ETF Channel Staff - Tuesday, March 19, 2:48 PMIn afternoon trading on Tuesday, Technology & Communications stocks are the worst performing sector, higher by 0.1%. Within that group, Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD) and Monolithic Power Systems Inc (MPWR) are two of the day's laggards, showing a loss of 4.4% and 3.5%, respectively. Among technology ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK), which is up 0.4% on the day, and up 7.76% year-to-date. Advanced Micro Devices Inc, meanwhile, is up 23.61% year-to-date, and Monolithic Power Systems Inc is up 3.21% year-to-date. Combined, AMD and MPWR make up approximately 3.3% of the underlying holdings of XLK.
The next worst performing sector is the Healthcare sector, higher by 0.3%. Among large Healthcare stocks, Insulet Corp (PODD) and Bio-Techne Corp (TECH) are the most notable, showing a loss of 2.5% and 2.1%, respectively. One ETF closely tracking Healthcare stocks is the Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV), which is up 0.4% in midday trading, and up 7.00% on a year-to-date basis. Insulet Corp, meanwhile, is down 22.84% year-to-date, and Bio-Techne Corp, is down 8.71% year-to-date. Combined, PODD and TECH make up approximately 0.4% of the underlying holdings of XLV.
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 Tuesday. As you can see, nine sectors are up on the day, while none of the sectors are down.
Sector | % Change |
---|---|
Energy | +1.1% |
Consumer Products | +0.5% |
Services | +0.5% |
Utilities | +0.5% |
Industrial | +0.5% |
Healthcare | +0.3% |
Financial | +0.3% |
Materials | +0.3% |
Technology & Communications | +0.1% |
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