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Sector relative strength vs S&P 500

Which sectors are leading the market, and which are lagging?

Top − bottom sector+351.4%
Data through 23 Jul 2026
-200.00.00200.0400.0600.0800.0Jun 2018Jan 2020Sep 2021Apr 2023Dec 2024Jul 2026
Technology
Financials
Energy
Health Care
Industrials
Consumer Discretionary
Consumer Staples
Utilities
Materials
Real Estate
Communication Services
S&P 500 (SPY)
Sector relative strength vs S&P 500: summary statistics (Max range)
SeriesFirstLatestMinMax
Technology100.0538.581.3597.4
Financials100.0237.667.2241.5
Energy100.0225.134.8235.5
Health Care100.0218.191.2222.2
Industrials100.0283.969.3289.5
Consumer Discretionary100.0209.979.8239.4
Consumer Staples100.0202.097.0215.8
Utilities100.0236.194.9240.8
Materials100.0202.168.2213.7
Real Estate100.0187.185.9189.2
Communication Services100.0228.178.5258.4
S&P 500 (SPY)100.0302.683.8310.6
Source:Yahoo FinanceXLKXLFXLEXLVXLIXLYXLPXLUXLBXLREXLCSPY· Data may be revised by the source.
FormulaXLK, XLF, XLE, XLV, XLI, XLY, XLP, XLU, XLB, XLRE, XLC and SPY adjusted close indexed to 100 at the shared start
Methodology

The eleven SPDR sector ETFs (XLK, XLF, XLE, XLV, XLI, XLY, XLP, XLU, XLB, XLRE, XLC) versus SPY (S&P 500), all daily, rebased to 100 at their shared start. Uses split- and dividend-adjusted close. A sector above 100 has beaten the market over the window; below 100 means underperformance. XLC listed in 2018, which anchors the start date.

Source series
XLKTechnologyindexed (100 at base)daily · Not seasonally adjustedXLFFinancialsindexed (100 at base)daily · Not seasonally adjustedXLEEnergyindexed (100 at base)daily · Not seasonally adjustedXLVHealth Careindexed (100 at base)daily · Not seasonally adjustedXLIIndustrialsindexed (100 at base)daily · Not seasonally adjustedXLYConsumer Discretionaryindexed (100 at base)daily · Not seasonally adjustedXLPConsumer Staplesindexed (100 at base)daily · Not seasonally adjustedXLUUtilitiesindexed (100 at base)daily · Not seasonally adjustedXLBMaterialsindexed (100 at base)daily · Not seasonally adjustedXLREReal Estateindexed (100 at base)daily · Not seasonally adjustedXLCCommunication Servicesindexed (100 at base)daily · Not seasonally adjustedSPYS&P 500 (SPY)indexed (100 at base)daily · Not seasonally adjusted
Freshness
Data through
23 Jul 2026
Last refreshed
24 Jul 2026
Native frequency
daily

The site is refreshed separately from the source. Data through = the latest observation published by Yahoo Finance; last refreshed = when PIER20 last fetched the file.

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