The worst performing sector as of midday Friday is the Consumer Products sector, higher by 1.1%. Within that group, Nike (Symbol: NKE) and Lamb Weston Holdings Inc (Symbol: LW) are two large stocks that are lagging, showing a loss of 0.9% and 0.7%, respectively. Among consumer products ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the iShares U.S. Consumer Goods ETF (Symbol: IYK), which is up 0.7% on the day, and up 5.46% year-to-date. Nike, meanwhile, is down 28.27% year-to-date, and Lamb Weston Holdings Inc, is down 41.28% year-to-date. LW makes up approximately 0.4% of the underlying holdings of IYK.
The next worst performing sector is the Energy sector, up 1.1%. Among large Energy stocks, Valero Energy Corp (Symbol: VLO) and Exxon Mobil Corp (Symbol: XOM) are the most notable, showing a loss of 1.0% and 0.1%, respectively. One ETF closely tracking Energy stocks is the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE), which is up 0.8% in midday trading, and up 2.79% on a year-to-date basis. Valero Energy Corp, meanwhile, is down 6.17% year-to-date, and Exxon Mobil Corp is up 9.32% year-to-date. Combined, VLO and XOM make up approximately 24.8% of the underlying holdings of XLE.
Comparing these stocks and ETFs on a trailing twelve month basis, below is a relative stock price performance chart, with each of the symbols shown in a different color as labeled in the legend at the bottom:
Here's a snapshot of how the S&P 500 components within the various sectors are faring in afternoon trading on Friday. As you can see, nine sectors are up on the day, while none of the sectors are down.
| Sector | % Change |
|---|---|
| Financial | +2.1% |
| Materials | +1.7% |
| Healthcare | +1.6% |
| Technology & Communications | +1.6% |
| Services | +1.4% |
| Utilities | +1.3% |
| Industrial | +1.3% |
| Consumer Products | +1.1% |
| Energy | +1.1% |
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