We also rate the investment merit of the top - 9
health care sector ETFs.
Not exact matches
Entering Tuesday, the
Health Care Select
Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLV), the largest
ETF by assets tracking the
sector, was up just 0.2 percent year - to - date.
You can also invest in
sector - specific
ETFs, which contain stocks of companies in particular segments of the economy — from the communications
sector to utilities and
health care.
I don't own JNJ in my portfolio but very positive on the
sector and have been adding to my
health care ETF for the last few quarters.
After our first - quarter - 2011 review of U.S. Equity Sector
ETFs, We determine that the Consumer Staples, Consumer Discretionary and
Health Care sectors are the best places to shop due to their Attractive Overall Risk / Reward ratings.
The fund had a significant exposure to the healthcare
sector (VHT, Vanguard
Health Care ETF, weight of 10 %), technology
sector (MTK, SPDR ® Morgan Stanley Technology
ETF, 5.6 %), and gold miners (GLD, SPDR ® Gold Shares, 4.1 %).
You can choose an
ETF that invests solely in a specific
sector of the market, like energy, real estate, or
health care.
Investing in the
health -
care sectorA dynamic
sector: From biotech to pharmaceuticals, the fund seeks out companies that profit from the global demand for
health care.A range of companies: The fund invests worldwide in businesses at different stages of growth, from rapidly growing newer companies to established global corporations.Actively managed: Unlike passively managed
ETFs, Putnam global
sector funds combine rigorous fundamental research and disciplined quantitative analysis with macroeconomic views.
Four of the new Questrade Smart
ETFs are equal - weighted
sector ETFs covering US technology,
health care, consumer discretionary and industrials and two are more broadly based US midcap funds.
My
ETF in
health care sector has not performed very well.
(
ETF.com: Apr 7, 2016)
ETF.com said that among new
sector - related
ETF launches, the ProShares Ex-
Sectors ETFs, which offer core exposure to the broader market except for certain
sectors (energy,
health care, financials, technology), «seem to be the most unique.»
Features Technology Takes Over the Top - Performing
ETF List Two semiconductor funds help put technology on top, though last year's dominant
sector,
health care, maintained a presence.
The
health care sector extended its dominance, leading all categories by accounting for all 10 of the best - performing
ETFs.
While individual
health care ETFs dominate the top 10 list, the
health care sector as a whole is now underperforming the homebuilders
sector, which gained an annualized 15.6 % on average over the last five years.