Sector Performance & Rotation – 1 Month ending Oct 24, 2026

Sector Performance & Rotation – 1 Month

Lookback Period: 1 Month
2-Year Yield: -0.06 bp   •  
10-Year Yield: +0.00 bp   •  
S&P 500: -1.8% (7,765 → 7,624)

1. Current Sector Performance

GICS Sector Avg Return % Median Return % # stocks Avg Vol % Avg MaxDD %
Energy 9.90 10.11 21 28.50 -5.28
Consumer Staples 6.47 8.26 33 27.65 -4.85
Health Care 6.17 6.88 60 28.60 -5.17
Utilities 5.32 6.29 31 23.88 -3.57
Financials 2.40 2.96 76 24.20 -5.53
Consumer Discretionary 1.85 2.34 47 32.47 -6.75
Real Estate 0.85 2.08 30 26.14 -5.62
Materials 0.39 3.64 24 24.05 -7.30
Industrials -0.01 1.36 83 29.16 -8.08
Information Technology -3.41 -1.83 75 47.81 -16.13
Communication Services -4.62 -7.01 22 36.05 -10.12

2. Prior Sector Performance

GICS Sector Avg Return % Median Return % # stocks Avg Vol % Avg MaxDD %
Information Technology 4.26 3.05 75 51.69 -11.09
Health Care -1.50 -1.17 60 27.39 -8.64
Communication Services -3.21 -4.66 22 32.88 -9.68
Energy -3.44 -3.88 21 30.31 -9.34
Utilities -4.77 -3.57 31 20.52 -7.56
Industrials -5.27 -5.05 83 27.19 -9.53
Real Estate -5.49 -4.99 30 19.35 -8.32
Financials -5.54 -5.54 76 25.92 -9.08
Consumer Staples -5.77 -5.10 33 25.45 -10.24
Materials -5.79 -5.52 24 27.59 -10.42
Consumer Discretionary -7.32 -7.09 47 29.30 -11.89

3. Sector Rotation (Current vs Prior)

GICS Sector Current Avg Return % Prior Avg Return % Δ Return % # stocks
Energy 9.90 -3.44 13.34 21
Consumer Staples 6.47 -5.77 12.24 33
Utilities 5.32 -4.77 10.09 31
Consumer Discretionary 1.85 -7.32 9.17 47
Financials 2.40 -5.54 7.94 76
Health Care 6.17 -1.50 7.67 60
Real Estate 0.85 -5.49 6.34 30
Materials 0.39 -5.79 6.18 24
Industrials -0.01 -5.27 5.26 83
Communication Services -4.62 -3.21 -1.41 22
Information Technology -3.41 4.26 -7.67 75

4. Leaders – Top 5 Stocks by Sector

Communication Services

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
OMC Omnicom Group 9.74 -3.31
DIS Walt Disney Company (The) 8.38 -4.54
NWSA News Corp (Class A) 5.09 -1.99
NWS News Corp (Class B) 4.29 -2.45
FOX Fox Corporation (Class B) 3.73 -3.99

Consumer Discretionary

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
HAS Hasbro 35.13 -1.98
RCL Royal Caribbean Group 17.71 -5.01
CCL Carnival Corporation 17.19 -4.36
HLT Hilton Worldwide 13.35 -3.48
ULTA Ulta Beauty 12.75 -2.89

Consumer Staples

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
CASY Casey’s 19.57 -2.02
STZ Constellation Brands 17.94 -3.26
KR Kroger 14.02 -3.92
COST Costco 11.55 -1.54
KMB Kimberly-Clark 11.36 -4.70

Energy

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
APA APA Corporation 23.32 -4.94
COP ConocoPhillips 20.38 -3.24
EOG EOG Resources 17.64 -3.57
MPC Marathon Petroleum 17.33 -5.71
XOM ExxonMobil 15.44 -1.32

Financials

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
CBOE Cboe Global Markets 27.58 -5.81
FDS FactSet 19.86 -6.96
BRO Brown & Brown 16.86 -3.01
MRSH Marsh McLennan 16.84 -1.22
AJG Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. 16.31 -2.46

Health Care

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
VEEV Veeva Systems 23.81 -4.25
CRL Charles River Laboratories 21.14 -4.11
RMD ResMed 13.92 -1.77
HUM Humana 13.46 -4.69
CAH Cardinal Health 12.66 -3.10

Industrials

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
ALLE Allegion 16.26 -4.84
LMT Lockheed Martin 15.67 -4.85
WM Waste Management 15.26 -2.91
EFX Equifax 14.13 -11.64
VRSK Verisk Analytics 13.92 -4.96

Information Technology

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
PTC PTC Inc. 38.43 -2.13
ACN Accenture 36.82 -8.90
IT Gartner 28.83 -4.15
ROP Roper Technologies 20.72 -4.63
CTSH Cognizant 20.21 -6.26

Materials

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
DOW Dow Inc. 15.64 -3.87
LYB LyondellBasell 12.17 -4.50
IFF International Flavors & Fragrances 9.74 -4.00
LIN Linde plc 9.45 -1.68
BALL Ball Corporation 7.99 -4.74

Real Estate

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
CCI Crown Castle 18.79 -5.85
CSGP CoStar Group 17.90 -4.64
HST Host Hotels & Resorts 11.95 -1.47
AMT American Tower 8.99 -4.67
PSA Public Storage 6.97 -2.19

Utilities

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
PNW Pinnacle West Capital 13.65 -2.18
ED Consolidated Edison 11.46 -2.29
ATO Atmos Energy 9.45 -1.55
SO Southern Company 9.09 -2.09
NI NiSource 8.53 -1.71

5. Laggards – Bottom 5 Stocks by Sector

Communication Services

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
SKYD Skydance Corporation -23.15 -34.17
APP AppLovin -20.83 -17.45
T AT&T -15.67 -16.83
META Meta Platforms -12.76 -17.36
TMUS T-Mobile US -9.77 -14.46

Consumer Discretionary

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
MGM MGM Resorts -27.87 -25.87
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill -15.66 -15.87
WYNN Wynn Resorts -11.85 -10.71
CVNA Carvana -11.61 -11.14
F Ford Motor Company -11.45 -10.36

Consumer Staples

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
BG Bunge Global -6.16 -8.30
TGT Target Corporation -3.94 -4.74
ADM Archer Daniels Midland -2.67 -5.12
MKC McCormick & Company -1.59 -10.08
GIS General Mills -1.15 -11.59

Energy

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
TPL Texas Pacific Land Corporation -4.78 -9.61
BKR Baker Hughes -2.44 -7.60
WMB Williams Companies 1.01 -7.17
SLB Schlumberger 1.80 -7.54
HAL Halliburton 6.30 -4.45

Financials

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
HOOD Robinhood Markets -23.48 -22.52
COIN Coinbase -18.21 -17.45
IBKR Interactive Brokers -12.63 -12.32
MS Morgan Stanley -10.34 -10.04
BAC Bank of America -10.04 -11.13

Health Care

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
DXCM Dexcom -12.95 -11.16
INCY Incyte -8.84 -12.98
SOLV Solventum -3.76 -5.01
MRK Merck & Co. -3.74 -6.52
HSIC Henry Schein -2.83 -3.47

Industrials

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
BE Bloom Energy -30.10 -34.65
FIX Comfort Systems USA -28.57 -36.14
VRT Vertiv -23.33 -23.38
HWM Howmet Aerospace -17.51 -20.03
ETN Eaton Corporation -17.26 -17.74

Information Technology

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
SNDK Sandisk -34.39 -31.85
FLEX Flex Ltd. -33.11 -36.93
COHR Coherent Corp. -32.57 -38.58
STX Seagate Technology -31.40 -33.32
INTC Intel -29.79 -32.89

Materials

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
MOS Mosaic Company (The) -27.86 -29.13
ALB Albemarle Corporation -19.80 -18.45
NEM Newmont -14.45 -11.88
FCX Freeport-McMoRan -12.14 -12.16
SW Smurfit Westrock -9.90 -12.35

Real Estate

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
ARE Alexandria Real Estate Equities -18.91 -20.47
CBRE CBRE Group -12.58 -9.69
EQIX Equinix -9.84 -9.05
WY Weyerhaeuser -9.52 -12.75
DLR Digital Realty -7.15 -7.42

Utilities

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
NRG NRG Energy -10.16 -15.01
CEG Constellation Energy -3.80 -15.63
PCG PG&E Corporation -1.54 -5.25
VST Vistra Corp. -0.18 -15.93
AES AES Corporation 1.21 -0.27
Data as of latest market close. Returns are total returns over the stated lookback period.
Generated automatically from S&P 500 constituents + FRED yields.
Client Area
Client Area
The FX Market
Definitions
Contact
Market Musings
Tools
Privacy Policy

© 2026 Arctos FX

ARCTOS FX LLC is registered as a Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA) with the National Futures Association. Trading foreign exchange on margin carries a high level of risk and may not be suitable for all investors. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Scroll to Top