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Healthcare ETFs Outpace the Market Graphic_rating_buy IXJ
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76%
 -9.96%
in 31 days

Healthcare ETFs Outpace the Market


The accompanying table presents an analysis and statistics for the 28 healthcare ETFs listed at the Yahoo! Finance ETF Center. As a group, the healthcare ETFs outpaced the overall market in the past year by more than 10%, posting an average loss of 26.5% compared to a loss of 37.4% for the S&P 500 SPDR ETF (SPY). The best performing healthcare ETF was the Biotech HOLDRs (BBH), thanks to a buyout bid for top holding Genetech (DNA) and solid earnings results this year for the number two position, Amgen (AMGN).

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By  Mike Havrilla   (-2.97%  risk: moderate)  11/01/08 Comment


Global AnimalBiz Posts Loss, Outpaces Healthcare ETFs Graphic_rating_buy IXJ
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76%
 +2.93%
in 15 days
(closed on 11/01/08)

Global AnimalBiz Posts Loss, Outpaces Healthcare ETFs


The ETFI Global AnimalBiz Index includes a total of 35 companies with market caps between $100 million to $10 billion U.S. Dollars, with a semi-active rating system which is rebalanced each quarter to choose the top 25 rated companies as active components. The index excludes all big pharma and diversified healthcare giants which have animal health segments such as Schering-Plough (Intervet), Novartis, Pfizer, Merck + Sanofi-Aventis joint venture (Merial), Wyeth (Fort Dodge), and Eli Lilly (Elanco). These comp
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By  Mike Havrilla   (-2.97%  risk: moderate)  10/17/08 Comment


A Bayer Buyout by Pfizer? Graphic_rating_buy IXJ
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54%
 -23.49%
in 84 days

A Bayer Buyout by Pfizer?


Shares of German drug maker and chemical concern Bayer ( Germany: BAY ) were boosted by about 3% in early trading today on word that Pfizer (PFE) may be interested in acquiring the company for its prescription drug business and pipeline. Shares of Bayer are currently valued at a market cap of about $59 billion US Dollars, which is less than half of the $129 billion market value of Pfizer. Such a deal would likely involve a break-up of Bayer, since the Company derives 31% of its sales from pharmaceuticals, 13% from consumer hea
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By  Mike Havrilla   (-8.43%  risk: conservative)  09/09/08 Comment


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A Global AnimalBiz Index Graphic_rating_buy IXJ
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54%
 +0.76%
in 5 days
(closed on 09/09/08)

The accompanying tables present an overview of the market cap-weighted Global AnimalBiz Index, which includes 32 companies with market caps between $100 million to $10 billion US Dollars. The index excludes all big pharma and diversified healthcare giants which have animal health segments such as Schering-Plough (Intervet), Novartis, Pfizer, Merck + Sanofi-Aventis joint venture ( Merial ), Wyeth (Fort Dodge), and Eli Lilly (Elanco). These companies are excluded to make the index more leveraged to animal care as this segment typically represents only about 5% of their sales.
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By  Mike Havrilla   (-8.43%  risk: conservative)  09/04/08 Comment


Global Healthcare Graphic_rating_buy IXJ
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16%
 -23.27%
in 236 days
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.

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TOP 10 HOLDINGS ( 49.88% OF TOTAL ASSETS)  
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By  Thomas George   (-16.14%  risk: conservative)  04/10/08 Comment





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about 1 mo ago

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Mike Havrilla
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54%
2 mos ago

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Thomas George
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7 mos ago


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ROCK-STAR INVESTORS
Rank Name Sharpe Ratio Avg Return Followers
1 noshoes 18.70 +40.85% 174
2 Gerald Greene 17.51 +40.49% 57
3 krprasad 16.70 +18.24% 7
4 The Big Bear 14.22 +37.54% 211
5 akiralegrand 13.70 +16.71% 40


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