In afternoon trading on Monday, Financial stocks are the best performing sector, higher by 1.1%. Within the sector, Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) and Ventas Inc (NYSE: VTR) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 2.5% and 2.2%, respectively. Among financial ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (AMEX: XLF), which is up 1.1% on the day, and up 3.33% year-to-date. Wells Fargo & Co., meanwhile, is down 6.48% year-to-date, and Ventas Inc is up 33.18% year-to-date. Combined, WFC and VTR make up approximately 8.3% of the underlying holdings of XLF.
The next best performing sector is the Materials sector, higher by 1.1%. Among large Materials stocks, CF Industries Holdings Inc (NYSE: CF) and Newmont Mining Corp (NYSE: NEM) are the most notable, showing a gain of 4.3% and 2.5%, respectively. One ETF closely tracking Materials stocks is the Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLB), which is up 1.0% in midday trading, and up 14.21% on a year-to-date basis. CF Industries Holdings Inc, meanwhile, is down 36.51% year-to-date, and Newmont Mining Corp is up 127.85% year-to-date. Combined, CF and NEM make up approximately 5.0% of the underlying holdings of XLB.
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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, nine sectors are up on the day, while none of the sectors are down.
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| Sector | % Change |
|---|---|
| Financial | +1.1% |
| Materials | +1.1% |
| Utilities | +0.8% |
| Industrial | +0.7% |
| Energy | +0.7% |
| Consumer Products | +0.6% |
| Healthcare | +0.6% |
| Technology & Communications | +0.6% |
| Services | +0.5% |
