The drug business is good, even forinvestors. (Photo: Getty)

(Bloomberg) –A boom in major U.S. pharmaceutical stocks iscreating a swarm of activity around an exchange-traded fundtracking the massive drugmakers.

The $8.2 billion Vanguard Health Care ETF, known by its tickerVHT, had 1.6 million shares worth $272 million trade Monday, recordone-day turnover for the fund. It also hasn't seen a day ofoutflows in August, with $145 million of net inflows putting theETF on track for its best month since June 2017.

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