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Software is eating the world, and virtually no business is left untouched by it. This secular theme has materialized in superior earnings growth and stock price performance for most SaaS companies, and over the last six months, the industry’s 26.2% return has topped the S&P 500 by 17.2 percentage points.

Personal health and wellness is one of the many secular tailwinds for healthcare companies. Despite the rosy long-term prospects, short-term headwinds such as COVID inventory destocking have harmed the industry’s returns - over the past six months, healthcare stocks have collectively shed 1.7%. This performance is a noticeable divergence from the S&P 500’s 8.9% return.

Healthcare companies are pushing the status quo by innovating in areas like drug development and digital health. But financial performance has lagged recently as players offloaded surplus COVID inventories in 2023 and 2024, a headwind for overall demand. The result? Over the past six months, the industry has tumbled by 1.7% over the last six months. This drawdown is a stark contrast from the S&P 500’s 9% gain.

Retailers are overhauling their operations as technology redefines the shopping experience. Still, secular trends are working against their favor as e-commerce continues to take share from brick and mortars. This puts retail stocks in a tough spot, and over the past six months, the industry’s returns were flat while the S&P 500 gained 9%.

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