A New Index of Pet & Animal Care Companies - Mike Havrilla

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A New Index of Pet & Animal Care Companies
Dec 04, 2008 12:06 AM UTC

Mike Havrilla

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Symbol	Sentiment	Start	Return	Closed
PETS	n/a
XLV	n/a
MOO	n/a
NEOG	n/a
IDXX	n/a
IXJ	n/a
BCPC	n/a

Via ETF Innovators, LLP:

The accompanying table [click to enlarge] provides statistics and the top 25 rated companies in the ETF Innovators [ETFI] Global Animal Biz Index, which outpaced the overall market and benchmark ETFs such as Market Vectors Agribusiness (MOO), Healthcare Sector SPDR (XLV), and iShares S&P Global Healthcare (IXJ) over the past year. The index includes companies active in the following business segments: animal breeding, veterinary services, pet retailers, animal feeds/nutrition, and veterinary medicines/diagnostics. Some top rated companies which have U.S.-listed stocks include Neogen (NEOG), PetMed Express (PETS), Balchem (BCPC), and Idexx Labs (IDXX).

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