Norway GPFG Healthcare holdings

Norway's Government Pension Fund Global holds 162 healthcare companies worth $ 94.1B — 9.1% of its listed equity value — as of 8 September 2026.

Every position in this sector, largest first. Values are the fund's holding; ownership is the share of the company held.

CompanyTickerCountryFund value (USD)Fund value (NOK)OwnershipVotingPriceP/EMarket capAnalyst rec
Eli Lilly & CoLLYUnited States$ 13.1Bkr 129.8B1.16%1.16%1127.9037.89$ 1.0TBuy
Johnson & JohnsonJNJUnited States$ 7.6Bkr 75.1B1.24%1.24%269.2131.27$ 648.8BBuy
AstraZeneca PLCAZN.LUnited Kingdom$ 6.3Bkr 62.6B2.18%2.18%11876.0024.04$ 184.2BBuy
AbbVie IncABBVUnited States$ 6.3Bkr 62.6B1.42%1.42%251.2470.97$ 444.0BBuy
UnitedHealth Group IncUNHUnited States$ 5.0Bkr 49.0B1.31%1.31%400.1425.70$ 359.2BBuy
Merck & Co IncMRKUnited States$ 4.5Bkr 44.5B1.42%1.42%148.55118.84$ 366.5BBuy
Gilead Sciences IncGILDUnited States$ 2.6Bkr 25.3B1.63%1.63%146.14—$ 181.2BBuy
Thermo Fisher Scientific IncTMOUnited States$ 2.5Bkr 25.2B1.37%1.37%606.2932.60$ 224.2BBuy
Bristol-Myers Squibb CoBMYUnited States$ 2.0Bkr 20.1B1.73%1.73%65.2014.36$ 133.2BBuy
Abbott LaboratoriesABTUnited States$ 2.0Bkr 20.0B1.29%1.29%106.0634.32$ 183.5BBuy
Intuitive Surgical IncISRGUnited States$ 1.9Bkr 18.7B1.34%1.34%350.4840.15$ 125.6BBuy
Danaher CorpDHRUnited States$ 1.9Bkr 18.3B1.37%1.37%206.1136.74$ 144.9BStrong Buy
CVS Health CorpCVSUnited States$ 1.8Bkr 18.1B1.38%1.38%96.1425.37$ 123.0BStrong Buy
Amgen IncAMGNUnited States$ 1.8Bkr 17.9B0.93%0.93%393.1424.43$ 212.5BBuy
Stryker CorpSYKUnited States$ 1.5Bkr 15.2B1.27%1.27%280.9329.14$ 107.8BBuy
GSK PLCGSK.LUnited Kingdom$ 1.5Bkr 15.2B1.44%1.44%1796.5015.22$ 72.0BHold
Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncVRTXUnited States$ 1.5Bkr 14.8B1.19%1.19%527.3530.75$ 133.7BBuy
Pfizer IncPFEUnited States$ 1.4Bkr 14.0B1.03%1.03%27.9136.73$ 159.1BBuy
Elevance Health IncELVUnited States$ 1.3Bkr 13.3B1.60%1.6%401.0617.73$ 87.0BNone
McKesson CorpMCKUnited States$ 1.3Bkr 12.8B1.46%1.46%900.7524.14$ 105.0BBuy
Medtronic PLCMDTUnited States$ 1.3Bkr 12.4B1.26%1.26%92.8022.86$ 118.7BBuy
Cigna Group/TheCIUnited States$ 980.7Mkr 9.7B1.34%1.34%276.7311.44$ 73.1BBuy
Bayer AGBAYN.DEGermany$ 853.5Mkr 8.4B1.57%1.57%49.41—$ 48.5BBuy
Boston Scientific CorpBSXUnited States$ 838.5Mkr 8.3B1.32%1.32%45.4418.40$ 65.9BBuy
Humana IncHUMUnited States$ 791.4Mkr 7.8B1.66%1.66%405.2338.37$ 48.7BBuy
HCA Healthcare IncHCAUnited States$ 774.8Mkr 7.7B0.90%0.9%398.7013.37$ 86.3BBuy
Haleon PLCHLN.LUnited Kingdom$ 751.3Mkr 7.4B1.85%1.85%337.3018.74$ 29.7BBuy
Edwards Lifesciences CorpEWUnited States$ 740.5Mkr 7.3B1.42%1.42%86.8351.68$ 50.0BBuy
Cardinal Health IncCAHUnited States$ 717.6Mkr 7.1B1.29%1.29%241.2133.41$ 56.1BStrong Buy
Cencora IncCORUnited States$ 691.4Mkr 6.8B1.26%1.26%327.2224.29$ 62.4BBuy
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals IncALNYUnited States$ 677.6Mkr 6.7B1.69%1.69%261.2545.43$ 35.0BBuy
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals IncREGNUnited States$ 651.0Mkr 6.4B1.00%0.86%808.0120.01$ 83.2BBuy
Becton Dickinson & CoBDXUnited States$ 600.7Mkr 5.9B1.46%1.46%179.7331.10$ 49.0BBuy
Agilent Technologies IncAUnited States$ 587.1Mkr 5.8B1.57%1.57%147.6129.11$ 41.6BBuy
Biogen IncBIIBUnited States$ 579.2Mkr 5.7B1.82%1.82%213.4837.92$ 31.5BBuy
Natera IncNTRAUnited States$ 512.4Mkr 5.1B1.32%1.32%329.81—$ 47.5BStrong Buy
Revolution Medicines IncRVMDUnited States$ 500.2Mkr 4.9B1.26%1.26%209.83—$ 45.0BStrong Buy
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries LtdSUNPHARMA.NSIndia$ 483.3Mkr 4.8B1.02%1.02%1885.9037.41$ 4.5TBuy
BioMarin Pharmaceutical IncBMRNUnited States$ 469.6Mkr 4.6B4.25%4.25%65.27176.41$ 12.6BBuy
Merck KGaAMRK.DEGermany$ 448.1Mkr 4.4B0.61%2.07%134.6024.74$ 58.5BBuy
Mettler-Toledo International IncMTDUnited States$ 423.7Mkr 4.2B1.66%1.66%1334.8330.07$ 26.7BHold
Centene CorpCNCUnited States$ 412.0Mkr 4.1B1.30%1.3%65.48—$ 32.3BBuy
IQVIA Holdings IncIQVUnited States$ 403.9Mkr 4.0B1.25%1.25%264.5832.95$ 43.6BStrong Buy
Fresenius SE & Co KGaAFRE.DEGermany$ 389.8Mkr 3.9B1.51%1.51%44.6916.13—Strong Buy
Insmed IncINSMUnited States$ 381.6Mkr 3.8B1.65%1.65%125.12—$ 27.3BStrong Buy
Dexcom IncDXCMUnited States$ 381.1Mkr 3.8B1.47%1.47%84.8033.52$ 32.0BStrong Buy
GE HealthCare Technologies IncGEHCUnited States$ 376.2Mkr 3.7B1.29%1.29%67.4715.55$ 30.5BBuy
Medline IncMDLNUnited States$ 370.3Mkr 3.7B0.71%0.71%35.3844.23$ 47.6BBuy
Royalty Pharma PLCRPRXUnited States$ 327.1Mkr 3.2B1.01%1.01%60.0532.28$ 34.7BStrong Buy
Roivant Sciences LtdROIVUnited States$ 324.9Mkr 3.2B1.28%1.28%41.92—$ 30.3BStrong Buy
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals IncARWRUnited States$ 317.3Mkr 3.1B2.76%2.76%85.72—$ 12.1BStrong Buy
West Pharmaceutical Services IncWSTUnited States$ 303.5Mkr 3.0B1.20%1.2%336.3543.01$ 23.7BStrong Buy
United Therapeutics CorpUTHRUnited States$ 287.0Mkr 2.8B1.25%1.25%501.5217.98$ 21.5BBuy
Zoetis IncZTSUnited States$ 282.8Mkr 2.8B0.94%0.94%74.4812.15$ 30.8BBuy
Siemens Healthineers AGSHL.DEGermany$ 280.8Mkr 2.8B0.64%0.64%39.0019.80$ 43.6BBuy
Tenet Healthcare CorpTHCUnited States$ 269.7Mkr 2.7B1.67%1.67%259.6210.04$ 20.9BStrong Buy
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals LtdGLENMARK.NSIndia$ 254.6Mkr 2.5B3.87%3.87%2474.5038.82$ 698.4BNone
STERIS PLCSTEUnited States$ 253.4Mkr 2.5B1.23%1.23%219.9726.89$ 21.4BNone
Moderna IncMRNAUnited States$ 250.6Mkr 2.5B0.90%0.9%144.11—$ 57.5BHold
Labcorp Holdings IncLHUnited States$ 244.3Mkr 2.4B1.08%1.08%325.8726.95$ 26.4BBuy
Quest Diagnostics IncDGXUnited States$ 239.9Mkr 2.4B1.02%1.02%236.7925.16$ 26.1BBuy
Guardant Health IncGHUnited States$ 230.5Mkr 2.3B1.16%1.16%165.80—$ 22.2BStrong Buy
Divi's Laboratories LtdDIVISLAB.NSIndia$ 225.7Mkr 2.2B1.22%1.22%9575.0087.11$ 2.5THold
Veeva Systems IncVEEVUnited States$ 224.0Mkr 2.2B0.78%0.78%264.2243.24$ 42.8BBuy
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise LtdAPOLLOHOSP.NSIndia$ 214.0Mkr 2.1B1.62%1.62%8837.5060.77$ 1.3TStrong Buy
Penumbra IncPENUnited States$ 198.4Mkr 2.0B1.60%1.6%319.8678.78$ 12.6BNone
Fresenius Medical Care AGFME.DEGermany$ 185.5Mkr 1.8B1.54%1.54%38.7911.68$ 10.3BNone
Axsome Therapeutics IncAXSMUnited States$ 183.4Mkr 1.8B1.46%1.46%207.55—$ 10.9BStrong Buy
Cytokinetics IncCYTKUnited States$ 175.3Mkr 1.7B1.52%1.52%75.61—$ 10.5BStrong Buy
Align Technology IncALGNUnited States$ 174.5Mkr 1.7B1.44%1.44%154.5226.83$ 11.0BBuy
Smith & Nephew PLCSN.LUnited Kingdom$ 169.7Mkr 1.7B1.39%1.39%1026.0019.00$ 8.6BHold
QIAGEN NVQIA.DEGermany$ 166.7Mkr 1.6B2.07%2.07%36.4721.58$ 7.5BBuy
Cipla Ltd/IndiaCIPLA.NSIndia$ 160.1Mkr 1.6B1.28%1.28%1384.0033.18$ 1.1TBuy
Scholar Rock Holding CorpSRRKUnited States$ 151.9Mkr 1.5B2.30%2.3%57.01—$ 6.9BStrong Buy
Insulet CorpPODDUnited States$ 146.7Mkr 1.5B1.39%1.39%141.6026.52$ 9.8BNone
Charles River Laboratories International IncCRLUnited States$ 144.3Mkr 1.4B1.32%1.32%283.68—$ 13.7BBuy
Mankind Pharma LtdMANKIND.NSIndia$ 142.6Mkr 1.4B1.28%1.28%2309.0046.77$ 953.7BNone
Max Healthcare Institute LtdMAXHEALTH.NSIndia$ 133.7Mkr 1.3B1.15%1.15%993.0066.73$ 966.5BBuy
Dr Reddy's Laboratories LtdDRREDDY.NSIndia$ 128.5Mkr 1.3B1.07%1.07%1151.0028.99$ 958.8BHold
Global Health Ltd/IndiaMEDANTA.NSIndia$ 117.8Mkr 1.2B3.16%3.16%1428.6069.42$ 383.9BBuy
Alkermes PLCALKSUnited States$ 113.0Mkr 1.1B1.29%1.29%45.87120.71$ 7.7BNone
Inventurus Knowledge Solutions LtdIKS.NSIndia$ 90.3Mkr 893.8M2.97%2.97%1780.0039.82$ 298.6BNone
Teleflex IncTFXUnited States$ 89.4Mkr 884.7M1.59%1.59%136.53—$ 5.8BHold
JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals LtdJBCHEPHARM.NSIndia$ 82.5Mkr 816.5M2.12%2.12%2416.1054.22$ 387.9BNone
Denali Therapeutics IncDNLIUnited States$ 72.7Mkr 718.9M1.78%1.78%22.05—$ 3.5BStrong Buy
Enliven Therapeutics IncELVNUnited States$ 70.2Mkr 694.9M1.94%1.94%58.86—$ 4.3BNone
BioNTech SE22UA.DEGermany$ 67.2Mkr 665.3M0.29%0%84.80—$ 21.3BNone
Fortis Healthcare LtdFORTIS.NSIndia$ 64.2Mkr 635.3M0.84%0.84%908.0065.23$ 685.5BStrong Buy
Gland Pharma LtdGLAND.NSIndia$ 60.5Mkr 598.6M1.39%1.39%2959.3043.26$ 488.2BNone
Lupin LtdLUPIN.NSIndia$ 59.9Mkr 592.6M0.51%0.51%2104.7017.45$ 962.4BHold
Laurus Labs LtdLAURUSLABS.NSIndia$ 56.4Mkr 558.6M0.65%0.65%1946.9096.05$ 1.1TNone
Torrent Pharmaceuticals LtdTORNTPHARM.NSIndia$ 53.1Mkr 525.2M0.32%0.32%4960.0079.47$ 1.9TBuy
Concentra Group Holdings Parent IncCONUnited States$ 50.7Mkr 501.7M1.33%1.33%34.1122.01$ 4.3BNone
uniQure NVQUREUnited States$ 50.7Mkr 501.4M1.60%1.6%44.55—$ 3.1BStrong Buy
Jubilant Pharmova LtdJUBILANT.NSIndia$ 50.7Mkr 501.3M3.10%3.1%————
Alkem Laboratories LtdALKEM.NSIndia$ 50.2Mkr 496.7M0.71%0.71%5181.0028.73$ 619.5BNone
Generate Biomedicines IncGENBUnited States$ 48.5Mkr 480.2M2.24%2.24%15.92—$ 2.0BStrong Buy
GMR Solutions IncGMRSUnited States$ 45.6Mkr 451.3M1.32%5.46%14.06—$ 759.5MStrong Buy
Aurobindo Pharma LtdAUROPHARMA.NSIndia$ 42.4Mkr 419.4M0.44%0.44%1692.0026.40$ 973.5BBuy
Concord Biotech LtdCONCORDBIO.NSIndia$ 41.9Mkr 415.0M2.96%2.96%1470.5050.69$ 153.8BNone
Palvella Therapeutics IncPVLAUnited States$ 40.6Mkr 401.6M1.85%1.85%154.28—$ 2.2BStrong Buy
Emcure Pharmaceuticals LtdEMCURE.NSIndia$ 38.8Mkr 383.9M1.05%1.05%1925.8036.08$ 365.3BStrong Buy
Genus PLCGNS.LUnited Kingdom$ 37.7Mkr 372.7M1.99%1.99%2290.0032.25$ 1.5BStrong Buy
Alivus Life Sciences LtdALIVUS.NSIndia$ 36.0Mkr 356.7M2.40%2.4%1372.0027.98$ 168.4BStrong Buy
Sagility LtdSAGILITY.NSIndia$ 31.6Mkr 312.5M1.62%1.62%45.7021.56$ 213.9BStrong Buy
Sartorius AGSRT3.DEGermany$ 30.6Mkr 303.3M0.19%0.32%238.1084.13$ 16.4BBuy
Schott Pharma AG & Co KGaA1SXP.DEGermany$ 30.5Mkr 301.5M1.02%1.02%23.4526.06$ 3.5BBuy
Haw Par Corp LtdH02.SISingapore$ 29.5Mkr 292.2M1.09%1.09%13.7213.32$ 3.0BHold
Zydus Lifesciences LtdZYDUSLIFE.NSIndia$ 27.6Mkr 272.9M0.23%0.23%1145.5025.52$ 1.1THold
Viridian Therapeutics IncVRDNUnited States$ 27.5Mkr 271.8M1.35%1.35%23.64—$ 2.7BStrong Buy
Biocon LtdBIOCON.NSIndia$ 27.3Mkr 270.5M0.38%0.38%392.30114.04—Buy
Cabaletta Bio IncCABAUnited States$ 26.9Mkr 266.6M5.27%5.31%3.34—$ 565.6MStrong Buy
Upstream Bio IncUPBUnited States$ 26.1Mkr 258.1M6.93%6.93%6.03—$ 330.3MBuy
Ipca Laboratories LtdIPCALAB.NSIndia$ 24.5Mkr 242.8M0.54%0.54%1967.2038.04$ 499.1BNone
Anthem Biosciences LtdANTHEM.NSIndia$ 21.4Mkr 212.2M0.47%0.47%957.8095.02$ 538.0BStrong Buy
Perrigo Co PLCPRGOUnited States$ 20.9Mkr 207.1M1.46%1.46%14.51—$ 2.0BNone
Carl Zeiss Meditec AGAFX.DEGermany$ 20.9Mkr 206.6M0.77%0.77%31.1822.76$ 2.7BUnderperform
Narayana Hrudayalaya LtdNH.NSIndia$ 19.7Mkr 194.7M0.46%0.46%1897.4046.81$ 385.4BStrong Buy
ORIC Pharmaceuticals IncORICUnited States$ 19.5Mkr 192.6M1.74%1.74%12.71—$ 1.3BStrong Buy
Bausch Health Cos IncBHC.TOCanada$ 16.8Mkr 166.5M0.91%0.91%9.00—$ 3.4BHold
Neuland Laboratories LtdNEULANDLAB.NSIndia$ 16.4Mkr 162.3M0.65%0.65%23995.0061.72$ 307.9BNone
Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences LtdKIMS.NSIndia$ 16.3Mkr 161.7M0.45%0.45%764.50149.32$ 305.9BStrong Buy
Aster DM Healthcare LtdASTERDM.NSIndia$ 16.0Mkr 158.3M0.37%0.37%790.35128.93$ 688.9BNone
Lenskart Solutions LtdLENSKART.NSIndia$ 15.4Mkr 152.6M0.16%0.16%695.75184.06$ 1.2TBuy
SAI Life Sciences LtdSAILIFE.NSIndia$ 14.8Mkr 146.9M0.54%0.54%1647.1096.55$ 349.8BNone
Tandem Diabetes Care IncTNDMUnited States$ 14.8Mkr 146.8M1.43%1.43%20.30—$ 1.4BNone
Wockhardt LtdWOCKPHARMA.NSIndia$ 14.7Mkr 145.6M0.44%0.44%2224.0083.23$ 361.4BNone
Ajanta Pharma LtdAJANTPHARM.NSIndia$ 14.2Mkr 140.6M0.31%0.31%3579.3039.48$ 447.3BNone
Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLCONT.LUnited Kingdom$ 13.2Mkr 130.8M0.82%0.82%158.80—$ 1.6BBuy
Cohance Lifesciences LtdCOHANCE.NSIndia$ 12.4Mkr 122.5M0.67%0.67%451.60164.82$ 172.8BNone
Neurogene IncNGNEUnited States$ 11.5Mkr 114.3M1.85%2.32%37.44—$ 749.2MNone
Draegerwerk AG & Co KGaADRW3.DEGermany$ 10.9Mkr 108.0M0.71%1.32%110.2012.10$ 2.1BBuy
Convatec Group PLCCTEC.LUnited Kingdom$ 10.9Mkr 107.4M0.19%0.19%221.4044.28$ 4.3BStrong Buy
Natco Pharma LtdNATCOPHARM.NSIndia$ 10.6Mkr 105.4M0.60%0.6%825.7512.93$ 150.6BNone
GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals LtdGLAXO.NSIndia$ 10.6Mkr 104.8M0.24%0.24%2928.2046.48$ 496.1BBuy
Syngene International LtdSYNGENE.NSIndia$ 9.3Mkr 91.7M0.49%0.49%387.5570.59$ 156.0BBuy
Raffles Medical Group LtdBSL.SISingapore$ 9.2Mkr 91.0M0.71%0.71%0.8521.25$ 1.6BNone
Rezolute IncRZLTUnited States$ 8.8Mkr 87.5M1.77%1.77%4.47—$ 430.4MBuy
Dr Lal PathLabs LtdLALPATHLAB.NSIndia$ 8.7Mkr 85.7M0.30%0.3%1912.5059.16$ 319.3BBuy
Marksans Pharma LtdMARKSANS.NSIndia$ 7.0Mkr 69.8M0.54%0.54%335.9029.49$ 152.2BNone
Onesource Specialty Pharma LtdONESOURCE.NSIndia$ 6.9Mkr 67.9M0.34%0.34%1579.50—$ 181.1BNone
Rainbow Children's Medicare LtdRAINBOW.NSIndia$ 6.8Mkr 67.3M0.45%0.45%1449.9051.63$ 147.1BNone
Strides Pharma Science LtdSTAR.NSIndia$ 6.8Mkr 67.3M0.64%0.64%1187.4017.83$ 109.4BNone
Bausch + Lomb CorpBLCO.TOCanada$ 6.7Mkr 66.5M0.11%0.11%24.19—$ 8.6BBuy
PureTech Health PLCPRTC.LUnited Kingdom$ 6.7Mkr 66.2M1.51%1.51%121.40—$ 297.6MStrong Buy
Poly Medicure LtdPOLYMED.NSIndia$ 6.4Mkr 63.6M0.36%0.36%1730.1055.58$ 175.4BNone
Riverstone Holdings LtdAP4.SISingapore$ 6.4Mkr 63.4M0.65%0.65%0.8020.00$ 1.2BNone
Piramal Pharma LtdPPLPHARMA.NSIndia$ 6.3Mkr 62.8M0.27%0.27%226.62—$ 300.3BNone
Caplin Point Laboratories LtdCAPLIPOINT.BOIndia$ 6.0Mkr 59.5M0.29%0.29%2775.4531.82$ 211.0BNone
Metropolis Healthcare LtdMETROPOLIS.NSIndia$ 5.2Mkr 51.0M0.44%0.44%582.2059.65$ 120.7BBuy
Eris Lifesciences LtdERIS.NSIndia$ 4.9Mkr 48.9M0.24%0.24%1324.7028.26$ 183.6BNone
UltraGreen.ai LtdUGN.SISingapore$ 4.9Mkr 48.5M0.36%0.36%————
Sun Pharma Advanced Research Co LtdSPARC.NSIndia$ 4.7Mkr 46.9M0.59%0.59%203.274.03$ 66.0BNone
Procter & Gamble Health LtdPGHL.NSIndia$ 4.2Mkr 41.7M0.38%0.38%5603.0026.09$ 93.0BNone
Alembic Pharmaceuticals LtdAPLLTD.BOIndia$ 3.9Mkr 38.3M0.23%0.23%809.3022.95$ 159.1BNone
Jupiter Life Line Hospitals LtdJLHL.NSIndia$ 3.9Mkr 38.2M0.39%0.39%283.3549.36$ 92.9BNone
Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLCHIK.LUnited Kingdom$ 3.8Mkr 38.1M0.09%0.09%1596.0012.28$ 3.3BStrong Buy
Vijaya Diagnostic Centre LtdVIJAYA.NSIndia$ 3.6Mkr 35.9M0.25%0.25%1503.0082.95$ 154.8BNone
Medplus Health Services LtdMEDPLUS.NSIndia$ 3.1Mkr 30.5M0.30%0.3%663.4537.80$ 79.7BNone
STRATEC SESBS.DEGermany$ 2.9Mkr 28.3M1.23%1.23%24.00—$ 291.7MBuy
Sanofi India LtdSANOFI.NSIndia$ 2.1Mkr 21.0M0.26%0.26%3114.9022.17$ 71.7BNone
Redcare Pharmacy NVRDC.DEGermany$ 283.5Kkr 2.8M0.02%0.02%56.05—$ 1.1BBuy