BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY ETF
Exchange-traded fund investing particularly in companies that produce innovative products and services from combined biology and technology. Most of the products and services from biotechnology firms are categorized in healthcare, but these may also be addressed at agriculture and the environment. A large portion of the fund is comprised to companies engaged into developing drugs to cure several ailments.
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