Specialty Health Category

Specialty-health portfolios focus on the medical and health-care industries. Most invest in a range of companies, buying everything from pharmaceutical and medical-device makers to HMOs, hospitals, and nursing homes. A few portfolios concentrate on just one industry segment, such as service providers or biotechnology firms.

Abbreviation: SH

Broad Asset Class: U.S. Stock

Primary Index: Standard & Poor's 500

Secondary Index: Dow Jones Health Care Sector