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Opinion on  iShares S&P Global Healthcare Sector Index Fund (IXJ)     Sector: Financial  >  Industry: Misc. Financial Services
Global Healthcare

Apr 10, 2008 02:26 PM GMT
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Return Risk
-5.58% MID
Sr. Associate

Fundamental Analysis  

Health care is the sector to be in for many years to come.This etf provides exposure to top global pharma majors at one go.It also has many Bufett picks.

From Yahoo finance

top holdings

TOP 10 HOLDINGS ( 49.88% OF TOTAL ASSETS)  
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Company Symbol % Assets
ABBOTT LABORATORIES ABT 3.78
GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC GSK 5.5
JOHNSON AND JOHNS DC JNJ 8.04
MERCK CO INC MRK 4.41
Novartis N/A 6.11
PFIZER INC PFE 6.91
Roche Holding Ltd N/A 6.26
SANOFI-AVENTIS SAN.PA 3.5
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP UNH 2.72
WYETH WYE 2.65
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My exposure to GSK both as a direct holding as well through this etf is hedged by my holding of EFU which is an inverse of MSCI EAFE index.


IXJ:  This call was made on 04/10/08 @ $53.11
Rating:   Positive   $53.11 (04/10/08)
Gain/Loss:   +9.06% in 1509 days
Allocation:   1.0% of portfolio


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