In afternoon trading on Monday, Consumer Products stocks are the best performing sector, up 0.3%. Within the sector, Monster Beverage Corp (NASD: MNST) and Harman International Industries, Inc. (NYSE: HAR) are two of the day's stand-outs, showing a gain of 5.2% and 2.1%, respectively. Among consumer products ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the iShares U.S. Consumer Goods ETF (AMEX: IYK), which is up 0.1% on the day, and up 2.78% year-to-date. Monster Beverage Corp, meanwhile, is up 24.77% year-to-date, and Harman International Industries, Inc. is up 24.32% year-to-date. Combined, MNST and HAR make up approximately 1.3% of the underlying holdings of IYK.
The next best performing sector is the Healthcare sector, higher by 0.2%. Among large Healthcare stocks, Actavis plc (NYSE: ACT) and Tenet Healthcare Corp. (NYSE: THC) are the most notable, showing a gain of 3.2% and 2.1%, respectively. One ETF closely tracking Healthcare stocks is the Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV), which is up 0.2% in midday trading, and up 7.95% on a year-to-date basis. Actavis plc, meanwhile, is up 17.44% year-to-date, and Tenet Healthcare Corp., is down 2.74% year-to-date. Combined, ACT and THC make up approximately 4.7% of the underlying holdings of XLV.
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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, three sectors are up on the day, while five sectors are down.
| Sector | % Change |
|---|---|
| Consumer Products | +0.3% |
| Healthcare | +0.2% |
| Industrial | +0.2% |
| Services | -0.0% |
| Financial | -0.1% |
| Materials | -0.1% |
| Technology & Communications | -0.2% |
| Utilities | -0.4% |
| Energy | -2.0% |
