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About VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF
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Inception date
Dec 20, 2011
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Distributes
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Tax on distributions
Qualified dividends
PPH provides exposure to the largest, US-listed multinational pharmaceutical giants in the world. The fund holds just 25 securities, including big weights in household names. Like the underlying pharmaceutical market, PPH is top heavy and has to reweight its big holdings to accommodate RIC diversification requirements, capping a single issuer to 20%. Still, it captures the space well, even after excluding Asia entirely. Overall, PPH is a great option for investors seeking exposure to big, multinational pharma companies. The index is reviewed on a semi-annual basis.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Health Technology
Distribution Services
Stocks100.00%
Health Technology85.70%
Distribution Services14.30%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.00%
Stock breakdown by region
North America100.00%
Latin America0.00%
Europe0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history