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IXJISharesINDEX

iShares Global Healthcare ETF

$109.36+0.10% vs prior close
9111052-WK

Price through Oct 28, 2026 · Flows through Oct 27, 2026. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 28, 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
Jul 28, 2026$102.85
Jul 29, 2026$102.43
Jul 30, 2026$101.24
Jul 31, 2026$100.26
Aug 3, 2026$99.91
Aug 4, 2026$99.87
Aug 5, 2026$101.08
Aug 6, 2026$101.27
Aug 7, 2026$102.28
Aug 10, 2026$103.51
Aug 11, 2026$103.13
Aug 12, 2026$103.20
Aug 13, 2026$103.07
Aug 14, 2026$102.41
Aug 17, 2026$102.28
Aug 18, 2026$103.91
Aug 19, 2026$107.36
Aug 20, 2026$105.67
Aug 21, 2026$106.85
Aug 24, 2026$106.80
Aug 25, 2026$107.48
Aug 26, 2026$106.31
Aug 27, 2026$105.17
Aug 28, 2026$104.77
Aug 31, 2026$104.24
Sep 1, 2026$104.77
Sep 2, 2026$105.70
Sep 3, 2026$106.05
Sep 4, 2026$104.90
Sep 8, 2026$101.91
Sep 9, 2026$101.40
Sep 10, 2026$100.89
Sep 11, 2026$100.76
Sep 14, 2026$102.27
Sep 15, 2026$102.16
Sep 16, 2026$102.05
Sep 17, 2026$102.86
Sep 18, 2026$102.49
Sep 21, 2026$103.18
Sep 22, 2026$103.66
Sep 23, 2026$102.77
Sep 24, 2026$103.36
Sep 25, 2026$103.88
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
Oct 27, 2026$109.25
Oct 28, 2026$109.36

Weekly net flows, 3M

Net inflow over the range: +$67M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
Jul 27Aug 3Aug 10Aug 17Aug 24Aug 31Sep 7Sep 14Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12−$108.6MOct 19−$888.2KOct 26Jul 27Aug 10Aug 24Sep 7Sep 21Oct 5−$108.6M−$888.2KOct 26Jul 27Aug 24Sep 21−$108.6M−$888.2KOct 26
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Jul 27$25.8M
Aug 3$25.5M
Aug 10$145.7K
Aug 17$0
Aug 24$0
Aug 31$52.2M
Sep 7−$50.7M
Sep 14$108.2M
Sep 21−$25.9M
Sep 28$36.5M
Oct 5$0
Oct 12$4.8M
Oct 19−$108.6M
Oct 26−$888.2K
The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$68M 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
−$68Mnet flow, trailing month
257Kavg daily volume, 30 days
128holdings · US-domiciled
2001listed November 13, 2001 · beta 0.32
The book at a glance
LLY+0.5%JNJ+0.9%ABBV-0.1%UNH-0.8%ROP+1.4%AZN-0.3%TMO+1.6%AMGN+0.9%GILD+0.1%GSK-4.3%ABT-0.4%PFE-1.2%DHR+0.9%VRTX+1.7%BMY-1.6%MDT+0.9%CVS-1.3%MCK-0.7%SYK+0.9%MRNA+3.0%CI-1.1%HCA+2.9%COR-0.3%BSX-5.8%CAHARGXBDX

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

Holdings
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1LLYELI LILLY10.82%$1288.30+0.5%
2SIGSIGNET JEWELERS0.13%$115.22+0.0%
3JNJJOHNSON & JOHNSON6.78%$271.04+0.9%
4ABBVABBVIE5.35%$285.99-0.1%
5UNHUNITEDHEALTH GROUP4.28%$407.10-0.8%
6ROPROPER TECHNOLOGIES3.91%$440.66+1.4%
7AZNASTRAZENECA3.09%$169.51-0.3%
8TMOTHERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC2.94%$704.15+1.6%
9AMGNAMGEN2.79%$451.83+0.9%
10GILDGILEAD SCIENCES2.29%$159.20+0.1%
11GSKGSK1.20%$48.74-4.3%
12ABTABBOTT LABORATORIES2.11%$102.64-0.4%
13PFEPFIZER1.97%$29.45-1.2%
14SN.SHARKNINJA0.15%$198.17+0.3%
15CSLCARLISLE COMPANIES0.76%$345.21-1.0%

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Sector weights

  • Health Care99.61%
  • Cash and/or Derivatives0.33%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Health Care99.61%
Cash and/or Derivatives0.33%

Country weights

  • United States73.23%
  • Switzerland9.82%
  • United Kingdom4.99%
  • Japan3.7%
  • France1.91%
  • Denmark1.89%
  • Germany1.58%
  • Australia1.05%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
United States73.23%
Switzerland9.82%
United Kingdom4.99%
Japan3.7%
France1.91%
Denmark1.89%
Germany1.58%
Australia1.05%
Performance
1 week-0.9%
1 month+5.0%
3 months+6.3%
6 months+18.5%
YTD+12.3%
1 year+19.0%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$888K
1 month−$68M
3 months+$67M
YTD−$486M
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−$104.7MOctOctNovDecJan−$557MFebMarAprMayJulAugSep−$104.7MOctOctDec−$557MFebAprJul−$104.7MOct
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
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−$104.7M
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 46%. 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
893Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
MRNA MODERNA$56M$48M
LLY ELI LILLY$53M$45M
UNH UNITEDHEALTH GROUP$11M$13M
GMAB GENMAB A$12M$9M
AMGN AMGEN$9M$8M

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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%$41B+$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+$4M-38bp on fee · 5× the assets · +$4M 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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