UnitedHealth Group (UNH) stock vs the S&P 500 and healthcare provider stocks
As of 12 October 2026, UnitedHealth Group (UNH) is trailing both the S&P 500 and healthcare provider stocks as a group (IHF) over the past three months.
Where UnitedHealth Group stands now
As of 12 October 2026, UnitedHealth Group gives a mixed picture against the S&P 500, ahead on some windows and behind on others.
Inside its group, UNH lags: it is behind healthcare provider stocks (IHF) over both the past month and three months. As a group, healthcare provider stocks are trailing the S&P 500 right now. Stock and group are both under pressure.
UnitedHealth Group is 21.9% of IHF, a weight large enough to drive the fund. It sits in 3 of the sector and theme funds Zensei tracks. The thing to watch is the past month: a turn against the market usually shows there first.
UnitedHealth Group competitors and peers
The largest other holdings of iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF (IHF), by weight in the fund, with their plain return over the past month.
Is UnitedHealth Group in the S&P 500?
As of 12 October 2026, UnitedHealth Group is in the S&P 500. Its sector fund, Healthcare (XLV), holds it at 5.5% weight.
Every stock in one of the 11 S&P 500 sector funds is in the index. See Healthcare Stocks (XLV)
UnitedHealth Group ETF: the funds that hold UNH
3 funds that Zensei tracks hold UNH. The main sector is the fund Zensei groups it with. The other funds follow by weight.
UNH stock performance: 1-month, 3-month and 1-year vs the S&P 500
UnitedHealth Group and the S&P 500 (SPY) side by side, over each window Zensei tracks.
Prices as of · computed from daily adjusted closes · how we measure
UNH against healthcare provider stocks, in depth
See the size of the gap between UnitedHealth Group and healthcare provider stocks (IHF) over every window, its momentum and its relative strength, and where it sits among healthcare provider stocks.
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Who are UnitedHealth Group's competitors?
As of 12 October 2026, the largest other holdings of iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF (IHF) by weight are CVS Health Corp (CVS), Elevance Health Inc (ELV), Veeva Systems Inc (VEEV), HCA Healthcare Inc (HCA), Humana Inc (HUM). These are the stocks UnitedHealth Group sits next to among healthcare provider stocks.
Which ETFs hold UnitedHealth Group?
As of 12 October 2026, 3 funds that Zensei tracks hold UNH. Zensei groups it with healthcare provider stocks in iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF (IHF), where its weight is 21.9%. It is also in Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV, 5.5%), SPDR S&P Health Care Services ETF (XHS, 1.7%).
Is UnitedHealth Group in the S&P 500?
As of 12 October 2026, UnitedHealth Group is in the S&P 500. Its sector fund, Healthcare (XLV), holds it at 5.5% weight.
What sector is UnitedHealth Group in?
As of 12 October 2026, Zensei groups UnitedHealth Group with healthcare provider stocks (IHF, its primary fund). In the S&P 500, it is in the Healthcare sector fund (XLV). It is also in healthcare services stocks (XHS).
Is UnitedHealth Group stock beating the S&P 500?
As of 12 October 2026, UnitedHealth Group (UNH) is up 0.3% over the past month. The S&P 500 is up 2.1% over the same month. Over three months, the stock is down 11.4% and the S&P 500 is up 4.1%.
Is UnitedHealth Group doing better than other healthcare provider stocks?
As of 12 October 2026, UnitedHealth Group (UNH) is behind healthcare provider stocks as a group (IHF) over the past three months. Zensei Edge shows the size of the gap, its momentum and its relative strength.
Recent changes
- ·First tracked: trailing the market and healthcare provider stocks
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