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IXJISharesINDEX

iShares Global Healthcare ETF

$100.93-1.17% vs prior close
9110752-WK

Price through Oct 1 · Flows through Sep 30. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 1. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 1.

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.

Price & daily flows
103.999.194.3100.93DAILY NET FLOWMar 30May 29Jul 30Oct 1

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 6M SHOWN · NET +$364M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$120M of net inflows over the past month, about 2.8% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +3.6% so far this year. At 0.42% a year it is not the cheapest way in — FDHT has a reported fee of 0.39%.

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

$4.3Bassets under management
0.42%expense ratio · $42 per $10,000 a year
+$120Mnet flow, trailing month
169Kavg daily volume, 30 days
128holdings · US-domiciled
2001listed November 13, 2001 · beta 0.35
The book at a glance
LLY-0.6%JNJ-2.3%ABBV-0.6%UNH-0.5%ROP+3.8%AZN-2.3%TMO-3.3%AMGN-3.4%GSK-2.1%GILD-1.0%ABT-2.2%PFE-1.4%DHR-4.4%VRTX-3.1%BMY-1.5%MDT+0.2%CVS-0.6%MCK+5.3%SYK-0.9%ELV-1.8%HLNREGN-3.1%CI-1.4%MRNA-1.9%BSX-1.0%HCA-0.8%COR+3.2%ARGX-2.4%BDX-0.5%A-3.3%

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1LLYELI LILLY10.57%$1149.85-0.6%
2SIGSIGNET JEWELERS0.13%$104.25+1.9%
3JNJJOHNSON & JOHNSON7.19%$258.66-2.3%
4ABBVABBVIE5.19%$259.93-0.6%
5UNHUNITEDHEALTH GROUP4.12%$365.20-0.5%
6ROPROPER TECHNOLOGIES3.61%$362.59+3.8%
7AZNASTRAZENECA3.12%$157.70-2.3%
8TMOTHERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC3.08%$652.51-3.3%
9AMGNAMGEN2.81%$407.27-3.4%
10GSKGSK1.22%$47.18-2.1%
11GILDGILEAD SCIENCES2.30%$147.50-1.0%
12ABTABBOTT LABORATORIES2.14%$96.69-2.2%
13PFEPFIZER2.01%$28.12-1.4%
14CSLCARLISLE COMPANIES0.75%$325.21+0.9%
15SN.SHARKNINJA0.14%$179.78-0.2%

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Sector weights
Health Care99.6%
Cash and/or Derivatives0.39%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States73.78%
Switzerland9.34%
United Kingdom4.99%
Japan3.61%
Denmark1.88%
France1.86%
Germany1.66%
Belgium1.09%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-2.8%
1 month-3.7%
3 months+2.3%
6 months+10.0%
YTD+3.6%
1 year+10.1%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week+$30M
1 month+$120M
3 months+$345M
YTD−$381M
1 year−$131M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAugSep
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
16%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
15%realized volatility, 1 year
-10.8%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-6.1%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 10.6% of the book; the top ten carry 45%. Spread across 115+ 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
116Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
MRNA MODERNA$35M$34M
LLY ELI LILLY$30M$32M
UNH UNITEDHEALTH GROUP$23M$22M
MDT MEDTRONIC$4M$11M
HUM HUMANA$8M$7M

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 State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$41.5B+$286M-39bp on fee · 10× the assets · +$286M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.2B+$199M-39bp on fee · 4× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.9B+$497M-38bp on fee · 8× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$575M-38bp on fee · 5× the assets · +$575M 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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