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Looking at the sectors faring worst as of midday Monday, shares of Energy companies are underperforming other sectors, showing a 1.2% loss. Within that group, Marathon Oil Corp. (NYSE:MRO) and Devon Energy Corp. (NYSE:DVN) are two large stocks that are lagging, showing a loss of 3.9% and 3.8%, respectively. Among energy ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSE:XLE), which is down 1.3% on the day, and up 9.41% year-to-date. Marathon Oil Corp., meanwhile, is up 3.51% year-to-date, and Devon Energy Corp., is down 10.11% year-to-date. Combined, MRO and DVN make up approximately 3.6% of the underlying holdings of XLE.
The next worst performing sector is the Technology & Communications sector, not showing much of a gain. Among large Technology & Communications stocks, Monolithic Power Systems Inc (NASDAQ:MPWR) and Etsy Inc (NASDAQ:ETSY) are the most notable, showing a loss of 3.5% and 2.8%, respectively. One ETF closely tracking Technology & Communications stocks is the Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK), which is up 0.3% in midday trading, and up 41.22% on a year-to-date basis. Monolithic Power Systems Inc, meanwhile, is up 41.59% year-to-date, and Etsy Inc, is down 42.51% year-to-date. MPWR makes up approximately 0.3% of the underlying holdings of XLK.
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, seven sectors are up on the day, while one sector is down.
Sector
% Change
Healthcare
+0.9%
Services
+0.5%
Consumer Products
+0.3%
Materials
+0.3%
Utilities
+0.2%
Financial
+0.2%
Industrial
+0.1%
Technology & Communications
-0.0%
Energy
-1.2%
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