iShares Global Healthcare ETF
Performance
Total return to 23 Oct 2026, distributions reinvested, before franking. ASX figures are to 30 Sept 2026 and gross of franking, so they run higher for franked Australian funds.
What it costs to hold
Management fee plus trading costs, compared with similar funds.
A typical fund among Global ex-Australia equity funds would cost $297 (0.59% a year), so IXJ is $87 cheaper.
Spread is the average gap between buying and selling prices on the ASX. Fees are shown on a flat balance, not compounded on growth. Excludes tax and any adviser or platform fees.
Calendar-year returns
Where the money is
Look-through exposure as at 2 Sept 2026 · 0 securities · top 10 = 0.0%
Monthly returns
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | −4.1 | 0.2 | −4.2 | −5.6 | 4.5 | 9.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 5.5 | 8.4YTD | ||
| 2025 | 6.9 | 0.3 | −2.5 | −4.5 | −3.9 | −0.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | −1.4 | 5.7 | 8.8 | −2.7 | 7.4 |
| 2024 | 6.8 | 4.2 | 1.1 | −3.3 | −0.7 | 3.5 | 5.4 | −0.0 | −4.3 | 1.0 | −1.0 | −2.1 | 10.2 |
| 2023 | −5.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 5.4 | −2.5 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 3.1 | −3.3 | −3.6 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
| 2022 | −4.7 | −3.9 | 3.5 | 1.6 | −1.4 | −0.5 | 2.1 | −4.1 | 2.2 | 8.6 | −0.5 | −0.3 | 1.9 |
| 2021 | 2.3 | −5.1 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | −2.8 | −2.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 27.6 |
| 2020 | 5.4 | −6.5 | 1.8 | 6.1 | 0.4 | −5.1 | 0.8 | −0.3 | 0.1 | −2.8 | 3.6 | −0.9 | 1.8 |
| 2019 | 2.2 | 5.0 | 1.0 | −1.8 | 0.2 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 1.8 | −0.5 | 2.8 | 6.6 | −0.1 | 25.6 |
| 2018 | 3.2 | −1.1 | −2.6 | 4.1 | −0.1 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 2.9 | −4.9 | 1.9 | −5.5 | 11.4 |
| 2017 | −3.5 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 1.4 | −5.0 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 2.9 | −1.7 | 12.2 |
| 2016 | −7.4 | 0.7 | −5.2 | 4.4 | 6.2 | −2.5 | 3.3 | −2.9 | −3.3 | −5.1 | 2.4 | 4.0 | −6.4 |
| 2015 | 8.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | −4.5 | 6.9 | −2.2 | 9.1 | −4.4 | −6.0 | 6.9 | −2.2 | 0.1 | 19.2 |
| 2014 | 2.6 | 4.1 | −4.8 | −0.1 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 8.2 | 1.1 | 6.6 | 1.9 | 29.1 |
| 2013 | 8.1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 6.7 | 8.8 | 2.1 | 6.8 | −0.9 | −1.5 | 2.5 | 7.9 | 2.8 | 59.8 |
| 2012 | −1.8 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 9.6 | −7.0 | −0.6 | −0.3 | 2.6 | 3.8 | −0.8 | 0.3 | −0.8 | 12.3 |
| 2011 | 1.5 | 3.4 | −2.5 | 2.3 | 4.0 | −3.0 | −4.1 | −1.2 | 4.4 | −3.2 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 6.8 |
| 2010 | −1.1 | −1.9 | 1.8 | −5.7 | 0.5 | −1.1 | −5.1 | 1.9 | −0.5 | 1.0 | −1.7 | −1.3 | −12.8 |
| 2009 | −6.0 | −2.3 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 2.8 | −4.2 | −4.8 | 7.8 | 3.2 | −1.2 |
Total return each month in %, distributions reinvested, before franking. The latest month runs to the last price date. The first year starts from listing.
Top holdings
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Overlap is the share of the portfolio held in common, look-through. Correlation is of daily returns. High overlap means close substitutes.
IXJ questions answered
Written from the latest data on this page. General information only, not financial advice.
How diversified is iShares Global Healthcare ETF?
The issuer of iShares Global Healthcare ETF doesn't publish its holdings in a form we can read, so we can't measure how diversified it is. It is classed as equity with a Global ex-Australia focus; the product disclosure statement (PDS) and the issuer's fact sheet list what it owns.
Which ETFs does IXJ double up with most?
No other ASX fund shares more than 10% of its holdings with IXJ, but its returns move most closely with VanEck Global Healthcare Leaders ETF (HLTH) (correlation 0.80) and Betashares Global Healthcare ETF - Currency Hedged (DRUG) (correlation 0.78). A correlation near 1 means the two funds tend to rise and fall together, so holding both adds little diversification.
How is iShares Global Healthcare ETF managed – active or passive?
iShares Global Healthcare ETF is passively managed: it follows an index and holds what that index holds, rather than relying on a manager's stock picks.
Among Global ex-Australia equity funds, active funds charge a median 0.75% a year and index funds 0.45%.
What will I pay in fees for IXJ?
IXJ charges a management fee of 0.41% a year, about $41 for every $10,000 invested. That is cheaper than 51% of the 471 ASX ETFs we track, where the median fee is 0.44%. Among Global ex-Australia equity funds, the median is 0.55%.
It is the cheapest of the 4 healthcare funds we track.
The fee is taken from the fund's assets and is already reflected in its returns. You'll also pay brokerage when you buy or sell, and the bid-ask spread, which has averaged 0.05% for IXJ.
Does iShares Global Healthcare ETF follow a theme?
Yes. iShares Global Healthcare ETF focuses on healthcare. Thematic funds are narrower than the broad market, so they can rise or fall much more than it does.
Other ASX funds with a healthcare focus include Betashares Global Healthcare ETF - Currency Hedged (DRUG), VanEck Global Healthcare Leaders ETF (HLTH) and Global X S&P Biotech ETF (CURE).
What is under the hood of IXJ?
As at 2 Sept 2026, IXJ's largest holding is Ishares Global Healthcare ETF Trus (100.0%).
It follows an index; the issuer's PDS sets out how that index chooses and weights its holdings. Its top 10 weighting of 0.0% compares with 36.4% for Global ex-Australia equity funds.
How well has iShares Global Healthcare ETF performed?
Based on its category, iShares Global Healthcare ETF aims to grow your capital in line with the index it tracks.
To 23 Oct 2026, with distributions reinvested, it returned 11.6% over 1 year (median 6.3%; ranked 39 of 121), 8.2% a year over 3 years (median 16.8% a year; ranked 75 of 82) and 7.6% a year over 5 years (median 9.4% a year; ranked 41 of 66). The medians and rankings compare it with Global ex-Australia equity funds. Since listing in 2009 it has returned 11.5% a year.
Tracking difference is the gap between a fund's return and its index's return. We don't hold index returns, so we can't measure it for IXJ; the issuer reports it in the monthly fact sheet. As a guide, a well-run index fund trails its index by about its fee, here 0.41% a year, and a much bigger gap is a warning sign.
Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.