The iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF (IYH) was launched on June 12, 2000, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Healthcare - Broad segment of the equity market. An increasingly popular option among retail and institutional investors, passively managed ETFs offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; they are also excellent vehicles for long term investors. Sector ETFs also provide investors access to a broad group of companies in particular se ...

UnitedHealth Group (UNH) , the largest U.S. health insurer, reported dismal first-quarter 2025 results. It missed both earnings and revenue estimates and lowered its full-year guidance amid rising medical costs. This sent UNH's shares into the biggest tailspin in more than two decades, spreading pessimism in the overall insurance sector. UNH shares tumbled 22.4% on the day following the results, marking the worst daily decline since 1998 and the company’s fourth-worst day on Wall Street since going public i ...