iShares Global Healthcare ETF(IXJ · ETF)

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Snapshot
$95.20
52-Week Range
$82.16 – $101.78
YTD
-2.59%
IV Rank (30D)
5.56
Straddle Price
$4.50
P/C Vol Ratio
0.00
Info

iShares Global Healthcare ETF (IXJ) ETF

Exchange
ARCX
Inception
2001-11-13
Has Options
Yes
ETF Profile
Holdings
AUM
Provider
iShares (BlackRock)
Inception
2001-11-13
Exchange
ARCX
Data As Of
Expense Ratio
Dividend Yield
1.42%
Distribution
Semi-Annual
Recent distributions
Ex-Date Pay Date Amount Type
2025-12-16 2025-12-19 $0.5976 CD
2025-06-16 2025-06-20 $0.7628 CD
2024-12-17 2024-12-20 $0.6173 CD
2024-06-11 2024-06-17 $0.6723 CD
2023-12-20 2023-12-27 $0.5562 CD
2023-06-07 2023-06-13 $0.6436 CD
Fund Holdings
iShares Global Healthcare ETF · NPORT-P period 2026-03-31 (filed 2026-02-23)
Net assets: $4.50B · 128 total positions · equity 99.65% · non-equity 0.28%
# Symbol Issuer Weight Value
1 ELI LILLY CO ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 10.78% $485.1M
2 JOHNSON JOHNSON JOHNSON & JOHNSON 6.30% $283.4M
3 ABBVIE INC ABBVIE INC. 5.10% $229.6M
4 UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED 3.78% $170.0M
5 ROCHE HOLDING AG Roche Holding AG 3.67% $164.9M
6 ASTRAZENECA PLC ASTRAZENECA PLC 3.63% $163.1M
7 NOVARTIS AG Novartis AG 3.31% $148.9M
8 MERCK CO INC MERCK & CO., INC. 3.30% $148.5M
9 THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INCORPORATED 2.75% $123.9M
10 ABBOTT LABORATORIES ABBOTT LABORATORIES 2.75% $123.6M
11 INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. 2.54% $114.1M
12 AMGEN INC AMGEN INC. 2.23% $100.2M
13 NOVO NORDISK A S NOVO NORDISK A/S 2.04% $91.9M
14 GILEAD SCIENCES INC GILEAD SCIENCES, INC. 1.92% $86.2M
15 DANAHER CORP DANAHER CORPORATION 1.82% $81.8M
16 PFIZER INC PFIZER INC. 1.79% $80.5M
17 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION 1.79% $80.4M
18 MEDTRONIC PLC MEDTRONIC PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1.56% $70.0M
19 STRYKER CORP STRYKER CORPORATION 1.53% $68.8M
20 VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED 1.45% $65.4M
21 BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY 1.39% $62.4M
22 SANOFI SANOFI SA 1.32% $59.4M
23 MCKESSON CORP MCKESSON CORPORATION 1.28% $57.8M
24 CVS HEALTH CORP CVS HEALTH CORPORATION 1.27% $57.0M
25 GSK PLC GSK PLC 1.26% $56.7M
Showing top 25 of 114 equity holdings.
Price History
Seasonality
MonthAvg ReturnYears of Data
Jan +0.31% 23
Feb -0.34% 23
Mar +0.53% 23
Apr +1.46% 23
May +0.34% 23
Jun -0.10% 23
Jul +1.89% 22
Aug +0.19% 22
Sep -0.38% 22
Oct -0.25% 22
Nov +2.00% 22
Dec +0.20% 22
Technical Indicators

Quick-reference for reading the values below. Indicators combine to confirm a view — no single one is a trade signal on its own.

Trend Indicators
  • SMA 20 / 50 / 200 — price above = uptrend, below = downtrend. SMA 50 crossing SMA 200 is the golden/death cross.
  • EMA 12 / 26 — faster-reacting averages; 12 above 26 is short-term bullish.
  • MACD — bullish when MACD > signal (green badge), bearish when below. Divergence from price often precedes reversals.
  • ADX (14) — trend strength regardless of direction. <20 range, 20–25 weak trend, 25–50 trend, >50 strong trend.
  • +DI / −DI — +DI > −DI favors bulls; the reverse favors bears. Read alongside ADX.
Momentum Oscillators
  • RSI (14) — <30 oversold, >70 overbought. 40–60 is neutral; trending names can stay extreme.
  • Stochastic %K / %D — <20 oversold, >80 overbought. %K crossing %D is an early momentum signal.
  • Williams %R — inverted scale: <−80 oversold, >−20 overbought.

Oscillators work best in range-bound markets; in strong trends they give premature reversal signals.

Volume & Volatility
  • Bollinger Bands — price at upper band = overbought, lower = oversold. Narrow bands (squeeze) often precede expansion.
  • OBV — cumulative volume; rising OBV confirms uptrend, falling OBV confirms downtrend. Divergence from price is a warning.
  • Vol SMA 20 / Vol ROC — today's volume vs. 20-day average. Positive ROC with price move = conviction.
  • ATR / True Range — average daily $ move; sizing and stop-loss reference.
  • HV 20 / 30 / 60 — realized (historical) volatility. Compare to IV on the options cards: IV > HV = rich premium.

Confluence matters: trend + momentum + volume agreeing carries far more weight than any single indicator. For how these feed the spread scanner score, see the algorithm docs →

Trend Indicators
SMA 20: $93.54
SMA 50: $93.45
SMA 200: $94.39
Current: $95.12
EMA 12: $94.05
EMA 26: $93.68
MACD: 0.3624 | Signal: 0.2071
BULLISH
ADX (14): 12.74
RANGE
+DI: 32.00
−DI: 24.72
Momentum Oscillators
RSI (14): 56.85
NEUTRAL
Stoch %K: 82.96
Stoch %D: 64.13
Williams %R: -26.47
Volume & Volatility
BB Upper: $95.98
BB Lower: $91.09
NEUTRAL
OBV: 710,437
Vol SMA 20: 121,426
Vol ROC: 158.84%
ATR: $1.33
True Range: $1.09
HV 20: 16.6%
HV 30: 16.2%
HV 60: 16.0%

Data Summary
Data Points: 500
Last Updated: 2026-06-08T21:15:11.562000
Date Range: 2024-06-10T00:00:00 – 2026-06-08T00:00:00
AI Analysis

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News
Motley FoolT3·7d ago
The Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) and the iShares Global Healthcare ETF (IXJ) both target health care stocks, but they are tailored to different investor needs. One emphasizes broad, low-cost U.S. exposure, while the other adds global reach in a sector shaped by drug pricing,…
Options Activity
IV Rank (30D)
5.56
IV Rank (7D)
79.06
Avg IV
19.5%
Straddle (30D)
$4.50
Straddle (7D)
$3.55
P/C Volume
0.00
Spread Scanner GPU

Each spread is ranked by a composite score built in three stages. Full documentation →

Stage 1 — Base Score (GPU scanner)

score = P(profit) × (credit / spread_width)
P(profit) from short leg delta (1 − |delta|), penalised above 85%. Credit uses mid-price to handle illiquid chains fairly.

Stage 2 — Skew Adjustment (±25% cap)

RR25 and BF25 from the live options chain. Put skew boosts bull puts, penalises bear calls. High butterfly boosts iron condors. Calendars are skew-neutral.

Stage 3 — Technical Overlay (±50% cap, 5 groups)
Group 1 · Directional Bias (±0.25)
  • RSI <40 bullish / >60 bearish
  • MACD crossover + histogram trend
  • Price vs SMA 50 & SMA 200
Group 2 · Momentum (±0.10)
  • Stochastic %K <20 / >80
  • Williams %R <−80 / >−20
Group 3 · Volatility (up to −0.25 / +0.15)
  • Blended ATR + straddle expected-move penalty
  • Bollinger Band signal (+ counter-trend penalty)
  • BB width — vol contraction boost for ICs
Group 4 · IV Regime (±0.15)
  • IV rank ≥ 75 → strong boost for credit spreads
  • IV rank < 25 → penalty (selling cheap vol)
Group 5 · Liquidity (penalty up to −0.10)
  • Min open interest across all legs
  • OI < 100 → −0.10 · OI < 500 → −0.05

score = base_score × skew_multiplier × tech_multiplier
Both multipliers are shown per spread. Beta is informational only — ATR already captures realized vol. Full algorithm documentation →

Enter a ticker to scan for optimal spread opportunities.

Evaluates all bull put, bear call, iron condor, and calendar spread combinations using GPU-accelerated analysis.

Volatility Surface

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IV Rank (7 DTE)
IV Rank (30 DTE)
Straddle Price (30 DTE)
Beta Analysis
Beta (1Y vs SPY)
0.51
Correlation (SPY)
41.2%
0.17
Ann. Volatility
15.0%
SPY Volatility
12.1%

Low volatility - stock moves less than market

Beta & Alpha Over Time
Constituent Performance

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Constituents
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