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The iShares Global Healthcare ETF is structured to replicate the investment performance of an underlying index, which is comprised of healthcare equities worldwide.
Is IXJ's expense ratio expensive, average, or a steal for its category?
Pro reveals the verdict on a 5-tier spectrum calibrated against ICI 2025 industry averages, with strategy-aware bands so the comparison is meaningful.
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The Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) is significantly cheaper to own than the iShares Global Healthcare ETF (IXJ). IXJ offers exposure to international companies, while VHT focuses more heavily on the U.S. market.
iShares Global Healthcare ETF offers a 1.4% dividend yield and lower price volatility than State Street SPDR S&P Biotech ETF. State Street SPDR S&P Biotech ETF focuses on U.S. biotechnology, resulting in a higher 1-year total return of 80.2% but a significantly deeper maximum drawdown.
iShares Global Healthcare ETF provides broader diversification with 110 holdings compared to 25 positions in VanEck Biotech ETF VanEck Biotech ETF delivered a 30.8% 1-year total return but has experienced a 39.9% historical maximum drawdown iShares Global Healthcare ETF offers a 1.5% trailing-12-month dividend yield and a longer history since its 2001 launch