Looking at the sectors faring worst as of midday Monday, shares of Utilities companies are underperforming other sectors, showing a 0.3% loss. Within the sector, NRG Energy Inc (Symbol: NRG) and Vistra Corp (Symbol: VST) are two large stocks that are lagging, showing a loss of 3.7% and 2.6%, respectively. Among utilities ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (Symbol: XLU), which is down 0.1% on the day, and up 20.58% year-to-date. NRG Energy Inc, meanwhile, is up 86.12% year-to-date, and Vistra Corp is up 35.47% year-to-date. Combined, NRG and VST make up approximately 7.0% of the underlying holdings of XLU.
The next worst performing sector is the Consumer Products sector, not showing much of a gain. Among large Consumer Products stocks, Lamb Weston Holdings Inc (Symbol: LW) and Clorox Co (Symbol: CLX) are the most notable, showing a loss of 3.6% and 2.9%, respectively. One ETF closely tracking Consumer Products stocks is the iShares U.S. Consumer Goods ETF (IYK), which is down 0.4% in midday trading, and up 4.04% on a year-to-date basis. Lamb Weston Holdings Inc, meanwhile, is down 7.77% year-to-date, and Clorox Co, is down 32.75% year-to-date. Combined, LW and CLX make up approximately 1.1% of the underlying holdings of IYK.
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 Monday. As you can see, six sectors are up on the day, while one sector is down.
| Sector | % Change |
|---|---|
| Technology & Communications | +1.2% |
| Energy | +0.7% |
| Materials | +0.4% |
| Services | +0.3% |
| Industrial | +0.3% |
| Financial | +0.1% |
| Consumer Products | -0.0% |
| Healthcare | -0.0% |
| Utilities | -0.3% |
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