Many view healthcare as a defensive sector because it has constant demand and is somewhat insulated from the economy.
In the latest week, investors pulled a net $1.4 billion from the sector, the biggest weekly outflow since May 2022.
Overall, the healthcare sector - which ranges from health insurers like UnitedHealth to pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer to small biotechs - has received the third largest inflows of any sector year to date, BofA's data showed.
This would weaken the case for loading up on healthcare stocks.
Overall, healthcare sector earnings are expected to lag this year as COVID-related revenues decline 13% versus a 1.8% rise for the overall S&P 500.
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