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What Energy Efficiency Tells Us About Healthcare
Calafia Beach Pundit • Mon, Apr 29 • 6 Comments
Obamacare Is Unhealthy For Medical Devices ETFs
Tom Lydon • Wed, Nov 14, 2012 • 3 Comments
The Changing U.S. Demographics Snapshot: Labor Supply Vs. Consumer Demand Shift
Nick Chiu • Wed, Nov 7, 2012 • 8 Comments
Presidential Election: ETFs For An Obama Or Romney Victory
Tom Lydon • Fri, Nov 2, 2012
Forget AAPL, Find Some Intuitive Surgical
Stoyan Bojinov • Tue, May 15, 2012 • 2 Comments
Is The U.S. Healthcare System An Economic Bubble?
Tim Plaehn • Tue, Apr 3, 2012 • 196 Comments
Checking Up On Healthcare ETFs: Valuations Remain Attractive
Tom Lydon • Mon, Mar 19, 2012
Comprehensive 2011 ETF Tax Efficiency Report Card
Michael Johnston • Tue, Jan 10, 2012
Top 10 Noteworthy ETF Trends Of 2011
Michael Johnston • Tue, Dec 27, 2011
Healthcare ETFs Look To Supreme Court Ruling
Tom Lydon • Wed, Nov 16, 2011
SPDR Attack: State Street Rolls Out More Sector ETFs
Michael Johnston • Thu, Sep 29, 2011 • 1 Comment
Healthcare ETFs Cling to 2011 Gains
Tom Lydon • Mon, Aug 15, 2011
How the Healthcare Sector Became Another Way to Play the Jobs Report
Stephen Simpson • Thu, Jul 28, 2011 • 2 Comments
7 Stocks Nearing 52 Week Highs: How to Successfully Trade Them
Kurtis Hemmerling • Fri, Apr 15, 2011 • 3 Comments
January ETF Roundup: Nearly Two Dozen Funds Launch During Month
Jared Cummans • Wed, Feb 2, 2011
Three New SPDR Equal-Weighted Industry ETFs Come to Market
Ron Rowland • Mon, Jan 31, 2011 • 1 Comment
State Street Launches Sector ETFs Targeting Telecom, Transportation and Healthcare Equipment
Michael Johnston • Fri, Jan 28, 2011

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What Energy Efficiency Tells Us About Healthcare
Calafia Beach Pundit • Mon, Apr 29 • 6 Comments
Obamacare Is Unhealthy For Medical Devices ETFs
Tom Lydon • Wed, Nov 14, 2012 • 3 Comments
The Changing U.S. Demographics Snapshot: Labor Supply Vs. Consumer Demand Shift
Nick Chiu • Wed, Nov 7, 2012 • 8 Comments
Presidential Election: ETFs For An Obama Or Romney Victory
Tom Lydon • Fri, Nov 2, 2012
Forget AAPL, Find Some Intuitive Surgical
Stoyan Bojinov • Tue, May 15, 2012 • 2 Comments
Is The U.S. Healthcare System An Economic Bubble?
Tim Plaehn • Tue, Apr 3, 2012 • 196 Comments
Checking Up On Healthcare ETFs: Valuations Remain Attractive
Tom Lydon • Mon, Mar 19, 2012
Comprehensive 2011 ETF Tax Efficiency Report Card
Michael Johnston • Tue, Jan 10, 2012
Top 10 Noteworthy ETF Trends Of 2011
Michael Johnston • Tue, Dec 27, 2011
Healthcare ETFs Look To Supreme Court Ruling
Tom Lydon • Wed, Nov 16, 2011
SPDR Attack: State Street Rolls Out More Sector ETFs
Michael Johnston • Thu, Sep 29, 2011 • 1 Comment
Healthcare ETFs Cling to 2011 Gains
Tom Lydon • Mon, Aug 15, 2011
How the Healthcare Sector Became Another Way to Play the Jobs Report
Stephen Simpson • Thu, Jul 28, 2011 • 2 Comments
7 Stocks Nearing 52 Week Highs: How to Successfully Trade Them
Kurtis Hemmerling • Fri, Apr 15, 2011 • 3 Comments
January ETF Roundup: Nearly Two Dozen Funds Launch During Month
Jared Cummans • Wed, Feb 2, 2011
Three New SPDR Equal-Weighted Industry ETFs Come to Market
Ron Rowland • Mon, Jan 31, 2011 • 1 Comment
State Street Launches Sector ETFs Targeting Telecom, Transportation and Healthcare Equipment
Michael Johnston • Fri, Jan 28, 2011

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XHE Description

The SPDR® S&P® Health Care Equipment ETF, before expenses, seeks to closely match the returns and characteristics of the S&P Health Care Equipment Select Industry Index (index ticker: SPSIHE). 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

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

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Friday, May 17, 8:13 AM Thomas Lee lifts his year-end S&P 500 (SPY) forecast to 1,715 from 1,580 as the bull has already outrun his expectations. His team sees clues economic performance is picking up, including the outperformance of semiconductors (XSD) vs. transports (IYT), and the steepening of the 10 year/30 year Treasury curve. Risk/reward is particularly appealing in tech (XLK), healthcare (XLV), and financials (XLF). Comment!
Thursday, May 16, 11:42 AM The Dow and S&P 500 are flat, but the Nasdaq gains 0.4% late morning behind a 12.5% jump in Cisco post-earnings and Apple bouncing from the last 2 days' drubbing, up 1.5%. Dragging the Dow is a 2.1% decline in Wal-Mart post-earnings. The notably weak sector today is the year's hottest, healthcare (XLV -0.8%). 1 Comment
Monday, May 6, 1:36 PM Merck (MRK -1.3%) gets no love today from the FDA's approval of Liptruxet late Friday, as the stock is likely dragged down with the rest of the big pharma names on the back of a CNBC report that criticizes their earnings so far. The article points to the fact that pharmaceutical companies have seen a 4.7% contraction in earnings, and a 3.2% drop in revenue this quarter. Why? Morningstar's Damien Cover says there are two primary reasons: FX impact, especially from the yen, and intensified generic competition from patent losses. Comment! [Healthcare, On the Move]
Monday, May 6, 7:27 AM The S&P 500 (SPY) is fairly valued, says Goldman, but opportunity lies in cyclicals (XLY, XLE, XLI, XLB) which are more undervalued vs. defensives (XLU, XLP, XLV, XTL) than at any time in the last 15 years. "Given the 4 P/E multiple point head start, even a slight valuation normalization should translate into outperformance of cyclicals over defensives during the next 12 months." 1 Comment
Friday, April 26, 8:34 AM The beginning of a bigger move? Two of the year's three strongest performing sectors - healthcare (XLV) and consumer staples (XLP) - are down on the week as the three weakest sectors - energy (XLE), materials (XLB), and tech (XLK) - post gains of 3%-4.5%. 2 Comments
Tuesday, April 2, 1:22 PM Already the best sector YTD, Healthcare widens its lead even further thanks to hikes in Medicaid Advantage rates. The XLV's 17.1% gain is more than 200 bps greater than 2nd place Consumer Staples (XLP), and about 700 bps better than SPY. Getting a relative drubbing are Materials (XLB) and Tech (XLK) - each up less than 4%. Comment!
Friday, March 22, 10:39 AM The health care sector (IYH, XLV) is outperforming the S&P 500 (SPY) through the year's first 11 weeks for the first time in 15 years as companies cut costs and investors bet whatever emanates from D.C. will be good for all involved. "Most of the big drug companies have experienced patent cliffs and are now repositioning themselves for growth," says one fund manager. 2 Comments [Healthcare]
Tuesday, January 8, 6:04 AM Healthcare spending rose at a record low pace of 3.9% to $2.7T in 2011 as patients continued to cut back on medical services amid the economic slump. The growth was the same as in 2010 and 2009, and well below the 8% prior to the financial crisis. However, there are signs the rise in spending could be speeding up again, with expenditure on drugs increasing by 2.9% in 2011 vs 0.4% in 2010, and on doctors' visits by 4.3%. Comment! [Healthcare]
Wednesday, January 2, 9:44 AM The Street's Adam Feuerstein makes 13 biotech stock predictions for 2013, with his number one being that the U.S. launch of Arena Pharmaceuticals' (ARNA) and Eisai's weight-loss pill Belviq "will be a major disappointment." Feuerstein also reckons that Belviq will fail to receive European approval. 17 Comments [Healthcare]
Tuesday, January 1, 6:49 AM The number of drugs that the FDA authorized in 2012 rose to 39 from 30 last year and 21 in 2010, with the figure the highest since 53 in 1996. It also includes 10 medicines with fast-track status. The increase in approvals should help offset the patent cliff, which cost major U.S. and European drug companies $31B in revenues last year. (graph of approvals) Comment! [Healthcare]
Sunday, December 9, 2012, 2:27 AM The Supreme Court will review a "pay for delay" case in which Solvay, now owned by Abbott Labs (ABT), paid three generic drug companies to up to $40M a year, including Watson (WPI), to postpone making copycat versions of Solvay's Androgel testosterone treatment. The case has industry wide ramifications, with the FTC saying the practice costs customers $3.5B a year. (previous) 1 Comment [Healthcare, Top Stories]
Monday, November 19, 2012, 10:01 AM President Obama's re-election did not, as some believe, bring an end to the battle over Obamacare, write James Capretta and Yuval Levin in the WSJ. That's because the Administration is reliant on states for two key elements of the the reform: health-insurance exchanges and expanding Medicaid. Some GOP governors have already said "they won't do the federal government's bidding." Capretta and Levin explain why they agree. Comment! [Healthcare]
Wednesday, November 14, 2012, 9:59 AM Obamacare is set to "take a toll" on medical-equipment companies due to a "stealth tax" on medical devices, says Tom Lydon of ETF Trends. A number of companies in the sector are planning pre-emptive layoffs in anticipation of the tax, including Medtronic (MDT) and St. Jude (STJ). Other companies in the field include [[J&J]], ISRG and BSX. ETFs worth watching include IYH, XLV, IHI and XHE. 6 Comments [Healthcare]
Saturday, October 6, 2012, 9:00 AM The financial (XLF) and healthcare (XLV) sectors were the big winners this week, both adding to their gains relative to the S&P YTD. Another YTD outperformer, tech (XLK) combined with energy (XLE) to be the weakest sectors this week as both Apple (post-iPhone 5) and oil (post-QE∞) can't shake their hangovers. The defensive utility area (XLU) - which had a big (and worrying to some) run from mid-Spring to mid-Summer - continues to lose ground to the broader market. 3 Comments
Tuesday, October 2, 2012, 9:58 AM Around 12M people will buy $55B worth of health coverage in 2014 via the insurance exchanges being created as part of Obamacare, PWC predicts, adding that the figures could rise to 29M people and $205B respectively by 2021. Most of the money will be new, although some will come from other parts of the market, such as from people whose employers had paid for coverage until now. 1 Comment [Healthcare]
Saturday, August 25, 2012, 10:00 AM Southern Co. (SO) and Verizon (VZ) may be the "poster children" among high dividend-payers as the quest for yield takes the utility (XLU), telecom (IXP), and consumer staples (XLP) sectors to frothy levels. The flip-side are health-care services (XHS), autos (CARZ), housing (IYR), and tech (XLK) - lower payers, but with relative valuations that have rarely been this cheap. 17 Comments [Quick Ideas]

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Supremes will finally remove Obamacare uncertainty. Massively bullish if found unconstitutional. IHI,XHE,XLV!
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Supremes will finally remove Obamacare uncertainty. Massively bullish if found unconstitutional. IHI,XHE,XLV!
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