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iShares MSCI World Health Care Sector Advanced UCITS ETF USD Accumulating (WHCA.AS) Alternatives

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

WHCA.AS is a passive ETF by iShares tracking the investment results of the MSCI World Health Care Advanced Select 20 35 Capped. WHCA.AS launched on Nov 1, 2021 and has a 0.18% expense ratio.

iShares MSCI World Health Care Sector Advanced UCITS ETF USD Accumulating (WHCA.AS) 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 WHCA.AS. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Other ETFs from iShares

The 10 most viewed iShares ETFs shown here include IWDA.AS, CSPX.AS, CNDX.AS and span 8 categories.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
IWDA.AS
iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc)Global Equities
71
11.06%
—Sep 2009WHCA.AS vs IWDA.AS
CSPX.AS
iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETFS&P 500
70
11.52%
—May 2010WHCA.AS vs CSPX.AS
CNDX.AS
iShares NASDAQ 100 UCITS ETFNasdaq-100
71
20.95%
—Jan 2010WHCA.AS vs CNDX.AS
WINC.AS
iShares World Equity High Income UCITS ETF USD IncGlobal Equity Income
75
8.88%
—Mar 2024WHCA.AS vs WINC.AS
DFND.AS
iShares Global Aerospace & Defence UCITS ETFIndustrials Equities———Feb 2024WHCA.AS vs DFND.AS
XUSE.AS
iShares MSCI World ex-USA UCITS ETFGlobal Equities
45
8.38%
—Jan 2025WHCA.AS vs XUSE.AS
R1GR.AS
iShares Russell 1000 Growth UCITS ETFLarge Cap Growth Equities
42
6.45%
—Jun 2023WHCA.AS vs R1GR.AS
IMAE.AS
iShares Core MSCI Europe UCITS ETF EUR (Acc)Europe Equities
36
7.51%
—Sep 2009WHCA.AS vs IMAE.AS
WITS.AS
iShares MSCI World Information Technology Sector E...Technology Equities
66
23.70%
—Oct 2019WHCA.AS vs WITS.AS
EUEA.AS
iShares EURO STOXX 50 UCITS ETFEurope Equities
30
7.45%
—Apr 2000WHCA.AS vs EUEA.AS

Often Compared With WHCA.AS

Investors most often compare WHCA.AS with HEAW.L, IDVY.AS, XLV. These 4 comparison targets span 3 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
HEAW.L
SPDR MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETFHealth & Biotech Equities
25
-2.73%
—Apr 2016WHCA.AS vs HEAW.L
IDVY.AS
iShares Euro Dividend UCITS ETFEurope Equities
52
8.21%
—Oct 2005WHCA.AS vs IDVY.AS
XLV
State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETFHealth & Biotech Equities
31
-1.35%
38.66BDec 1998WHCA.AS vs XLV
VT
Vanguard Total World Stock ETFGlobal Equities
70
12.66%
90.20BJun 2008WHCA.AS vs VT

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Diversifiers

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