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iShares Global Healthcare ETF
iShares S&P Global Healthcare Sector Index Fund seeks investment results that correspond to the performance of the S&P Global Healthcare Index. The Fund uses a Representative Sampling strategy
Global
EQUITY
Passive
MANAGEMENT STYLE
3.8 B
ASSETS UNDER MGMT
42 bp
EXPENSES
Fund Basics
| Fund sponsor | Barclays Global Fund Advisors |
| Category | Global |
| Asset class | Equity |
| Website | link... |
| Inception date | Nov 13, 2001 |
| Assets (mns) | $3,820 |
| Expense ratio | 42 bp |
| Currency | USD |
Sector Breakdown
Fund Structure
| Regulation | Open-Ended Fund |
| Distributions | Semi-Annually |
| Taxation | 1099 |
| Stock selection | Committee |
| Weighting | Market Cap |
| Holdings Transparency | Full |
| Derivatives-based | No |
| Options available | Yes |
| Currency hedged | No |
| Fund of funds | No |
Top 10 Holdings
Complete list +
| ELI LILLY & CO | 8.7 % |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 5.3 % |
| ABBVIE INC | 4.8 % |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC | 4.0 % |
| NOVO NORDISK A/S-B | 3.4 % |
| NOVARTIS AG | 3.3 % |
| ABBOTT LABORATORIES | 3.3 % |
| ROCHE HOLDING LTD | 3.3 % |
| ASTRAZENECA PLC | 3.2 % |
| MERCK & CO. INC. | 2.9 % |
Constituent Breakdown
| Number of holdings | 114 |
| Herfindahl-Hirschman Index | 271 |
| Wgt avg mkt cap (mns) | $223,691 |
| Large cap (>$10bn) | 98.6% |
| Mid cap ($2-10bn) | 1.1% |
| Small cap (<$2bn) | 0.0% |
| Developed mkts. | 99.2% |
| Emerging mkts. | 0.4% |
Country Exposure
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UNITED STATES | 67.7 % |
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SWITZERLAND | 8.9 % |
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BRITAIN | 5.3 % |
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JAPAN | 4.2 % |
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DENMARK | 3.8 % |
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FRANCE | 2.8 % |
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IRELAND | 2.0 % |
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AUSTRALIA | 1.7 % |
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GERMANY | 1.4 % |
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NETHERLANDS | 0.8 % |
Historical Performance
Standardized Performance (as of 05/31/2025)
| YTD | 1 YR | 2 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR | 20 YR | Incep. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price Returns | -0.3% | -6.8% | 1.6% | 0.5% | 4.1% | 4.4% | 6.3% | 5.3% |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 1.6% |
| Total Returns | -0.3% | -5.5% | 3.0% | 1.8% | 5.5% | 6.1% | 8.1% | 6.9% | Ann. Volatility | 20.0% | 15.4% | 13.1% | 14.1% | 14.3% | 16.0% | 16.7% | 17.0% |
Market Correlations
| versus... | Beta | R-squared |
| S&P 500 | 0.56 | 45% |
| MSCI EAFE | 0.66 | 64% |
| MSCI Emg Mkts | 0.40 | 23% |
Liquidity Measures
| Avg. volume (000) | 231 |
| ADV traded (mns) | $20 |
| Turnover | 0.5% |
| Avg. Bid/Ask (% of price) | 0.07% |
Technical Indicators
| Recent close | $87.81 |
| 30d moving avg. | $85.95 |
| Annualized volatility | 14.2% |
| Relative strength (RSI) | 50 |
| Short interest | 0.3% |
Distributions
Assets Under Management (mns)
Money Flows (mns)
Short Interest (as % of shares outstanding)
Long Money Flows (mns)
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Comparable ETFs Based on Overlap
| Ticker | Fund Name | Overlap vs. |
Expenses vs. |
ALTAR Score™ vs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLV | Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund | 69.8% | -34 bp | +7.7% |
| FHLC | Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF | 69.7% | -34 bp | +6.4% |
| VHT | Vanguard Health Care ETF | 69.1% | -32 bp | +6.2% |
| IYH | iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF | 66.3% | -2 bp | +7.0% |
| HRTS | Tema GLP-1 Obesity & Cardiometabolic ETF | 49.5% | +33 bp | +0.9% |
| RSPH | Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Health Care ETF | 45.8% | -2 bp | +7.9% |
| GDOC | Goldman Sachs Future Health Care Equity ETF | 40.8% | +33 bp | +2.8% |
| PINK | Simplify Health Care ETF | 39.4% | +8 bp | +1.0% |
| HART | IQ Healthy Hearts ETF | 37.0% | +3 bp | +6.6% |
| SZNE | Pacer CFRA-Stovall Equal Weight Seasonal Rotation ETF | 30.8% | +18 bp | +6.3% |
Risk and Returns: vs. Comps (1 YR)
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Results & Estimates
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Return on Equity
Net Margins
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Valuation Metrics
| Fwd Est | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
| Price-to-sales | --x | --x | --x | --x |
| Price-to-earnings | --x | --x | --x | --x |
| Price-to-cash flow | --x | --x | --x | --x |
| Price-to-growth | --x | --x | --x | --x |
| Price-to-book value | --x | --x | --x | --x |
| Yield | --% | --% | --x | --% |
Based on closing prices from 6/15/2025
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Price-to-Earnings
Price-to-Sales
Price-to-Book Value
Price-to-Cash Flow
Price-to-Growth
Dividend Yield
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Price-to-Earnings
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ETF Research Center Rating
OVERWEIGHT
Above average appreciation potential. A rating of OVERWEIGHT is assigned to ETFs with ALTAR Scores in the 4th quintile (ranking higher than 60%-80%) of their category. Typically, funds in this category consist of stocks trading at attractive valuations and/or having above-average fundamentals.
ALTAR Score™
7.0%
Cat. Avg
4.5%
ALTAR Score™ Calculation
Category Overview
There are 370 funds in the Global Equity category, with an average ALTAR Score™
of 4.5% and a standard deviation of
3.5%. 's ALTAR Score™ is approximately
0.7 standard deviations
above
the category average. This places in the 76th percentile among funds in the category.
Sell Side Consensus Rating
Sell-side recommendations on the ETF's individual constituents
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U/W
HOLD
O/W
BUY
Expense Analysis
| Peer Group | Passive Global Equity ETFs |
| # of ETFs | 53 |
| Avg. Expense Ratio | 50.8 bp |
| Std. Deviation | 22.4 bp |
| (42 bp) Percentile rank | 37 |
Peer Group Expense Ratio Distribution
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Comparison
| Expense (bp) (A) |
Avg. Bid/Ask (bp) (B) |
TCO (bp) (A)+(B) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 42.0 | 0.0 | 42 | |
| Peer Avg. | 49.9 | 28.6 | 78.4 |
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