Cigna, Express Shares Deal is Not Enough for Healthcare ETFs
Cigna Group (NYSE: CI) agreed to acquire Express Scripts Holdings (NasdaqGS: ESRX), but healthcare sector-specific exchange traded funds remain relatively muted. For…
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5 Mistakes to Avoid With Your ETF Portfolio
As more and more investors adopt exchange-traded funds in their portfolios, it is becoming increasingly important to understand the opportunities and risks…
Healthcare Dip Could be a Buying Opportunity
The Health Care Select Sector SPDR (NYSEArca: XLV), the largest exchange traded fund dedicated to the S&P 500’s third-largest sector weight, tumbled…
Adding Some Juice to the Healthcare Trade
Aggressive traders looking to add some excitement and, potentially increased short-term returns, to the healthcare trade have some ideas to consider including…
An Equal Weight Approach to ETF Investing
By Marc Odo, Swan Global Investments In a recent blog post, we made the case for equally weighting the various SPDR sector ETFs to gain our…
Checking Up on Health Care ETFs Ahead of 2018
By Lindsey Bell, CFRA Equity Strategist Health care stocks have fallen out of favor as the rotation out of 2017 winners and into…
Why Healthcare Sector is a Great November Play
It is already the second-best sector this year behind technology, but the healthcare sector has a penchant for performing well in November.…
Traders Getting Bullish on Big Healthcare ETF
The Health Care Select Sector SPDR (NYSEArca: XLV), the largest healthcare ETF, is up nearly 21% year-to-date and some traders are betting…
Healthcare Sector ETFs Pop on Earnings Support
Healthcare sector ETFs were in good shape Tuesday after UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) revealed strong third…
A Positive Prognosis for Healthcare ETFs
The Health Care Select Sector SPDR (NYSEArca: XLV), the largest healthcare exchange traded fund, is up nearly 3% over the past week…
How Sector ETF Investors Performed in the Historically Weak Summer Period
In the traditional slow period of the year, many investors have engaged in the time-honored tradition of “Sell in May,” capitalizing on…
Reconfigure Healthcare Exposure With Smart Beta ETFs
The equal-weight methodology is one of the oldest iterations of alternative indexing and can even be considered a forefather of smart beta.…
Don’t Overlook Contributions of Healthcare ETFs
With U.S. stocks continuing to grind higher, technology and Internet names continue grabbing plenty of attention, but investors should overlook the contributions…
Financials Struggle to Hold Second Spot in S&P 500
Technology is the largest sector weight in the S&P 500 at just over 23%, but the real tussle for notoriety in the…