb−$242.5MMar+$18.8MApr$0May+$199.2MJul+$25.6MAug+$120.2MSep−$103.8MOctOctNovDecJan−$557MFebMarAprMayJulAugSep−$103.8MOctOctDec−$557MFebAprJul−$103.8MOct
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Oct$110.3M
Nov$85.7M
Dec$53.4M
Jan$54.8M
Feb−$557M
Mar−$242.5M
Apr$18.8M
May$0
Jul$199.2M
Aug$25.6M
Sep$120.2M
Oct−$103.8M
The risk read
18%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
16%realized volatility, 1 year
-10.8%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-0.9%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 10.8% of the book; the top ten carry 45%. Spread across 114+ names, it behaves like roughly 29 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
157Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
MRNA MODERNA$52M$70M
LLY ELI LILLY$29M$32M
UNH UNITEDHEALTH GROUP$14M$18M
MCK MCKESSON$9M$4M
HUM HUMANA$6M$6M

TODAY’S OPTIONS PREMIUM IN THE FUND’S UNDERLYING NAMES

The case against IXJ

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat IXJ on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$40.7B+$609M-39bp on fee · 9× the assets · +$609M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.4B+$199M-39bp on fee · 4× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.4B+$497M-38bp on fee · 7× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$51M-38bp on fee · 5× the assets · +$51M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-38bp on fee · 4× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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