Products January 11, 2001

Cancer Fund Open for Business

November 1, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - AMIDEX Fund's Cancer Innovations & Healthcare Mutual Fund, the first index-based mutual fund focused on cancer cure companies, is open for business.
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The new fund invests in the 45 pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies that comprise the AMIDEX eMed Cancer Innovations & Healthcare Index.

The fund includes:

  • pharmaceutical giants Merck, with 4.8 % of the portfolio, Pfizer, 8.6 % and Abbott with 2.7 %,
  • biotech leaders Chiron, accounting for 3.4% of the fund and Genentech with 9.4%, and
  • medical equipment companies Beckman Coulter, with 1% of portfolio and Cytyc 1%

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