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About iShares U.S. Pharmaceutical ETF
Expense ratio
0.40%
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Inception date
May 1, 2006
ISIN
US4642888360
IHE tracks a broad index of US pharmaceutical companies. The fund provides exposure to the manufacturers of prescription or over-the-counter drugs, such as aspirin, cold remedies and birth control pills. The index also includes vaccine producers. IHE may also include companies of all sizes, ranging from large- to small-cap. The index weights its constituents by market cap, with a cap of up to 22.5% per individual company and is rebalanced quarterly. IHE uses a sampling strategy that involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively has an investment profile similar to that of an applicable underlying index. Index components are selected on an annual basis.
Classification
What's in the fund
Exposure type
Health Technology
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