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iShares MSCI World Health Care Sector UCITS ETF USD Inc (WHCS.AS) Alternatives

ETF · Currency in USD · Last updated Jul 22, 2026

WHCS.AS is a passive ETF by iShares tracking the investment results of the MSCI World/Health Care NR USD. WHCS.AS launched on Oct 17, 2019 and has a 1.00% expense ratio.

iShares MSCI World Health Care Sector UCITS ETF USD Inc (WHCS.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 WHCS.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
85
12.75%
—Sep 2009WHCS.AS vs IWDA.AS
CSPX.AS
iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETFS&P 500
81
12.65%
—May 2010WHCS.AS vs CSPX.AS
CNDX.AS
iShares NASDAQ 100 UCITS ETFNasdaq-100
67
16.52%
—Jan 2010WHCS.AS vs CNDX.AS
WINC.AS
iShares World Equity High Income UCITS ETF USD IncGlobal Equity Income
81
9.62%
—Mar 2024WHCS.AS vs WINC.AS
DFND.AS
iShares Global Aerospace & Defence UCITS ETFIndustrials Equities———Feb 2024WHCS.AS vs DFND.AS
XUSE.AS
iShares MSCI World ex-USA UCITS ETFGlobal Equities
53
8.47%
—Jan 2025WHCS.AS vs XUSE.AS
R1GR.AS
iShares Russell 1000 Growth UCITS ETFLarge Cap Growth Equities
23
0.96%
—Jun 2023WHCS.AS vs R1GR.AS
IMAE.AS
iShares Core MSCI Europe UCITS ETF EUR (Acc)Europe Equities
63
10.42%
—Sep 2009WHCS.AS vs IMAE.AS
WITS.AS
iShares MSCI World Information Technology Sector E...Technology Equities
49
17.99%
—Oct 2019WHCS.AS vs WITS.AS
EUEA.AS
iShares EURO STOXX 50 UCITS ETFEurope Equities
50
10.83%
—Apr 2000WHCS.AS vs EUEA.AS

Often Compared With WHCS.AS

Investors most often compare WHCS.AS with HEAL.L, WH2E.DE, MEDI. These 18 comparison targets span 10 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
HEAL.L
iShares Healthcare Innovation UCITS ETF USD (Acc)Health & Biotech Equities
53
6.10%
1.13BSep 2016WHCS.AS vs HEAL.L
WH2E.DE
Invesco S&P World Health Care ESG UCITS ETF AccHealth & Biotech Equities
51
3.90%
—Apr 2023WHCS.AS vs WH2E.DE
MEDI
Harbor Health Care ETFHealth & Biotech Equities
44
5.41%
42.67MNov 2022WHCS.AS vs MEDI
XDWH.DE
Xtrackers MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF 1CHealth & Biotech Equities
57
4.21%
—Mar 2016WHCS.AS vs XDWH.DE
WTCH.AS
SPDR MSCI World Technology UCITS ETFTechnology Equities
51
19.49%
—Apr 2016WHCS.AS vs WTCH.AS
SPYL.DE
State Street SPDR S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD Unhedged (...S&P 500, Large Cap Blend Equities
80
12.26%
—Oct 2023WHCS.AS vs SPYL.DE
MVOL.L
iShares Edge MSCI World Minimum Volatility UCITSGlobal Equities
18
1.62%
2.56BNov 2012WHCS.AS vs MVOL.L
SPY5.DE
SPDR S&P 500 UCITS ETFS&P 500
80
12.53%
—Mar 2012WHCS.AS vs SPY5.DE
IXJ
iShares Global Healthcare ETFHealth & Biotech Equities
47
2.24%
4.08BNov 2001WHCS.AS vs IXJ
FBTU.L
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology UCITS ETF Clas...Health & Biotech Equities
81
17.85%
12.97M—WHCS.AS vs FBTU.L
PPH
VanEck Pharmaceutical ETFHealth & Biotech Equities
67
7.49%
939.40MDec 2011WHCS.AS vs PPH
XAMB.DE
Amundi MSCI World SRI Climate Net Zero Ambition PA...Global Equities
70
14.69%
—Jan 2024WHCS.AS vs XAMB.DE
VHT
Vanguard Health Care ETFHealth & Biotech Equities
69
5.64%
20.40BJan 2004WHCS.AS vs VHT
GRID
First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastru...Alternative Energy Equities
51
18.27%
11.41BNov 2009WHCS.AS vs GRID
IDVY.AS
iShares Euro Dividend UCITS ETFEurope Equities
79
13.01%
—Oct 2005WHCS.AS vs IDVY.AS
ESGE
iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETFEmerging Markets Equities
59
19.60%
6.50BJun 2016WHCS.AS vs ESGE
IUSK.DE
iShares MSCI Europe SRI UCITS ETF (Acc)Europe Equities
30
9.68%
—Feb 2011WHCS.AS vs IUSK.DE
EGLN.L
iShares Physical Gold ETCGold, Precious Metals
31
-2.57%
29.22BApr 2011WHCS.AS vs EGLN.L

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