iShares S&P Global Healthcare Sector Index Fund (IXJ)

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Best Fit Health/Biotechnology Funds ETFs

U.S. News evaluated 29 Health/Biotechnology Funds ETFs and 14 make our Best Fit list. Our list highlights the best passively managed funds for long-term investors. Rankings are assigned based on comparisons with Best Fit funds in this category.

How we identify Best Fit Funds

Best Fit Scorecard
Costs Good
Tracking Error Good
Bid/Ask Ratio Good
Holdings Diversity Good

Fund Description

The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P Global 1200 Healthcare Sector IndexTM. The fund generally invests at least 90% of its assets in securities of the underlying index and in depositary receipts representing securities of the underlying index. The underlying index measures the performance of companies that Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of The McGraw-Hill Companies ("S&P") deems to be a part of the healthcare sector of the economy and that S&P believes are important to global markets. The fund is non-diversified.

Fund Snapshot Updated 05.16.2013

Previous Close $77.93 Expense Ratio 0.48%
YTD Return 20.6% Avg. 30-Day Volume 72,050
1-Year Return 37.0% Market Cap Loading...
Bid $77.77 Shares Outstanding 10,750,000
Ask $77.85 Dividends $1.47
Top 10 Holdings
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 7.99%
Pfizer Inc (PFE) 6.87%
Novartis Ag (E:NOVN) 6.65%
Roche Hldgs Ag (E:ROG) 5.88%
Merck & Co Inc New (MRK) 4.58%
Sanofi (E:SAN) 4.29%
Glaxosmithkline (E:GSK) 4.19%
Bayer Ag (E:BAYN) 2.96%
Gilead Sciences Inc (GILD) 2.73%
Amgen Inc (AMGN) 2.57%
% of Total Holdings 48.70%

Sector Breakdown

Geographic Breakdown

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Best Fit Health/Biotechnology Funds

1

Guggenheim S&P 500 Equal Weight Health Care ETF (RYH)

2

Vanguard Health Care Index Fund (VHT)

3

SPDR S&P Pharmaceuticals ETF (XPH)

4

iShares Dow Jones US Healthcare Sector Index Fund (IYH)

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