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- Coming off a shortened U.S. holiday week, the S&P 500® was up 1.8% on the week. Communication Services led the broader market, gaining 5.0%, followed by Financials (+3.7%) and Consumer Discretionary (+2.8%). At the other end of the spectrum, growth-oriented exposures lagged: Pure Growth retreated 2.6%, followed by Momentum (-2.3%) and High Beta (-1.8%).
- Though recent U.S. market narratives have centered on mega-cap tech, the Health Care sector continues to demonstrate steady historical and recent performance. Driven by structural innovations such as GLP-1 drugs and post-COVID mRNA advancements, the S&P 500® Health Care Index has maintained a stable long-term growth trajectory in the last 10 years. This strength is also evident in the short term, with the sector posting 3.5% MTD excess performance versus its benchmark in the first week of July.
- This strength extends well beyond the U.S., pointing to a global rotation into the sector. Looking at month-to-date excess performance, Health Care ranked among the top five outperformers within the S&P 500®, S&P/ASX 200, and S&P Global 1200, while also beating its regional benchmarks across every other tracked geography.
- Echoing this theme, we are witnessing a notable market rotation. Just one week into July, many of last month's leading factors are lagging significantly. Momentum, which surged 7.5% in June, has retreated 6.6% MTD. Similarly, Pure Growth has reversed its 6.4% June gain to fall 6.4% MTD, and Quality, up 5.9% last month, is now down 2.5%. Meanwhile, Growth continued its downward trend, falling another 1.5% MTD after a 1.8% decline in June.
