Fifteen Health Care ETFs Trading Near 52-Week Highs

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iShares Dow Jones US Healthcare ProviderIHF
is up more than 19% year to date. The fund invests at least 90% of its assets in securities of the underlying index, which measures the performance of the health care providers sector of the U.S. equity market. Top holdings include UnitedHealth Group
UNH
, WellPoint
WLP
and Express Scripts
ESRX
.
First Trust Health Care AlphaDEXFXH
is up more than 16% year to date. The investment seeks results that correspond generally to the price and yield of the StrataQuant Health Care Index. Top holdings include Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
, Endo Pharmaceuticals
ENDP
and UnitedHealth Group
UNH
.
Biotech HOLDRsBBH
is up about 16% year to date. The trust holds shares of common stock issued by specified companies that, when initially selected, were involved in the biotechnology industry. Except in special circumstances, the group of companies does not change. Top holdings include Amgen
AMGN
, Gilead Sciences
GILD
and Biogen Idec
BIIB
.
iShares Dow Jones US PharmaceuticalsIHE
is up more than 15% year to date. The fund invests at least 90% of its assets in securities of the underlying index, which measures the performance of the pharmaceuticals sector of the U.S. equity market. Top holdings include Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
, Pfizer
PFE
and Merck
MRK
.
iShares MSCI ACWI ex US Health Care IndexAXHE
is up nearly 15% year to date. The fund generally invests at least 80% of its assets in securities of the MSCI All Country World ex USA Health Care index, which measures the performance of the health care sector of developed and emerging markets countries, excluding the United States.
PowerShares Dynamic PharmaceuticalsPJP
is up nearly 15% year to date. The investment seeks to replicate the Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Intellidex index, which includes companies engaged in the research, development, manufacture, sale or distribution of pharmaceuticals and drugs of all types. Top holdings include Eli Lilly
LLY
, Merck
MRK
and Amgen
AMGN
.
iShares Dow Jones US Medical DevicesIHI
is up nearly 15% year to date. The fund invests at least 90% of its assets in securities of the underlying index, which measures the performance of the medical equipment sector of the U.S. equity market. Top holdings include Medtronic
MDT
, Covidien
COV
and Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
.
iShares Nasdaq BiotechnologyIBB
is up more than 14% year to date. The fund normally invests at least 90% of its assets in securities of Nasdaq-listed companies that are classified as either biotechnology or pharmaceuticals. Top holdings include Amgen
AMGN
, Teva Pharmaceutical
TEVA
and Celgene
GELG
.
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iShares S&P Global Healthcare Sector Index FundIXJ
is up nearly 14% year to date. The fund generally invests at least 90% of its assets in securities of health care providers, biotechnology companies and manufacturers of medical supplies, advanced medical devices and pharmaceuticals. Top holdings include Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
, Pfizer
PFE
and Merck
MRK
.
Vanguard Health Care ETFVHT
is up more than 13% since the beginning of the year. The fund invests substantially all of its assets in the stocks that make up the MSCI U.S. Investable Market Health Care 25/50 Index. Top holdings include Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
, Pfizer
PFE
and Merck
MRK
.
iShares Dow Jones U.S. HealthcareIYH
is nearly 13% higher than at the beginning of year. The fund invests at least 90% of its assets in securities of health care equipment and services, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Top holdings include Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
, Pfizer
PFE
and Merck
MRK
.
Health Care Select Sector SPDRXLV
is up more than 12% year to date. The underlying index includes companies from the pharmaceuticals, health care equipment and supplies, health care providers and services, biotechnology, life sciences tools and services, and health care technology industries. Top holdings include Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
and Pfizer
PFE
.
SPDR S&P Health Care EquipmentXHE
is up about 12% since the beginning of the year. The investment seeks to replicate the performance of an index derived from the health care equipment and supplies segment of a U.S. total market composite index. Top holdings include Mako Surgical
MAKO
and NuVasive
NUVA
.
Pharmaceutical HOLDRsPPH
is up nearly 12% year to date. The trust holds shares of common stock issued by specified companies that, when initially selected, were involved in the pharmaceutical industry. Except in special circumstances, the group of companies does not change. Top holdings include Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
, Pfizer
PFE
and Merck
MRK
.
SPDR S&P PharmaceuticalsXPH
is up nearly 12% since the beginning of the year. The underlying index represents the pharmaceuticals subindustry portion of the S&P Total Market index. Top holdings include Questcor Pharmaceuticals
QCOR
, VIVUS
VVUS
and Valeant Pharmaceutical
VRX
.
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