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A Journey To Add Biotech To The Portfolio
Gregory Stuckey • Sat, May 18 • 9 Comments
Positive Prognosis For Biotech ETFs
Tom Lydon • Mon, May 13
Best And Worst ETFs And Mutual Funds: Health Care Sector
David Trainer • Thu, Apr 25 • 5 Comments
Beat Obamacare With These Biotech ETFs
David Fabian • Mon, Apr 22 • 3 Comments
Playing To The Strengths Of Biotech
Richard Cox • Sat, Apr 13 • 6 Comments
Under The Hood: An Unheralded Biotech ETF
Benzinga • Thu, Apr 11 • 1 Comment
How To Avoid The Worst Sector ETFs
David Trainer • Wed, Mar 20 • 16 Comments
Biopharmaceutical Sector Attempts Another Move To New Highs
Rod Raynovich • Wed, Feb 27
Best And Worst ETFs And Mutual Funds: Health Care Sector
David Trainer • Thu, Feb 7 • 11 Comments
Biotech Bull Market: Are ETFs Better Than Mutual Funds?
Rod Raynovich • Thu, Jan 17 • 1 Comment
8 Sector ETFs For 2013
Benzinga • Thu, Dec 20, 2012 • 5 Comments
Best And Worst ETFs And Mutual Funds: Healthcare Sector
David Trainer • Wed, Oct 24, 2012 • 5 Comments
Rating Breakdown: Best And Worst ETFs, Mutual Funds By Sector
David Trainer • Tue, Oct 23, 2012 • 5 Comments
What's The Diagnosis For These 4 Biotechnology ETFs?
Henry Swann • Tue, Oct 16, 2012 • 1 Comment
ETFs To Buy On Outcome Of Election
Lawrence Carrel • Fri, Oct 5, 2012 • 1 Comment
Biotech ETFs Are Outperforming The S&P 500
David Zanoni • Fri, Sep 21, 2012
Election Could Make Or Break Health Care ETFs
Tom Lydon • Tue, Sep 18, 2012
Biotech ETFs Cool After Strong Run
Tom Lydon • Tue, Aug 14, 2012
The Bond Message Gets Louder
Michael A. Gayed • Thu, Aug 9, 2012 • 22 Comments
Follow The Next Breakthrough Drug Makers With Biotechnology ETFs
Tom Lydon • Fri, Aug 3, 2012

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Re-Evaluating Your Healthcare Exposure: A Sector ETF Overview
Morningstar • Thu, Mar 4, 2010
Block Traders’ XBI Forecast: A Sequel
Peter F. Way • Wed, Nov 18, 2009

A Journey To Add Biotech To The Portfolio
Gregory Stuckey • Sat, May 18 • 9 Comments
Positive Prognosis For Biotech ETFs
Tom Lydon • Mon, May 13
Best And Worst ETFs And Mutual Funds: Health Care Sector
David Trainer • Thu, Apr 25 • 5 Comments
Beat Obamacare With These Biotech ETFs
David Fabian • Mon, Apr 22 • 3 Comments
Playing To The Strengths Of Biotech
Richard Cox • Sat, Apr 13 • 6 Comments
Under The Hood: An Unheralded Biotech ETF
Benzinga • Thu, Apr 11 • 1 Comment
How To Avoid The Worst Sector ETFs
David Trainer • Wed, Mar 20 • 16 Comments
Biopharmaceutical Sector Attempts Another Move To New Highs
Rod Raynovich • Wed, Feb 27
Best And Worst ETFs And Mutual Funds: Health Care Sector
David Trainer • Thu, Feb 7 • 11 Comments
Biotech Bull Market: Are ETFs Better Than Mutual Funds?
Rod Raynovich • Thu, Jan 17 • 1 Comment
8 Sector ETFs For 2013
Benzinga • Thu, Dec 20, 2012 • 5 Comments
Best And Worst ETFs And Mutual Funds: Healthcare Sector
David Trainer • Wed, Oct 24, 2012 • 5 Comments
Rating Breakdown: Best And Worst ETFs, Mutual Funds By Sector
David Trainer • Tue, Oct 23, 2012 • 5 Comments
What's The Diagnosis For These 4 Biotechnology ETFs?
Henry Swann • Tue, Oct 16, 2012 • 1 Comment
ETFs To Buy On Outcome Of Election
Lawrence Carrel • Fri, Oct 5, 2012 • 1 Comment
Biotech ETFs Are Outperforming The S&P 500
David Zanoni • Fri, Sep 21, 2012
Election Could Make Or Break Health Care ETFs
Tom Lydon • Tue, Sep 18, 2012
Biotech ETFs Cool After Strong Run
Tom Lydon • Tue, Aug 14, 2012
The Bond Message Gets Louder
Michael A. Gayed • Thu, Aug 9, 2012 • 22 Comments
Follow The Next Breakthrough Drug Makers With Biotechnology ETFs
Tom Lydon • Fri, Aug 3, 2012

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XBI vs. ETF Alternatives

XBI Description

The SPDR® S&P® Biotech ETF, before expenses, seeks to closely match the returns and characteristics of the S&P Biotechnology Select IndustryTM Index. Our approach is designed to provide portfolios with low portfolio turnover, accurate tracking, and lower costs.
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Sector: Healthcare

Country: United States

Key Info

In Your Portfolio: A Guide to Sector ETFs, A Guide to Healthcare, Pharma and Biotech ETFs
Asset Class Performance: Sectors

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Thursday, May 16, 1:49 PM Biotech names are weak today on the back of several ASCO data presentation releases: REGN -2.3%, ALXN -4.2%, VRTX -2.3%, CELG -4.5%, ARRY -2.2%, AMGN -1.4%. 1 Comment [Healthcare, On the Move]
Thursday, March 28, 4:24 PM Biotech ETFs close at or near all-time highs as heavyweights Amgen (AMGN +2.4%), Biogen (BIIB +5.2%), Celgene (CELG +2.4%) and Gilead Sciences (GILD +2.5%) make new 52-week highs going into the holiday weekend. 1 Comment [Healthcare]
Monday, May 14, 2012, 11:45 AM Biotech ETFs are near all-time highs despite overall market weakness, due to successful trials - e.g. for Vertex's (VRTX) cystic fibrosis treatment - and because some investors are betting on deals occurring. One ETF that is doing particularly well this year is iShares Nasdaq Biotech (IBB). Others include XBI, FBT and BBH. 6 Comments [Healthcare]
Monday, March 12, 2012, 12:07 PM Shares of Anthera Pharmaceuticals (ANTH -52.1%) can't stop the freefall that was triggered by Friday's announcement that it's canceling its late-stage trial of its experimental treatment for heart disease. Adam Feuerstein eyes the recent carnage with a number of biotech names to conclude that "fail" is now re-entering the lexicon of investors in the sector. Comment! [On the Move, Healthcare, Quick Ideas]
Wednesday, September 7, 2011, 11:36 AM The biotech industry looks ripe for more gains after posting a second consecutive year of profits and seeing M&A activity heat up, says Karvy Global Services. Crunching the numbers reveals 8 stocks with implied upside potential based on quarterly results and analyst recommendations. Picks: HITK, CELG, DNDN, WX, TEVA, ILMN, CRL, BIIB. Comment! [Quick Ideas]
Thursday, August 4, 2011, 4:05 PM Dendreon (DNDN -67.4%) takes down an entire industry, with the Amex Biotech index falling an astonishing 10.4%. "Biotech risk takers burned on this one might be less risk tolerant going forward," one analyst explains. "The biotech group does work like that, especially for product failures." IBB -7.9%. XBI -9.8%. Comment! [Healthcare, On the Move, Top Stories]
Monday, March 7, 2011, 7:43 AM Sanofi (SNY) extends its offer for the outstanding shares of Genzyme (GENZ) to April 1 from March 16. Meanwhile, other biotech firms focused on rare diseases say the Sanofi-Genzyme deal puts many peers into play as takeover targets. Comment!
Saturday, October 30, 2010, 4:58 PM In a major policy reversal, the DoJ filed an amicus brief late yesterday saying human DNA and other genes shouldn't be eligible for patents. It's unclear whether the Patent Office will adopt the position, which could potentially force some biotech firms to change the way they develop drugs.
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AaronJackson
Charts of interest 4/4: http://bit.ly/ZCyeWt $NKE $XBI $XHB $JCP
Apr 4, 7:02 PM
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Returning Upgrades (3/28/13): $TRN, $TRV, $UNP, $VDE, $WAB, $WHR, $WLL, $XBI, $XLE
Apr 1, 9:12 AM
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O. Young Kwon
TANER Rotation Model [TRM] Momentum 12/31/2012 (Monday) (1-2-3) SPDR Biotech ETF ($XBI) <c>
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TANER Rotation Model [TRM] Momentum 12/17/2012 (Monday): (2-3) <$ITM $XBI $SLV) Market Vectors Municipals ETF ($ITM)
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TANER Rotation Model [TRM] Momentum 10/30/2012 (Tuesday): (1) <ELD KIE VEA XBI XME> Wisdom Tree Emerging Market Local Deb ETF (ELD) <c>
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TANER Rotation Model [TRM] Momentum 9/4/2012 (Tuesday) (1-3) I Shares 1-3 Year Credit Bonds (ELD) SPDR Biotech (XBI) I Shares Silver (SLV)<c
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XBI may be ready to breakout?
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O. Young Kwon
Sold iShares Biotech (XBI), taking a 2.0% profit (77 days) to save cash.. yk
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Bought SPDR Biotech (XBI) which has TM (Sector Rotation). yk
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XBI index up 2.36% today. JP Morgan Biotech Conference this week. Look for small cap biotech stocks to move.
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