iShares Global Healthcare ETF (NYSEMKT:IXJ) provides broad, lower-cost exposure to global health sectors, while First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund (NYSEMKT:FBT) offers a concentrated, high-conviction play on the biotechnology industry. These funds offer distinct approaches to healthcare investing. The iShares fund tracks a diversified global index of healthcare equities across multiple sub-industries. In contrast, the First Trust fund targets a narrower slice of the market, specifically focusing on biotechnology firms to match the performance of the NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index. Beta measures price volatility relative to the S&P 500; beta is calculated from monthly returns over the available fund history (up to five years). The 1-yr return represents total return over the trailing 12 months. Dividend yield is the trailing-12-month distribution yield.
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