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Health care

Tracked by XLV
170.70
+0.83 (+0.49%)
Closing price for Sep 25, 2026 from Polygon.io

Health care covers pharmaceutical and biotech companies, makers of medical devices and equipment, health insurers and hospital operators. Demand for health care does not fall much in recessions, so the sector is often treated as defensive. Individual drug companies can still move sharply on trial results and regulatory decisions.

Large companies in this sector

CompanyLastChange% changeMarket valueP/E
Eli LillyLLY 1,183.46 +1.57 +0.13%
UnitedHealth GroupUNH 376.59 +1.58 +0.42%
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ 271.22 +0.54 +0.20%
AbbVieABBV 264.34 -0.78 -0.29%
MerckMRK 148.78 +0.80 +0.54%
Thermo Fisher ScientificTMO 675.00 -3.39 -0.50%
Abbott LaboratoriesABT 101.29 +0.22 +0.22%
Intuitive SurgicalISRG 405.18 +5.66 +1.42%
AmgenAMGN 414.61 +8.57 +2.11%
DanaherDHR 224.49 +0.72 +0.32%
PfizerPFE 28.67 +0.26 +0.92%
Boston ScientificBSX 43.92 -0.76 -1.70%
Gilead SciencesGILD 150.93 +1.24 +0.83%
CVS HealthCVS 89.13 +4.08 +4.80%

A hand-picked list of the largest companies in the sector, sorted by market value, not the fund's full holdings. Closing price for Sep 25, 2026 from Polygon.io. Market values from Nasdaq. P/E uses diluted earnings per share for each company's last full fiscal year, from SEC filings.

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