This tracks how US Health Care is performing against the S&P 500: the relative-strength read traders use to find sectors gaining momentum and the strongest stocks within them. Look for three things: whether it is gaining or losing ground on the index, whether the move is broad or led by a few large names, and which stocks lead on relative strength.
Current read · as at 3 July 2026
US Health Care is outperforming the S&P 500 and still gaining ground (the leading zone of the rotation chart). It is up 10.9% over the past month and 11.5% year to date. 17 of 20 stocks are above their 50-day average, with broad participation across the sector. On 3-month relative strength, UNH.US, CVS.US and NVO.US lead the sector.
Relative strength is measured against S&P 500, centred at 100. Above 100 means it outpaced the benchmark.
Performance charts
Rebased to 100 vs S&P 500
End of day
Equal-weight tracks the typical stock (sector breadth); Cap-weight is driven by the largest names. The gap between them shows how broad the move is.
US Health Care vs S&P 500
Rising = outperforming
100 = matches benchmark. Above = outpacing it; below = lagging.
Equal-weight minus cap-weight
Participation, not a forecast
Above zero = broad participation (typical stock leading the largest names); below zero = narrow, megacap-driven.
What's underneath the leaders
End of day
Latest-day drivers
- AZN.US+6.14%+0.31%
- VRTX.US+6.03%+0.30%
- ISRG.US+5.87%+0.29%
Top 3 account for 26% of the total move.
Contribution is each holding's weight times its one-day move.
Emerging leaders (3-month rank)
- 1UNH.US+17
- 2CVS.US+11
- 3NVO.US+17
- 4LLY.US+11
- 5VRTX.US+5
Rank 1 = strongest 3-month move. Delta is the rank change; positive means improving.
Breadth and Effective N measure how widely the basket is moving right now — a participation gauge, not a forecast.
Constituents
Weights and contribution to the basket move
AMGN.US | Amgen Inc | $374.15 | +3.55% | 5.0% | +0.18% |
AZN.US | AstraZeneca PLC | $195.15 | +6.14% | 5.0% | +0.31% |
BMY.US | Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | $58.13 | +2.99% | 5.0% | +0.15% |
CVS.US | CVS Health Corp | $104.72 | -0.09% | 5.0% | -0.00% |
DHR.US | Danaher Corporation | $197.93 | +2.17% | 5.0% | +0.11% |
GILD.US | Gilead Sciences Inc | $131.27 | +4.21% | 5.0% | +0.21% |
GSK.US | GlaxoSmithKline PLC ADR | $53.66 | +4.60% | 5.0% | +0.23% |
ISRG.US | Intuitive Surgical Inc | $426.01 | +5.87% | 5.0% | +0.29% |
JNJ.US | Johnson & Johnson | $263.04 | +3.57% | 5.0% | +0.18% |
LLY.US | Eli Lilly and Company | $1,213.91 | +1.86% | 5.0% | +0.09% |
MDT.US | Medtronic PLC | $83.19 | +5.04% | 5.0% | +0.25% |
MRK.US | Merck & Company Inc | $129.56 | +3.34% | 5.0% | +0.17% |
NVO.US | Novo Nordisk A/S | $50.43 | +3.40% | 5.0% | +0.17% |
NVS.US | Novartis AG ADR | $159.90 | +3.74% | 5.0% | +0.19% |
PFE.US | Pfizer Inc | $24.32 | +1.84% | 5.0% | +0.09% |
SNY.US | Sanofi ADR | $43.16 | +3.68% | 5.0% | +0.18% |
SYK.US | Stryker Corporation | $326.54 | +4.20% | 5.0% | +0.21% |
TMO.US | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc | $523.44 | +1.97% | 5.0% | +0.10% |
UNH.US | UnitedHealth Group Incorporated | $425.36 | -0.28% | 5.0% | -0.01% |
VRTX.US | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc | $528.04 | +6.03% | 5.0% | +0.30% |
AMGN.US
Amgen Inc
- Last
- $374.15
- 1D
- +3.55%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- +0.18%
AZN.US
AstraZeneca PLC
- Last
- $195.15
- 1D
- +6.14%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- +0.31%
BMY.US
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
- Last
- $58.13
- 1D
- +2.99%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- +0.15%
CVS.US
CVS Health Corp
- Last
- $104.72
- 1D
- -0.09%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- -0.00%
DHR.US
Danaher Corporation
- Last
- $197.93
- 1D
- +2.17%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- +0.11%
GILD.US
Gilead Sciences Inc
- Last
- $131.27
- 1D
- +4.21%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- +0.21%
GSK.US
GlaxoSmithKline PLC ADR
- Last
- $53.66
- 1D
- +4.60%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- +0.23%
ISRG.US
Intuitive Surgical Inc
- Last
- $426.01
- 1D
- +5.87%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- +0.29%
JNJ.US
Johnson & Johnson
- Last
- $263.04
- 1D
- +3.57%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- +0.18%
LLY.US
Eli Lilly and Company
- Last
- $1,213.91
- 1D
- +1.86%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- +0.09%
MDT.US
Medtronic PLC
- Last
- $83.19
- 1D
- +5.04%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- +0.25%
MRK.US
Merck & Company Inc
- Last
- $129.56
- 1D
- +3.34%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- +0.17%
NVO.US
Novo Nordisk A/S
- Last
- $50.43
- 1D
- +3.40%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- +0.17%
NVS.US
Novartis AG ADR
- Last
- $159.90
- 1D
- +3.74%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- +0.19%
PFE.US
Pfizer Inc
- Last
- $24.32
- 1D
- +1.84%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- +0.09%
SNY.US
Sanofi ADR
- Last
- $43.16
- 1D
- +3.68%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- +0.18%
SYK.US
Stryker Corporation
- Last
- $326.54
- 1D
- +4.20%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- +0.21%
TMO.US
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc
- Last
- $523.44
- 1D
- +1.97%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- +0.10%
UNH.US
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
- Last
- $425.36
- 1D
- -0.28%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- -0.01%
VRTX.US
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc
- Last
- $528.04
- 1D
- +6.03%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- +0.30%
Last price shown at full precision. Contribution is each holding's weight times its one-day move. A dash marks data pending after the latest end-of-day refresh.
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Equal weighted. Membership is recalculated nightly from end-of-day data: active US common stocks in the Healthcare sector with a market cap of at least USD 1 billion and a 90-day average daily value traded of at least USD 5 million, ranked by market cap, top 20. The published index is equal-weighted, tracking the typical stock; a market-cap-weighted companion line (capped at 20% per stock) is shown for comparison. The gap between the two is a participation gauge, not a forecast.