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iShares MSCI Europe Health Care Sector UCITS ETF EUR (Acc) (ESIH.DE) Alternatives

ETF · Currency in EUR · Last updated Jun 5, 2026

ESIH.DE is a passive ETF by iShares tracking the investment results of the MSCI World/Health Care NR USD. ESIH.DE launched on Nov 17, 2020 and has a 0.18% expense ratio.

iShares MSCI Europe Health Care Sector UCITS ETF EUR (Acc) (ESIH.DE) belongs to the Health & Biotech Equities category. Below you'll find alternative ETFs from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with ESIH.DE. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to ESIH.DE

ESIH.DE charges 0.18% annually. There are 4 ETFs in the Health & Biotech Equities category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.12%.

SymbolNameExpense RatioAUMInception
XUHC.DE
Xtrackers MSCI USA Health Care UCITS ETF 1D0.12%—Sep 2017ESIH.DE vs XUHC.DE
QDVG.DE
iShares S&P 500 Health Care Sector UCITS ETF (Acc)0.15%—Nov 2015ESIH.DE vs QDVG.DE
ZPDH.DE
SPDR S&P US Health Care Select Sector UCITS ETF0.15%—Jul 2015ESIH.DE vs ZPDH.DE
DXSE.DE
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Health Care ESG Screened UCI...0.17%—Jun 2007ESIH.DE vs DXSE.DE
SPYH.DE
SPDR MSCI Europe Health Care UCITS ETF0.18%—Dec 2014ESIH.DE vs SPYH.DE

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to ESIH.DE

ESIH.DE has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 15. There are 19 ETFs in the Health & Biotech Equities category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 71.

SymbolNameRisk / Return RankAUMInception
2B70.DE
iShares Nasdaq US Biotechnology UCITS ETF
71
—Oct 2017ESIH.DE vs 2B70.DE
NBTK.DE
Invesco Nasdaq Biotech UCITS ETF
71
—Nov 2014ESIH.DE vs NBTK.DE
GN0M.DE
Global X Genomics & Biotechnology UCITS ETF
58
—Nov 2021ESIH.DE vs GN0M.DE
WRNA.DE
WisdomTree BioRevolution UCITS ETF USD Acc
56
—Dec 2021ESIH.DE vs WRNA.DE
2B77.DE
iShares Ageing Population UCITS ETF
43
—Sep 2016ESIH.DE vs 2B77.DE

Top Performing ESIH.DE Alternatives (YTD)

ESIH.DE is at -2.35% YTD. There are 17 ETFs in the Health & Biotech Equities category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 12.99%.

SymbolNameYTD ReturnAUMInception
GN0M.DE
Global X Genomics & Biotechnology UCITS ETF
12.99%
—Nov 2021ESIH.DE vs GN0M.DE
WRNA.DE
WisdomTree BioRevolution UCITS ETF USD Acc
10.48%
—Dec 2021ESIH.DE vs WRNA.DE
2B70.DE
iShares Nasdaq US Biotechnology UCITS ETF
4.53%
—Oct 2017ESIH.DE vs 2B70.DE
NBTK.DE
Invesco Nasdaq Biotech UCITS ETF
4.27%
—Nov 2014ESIH.DE vs NBTK.DE
2B77.DE
iShares Ageing Population UCITS ETF
2.83%
—Sep 2016ESIH.DE vs 2B77.DE

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to ESIH.DE

ESIH.DE has 17.18% 1-year volatility. There are 18 ETFs in the Health & Biotech Equities category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 12.28%.

SymbolNameVolatility 1YAUMInception
2B77.DE
iShares Ageing Population UCITS ETF12.28%—Sep 2016ESIH.DE vs 2B77.DE
XDWH.DE
Xtrackers MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF 1C13.69%—Mar 2016ESIH.DE vs XDWH.DE
LYPE.DE
Amundi MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF EUR Acc13.82%—Aug 2010ESIH.DE vs LYPE.DE
CBUF.DE
iShares MSCI World Health Care Sector ESG UCITS ET...13.98%—Oct 2019ESIH.DE vs CBUF.DE
XUHC.DE
Xtrackers MSCI USA Health Care UCITS ETF 1D14.51%—Sep 2017ESIH.DE vs XUHC.DE

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to ESIH.DE

ESIH.DE has a 1-year max drawdown of -12.82%. There are 19 ETFs in the Health & Biotech Equities category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -6.24%.

SymbolNameMax Drawdown 1YAUMInception
NBTK.DE
Invesco Nasdaq Biotech UCITS ETF
-6.24%
—Nov 2014ESIH.DE vs NBTK.DE
2B70.DE
iShares Nasdaq US Biotechnology UCITS ETF
-6.33%
—Oct 2017ESIH.DE vs 2B70.DE
2B77.DE
iShares Ageing Population UCITS ETF
-6.80%
—Sep 2016ESIH.DE vs 2B77.DE
ETLI.DE
L&G Pharma Breakthrough UCITS ETF
-9.06%
—Jan 2018ESIH.DE vs ETLI.DE
LYPE.DE
Amundi MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF EUR Acc
-10.21%
—Aug 2010ESIH.DE vs LYPE.DE

Other ETFs from iShares

The 10 most viewed iShares ETFs shown here include SXR8.DE, QDVE.DE, SXRV.DE and span 8 categories.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
SXR8.DE
iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD (Acc)S&P 500
69
11.37%
—May 2010ESIH.DE vs SXR8.DE
QDVE.DE
iShares S&P 500 Information Technology Sector UCIT...Technology Equities, S&P 500
65
24.06%
—Nov 2015ESIH.DE vs QDVE.DE
SXRV.DE
iShares NASDAQ 100 UCITS ETF USD (Acc)Nasdaq-100
71
20.57%
—Jan 2010ESIH.DE vs SXRV.DE
EUNL.DE
iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc)Global Equities
70
10.86%
—Sep 2009ESIH.DE vs EUNL.DE
IUSQ.DE
iShares MSCI ACWI UCITS ETF (Acc)Global Equities
76
12.65%
—Oct 2011ESIH.DE vs IUSQ.DE
SEC0.DE
iShares MSCI Global Semiconductors UCITS ETF USD (...Semiconductors, Technology Equities
97
98.10%
—Aug 2021ESIH.DE vs SEC0.DE
NQSE.DE
iShares NASDAQ 100 UCITS ETFNasdaq-100
66
17.82%
—Jan 2010ESIH.DE vs NQSE.DE
IS3N.DE
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets IMI UCITS ETF (...Emerging Markets Equities
82
25.82%
—May 2014ESIH.DE vs IS3N.DE
EUNA.DE
iShares Core Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF (EUR ...Global Bonds
14
-0.46%
—Nov 2017ESIH.DE vs EUNA.DE
ISPA.DE
iShares STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 UCITS ETF...Global Equities, Dividend
93
13.48%
—Sep 2009ESIH.DE vs ISPA.DE

Often Compared With ESIH.DE

Investors most often compare ESIH.DE with XLV, ESIH.L, HEAL.L. These 20 comparison targets span 6 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
XLV
State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETFHealth & Biotech Equities
31
-1.35%
38.66BDec 1998ESIH.DE vs XLV
ESIH.L
iShares MSCI Europe Health Care Sector UCITS ETFHealth & Biotech Equities
17
-2.72%
709.04MNov 2020ESIH.DE vs ESIH.L
HEAL.L
iShares Healthcare Innovation UCITS ETF USD (Acc)Health & Biotech Equities
32
0.64%
1.02BSep 2016ESIH.DE vs HEAL.L
VWCE.DE
Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETFGlobal Equities
76
12.64%
—Jul 2019ESIH.DE vs VWCE.DE
CIB0.DE
VanEck Bionic Engineering UCITS ETF AHealth & Biotech Equities
2
-14.18%
—Dec 2022ESIH.DE vs CIB0.DE
EHLT.DE
Lyxor STOXX Europe 600 Healthcare UCITS ETF DistHealth & Biotech Equities
14
-2.49%
—Jul 2020ESIH.DE vs EHLT.DE
SC0T.DE
Invesco European Health Care Sector UCITS ETFHealth & Biotech Equities
12
-3.57%
—Jul 2009ESIH.DE vs SC0T.DE
2B78.DE
iShares Healthcare Innovation UCITS ETFHealth & Biotech Equities
26
-2.07%
—Sep 2016ESIH.DE vs 2B78.DE
LHTC.DE
Lyxor STOXX Europe 600 Healthcare UCITS ETF AccHealth & Biotech Equities
14
-2.55%
—Aug 2006ESIH.DE vs LHTC.DE
XDG3.DE
Xtrackers MSCI Global SDG 3 Good Health UCITS ETF ...Health & Biotech Equities
11
-6.02%
—Jan 2023ESIH.DE vs XDG3.DE
DDOC.DE
Global X Telemedicine & Digital Health UCITS ETF A...Health & Biotech Equities
9
-1.35%
—Dec 2020ESIH.DE vs DDOC.DE
XGEN.DE
Xtrackers MSCI Genomic Healthcare Innovation UCITS...Health & Biotech Equities
32
-1.40%
—Jul 2022ESIH.DE vs XGEN.DE
WELS.DE
Amundi S&P Global Health Care ESG UCITS ETF EUR Ac...Health & Biotech Equities
16
-3.35%
—Sep 2022ESIH.DE vs WELS.DE
WELG.DE
Amundi S&P Global Health Care ESG UCITS ETF EUR Di...Health & Biotech Equities
16
-3.60%
—Sep 2022ESIH.DE vs WELG.DE
EXV4.DE
iShares STOXX Europe 600 Health Care UCITS ETF (DE...Health & Biotech Equities
13
-2.60%
—Apr 2001ESIH.DE vs EXV4.DE
EDM2.DE
iShares MSCI EM ESG Enhanced UCITS ETF USD (Acc)Emerging Markets Equities
81
26.35%
—Oct 2019ESIH.DE vs EDM2.DE
VVMX.DE
VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals UCITS ETF ACommodity Producers Equities
87
30.24%
—Sep 2021ESIH.DE vs VVMX.DE
EXCS.L
iShares MSCI EM ex-China UCITS ETF USD (Acc)Emerging Markets Equities
94
38.77%
4.32BApr 2021ESIH.DE vs EXCS.L
G2X.DE
VanEck Gold Miners UCITS ETFPrecious Metals
39
-1.03%
—Mar 2015ESIH.DE vs G2X.DE
VAGF.DE
Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond UCITS ETF (EUR Hedg...Global Bonds
14
-0.68%
—Jun 2019ESIH.DE vs VAGF.DE

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