Sectors
Cyclical vs. Defensive: How Sector Character Shapes a Portfolio's RideSome sectors amplify the economic cycle and some cushion it. The difference comes down to demand you can postpone and demand you can't.
Aug 18, 2026, 10:35 AM ET
Sectors
Sector primers and performance overviews across the market.
Sector Performance
Wednesday, Aug 26 session · data delayed
Industrials
▲ +1.09%XLI
Technology
▲ +0.61%XLK
Energy
▲ +0.60%XLE
Utilities
▲ +0.46%XLU
Materials
▲ +0.17%XLB
Financials
▼ -0.09%XLF
Consumer Staples
▼ -0.29%XLP
Communication Services
▼ -0.50%XLC
Real Estate
▼ -0.60%XLRE
Consumer Discretionary
▼ -0.67%XLY
Health Care
▼ -1.00%XLV
Daily performance of the SPDR sector ETFs, best to worst. Tint deepens with the size of the move.
Sectors
Sector Scoreboard: What's Led and Lagged in 2026 So FarA year-to-date ranking of all eleven GICS sectors against the S&P 500, and what the current leadership profile typically signals.
Jul 11, 2026
Sectors
The 11 Stock Market Sectors, ExplainedA field guide to the GICS sectors — what's in each one, what drives its performance, and the SPDR ETF that tracks it.
Jul 11, 2026