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XLV: Bull or Bear?

Healthcare ETFs Outpace the Market Graphic_rating_buy XLV
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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).

The top three
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By  Mike Havrilla   (-3.61%  risk: moderate)  11/01/08 Comment


Health IT Poised to Rebound on Prospects for Increased Spending Graphic_rating_buy XLV
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Health IT Poised to Rebound on Prospects for Increased Spending


As I wrote previously, both presidential candidates are bullish on the healthcare information technology industry – planning to increase spending and investment as a way to improve the quality of healthcare and reduce costs through automation and the widespread implementation of other technologies such as electronic prescribing and computerized medical records. The accompanying tables highlights the performance over the past year of the ETFI Health IT Index of 38 companies along with the top five
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By  Mike Havrilla   (-3.61%  risk: moderate)  10/30/08 Comment


An Earnings Encore for Amgen? Graphic_rating_buy XLV
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An Earnings Encore for Amgen?


I think Amgen (AMGN) will beat consensus estimates for sales and profits again today when it reports after the market close, continuing the same trends as last quarter, including better than expected sales of embattled anemia drugs Aranesp and Epogen. Amgen reported 2Q08 results (see conference call transcript ) that beat consensus analyst estimates and raised its full-year [FY] guidance for earnings and revenue, thanks to much stronger-than-expected sales of its anemia drugs Aranesp and Epogen:

- 2Q08 Revenue +1% at $3.8 bi
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By  Mike Havrilla   (-3.61%  risk: moderate)  10/22/08 Comment


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Global AnimalBiz Posts Loss, Outpaces Healthcare ETFs Graphic_rating_buy XLV
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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   (-3.61%  risk: moderate)  10/17/08 1 comment


Generic Drug Industry Outpaces Drug & Healthcare ETFs Graphic_rating_buy XLV
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Generic Drug Industry Outpaces Drug & Healthcare ETFs


The accompanying table presents statistics and the top five rated companies in the ETFI Global Generic Drug Index, which includes a total of 44 companies. Over the past year, generic drug companies have outpaced both the Healthcare Sector SPDR (XLV) and existing drug ETFs such as PowerShares Dynamic Pharma (PJP), Pharma HOLDRs (PPH), iShares Dow Jones US Pharma (IHE), and the S&P Pharma SPDR (XPH).

All of the top five rated generic drug companies and over two-thirds of the 44 companies in the index are b
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By  Mike Havrilla   (-3.61%  risk: moderate)  10/15/08 Comment


Seven New ETF Opportunities Graphic_rating_buy XLV
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Seven New ETF Opportunities

Global Auto Industry Index & Top 5 Companies by Market Cap
Global Airline Index & Top 5 Companies by Market Cap

Global Health Info Tech Index & Top 5 Companies by Market Cap

Global Generic Drug Index & Top 5 Companies by Market Cap

NordiCaps Region Index & Top 10 Rated Companies
Global Railroad Index & Top 5 Companies by Market Cap
Global Tobacco Index & Top 5 Companies by Market Cap

The accompanying tables present an overview of new
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By  Mike Havrilla   (-3.61%  risk: moderate)  09/19/08 1 comment


A Global AnimalBiz Index Graphic_rating_buy XLV
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A Global AnimalBiz Index


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 typical
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By  Mike Havrilla   (-3.61%  risk: moderate)  09/04/08 1 comment


A Global AnimalBiz Index Graphic_rating_buy XLV
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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   (-7.98%  risk: conservative)  09/04/08 Comment


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