iShares Global Healthcare ETF (IXJ)

NYSEARCA: IXJ · Real-Time Price · USD
92.78
-0.76 (-0.81%)
Apr 23, 2026, 1:37 PM EDT - Market open
Assets$3.71B
Expense Ratio0.40%
PE Ratio21.96
Shares Out43.60M
Dividend (ttm)$1.36
Dividend Yield1.47%
Ex-Dividend DateDec 16, 2025
Payout FrequencySemi-Annual
Payout Ratio31.94%
Volume30,161
Open93.31
Previous Close93.54
Day's Range92.84 - 93.55
52-Week Low81.85
52-Week High101.78
Beta0.63
Holdings129
Inception DateNov 13, 2001

About IXJ

Fund Home Page

The iShares Global Healthcare ETF (IXJ) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in health care equity. The fund tracks a market-cap-weighted index of global health care companies. IXJ was launched on Nov 13, 2001 and is issued by BlackRock.

Asset Class Equity
Category Health
Region Global
Stock Exchange NYSEARCA
Ticker Symbol IXJ
ETF Provider BlackRock
Index Tracked S&P Global 1200 Health Care Sector Capped Index

Top 10 Holdings

45.71% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Eli Lilly and CompanyLLY9.30%
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ7.09%
AbbVie Inc.ABBV4.71%
UnitedHealth Group IncorporatedUNH4.17%
AstraZeneca PLCAZN4.06%
Roche Holding AGROP3.80%
Novartis AGNOVN3.77%
Merck & Co., Inc.MRK3.72%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.TMO2.62%
Amgen Inc.AMGN2.47%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Dec 16, 2025$0.59765Dec 19, 2025
Jun 16, 2025$0.7628Jun 20, 2025
Dec 17, 2024$0.61725Dec 20, 2024
Jun 11, 2024$0.67232Jun 17, 2024
Dec 20, 2023$0.55622Dec 27, 2023
Jun 7, 2023$0.6436Jun 13, 2023
Full Dividend History

Performance

IXJ had a total return of 10.72% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 7.09%.

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