12:57 PM EDT, 08/15/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks gained Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index rising 1.7% and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) adding 1.6%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) climbed 1.1%.

In corporate news, UnitedHealth Group ( UNH ) jumped past 13% after Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A, BRK.B) said in a filing that it bought over 5 million shares of the company in Q2.