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Healthcare
This sector includes biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, research services, home healthcare, hospitals, long-term-care facilities, and medical equipment and supplies. Also include pharmaceutical retailers and companies which provide health information services. Companies in this sector include AstraZeneca, Pfizer, and Roche Holding, Walgreens Boots Alliance, and Cerner Corp.
Market Cap
6.488T
Market Weight
9.49%
Industries
11
Companies
1208
Healthcare S&P 500 ^GSPC
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DELL

Day Return

Sector
1.02%
S&P 500
0.54%

YTD Return

Sector
2.50%
S&P 500
26.87%

1-Year Return

Sector
6.24%
S&P 500
30.91%

3-Year Return

Sector
1.88%
S&P 500
28.42%

5-Year Return

Sector
44.35%
S&P 500
90.98%

Note: Sector performance is calculated based on the previous closing price of all sector constituents

Industries in This Sector

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IndustryMarket WeightYTD Return
All Industries
100.00%
2.50%
Drug Manufacturers - General
33.38%
5.95%
Medical Devices
13.00%
4.87%
Healthcare Plans
12.17%
-13.03%
Biotechnology
11.45%
-4.32%
Diagnostics & Research
11.12%
-0.27%
Medical Instruments & Supplies
8.11%
25.60%
Medical Care Facilities
2.93%
10.64%
Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic
2.91%
-0.45%
Medical Distribution
2.48%
13.33%
Health Information Services
2.32%
17.09%
Pharmaceutical Retailers
0.14%
-61.19%

Note: Percentage % data on heatmap indicates Day Return

Largest Companies in This Sector

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Name
Last Price
1Y Target Est.
Market Weight
Market Cap
Day Change %
YTD Return
Avg. Analyst Rating
782.35 999.43 11.02% 703.58B -1.72% +34.21%
Buy
515.76 625.10 7.44% 474.646B -3.33% -2.03%
Buy
146.24 175.98 5.52% 352.09B -0.27% -6.70%
Buy
173.19 208.90 4.80% 306.051B -0.68% +11.76%
Buy
101.25 133.43 4.01% 256.126B +1.50% -7.13%
Buy
525.00 657.43 3.15% 200.812B -1.75% -1.09%
Buy
113.86 130.24 3.09% 197.486B -0.25% +3.44%
Buy
544.72 539.24 3.04% 194.018B +0.21% +61.47%
Buy
234.50 288.34 2.65% 169.373B -0.38% +1.37%
Buy
274.06 335.10 2.31% 147.316B +0.24% -4.85%
Buy

Investing in the Healthcare Sector

Start Investing in the Healthcare Sector Through These ETFs and Mutual Funds

ETF Opportunities

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Name
Last Price
Net Assets
Expense Ratio
YTD Return
141.01 39.535B 0.09% +3.39%
260.71 20.562B 0.10% +3.99%
94.20 7.257B 0.35% +5.50%
137.67 6.968B 0.45% +1.34%
60.06 4.768B 0.40% +11.28%

Mutual Fund Opportunities

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Name
Last Price
Net Assets
Expense Ratio
YTD Return
209.51 44.838B 0.30% +0.19%
88.37 44.838B 0.30% +0.23%
130.42 20.562B 0.10% +3.99%
94.37 14.602B 0.80% +7.09%
94.02 14.602B 0.80% +6.96%

Healthcare Research

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Discover the Latest Analyst and Technical Research for This Sector

  • Analyst Report: Centene Corporation

    Centene is a managed care organization focused on government-sponsored healthcare plans, including Medicaid, Medicare, and the individual exchanges. Centene served 24 million medical members as of September, mostly in Medicaid (about 60% of membership), the individual exchanges (about 20%), and Medicare Advantage (about 5%). The company also serves traditional Medicare users with its Medicare Part D pharmaceutical program and has a military contract.

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  • Daily – Vickers Top Buyers & Sellers for 12/12/2024

    The Vickers Top Buyers & Sellers is a daily report that identifies the five companies the largest insider purchase transactions based on the dollar value of the transactions as well as the five companies the largest insider sales transactions based on the dollar value of the transactions.

     
  • Daily – Vickers Top Insider Picks for 12/12/2024

    The Vickers Top Insider Picks is a daily report that utilizes a proprietary algorithm to identify 25 companies with compelling insider purchase histories based on transactions over the past three months.

     
  • Analyst Report: Veeva Systems Inc.

    Veeva is the global leading supplier of cloud-based software solutions for the life sciences industry. The company’s best-of-breed offerings address operating and regulatory requirements for customers ranging from small, emerging biotechnology companies to departments of global pharmaceutical manufacturers. The company leverages its domain expertise to improve the efficiency and compliance of the underserved life sciences industry, displacing large, highly customized and dated enterprise resource planning systems that have limited flexibility. Its two main products are Veeva CRM, a customer relationship management platform for companies with a salesforce, and Veeva Vault, a content management platform that tackles various functions within any life sciences company.

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