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Healthcare Sector Performance Today
Healthcare sector price performance from XLV, with the AIQ breadth reading that shows how broadly covered healthcare stocks are participating in the move.
AIQ participation
Narrowing leadershipHealthcare is beating the S&P 500 while fewer than half of its stocks improve — the move is being carried by a shrinking group. It sits at +5.78 percentage points versus the S&P 500 with 49% of its covered stocks improving over the past week. This describes the current relationship between price and participation; it is not a forecast.
Healthcare stocks by AIQ signal
Highest AIQ Edge Scores
Strongest current evidence in the sector.
| Symbol | Company | AIQ Edge (1–10) |
|---|---|---|
| KPTI | Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. | 10 |
| ALGN | Align Technology, Inc. | 10 |
| INCY | Incyte Corporation | 10 |
| ACAD | ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 10 |
| GMED | Globus Medical, Inc. | 10 |
| MDT | Medtronic plc | 10 |
| REGN | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 10 |
| RIGL | Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 10 |
| RMD | ResMed Inc. | 10 |
| BHC | Bausch Health Companies Inc. | 10 |
Improving fastest
Largest AIQ gains over the past 7 days.
| Symbol | Company | AIQ Score 7d (0–100) |
|---|---|---|
| LEGN | Legend Biotech Corporation | +11 |
| TEM | Tempus AI, Inc. | +9 |
| NTLA | Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. | +8 |
| XNCR | Xencor, Inc. | +8 |
| ADPT | Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation | +8 |
| JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | +7 |
| BEAM | Beam Therapeutics Inc. | +7 |
| CRSP | CRISPR Therapeutics AG | +7 |
| EDIT | Editas Medicine, Inc. | +6 |
| KPTI | Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. | +6 |
Weakening fastest
Largest AIQ declines over the past 7 days.
| Symbol | Company | AIQ Score 7d (0–100) |
|---|---|---|
| UHS | Universal Health Services, Inc. | -11 |
| OSCR | Oscar Health, Inc. | -11 |
| MOH | Molina Healthcare, Inc. | -10 |
| MCK | McKesson Corporation | -10 |
| BDTX | Black Diamond Therapeutics, Inc. | -9 |
| MRNA | Moderna, Inc. | -8 |
| MRK | Merck & Co., Inc. | -7 |
| COR | Cencora, Inc. | -7 |
| ELV | Elevance Health Inc. | -6 |
| CAH | Cardinal Health, Inc. | -6 |
Compare the sector's two strongest names side by side: KPTI vs ALGN, or open any symbol above for its full technicals and fundamentals.
Themes concentrated in healthcare
Themes are selective baskets built around a single driver, and can draw members from several sectors at once. These draw at least a third of their constituents from healthcare:
- Large Pharma & Biopharma12 of 12 constituents
Methodology
Healthcare sector performance is represented by XLV, the Select Sector SPDR fund, and reflects price return, not total return — dividends are excluded. The fund holds S&P 500 constituents, so it describes large-cap healthcare exposure rather than every listed company in the sector.
AIQ breadth is the share of covered healthcare stocks with an AIQ Edge Score of 7 or higher on the 1–10 scale — a level reading. Improving is the share whose underlying AIQ Score rose over the past seven days — a change reading. The AIQ Score runs 0–100 with 50 neutral, so the two figures are related but sit on different scales and should not be read as one number. Funds are excluded from both, so an ETF's holdings are never counted twice. The state label is derived from the benchmark-relative return and the improving share alone, using the same rule as the sector hub.
Data as of 2026-10-28, market close.
Healthcare sector — frequently asked questions
How is the healthcare sector performing today?
Healthcare is +9.91% over the past three months, measured by XLV, the Select Sector SPDR fund for the sector. The full return set is +0.30% over one day, +0.44% over one week, +6.71% over one month, +9.91% over three months and +16.10% year to date. These are price returns and exclude dividends.
Which ETF tracks the healthcare sector?
XLV, the Select Sector SPDR fund, is used on this page as the healthcare sector benchmark. It holds the S&P 500 constituents assigned to the sector, weighted by market capitalisation, so it represents large-cap sector exposure rather than every listed company in the sector.
How many healthcare stocks are participating?
44% of covered healthcare stocks currently carry an AIQ Edge Score of 7 or higher on the 1 to 10 scale, and 49% saw their underlying 0 to 100 AIQ Score rise over the past seven days. The first is a level reading of how much of the sector is in constructive shape; the second is a change reading, so the two sit on different scales. Funds are excluded from both so their holdings are not counted twice.
What does "Narrowing leadership" mean?
Healthcare is beating the S&P 500 while fewer than half of its stocks improve — the move is being carried by a shrinking group. It sits at +5.78 percentage points versus the S&P 500 with 49% of its covered stocks improving over the past week. This describes the current relationship between price and participation; it is not a forecast.