Looking for broad exposure to the Healthcare - Pharma segment of the equity market? You should consider the iShares U.S. Pharmaceuticals ETF (IHE), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on May 1, 2006.
The iShares U.S. Pharmaceuticals ETF (NYSEARCA:IHE) is the rare fund that has spent the past year being publicly threatened by the President of the United States and quietly outperforming nearly every healthcare benchmark anyway.
The healthcare sector is undervalued based on historical averages, especially the healthcare equipment industry. iShares U.S. Pharmaceuticals ETF offers cap-weighted exposure to U.S. pharma, with 44% in Eli Lilly and Johnson & Johnson. Recent outperformance is notable: IHE is 27% ahead of XLV over the past 12 months.
The iShares U.S. Pharmaceuticals ETF (IHE) was launched on May 1, 2006, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Healthcare - Pharma segment of the equity market.
Designed to provide broad exposure to the Healthcare - Pharma segment of the equity market, the iShares U.S. Pharmaceuticals ETF (IHE) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on May 1, 2006.
The iShares U.S. Pharmaceuticals ETF is led by Johnson & Johnson and Eli Lilly, two stocks whose earnings per share has nearly doubled over the last twelve months. Also in IHE's top ten holdings list are lower-growth but cheaper stocks like Pfizer. Overall, this balance results in a portfolio with very appealing growth-at-a-reasonable-price statistics. My calculations show that IHE's one-year estimated EPS growth rate is an exceptional 19.07%, while its forward P/E ratio sits at just 15.69x.
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Looking for broad exposure to the Healthcare - Pharma segment of the equity market? You should consider the iShares U.S. Pharmaceuticals ETF (IHE), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on May 1, 2006.
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