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  • ETF
  • PPH
    Pricing Data
    $61.53
    Change: $1.32 (0.02%)
    Time: 11/15/19
    Previous Close: $60.21
  • Category
  • Health & Biotech Equities
  • ESG Score
Last Updated:

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Vitals

Trading Data

Open: - Volume -
Day Lo - Day Hi -
  • 52 Week Lo: $51.35
  • 52 Week Hi: $61.65
  • AUM: $177.6 M
  • Shares: 2.9 M

Investment Themes

Historical Trading Data

  • 1 Month Avg. Volume: 47,104
  • 3 Month Avg. Volume: 64,600

Alternative ETFs in the Health & Biotech Equities Category

Type Ticker Expense Ratio Assets Avg. Daily Vol YTD Return
Cheapest FHLC 0.08% $1,557.6 M 132,632 14.90%
Largest (AUM) XLV 0.13% $18,481.6 M 8,607,676 14.03%
Most Liquid (Volume) XLV 0.13% $18,481.6 M 8,607,676 14.03%
Top YTD Performer ARKG 0.75% $425.0 M 94,905 32.24%

Analyst Report

This ETF is one of several options for achieving exposure to the pharma industry, a corner of the health care market that is capable of delivering big returns but that also comes with some unique risk factors. Given this investment objective, PPH is probably more useful for those looking to achieve tactical exposure to this specific corner of the market; the appeal to buy-and-holders will be limited since many of the components are included in more broad-based funds. A couple aspects of PPH are noteworthy. First, though PPH is now structured as a true ETF, it used to be one of the HOLDRS products offered by Merrill Lynch. Some of the concentration that was characteristic of those products remains in PPH; the portfolio is relatively shallow and concentration in the top allocations is significant. Further, PPH includes only U.S. stocks, meaning that some of the biggest players in the pharmaceutical industry are excluded from the underlying portfolio. PPH is a decent option for pharma exposure, but there are probably some better ETFs out there for tapping into this segment of the market. IHE offers better depth of holdings, while DRGS may be appealing to those looking to achieve truly global exposure.

Realtime Rating

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Realtime Rating Summary

The adjacent table gives investors an individual Realtime Rating for PPH on several different metrics, including liquidity, expenses, performance, volatility, dividend, concentration of holdings in addition to an overall rating. The "A+ Metric Rated ETF" field, available to ETFdb Pro members, shows the ETF in the Health & Biotech Equities with the highest Metric Realtime Rating for each individual field. To view all of this data, sign up for a free 14-day trial for ETFdb Pro. To view information on how the ETFdb Realtime Ratings work, click here.

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PPH Overall Realtime Rating:

A+ Overall Rated ETF:

Metric Metric Realtime Rating A+ Metric Rated ETF
Liquidity A- n/a
Expenses A- n/a
Performance
Volatility
Dividend
Concentration

PPH In-Depth Analysis

The following tables and charts contain in-depth metrics for this ETF and compare it to similar peer ETFs within its ETFdb.com Category.

PPH Holdings

Filings Data as of: Nov 15, 2019

All 26 Holdings

Concentration Analysis

This section compares how balanced and deep this ETF is relative to the peer group ETFdb.com Category.

Number of Holdings
Rank: 40 of 40
26
Category Low PPH (26)
Category High VHT (379)
% Assets in Top 10
Rank: 30 of 40
51.04%
Category Low HTEC (17.38%)
Category High IHE (77.19%)
% Assets in Top 15
Rank: 7 of 40
73.59%
Category Low HTEC (25.18%)
Category High IHE (88.35%)
% Assets in Top 50
Rank: 9 of 40
100.00%
Category Low BTEC (68.13%)
Category High CNCR (100.00%)

Asset Allocation

Asset Percentage
Common equity 99.97%
ETF Cash Component 0.03%

Sector Breakdown

Sector Percentage
Healthcare 92.74%
Other 7.24%
ETF Cash Component 0.03%

Market Cap Breakdown

Market Cap Percentage
Large cap 73.22%
Mid cap 25.0%
Small cap 1.28%
Micro cap 0.47%
ETF Cash Component 0.03%

Region Breakdown

Region Percentage
North America 58.2%
Europe 32.29%
Asia-Pacific 4.96%
Middle East 4.51%
ETF Cash Component 0.03%

Market Tier Breakdown

Region Percentage
United States 53.86%
Developed Markets (ex-US) 46.11%
ETF Cash Component 0.03%

Country Breakdown

Country Percentage
United States 53.86%
United Kingdom 13.58%
Denmark 5.31%
France 4.99%
Japan 4.96%
Switzerland 4.77%
Israel 4.51%
Canada 4.34%
Ireland 3.65%
ETF Cash Component 0.03%

PPH Expenses & Fees

This section compares the cost efficiency of this ETF to peers in the same ETFdb.com Category.

Expenses Ratio Analysis

ETF Average
0.542%
ETF Wtd. Average
0.20%
Category Average
0.47%
Expense Ratio
Rank: 13 of 40
0.36%
Category Low FHLC (0.08%)
Category High BBP (0.79%)

Commission Free Trading

This ETF is not currently available for commission free trading on any platforms.

Category Commission Free Trading

There are 11 other ETFs in the Health & Biotech Equities ETFdb.com Category that are also eligible for commission free trading:

PPH ESG Themes and Scores
  • 6.01/10
    ESG Score
  • 65.35%
    ESG Score Global Percentile (%)
  • 82.7%
    ESG Score Peer Percentile (%)
  • ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE
    Environmental Scores
    • Revenue Exposure to Environmental Impact (%)

      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    • Severe Environment Controversies (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    • Sustainable Impact Solutions (%)
      12.64%

      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Carbon Intensity
    • Weighted Average Carbon Intensity (Tons of CO2e / $M Sales)
      30.81

      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Fossil Fuel Reserves
    • Fossil Fuel Reserves (%)

      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • High Impact Fossil Fuel Reserves (%)

      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Water Stress
    • Water Stress High Risk Business Segment (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    • Water Stress High Risk Geography (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    • Water Stress Exposure Moderate (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    • Water Stress Exposure High (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    • Water Stress Exposure Low (%)

      Higher improves ESG score
    Energy Efficiency
    • Revenue Exposure to Energy Efficiency (%)

      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Alternative Energy
    • Revenue Exposure to Alternative Energy (%)

      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Green Building
    • Revenue Exposure to Green Building (%)

      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Pollution Prevention
    • Revenue Exposure to Pollution Prevention (%)

      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Water Sustainability
    • Revenue Exposure to Water Sustainability (%)

      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
  • SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE
    Social Scores
    • Revenue Exposure to Social Impact (%)

      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    • Sustainable Impact Solutions (%)
      12.64%

      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    • SRI Exclusion Criteria (%)
      0.0%

      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Affordable Real Estate
    • Revenue Exposure to Affordable Real Estate (%)

      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Education
    • Revenue Exposure to Education (%)

      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Major Disease Treatment
    • Revenue Exposure to Major Disease Treatment (%)

      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Healthy Nutrition
    • Revenue Exposure to Nutrition (%)

      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Global Sanitation
    • Revenue Exposure to Sanitation (%)

      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    SME Finance
    • Revenue Exposure to SME Finance (%)

      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Human Rights Violations
    • Human Rights Norms Violation (%)

      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Human Rights Norms Violation OR Watch List (%)

      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Severe Human Rights Controversies (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    Labor Rights Violations
    • Labor Norms Violation (%)

      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Labor Norms Violation OR Watch List (%)

      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Severe Labor Controversies (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    Customer Controversies
    • Severe Customer Controversies (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    UN Principles Violations
    • Global Compact Compliance Violation (%)

      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Global Compact Compliance Violation OR Watch List (%)

      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Catholic Values
    • Catholic Values Fail (%)

      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Sharia Compliant Investing
    • Islamic Non-Compliant (%)

      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Adult Entertainment
    • Adult Entertainment Involvement (%)

      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Alcohol
    • Alcohol Involvement (%)

      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Gambling
    • Gambling Involvement (%)

      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Nuclear Power
    • Nuclear Power Involvement (%)

      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Tobacco
    • Tobacco Involvement (%)

      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Weapons Involvement
    • Weapons Involvement (%)

      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Controversies Weapons Involvement (%)

      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Firearms
    • Civilian Firearms Involvement (%)

      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Civilian Firearms Retailer (%)

      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Civilian Firearms Producer (%)

      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Predatory Lending
    • Direct Predatory Lending Involvement (%)

      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    GMO Involvement
    • Genetic Engineering Involvement (%)

      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
  • RESPONSIBLE GOVERNANCE
    Responsible Governance Score
    • Severe Governance Controversies (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    Board Flag
    • Board Flag (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    Board Independence
    • Lack of Independent Board Majority (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    • Board Independence (0-25%) (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    • Board Independence (25-50%) (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    • Board Independence (50-75%) (%)

      Higher improves ESG score
    • Board Independence (75-100%) (%)

      Higher improves ESG score
    Board Diversity
    • No Female Directors (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    • Three OR More Female Directors (%)

      Higher improves ESG score
    • Females Represent 30% of Directors (%)

      Higher improves ESG score
    Entrenched Board
    • Entrenched Board (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    Overboarding
    • Overboarding (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    Shareholder Rights
    • Negative Director Votes (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    • Ownership AND Control Flag (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    • One Share One Vote (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    • No Annual Director Elections (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    • Does Not Use Majority Voting (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    • Significant Votes Against Pay Practices (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    Fund Ownership
    • Controlling Shareholder (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    • Controlling Shareholder Concerns (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    • Cross Shareholdings (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    Poison Pill
    • Poison Pill (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    Executive Compensation
    • Pay Flag (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    • No Pay Performance Link (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    • Lack of Internal Pay Equity (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    • Executive Pay Non-Disclosure (%)

      Lower improves ESG score
    Accounting Flags
    • Accounting Flag (%)

      Lower improves ESG score

PPH Performance

This section shows how this ETF has performed relative to its peer group ETFdb.com Category.

1 Week Return
Rank: 11 of 40
2.96%
Category Low CHNA (-2.62%)
Category High IHI (3.52%)
4 Week Return
Rank: 20 of 40
7.20%
Category Low PSCH (2.44%)
Category High CNCR (14.40%)
13 Week Return
Rank: 5 of 40
10.06%
Category Low PTH (-3.23%)
Category High CHNA (14.30%)
26 Week Return
Rank: 19 of 38
8.49%
Category Low XPH (-0.81%)
Category High IHI (16.70%)
Year to Date Return
Rank: 23 of 36
14.15%
Category Low PJP (-1.84%)
Category High ARKG (32.24%)
1 Year Return
Rank: 31 of 36
1.24%
Category Low PJP (-9.66%)
Category High IHI (23.27%)
3 Year Return
Rank: 24 of 32
20.19%
Category Low CNCR (-14.46%)
Category High IHI (96.47%)
5 Year Return
Rank: 21 of 23
6.08%
Category Low XPH (-22.65%)
Category High IHI (142.38%)

PPH Fund Flows

This section compares the fund flows of this ETF to peers in the same ETFdb.com Category.

1 Week Fund Flow
Rank: N/A
No Ranking Available
Category Low FBT (‑$27.0 M)
Category High XBI ($228.8 M)
4 Week Fund Flow
Rank: 21 of 25
‑$17.6 M
Category Low IBB (‑$135.3 M)
Category High XBI ($69.1 M)
13 Week Fund Flow
Rank: 4 of 35
$1.5 M
Category Low FBT (‑$1,055.3 M)
Category High IHI ($400.8 M)
26 Week Fund Flow
Rank: 21 of 39
‑$9.9 M
Category Low XLV (‑$1,324.2 M)
Category High IHI ($601.2 M)
Year to Date Fund Flow
Rank: 26 of 39
‑$74.5 M
Category Low XLV (‑$1,580.8 M)
Category High IHI ($938.0 M)
1 Year Fund Flow
Rank: 26 of 39
‑$91.8 M
Category Low IBB (‑$1,472.3 M)
Category High IHI ($838.6 M)
3 Year Fund Flow
Rank: 34 of 40
‑$148.5 M
Category Low PJP (‑$603.6 M)
Category High IBB ($16,451.5 M)
5 Year Fund Flow
Rank: 33 of 40
‑$172.5 M
Category Low FXH (‑$1,159.1 M)
Category High IBB ($18,932.8 M)

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Charts

The following charts can be customized to display historical performance in a number of different formats, including line charts, bar charts, and candlesticks. Time periods can be adjusted to increase or decrease the period shown, ranging from five minutes to several months.

The following chart also includes the option to compare the performance of PPH relative to other ETFs and benchmarks or to include indicators such as Bollinger Bands, relative strength, and moving averages.

PPH Valuation

This section shows how the P/E multiple of this ETF compares to the peer group ETFdb.com Category.

P/E Ratio
Rank: 24 of 34
25.27
Category Low GNOM (-16.24)
Category High PTH (495.74)

PPH Dividend

This section shows how the dividend yield of this ETF compares to the peer group ETFdb.com Category.

Dividend
$0.29
Dividend Date
2019-10-01
Annual Dividend Rate
$1.17
Annual Dividend Yield
Rank: 9 of 27
1.94%
Category Low KMED (0.01%)
Category High BBH (4.21%)

PPH Technicals

Volatility Analysis

This section shows how the volatility of this ETF compares to the peer group ETFdb.com Category.

5 Day Volatility
Rank: 26 of 40
61.79%
Category Low CHNA (5.44%)
Category High RYH (131.79%)
20 Day Volatility
Rank: 27 of 40
12.29%
Category Low IXJ (8.48%)
Category High FTXH (22.86%)
50 Day Volatility
Rank: 30 of 40
13.33%
Category Low IXJ (11.30%)
Category High BBC (29.12%)
200 Day Volatility
Rank: 28 of 40
15.14%
Category Low IXJ (12.51%)
Category High BBC (28.47%)
Beta
Rank: 29 of 40
0.96
Category Low SLIM (0.78)
Category High GNOM (2.27)
Standard Deviation
Rank: 25 of 36
1.73%
Category Low IEIH (0.74%)
Category High IHI (16.50%)

Technicals

  • 20 Day MA: $59.18
  • 60 Day MA: $57.42
  • MACD 15 Period: 1.86
  • MACD 100 Period: 4.22
  • Williams % Range 10 Day: 3.64
  • Williams % Range 20 Day: 2.41
  • RSI 10 Day: 75
  • RSI 20 Day: 69
  • RSI 30 Day: 64
  • Ultimate Oscillator: 66

Bollinger Brands

  • Lower Bollinger (10 Day): $58.46
  • Upper Bollinger (10 Day): $61.18
  • Lower Bollinger (20 Day): $57.11
  • Upper Bollinger (20 Day): $61.18
  • Lower Bollinger (30 Day): $54.89
  • Upper Bollinger (30 Day): $61.51

Support & Resistance

  • Support Level 1: $60.81
  • Support Level 2: $60.08
  • Resistance Level 1: $61.95
  • Resistance Level 2: $62.36

Stochastic

  • Stochastic Oscillator %D (1 Day): 68.40
  • Stochastic Oscillator %D (5 Day): 80.61
  • Stochastic Oscillator %K (1 Day): 58.89
  • Stochastic Oscillator %K (5 Day): 70.15

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