Eli Lilly

UnitedHealth Group

Johnson & Johnson

AbbVie

Merck

Abbott Labs

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Intuitive Surgical

Amgen

Danaher

Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund

XLV tracks health care stocks from within the S&P 500 Index, weighted by market cap.

Cerner

Pfizer

Stryker

Politics is a wildcard that can negatively impact healthcare stocks. But there are still many top companies with great prospects to consider.

The 7 Best Healthcare Stocks to Buy for 2021

Nearby levels of support and recent closes beyond key resistance are creating lucrative risk/reward setups in the healthcare sector.

Healthcare Stocks Appear Set to Move Higher

First Trust NASDAQ Global Auto Index Fund

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iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF

Sectors with positive earnings growth in Q4 include autos (86.3% earnings growth), construction (27.2%), basic materials (7.6%), medical (6.3%), and aerospace (4.4%).

4 Sector ETFs & Stocks to Bet on Q4 Earnings

iShares Evolved U.S. Healthcare Staples ETF

iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF

iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF

Vanguard Health Care ETF

UnitedHealth agreed to buy Change Healthcare for $7.84 billion in cash.

ETFs to Gain on UnitedHealth and Change Healthcare Deal

The healthcare sector spent ample time in the spotlight last year owing to the coronavirus pandemic. More of the same could be in store for the Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSEArca: XLV) this year with the benefit of some added upside.

Prognosis Is Strong for Healthcare ETFs This Year

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Amplify Alternative Harvest ETF

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

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Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund

Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund

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With Democrats in control of the House, Senate and White House, some sectors will benefit better than others.

'Blue Wave' Lifting These ETFs

iShares Core Conservative Allocation ETF

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Tracker ETF

Vanguard Value ETF

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund

Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund

Index funds can be smart investment vehicles for investors who want to minimize risk. These seven ETFs are some of the best choices for this objective.

7 Great Index Funds To Help Investors Minimize Risk in a Volatile World

Biogen

Bio-Rad Laboratories

CVS Health

Horizon Pharma

Moderna

Insulet

QuidelOrtho Corp

Acceleron Pharma

These are the healthcare stocks with the best value, fastest growth, and most momentum for January 2021.

Top Healthcare Stocks for January 2021

iShares Transportation Average ETF

VanEck Vectors Retail ETF

Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund

While most of the ETFs have been surging over the past month, there are some hidden gems or Secret Santa as we call them that could surprise investors with big returns this Christmas based on the current trends.

6 Secret Santa ETFs to Add Cheer to Your Portfolio

Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund

Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund

The key U.S. Index S&P 500 has added as much as 13.8% this year with the technology sector clearly beating the 10 other constituent sectors.

A Look Back At the S&P 500 Sector ETFs in 2020

The U.S. economy added 245,000 jobs in November, heavily easing from a downwardly revised 610,000 in October, and considerably below market expectations of 469,000.

4 Sector ETFs Looking Solid Amid Soft November Jobs Data

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Health Care ETF

Vaccine news this week has failed to give the health-care sector a lift. Mark Newton of Newton Advisors shares three charts that put the move into context.

Three charts suggest more near-term weakness for health-care stocks, analyst says

These are the healthcare stocks with the best value, fastest growth, and most momentum for December 2020.

Top Healthcare Stocks for December 2020

A dashboard with metrics in healthcare industries. Value and quality scores, and their evolution since last month.

XLV: Healthcare Dashboard For November

In the middle of a pandemic, an unsuspecting stock sector is offering enormous value: healthcare. The sector is trading at its lowest relative valuation in at least 40 years, according to Goldman Sachs' David Kostin. The chief US equity strategist told CNBC on Thursday that investors looking for value stocks with upside should seek out the healthcare sector.

Why healthcare stocks are the best value sector to buy right now, according to a Goldman Sachs stock chief

SPDR S&P Retail ETF

Invesco Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment ETF

The U.S. economy added 638,000 jobs in October 2020, easing from an upwardly revised 672,000 in the previous month.

4 Sector ETFs & Stocks to Buy on Forecast-Beating Jobs Data

iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF

Invesco Dynamic Pharmaceuticals ETF

VanEck Vectors Pharmaceutical ETF

SPDR S&P Biotech ETF

Easing worries regarding major policy changes are driving the relief rally in the healthcare and biotech spaces in the post-election period.

Here's Why Healthcare ETFs Are Rallying Post Elections

Quint Tatro and JC O'Hara say these health-care names are poised for even more gains.

The health-care rally is just beginning, two traders say

Exchange-traded funds with big exposure to health insurance surged higher late morning Wednesday as odds began to favor Democrat Joe Biden for the White House.

Health-insurer ETFs surge as Obamacare looks set to live another day

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

Invesco QQQ

This week, the main indexes all consolidated gains.

This Week, It's All About Consolidation (The ETF Trader And Investor For 10/18-10/22)

The healthcare sector is usually viewed as defensive, but that doesn't diminish the possibility that the Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSEArca: XLV) will deliver some upbeat earnings news when reports from the sector trickle in over the coming weeks. The largest healthcare ETF by assets, XLV seeks investment results that correspond generally to [.

Check Out Health Care Select's Less Defensive ETF

Fidelity MSCI Health Care ETF

The healthcare is expected to witness substantial earnings growth of 5.1% in the third quarter, representing the second strongest sector this earnings season.

Healthcare to Post Solid Q3 Earnings Growth: ETFs in Focus

Vanguard Real Estate ETF

There was a fair amount of bearishness on last week's index charts.

Be A Cautious Bull (The ETF Trader And Investor For 10/12-10/16)

A dashboard with metrics in healthcare industries.

Healthcare: XLV Survey For October

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF

iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

iShares Micro-Cap ETF

iShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETF

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

The general trend during the last month is that treasuries are modestly lower and equity indexes are higher.

News for Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund ETF (XLV)