Insights From ETFs: Gaining Exposure to U.S. Healthcare ETFs

The U.S. Healthcare Sector Overview Historically, the U.S. healthcare industry has been considered a “defensive sector” as it is one of the U.S. economy’s most predictable and resilient sectors. The reasons are quite simple: people need medicines and proper medical treatment whether the economy is prospering or in a recession. Unlike the Canadian healthcare sector, where there are not many publicly traded healthcare companies, the U.S. market is highly dynamic; the...