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HEALvsBMEDETF Comparison

ETF 1

HEAL

Global X Telemedicine & Digital Health ETF

This fund is part of

Healthcare Technology

-1.69%

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ETF 2

BMED

iShares Health Innovation Active ETF

This fund is part of

Healthcare Technology

-1.69%

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Global X Telemedicine & Digital Health ETF (HEAL) and iShares Health Innovation Active ETF (BMED) belong to the same industry segment: Healthcare Technology. In contrast, BMED's top sector exposures are Healthcare and Non-Corporate. HEAL is less expensive with a Total Expense Ratio (TER) of 0.5%, versus 0.77% for BMED. HEAL is up 1.3% year-to-date (YTD) with -$9M in YTD flows. BMED performs better with 14.51% YTD performance, and +$5M in YTD flows. Run a side-by-side ETF comparison of HEAL and BMED below, and assess how they stack up in performance, liquidity, risk, exposure, holdings, and more, helping you select the best ETF for your investments.

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HEAL vs BMED performance and flow charts

Performance

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Historic performance and flows

Data as of 10/16/2026

		1M	3M	YTD	1Y	3Y	5Y
Perf.	HEAL BMED	+2.15%+3.05%	+5.73%+12.16%	+1.30%+14.51%	-8.30%+24.44%	+14.32%+54.98%	-44.02%+20.00%
Flows	HEAL BMED	--	-$324K+$1M	-$9M+$5M	-$15M+$6M	-$54M+$7M	-$401M+$6M

Volatility and drawdown

		3M	1Y	3Y	5Y
Volatility	HEAL BMED	+23.29%+21.82%	+22.51%+17.81%	+23.36%+16.86%	+25.68%+18.13%
Max drawdown	HEAL BMED	-7.10%-5.85%	-29.73%-14.71%	-34.63%-19.76%	-58.90%-32.14%
Max drawdown duration	HEAL BMED	21d31d	354d196d	604d237d	1808d1479d

Trading data

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	HEAL	BMED
Last sale 10/16/2026 at 1:30 PM	$29.65	$34.55
Previous close 10/15/2026	$30.37	$35.06
Consolidated volume 10/15/2026
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Average discount or premium 30 days
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Replication quality

Data as of September 30, 2026

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Main metrics

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	HEAL	BMED
Last price	$29.65	$34.55
1D performance	-2.36%	-1.45%
AuM	$31.14 M	$13.83 M
E/R	0.5%	0.77%

Characteristics

	HEAL	BMED
Management strategy	Passive	Active
Provider	Global X	iShares
Benchmark	Global X HealthTech Index	-
N° of holdings	-	53
Asset class	-	-
Trailing 12m distribution yield	Join	Join
Inception date	July 29, 2020	September 29, 2020
ESG	No	No

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Exposure

Countries

HEAL

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BMED

USA

87.23%

Other

12.77%

Sectors

HEAL

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BMED

Healthcare

98.95%

Other

1.05%

Diversification

HEAL

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BMED

Total weight of top 15 holdings out of 15

58.7%

Top 15 holdings

Data as of January 1, 1970

HEAL

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BMED

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

5.01%

Merck & Co., Inc.

4.99%

AbbVie, Inc.

4.61%

Johnson & Johnson

4.27%

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.

4.22%

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

4.12%

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.

3.95%

Moderna, Inc.

3.86%

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.

3.72%

Danaher Corp.

3.64%

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

3.56%

Waters Corp.

3.53%

Biogen, Inc.

3.45%

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.

3.16%

DexCom, Inc.

2.61%

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HEALvsBMEDETF Comparison

Global X Telemedicine & Digital Health ETF

iShares Health Innovation Active ETF

HEAL vs BMED performance and flow charts

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Top 15 holdings

How have the HEAL and BMED ETFs performed in 2026?

As of October 16, 2026, HEAL is up 1.3% year-to-date (YTD), while BMED has returned 14.51%. That puts BMED better performer ahead so far this year.

Which ETF is attracting more investor money: HEAL or BMED?

Year-to-date, the HEAL ETF saw -$9M in flows, compared to +$5M for BMED.

Which ETF is more volatile: HEAL or BMED?

Over the past year, HEAL had a volatility of 22.51%, while BMED experienced 17.81%.

Which ETF is bigger: HEAL or BMED?

As of October 16, 2026, HEAL holds $31.14 M in assets under management (AUM), while BMED manages $13.83 M.

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