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She's not a fan of ETFs, this single-brushstroke style of investing, but an ETF makes sense in health care, because the companies are very different. Some will excel while others will flame out (considering their drug pipelines).
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As a 5-year hold The valuation is attractive, balance sheet is good and there's non-discretionary demand for the products. Many of the underlying stocks pay a good dividend.
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Is bullish biotech Biotchechs like Insight are up 13%, Moderna 25% and Regeneron 6% so hitting their lows. The whole XLV is up 8.5% off its June 17 low. 91 stocks in the S&P are above their 200-day moving average, and 18 of these are healthcare. This is the best sector to be overweight in.
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Healthcare thrives when economies slow.
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Allan Tong’s Discover Picks XLV ETF’s top holdings are Johnson & Johnson, UnitedHealth Group, Pfizer, Abbott Labs, AbbVie, Thermo Fisher, Merck, Eli Lilly and Danaher. A bullish case can be made for almost all all these names. Another plus: the MER is only 0.1%, though the dividend pays a lowly 1.4%. XLV’s PE is merely 6.62%, volumes average a healthy 14.8 billion a day, and its beta is a very stable 0.73. While you can make better gains holding some of the stocks this ETF holds, XLV is a safe way to play the American healthcare stocks in 2022. Read 3 Promising Healthcare Stocks for our full analysis.
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He likes healthcare, given the return to preventative care and elective surgeries. Also, there's a strong pharma pipeline. Stay long in health.
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Allan Tong’s Discover Picks However, if you want to own several in one place or can’t afford to buy one of these stocks individually, XLV is the place to go. It trades on the Nasdaq. It charges an ultra-low MER of 0.12%, trades at merely 4.18x PE and pays a 1.4% dividend. Also, average volumes are a robust 13.9 million and the Beta is a low 0.71. YTD, XLV has lost 7.55%, but Omicron was the major disruptor and restrictions are quickly lifting now. Essentially, you’re buying this ETF for the future. Read 3 Best Cyclical and Value ETFs for our full analysis.
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Healthcare stock with a 5-year horizon? She prefers owning individual names, but XLV includes Thermo-Fisher, BMO, Abbott, etc. Healthcare will change a lot in coming years, and XLV gives you a good representation.
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XLV vs. IBB Has done very well, and also well positioned for the type of market we're in right now. Cap weighted. A fine way to get pure beta in the sector. A better choice than IBB. IBB is much more concentrated with a higher risk in biotech. Smaller caps have lagged large caps since last year, to the tune of 50-60% relative performance, because of the impact of higher interest rates on growth, plus the FDA's become slower to approve new drugs.
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(A Top Pick May 05/21, Up 14%) Recently pulled up again, with defensive sectors doing quite well. He sold in October. Longer term, in 2022, healthcare will be a good sector to be in. Put it on the back burner for now, and take a look again in May.
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Long-term, really likes the sector. When things are hot, the sector may lag. XLV has about 65 names. Aging demographics, growing emerging markets and middle class, increased healthcare spending. This year, healthcare ranks #8 out of 11 sectors. But if you're concerned about the long term, which he thinks you should be, XLV is a good place to start.
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Better to buy the holdings? He doesn't buy ETFs, because he's an active manager. He'd rather buy the individual stocks, and he doesn't know what's in this ETF, though Thermo-Fisher, a key holding, is a fine company. In this sector, he owns Anthem, Abbvie and CVS, for example. Healthcare isn't in the sun now, but you can do well if you pick the right stocks.

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There's been talk of change of the US healthcare system for years, but Covid is making it difficult to do that right now and makes healthcare protected from attack. Strong seasonal period right now. Elective surgeries coming back. Huge opportunity for an uptick at least until August. Yield is 1.39%.
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(A Top Pick May 07/20, Up 8%) Healthcare sector is a bit exhausted right now, and seeing relative weakness. He's walked back from it a bit. Coming up to an election, healthcare can become a political football.
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The healthcare sector has outperformed the S&P since February. There is a lot of money going into this sector. It tends to do well this time of year also. We also have to be more cautious in election years but it will be harder for this sector to be kicked back and forth like a football.
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Market Summary > Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund(XLV-N) Rating

Ranking : 5 out of 5

Bullish - Buy Signals / Votes : 6

Neutral - Hold Signals / Votes : 0

Bearish - Sell Signals / Votes : 0

Total Signals / Votes : 6

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