Top 5 Large-Cap Healthcare Stocks to Buy Now

3. UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH)

UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH) is o1wne of the oldest holdings in Rhenman’s 13F portfolio, dating back to 2013. The fund sold 5,000 UNH shares during Q4, leaving it with 105,000. 89 hedge funds were long UNH at the end of Q3, down from over 100 six months earlier, though the stock maintained its standing as one of the 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds.

UnitedHealth acquired Change Healthcare at the beginning of 2021 in a deal valued at close to $13 billion, which includes United taking on $5 billion in debt. The data analytics company will be folded into UnitedHealth’s OptumInsight division and should enable it to further boost earnings, with the company forecasting the deal will add $470 million to its 2022 adjusted earnings.