Topic: How To Invest

Q: Pat, I notice a lot of healthcare/pharma stocks in your newsletters. What do you think of this ETF? Thanks.

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A: The Invesco S&P SmallCap Health Care ETF, $45.92, symbol PSCH on Nasdaq (Units outstanding: 4.4 million; Market cap: $200.2 million; www.invesco.com), invests in smaller U.S. firms involved in the health-care industry. They operate in areas such as biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical technology, medical supplies, and medical facilities. In 2018, the ETF changed its name from the PowerShares S&P SmallCap Health Care ETF, after Invesco bought the ETF business of Guggenheim Investments. The fund tracks the S&P SmallCap 600 Capped Healthcare Index. The ETF, however, holds just 69 stocks. Among those firms, its top holdings are Ensign Group (6.0%), Glaukos Corp. (4.9%), Organon & Co. (4.1%), Merit Medical Systems (4.0%), Krystal Biotech (3.6%), Alkermes plc (3.4%), RadNet Inc. (3.1%), Integer Holdings Corp. (3.1%), Select Medical Holdings (2.7%), and Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc. (2.6%). The segment exposure for investors is spread across the health care industry: Health Care Equipment & Supplies, 30.1%; Health Care Providers & Services, 29.5%; Biotechnology, 17.9%; Pharmaceuticals, 16.9%; Life Sciences Tools…