---
ticker: "IXJ"
name: "iShares Global Healthcare ETF"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/IXJ"
grade: "B"
score: 68
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "Health Care (Broad)"
category_rank: "6 of 25"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# IXJ: iShares Global Healthcare ETF

Grade **B**, Score 68 of 100. Rank 6 of 25 in Health Care (Broad).

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 69 | 7 of 25 |
| Mission | Not scored | — |
| Risk | 65 | 8 of 24 |
| Tradability | 64 | 9 of 25 |
| Holdings | 68 | 10 of 25 |
| Durability | 86 | 3 of 25 |

## Top holdings

The fund holds 124 positions. These are the largest 30, by weight.

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | LLY | Eli Lilly | 10.55% |
| 2 | JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | 7.05% |
| 3 | ABBV | AbbVie | 5.46% |
| 4 | MRK | Merck & Co Inc | 4.41% |
| 5 | UNH | UnitedHealth Group | 4.18% |
| 6 | ROP.SW | Roche Ps Par AG | 3.72% |
| 7 | NOVN.SW | Novartis AG | 3.22% |
| 8 | AZN.L | Astrazeneca PLC | 3.02% |
| 9 | TMO | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc | 2.99% |
| 10 | AMGN | Amgen Inc | 2.76% |
| 11 | GILD | Gilead Sciences | 2.31% |
| 12 | ABT | Abbott Laboratories | 2.12% |
| 13 | PFE | Pfizer | 1.98% |
| 14 | ISRG | Intuitive Surgical | 1.84% |
| 15 | DHR | Danaher | 1.69% |
| 16 | VRTX | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 1.59% |
| 17 | NOVO-B.CO | Novo Nordisk Class B | 1.50% |
| 18 | BMY | Bristol Myers Squibb | 1.48% |
| 19 | MDT | Medtronic PLC | 1.39% |
| 20 | CVS | Cvs Health | 1.36% |
| 21 | MCK | Mckesson Corp | 1.35% |
| 22 | SYK | Stryker | 1.19% |
| 23 | GSK.L | Glaxosmithkline | 1.15% |
| 24 | ELV | Elevance Health Inc | 1.10% |
| 25 | SAN.PA | Sanofi SA | 1.06% |
| 26 | MRNA | Moderna | 1.03% |
| 27 | CI | Cigna | 0.92% |
| 28 | REGN | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals | 0.90% |
| 29 | HCA | Hca Healthcare | 0.82% |
| 30 | COR | Cencora | 0.76% |

Source: etf.net, https://etf.net/etf/IXJ. Please cite the page URL.