iShares Global Healthcare ETF

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iShares Global Healthcare ETF (IXJ)
Type
Exchange-traded fund
Gender equality score
Gender equality score

59
/ 100 points
Overall score
Average Equileap Gender Equality Score of fund holdings, weighted by market value
Peer rank
Group ranking

A
99
percentile

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Group: Sector Equity Funds

Ranking: 10 out of 873 funds


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Gender balance in leadership and workforce
Gender balance in leadership and workforce
29/40
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Equal compensation and work life balance
Equal compensation and work life balance
10/30
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Policies promoting gender equality
Policies promoting gender equality
19/20
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Commitment, transparency, and accountability
Commitment, transparency, and accountability
1/10
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Top scoring holdings
Top scoring holdings
The top 10 holdings in this portfolio with the best scores on the Equileap Gender Scorecard. In the case of ties, the holding with more assets invested is listed higher.
  • 1. AstraZeneca PLC
    3.16% of assets
    $130.02M invested
  • 2. GSK PLC
    1.02% of assets
    $42M invested
  • 3. Sanofi SA
    1.47% of assets
    $60.62M invested
  • 4. Novartis AG Registered Shares
    2.86% of assets
    $117.9M invested
  • 5. Biogen Inc
    0.4% of assets
    $16.34M invested
  • 6. Boston Scientific Corp
    1.39% of assets
    $57.26M invested
  • 7. Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
    0.58% of assets
    $23.82M invested
  • 8. Merck KGaA
    0.3% of assets
    $12.2M invested
  • 9. Novo Nordisk A/S Class B
    5.4% of assets
    $222.16M invested
  • 10. Johnson & Johnson
    4.61% of assets
    $189.74M invested
Bottom scoring holdings
Bottom scoring holdings
The bottom 10 holdings in this portfolio with the worst scores on the Equileap Gender Scorecard. In the case of ties, the holding with more assets invested is listed higher.
  • 1. Align Technology Inc
    0.21% of assets
    $8.69M invested
  • 2. Universal Health Services Inc Class B
    0.16% of assets
    $6.78M invested
  • 3. Ono Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
    0.09% of assets
    $3.82M invested
  • 4. IDEXX Laboratories Inc
    0.5% of assets
    $20.68M invested
  • 5. Coloplast A/S Class B
    0.2% of assets
    $8.41M invested
  • 6. Olympus Corp
    0.26% of assets
    $10.72M invested
  • 7. DaVita Inc
    0.09% of assets
    $3.88M invested
  • 8. Chugai Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
    0.36% of assets
    $14.9M invested
  • 9. Sysmex Corp
    0.1% of assets
    $4.13M invested
  • 10. Shionogi & Co Ltd
    0.16% of assets
    $6.48M invested
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Financial performance
Performance data provided byMorningstarFind more financial data on IXJ at Morningstar.com
Gender Equality and Returns
Returns chart for iShares Global Healthcare ETF
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The figure above charts annualized returns and Gender Equality Fund grades. The orange marker represents this fund. The purple marker (if present) represents an assigned benchmark. Blue dots represent funds in the same Morningstar category as this fund. Dark gray dots represent funds in the same grading group as this fund. Returns are for the most recent available for this fund of 1, 3, 5, or 10 year annualized returns. The higher a fund is marked on the Y axis, the better its returns for the specified time period. The higher a fund is marked on the X axis, the better its Gender Equality Funds group ranking. Read more on the How it Works page.
Benchmarking tool
Current fund
IXJ
iShares Global Healthcare ETF
Family
BlackRock/iShares
Category
Health
vs.
Benchmark
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 7/31/24
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Higher 10-yr returns 
0.28% more  in annualized returns
Higher overall gender equality score 
5 / 100 points higher
Higher gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
3 / 40 points higher
Higher equal compensation and work life balance score 
1 / 30 points higher
Higher policies promoting gender equality score 
1 / 20 points higher
Same commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
0 / 10 points 
Current fund
IXJ
iShares Global Healthcare ETF
Family
BlackRock/iShares
Category
Health
vs.
Benchmark
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 7/31/24
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Higher 10-yr returns 
0.28% more  in annualized returns
Higher overall gender equality score 
5 / 100 points higher
Higher gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
3 / 40 points higher
Higher equal compensation and work life balance score 
1 / 30 points higher
Higher policies promoting gender equality score 
1 / 20 points higher
Same commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
0 / 10 points 
Current fund
IXJ
iShares Global Healthcare ETF
Family
BlackRock/iShares
Category
Health
vs.
Benchmark
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 7/31/24
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Higher 10-yr returns 
0.28% more  in annualized returns
Higher overall gender equality score 
5 / 100 points higher
Higher gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
3 / 40 points higher
Higher equal compensation and work life balance score 
1 / 30 points higher
Higher policies promoting gender equality score 
1 / 20 points higher
Same commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
0 / 10 points 
Month-end trailing returns  
Annualized returns
Gender-lens analysis
1-yr
3-yr
5-yr
10-yr
Overall gender equality score
This fund
IXJ - iShares Global Healthcare ETF
13%
5.06%
11%
9.17%
59  / 100 points
Benchmark
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
17%
5.79%
11%
8.89%
54  / 100 points
Fund compared to benchmark
 
-3.95%
-0.72%
-0.12%
0.28%
5  / 100 points higher
Find more financial data on IXJ at Morningstar.com
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