Topic: How To Invest

Q: Pat, I have a question for you: what is the Inner Circle’s thinking on Harvest Healthcare Leaders Income ETF and its very high yield? Thank you.

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A: Harvest Healthcare Leaders Income ETF, $8.29, symbol HHL on Toronto, (Units outstanding: 116.0 million; Market cap: $961.6 million; www.harvestportfolios.com), holds a portfolio of 20 large-cap global healthcare companies, selected by the fund’s manager for their potential to provide attractive monthly income and long-term growth. The ETF holds mostly attractive stocks with sound long-term prospects. Holdings include Pfizer, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Merck, AstraZeneca, Anthem, Eli Lilly, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Novartis AG, HCA Healthcare and Agilent. However, the fund allocates an equal weight to every stock. Rebalancing takes place periodically when stocks that have gone up in price; they are then reduced in weight. The fund uses the proceeds to buy more of the stocks that have dropped. This means the ETF buys cheaper stocks and sells more expensive stocks. The managers believe this strategy reduces the risk of exposure to a single investment by selling shares that may rise to unsustainable heights before collapsing. However, it has a number of negatives for investors. The…