ELI LILLY

JOHNSON & JOHNSON

ABBVIE INC

UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC

MERCK & CO INC

AMGEN INC

THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC

GILEAD SCIENCES INC

INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC

ABBOTT LABORATORIES

The article compares two healthcare-focused ETFs from iShares: IHE (Pharmaceuticals ETF) with 55 holdings and IYH (Healthcare ETF) with 100 holdings. While IHE delivered stronger 1-year returns of 50% versus IYH's 27.4%, the article recommends IYH as the better choice due to superior 3- and 5-year performance, greater diversification, and larger asset base of $3.9B. Both funds have identical 0.37% expense ratios.

Is the iShares Pharmaceuticals ETF or iShares Healthcare ETF the Better Fund for 2026?

The iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF is designed to mirror the investment performance of a benchmark index that consists of stocks from American companies within the healthcare industry.

iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF

IYH (IYH) Stock Price, Analysis & Trade Signals