Health Care

U.S. HEALTH CARE SECTOR PRIMER

The U.S. Health Care sector (GICS 35) represents one of the most critical and distinctive investment sectors in the equity market, characterized by its non-discretionary defensive nature and consistent long-term growth driven by demographic and innovation-based tailwinds.  Unlike cyclical sectors whose performance fluctuates with economic conditions, healthcare demand remains relatively inelastic—patients require medical care, prescription…