While IXJ has lagged XLV this year, the global health care fund has also sharply outperformed the iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (NasdaqGS: ACWI) and the iShares MSCI Switzerland Capped ETF (NYSEArca: EWL). [Investors Like Switzerland ETFs]
Now a $1.35 billion ETF, IXJ has added $150.2 million in new assets this year. IXJ has a beta of 0.71 and a three-year standard deviation of just 9.37%, according to iShares data.
iShares Global Healthcare ETF