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Sectors · HEALTH-CARE
What this page tells you: how the Healthcare sector ranks vs the US equity market, how healthy the move is inside, and which stocks are leading it.
Hot leader. Healthcare is the 3rd-strongest US sector, beating SPY by +6.7pp on a 12-month performance score that leans toward recent action. The sector has climbed 1 rank in the last 21 trading days — momentum is on its side. Use the panels below to confirm whether the move is broad or narrow, where the heaviest volume is flowing, and which stocks sit at the front of the move.
Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) is trending higher firmly — up 13.6% over the past 50 trading days — and sits at its 12-month peak. Daily swings average 1.75%, so the tape is active. (As of August 24, 2026.)
Of the 606 stocks in Healthcare, 66% trade above their 50-day average and 72% above their 200-day. 40% sit within 10% of a fresh 52-week high. 68 new 20-day highs against 39 new lows today.
Healthcare leads inside Healthcare, running +19.8pp ahead of SPY over the past 3 months.
| Industry | 3m excess | 6m excess | Names | Top constituents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | +19.8pp | +6.4pp | 56 | CDNAADVBPSNL |
| Pharmaceutical Products | +15.2pp | +6.5pp | 308 | ELOXFBRXMRNA |
| Consumer Goods | +10.9pp | -9.3pp | 19 | ELFEPCIMAX |
| Medical Equipment | +9.3pp | -5.2pp | 99 | RCELBFLYPLSE |
| Measuring & Control Equipment | +6.7pp | +2.7pp | 44 | TXGAVTRALMR |
Healthcare traded $63.53B today — trading normal at 0.89× the 30-day average — capturing 10.2% of all market volume. 6 accumulation days against 10 distribution days lately, an accum/dist ratio of 0.64.
Inside Healthcare, QTTB (99), SLS (99), and ERAS (99) lead by IBD relative-strength percentile.
| # | Ticker | IBD %ile | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | QTTB | 99 | $16.36 | |
| 5 | SLS | 99 | $14.32 | |
| 6 | ERAS | 99 | $17.60 | |
| 7 | CLYM | 99 | $16.40 | |
| 10 | AGL | 99 | $93.79 | |
| 11 | FBRX | 99 | $76.95 | |
| 13 | MRNA | 99 | $138.89 | |
| 14 | TWST | 99 | $140.80 | |
| 16 | ANRO | 99 | $36.25 | |
| 17 | TXG | 99 | $63.80 |
Composite RS uses IBD-style multi-horizon weights (3m / 6m / 9m / 12m at 0.4 / 0.2 / 0.2 / 0.2, recency-weighted). Per-horizon RS is each sector ETF's excess return vs SPY over that lookback, from daily price history. Leader counts cross-reference the daily stock RS leaderboard with each sector's GICS membership. Ranks are recomputed every trading day. Read how to read sector rotation, or hunt one level down on industries and leaders.