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Looking at the sectors faring worst as of midday Wednesday, shares of Technology & Communications companies are underperforming other sectors, showing a 0.2% loss. Within that group, ServiceNow Inc (NYSE:NOW) and Ansys Inc. (NASDAQ:ANSS) are two large stocks that are lagging, showing a loss of 4.3% and 4.2%, respectively. Among technology ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSE:XLK), which is down 1.3% on the day, and up 33.12% year-to-date. ServiceNow Inc, meanwhile, is up 37.99% year-to-date, and Ansys Inc. is up 30.63% year-to-date. Combined, NOW and ANSS make up approximately 1.7% of the underlying holdings of XLK.
The next worst performing sector is the Healthcare sector, not showing much of a gain. Among large Healthcare stocks, DexCom Inc (NASDAQ:DXCM) and Zoetis Inc (NYSE:ZTS) are the most notable, showing a loss of 5.0% and 3.8%, respectively. One ETF closely tracking Healthcare stocks is the Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV), which is down 0.3% in midday trading, and down 4.15% on a year-to-date basis. DexCom Inc, meanwhile, is up 3.77% year-to-date, and Zoetis Inc is up 11.93% year-to-date. Combined, DXCM and ZTS make up approximately 2.6% 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, seven sectors are up on the day, while one sector is down.
Sector
% Change
Energy
+2.8%
Materials
+1.7%
Utilities
+1.6%
Financial
+1.2%
Industrial
+0.9%
Consumer Products
+0.6%
Services
+0.2%
Healthcare
-0.0%
Technology & Communications
-0.2%
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