Healthcare has been a leader YTD, as it has the defensive nature and is gaining momentum on the spread and containment of the COVID. Also, negative sentiment of the healthcare sector regarding the opioid crisis (which seems like a long time ago now), and politicians creating regulations for insurance reform; has now subsided.
Inside the XLV, IHI (medical devices) and IBB (Biotechnology) have been outperforming, and will likely continue to do so.
The 3 most important holdings of the ETF will be very important during this pandemic:
1. ABT (diagnostic test for COVID) / 12.63%
2. MDT (medical ventilators/respirators) / 12.52%
3. TMO (diagnostic test for COVID) / 10.82%