ETF comparison

IHIvsIXJ

Both Healthcare.

iShares U.S. Medical Devices ETF · iShares Global Healthcare ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
11.0%

16 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of IHI and IXJ would leave roughly11.0%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

IHI only 88.8%Shared 11.0%IXJ only 88.5%
In IHI only
30 positions
Shared
16 positions
In IXJ only
94 positions

Side by side

IHI

iShares U.S. Medical Devices ETF

iShares · Healthcare

63composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.37%
Net assets
$3.47B
TTM yield
0.48%
Top-10 conc.
74.6%
IXJ

iShares Global Healthcare ETF

iShares · Healthcare

69composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.38%
Net assets
$4.28B
TTM yield
1.43%
Top-10 conc.
47.8%

Sub-score comparison

63
Cost
62
85
Tax efficiency
83
80
Liquidity
84
8
Concentration
46
Tracking quality
IHIsub-scoreIXJ

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.

Cost difference

IHI is 1 bps cheaper than IXJ. On a $100,000 position that's about $10/yr more in fees for IXJ.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with IHI vs IXJ.

Top shared holdings

16 shared in total
#HoldingIn IHIIn IXJOverlap
1ABBOTT LABORATORIES16.93%2.05%2.05%
2INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.15.09%1.83%1.83%
3STRYKER CORPORATION11.64%1.41%1.41%
4MEDTRONIC PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY4.40%1.30%1.30%
5BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION3.99%0.82%0.82%
6EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION4.75%0.68%0.68%
7IDEXX LABORATORIES, INC.4.27%0.54%0.54%
8BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY4.63%0.54%0.54%
9GE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES INC.4.51%0.38%0.38%
10RESMED INC.4.38%0.37%0.37%
11DEXCOM, INC.4.02%0.34%0.34%
12STERIS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY3.20%0.27%0.27%

Only in IHI

30 total
  • PENUMBRA, INC.1.92%
  • GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.1.39%
  • GLAUKOS CORPORATION1.27%
  • TELEFLEX INCORPORATED0.87%
  • LIVANOVA PLC0.70%
  • ENVISTA HOLDINGS CORPORATION0.66%
  • IRHYTHM HOLDINGS, INC.0.61%
  • INTEGER HOLDINGS CORPORATION0.49%
  • AxoGen, Inc.0.38%
  • TRANSMEDICS GROUP, INC.0.36%

Only in IXJ

94 total
  • ELI LILLY AND COMPANY10.93%
  • JOHNSON & JOHNSON7.04%
  • ABBVIE INC.5.12%
  • UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED4.40%
  • MERCK & CO., INC.4.12%
  • ASTRAZENECA PLC3.76%
  • Roche Holding AG3.75%
  • Novartis AG3.71%
  • AMGEN INC.2.54%
  • THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INCORPORATED2.42%

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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see/methodology/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.