In afternoon trading on Wednesday, Utilities stocks are the best performing sector, higher by 0.6%. Within that group, Edison International (Symbol: EIX) and Eversource Energy (Symbol: ES) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 2.6% and 1.9%, respectively. Among utilities ETFs , one ETF following the sector is the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (Symbol: XLU), which is up 0.7% on the day, and up 17.09% year-to-date. Edison International, meanwhile, is down 0.00% year-to-date, and Eversource Energy is up 21.07% year-to-date. Combined, EIX and ES make up approximately 6.1% of the underlying holdings of XLU.
The next best performing sector is the Healthcare sector, up 0.6%. Among large Healthcare stocks, Incyte Corporation (Symbol: INCY) and DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc (Symbol: XRAY) are the most notable, showing a gain of 3.6% and 2.4%, 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 23.15% on a year-to-date basis. Incyte Corporation, meanwhile, is down 1.46% year-to-date, and DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc is up 15.74% year-to-date. Combined, INCY and XRAY make up approximately 1.0% 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 Wednesday. As you can see, six sectors are up on the day, while two sectors are down.
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