XHS News and Press, SPDR S&P Health Care Services From 06/25/22

The first five months of the year marked the worst start for the S&P 500 since 1970 ― and the sixth worst back to 1928. Stock valuations have come down, but company earnings remain solid. Earnings will slow, but 20% is hard to imagine, even in a recession. For fur...

SPDR S&P Healthcare Services ETF (XHS) - $0.0421. 30-Day SEC Yield of 0.21% as of June 16. Payable Jun 24; for shareholders of record Jun 22; ex-div Jun 21. For further details see: SPDR S&P Healthcare Services ETF declares quarterly distribution of $0.0421

How similar will the next three or five years look from the years that immediately preceded the pandemic? And what are the implications for us as global equity investors? We don’t expect anything like the hyperinflation and stagflation we experienced in the 1970s; our outlook s...

agilon health went public in April 2021, raising approximately $1 billion in an IPO. The firm provides health care services to Medicare Advantage patients in the United States. AGL has laid the foundation for further growth and potential profitability, so I'll wait and see if they...

NRC is a small healthcare research and analytics company with a history of measured, profitable growth. However, the share price has not had the same upward trajectory as growth slowly wanes. Any meaningful growth catalyst may offer significant upside, with the underlying business...

With the world facing inflationary and geopolitical hurdles, economic growth is poised to slow. Shares across sectors have been hit hard. Investors in growth stocks must identify companies with the right features to overcome headwinds to earnings. For further details see: ...

Healthcare, Staples, and Utilities continue to outperform as selling intensifies in the growth style. Investor positioning is still light in the space – even after a year of alpha. While absolute valuations have turned somewhat pricey, the defensive supersector shows decent...

agilon health is one of the "new" healthcare plays which went public last year employing innovative and ethical business models. This is to be applauded, but while topline traction is solid, losses are huge and are reverting for the worse in 2021. Despite a significant pullback fr...

During the last Fed rate raising cycle, it took the Federal Reserve five years to raise the fed funds rate to 2.50%. The Fed kept rates far too low for far too long and now we are dealing with the consequences. Both fiscal and monetary policy have been highly inflationary, and we are ...

Typically, we look at net new highs as a way to confirm moves in the broader market. At the high last Wednesday, over 90% of S&P 500’s new highs came from defensive sectors. In other words, defensives have been a notable pocket of strength recently. For further de...