iShares Global Healthcare ETF (IXJ)Health | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
99.21 USD
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Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 6:55 a.m. EDT
The healthcare sector ETF is currently exhibiting a classic 'dead cat bounce' structure. While the underlying business quality remains solid with a nine-year cumulative gain of nearly 67%, the most recent annual performance was a sharp -8.62% decline, dragging the long-term trajectory down to a mere 3-star buy. This recent weakness has created a technical floor around the $95 level, which is now acting as a magnet for speculative capital. Options data confirms this sentiment: traders are aggressively buying calls targeting a return to the $100 psychological barrier within the next two months, yet they are largely ignoring downside protection. The statistical forecast models a slight further dip (-1.8%) over the next 45 days, creating a tension between the fundamental value and the immediate technical headwinds. For investors, the setup suggests a high-risk, high-reward entry point where the market is pricing in a recovery to previous highs, but the recent annual loss serves as a stark reminder that the broader sector is still under pressure. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL_90_126 ✓ | 0.018123 |
| MSTL_90 | 0.019248 |
| AutoETS | 0.024608 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.024609 |
| AutoTheta | 0.024827 |
| MSTL | 0.025259 |
| MSTL_126 | 0.029987 |
Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL_90_126
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 62% |
| H-stat | 2.04 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.092 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.33 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 26.14 |
As of July 11, 2026, 6:55 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a modest upside move in the near term, evidenced by significant open interest in out-of-the-money calls expiring in September at the $100 strike, while put activity remains negligible and concentrated in December. Implied volatility is elevated for the immediate weekly expiration compared to longer tenors, suggesting a localized expectation of a bounce or gap-up event.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.89% | 1.51% | 1.49% | 1.40% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | 0.8460 | 0.892123 |
| 2025-12-16 | 0.5980 | 0.619753 |
| 2025-06-16 | 0.7630 | 0.881775 |
| 2024-12-17 | 0.6170 | 0.702814 |
| 2024-06-11 | 0.6720 | 0.722814 |
| 2023-12-20 | 0.5560 | 0.659706 |
| 2023-06-07 | 0.6440 | 0.773295 |
| 2022-12-13 | 0.4400 | 0.504761 |
| 2022-06-09 | 0.5510 | 0.680499 |
| 2021-12-13 | 0.4820 | 0.553514 |
| 2021-06-10 | 0.5330 | 0.642478 |
| 2020-12-14 | 0.4390 | 0.590689 |
| 2020-06-15 | 0.5340 | 0.794525 |
| 2019-12-16 | 0.4790 | 0.703377 |
| 2019-06-17 | 0.4970 | 0.819861 |
| 2018-12-28 | 0.3320 | 0.591273 |
| 2018-12-18 | 0.3470 | 0.608238 |
| 2018-06-19 | 0.5180 | 0.909730 |
| 2017-12-21 | 0.3305 | 0.585059 |
| 2017-06-20 | 0.4940 | 0.906090 |
| 2016-12-22 | 0.3620 | 0.766624 |
| 2016-06-21 | 0.4575 | 0.924056 |
| 2015-12-29 | 0.1020 | 0.195683 |
| 2015-12-21 | 0.9400 | 1.849302 |
| 2015-06-24 | 0.4200 | 0.756484 |
| 2014-12-19 | 0.1930 | 0.376696 |
| 2014-06-24 | 0.4920 | 1.049712 |
| 2013-12-17 | 0.1970 | 0.475558 |
| 2013-06-25 | 0.4520 | 1.233120 |
| 2012-12-17 | 0.2620 | 0.803188 |
| 2012-06-20 | 0.4730 | 1.602032 |
| 2011-12-19 | 0.2110 | 0.781192 |
| 2011-06-21 | 0.3975 | 1.380928 |
| 2010-12-20 | 0.2010 | 0.775014 |
| 2010-06-21 | 0.3690 | 1.556634 |
| 2009-12-21 | 0.1540 | 0.594250 |
| 2009-06-22 | 0.3580 | 1.700309 |
| 2008-12-22 | 0.1655 | 0.759697 |
| 2008-06-23 | 0.3435 | 1.351032 |
| 2007-12-24 | 0.5020 | 1.706322 |
| 2006-12-21 | 0.2435 | 0.849024 |
| 2005-12-23 | 0.1840 | 0.693032 |
| 2004-12-23 | 0.1820 | 0.748355 |
| 2003-12-22 | 0.1510 | 0.649602 |
| 2003-12-16 | 0.0315 | 0.135717 |
| 2002-12-23 | 0.1230 | 0.606658 |
| 2001-12-24 | 0.0070 | 0.028220 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 102.2 |
| All Time Low | 14.665 |
| Ask | 0.0 |
| Ask Size | 100 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 537,920 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 233,480 |
| Average Volume | 233,480 |
| Average Volume10Days | 537,920 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.52 |
| Bid | 0.0 |
| Bid Size | 100 |
| Book Value | 76.962 |
| Category | Health |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 99.885 |
| Day Low | 98.82 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.47 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 3.7956462 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 94.9406 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 4.2694016 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.044969186 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 15.119516 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 102.2 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -2.9899979 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.02925634 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 82.16 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 17.049995 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.20752184 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 82.16 - 102.2 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,006,785,000,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.046682 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fund Family | iShares |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,005,609,600 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its underlying index and may invest up to 20% of its assets in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents. The index measures the performance of companies that S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, a subsidiary of S&P Global, Inc., deems to be a part of the healthcare sector of the economy and that SPDJI believes are important to global markets. |
| Long Name | iShares Global Healthcare ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_8798083 |
| Nav Price | 99.26965 |
| Net Assets | 3,844,812,540.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.4 |
| Open | 99.2 |
| Phone | 415-670-2000 |
| Pre Market Change | 0.0 |
| Pre Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Pre Market Price | 99.21 |
| Pre Market Time | 1,784,022,166 |
| Previous Close | 99.21 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.2890778 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.0 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Regular Market Day High | 99.885 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 98.82 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 98.82 - 99.885 |
| Regular Market Open | 99.2 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 99.21 |
| Regular Market Price | 99.21 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,800 |
| Regular Market Volume | 79,260 |
| Shares Outstanding | 35,850,000 |
| Short Name | iShares Global Healthcare ETF |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | IXJ |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.0757499 |
| Total Assets | 3,844,812,544 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.973 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.009807479 |
| Trailing P E | 26.137842 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 5.94405 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 5.94405 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 95.431 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 3.7789993 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.039599285 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 79,260 |
| Yield | 0.0147 |
| Ytd Return | 1.97082 |