Sector Snapshot – October 2026

Period: October 2026
2-Year Yield: -0.27 bp   
10-Year Yield: -0.31 bp   
S&P 500: -0.9% (7,652 → 7,580)

1. Current Sector Performance

GICS Sector Avg Return % Median Return % # stocks Avg Vol % Avg MaxDD %
Energy 13.03 13.74 21 30.22 -5.11
Consumer Staples 10.19 10.79 33 27.92 -5.13
Utilities 10.12 10.93 31 22.69 -3.55
Materials 8.04 10.89 24 26.51 -5.20
Consumer Discretionary 7.40 8.47 47 33.65 -6.26
Health Care 7.39 7.32 60 31.72 -5.21
Financials 6.50 6.40 76 25.52 -5.17
Real Estate 5.57 3.93 30 29.00 -5.40
Industrials 4.89 6.34 83 34.13 -8.28
Information Technology -3.74 -4.97 75 55.89 -17.39
Communication Services -5.73 -0.58 22 42.94 -13.24

2. Prior Sector Performance

GICS Sector Avg Return % Median Return % # stocks Avg Vol % Avg MaxDD %
Information Technology 2.36 3.59 75 49.18 -11.15
Health Care -1.05 -2.48 60 27.09 -8.06
Industrials -4.91 -5.94 83 27.18 -8.51
Communication Services -5.55 -5.97 22 32.78 -10.91
Utilities -5.57 -5.83 31 18.50 -9.08
Energy -6.40 -7.65 21 28.39 -11.34
Consumer Staples -6.98 -6.02 33 23.46 -9.46
Real Estate -7.16 -6.57 30 18.99 -8.43
Consumer Discretionary -7.30 -7.92 47 29.94 -10.68
Materials -7.86 -7.52 24 27.59 -9.99
Financials -7.97 -7.74 76 25.35 -10.56

3. Sector Rotation (Current vs Prior)

GICS Sector Current Avg Return % Prior Avg Return % Δ Return % # stocks
Energy 13.03 -6.40 19.43 21
Consumer Staples 10.19 -6.98 17.17 33
Materials 8.04 -7.86 15.90 24
Utilities 10.12 -5.57 15.69 31
Consumer Discretionary 7.40 -7.30 14.70 47
Financials 6.50 -7.97 14.47 76
Real Estate 5.57 -7.16 12.73 30
Industrials 4.89 -4.91 9.80 83
Health Care 7.39 -1.05 8.44 60
Communication Services -5.73 -5.55 -0.18 22
Information Technology -3.74 2.36 -6.10 75

4. Leaders – Top 5 Stocks by Sector

Communication Services

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
OMC Omnicom Group 10.36 -5.94
ECHO EchoStar 8.42 -14.64
CMCSA Comcast 8.37 -5.56
DIS Walt Disney Company (The) 5.76 -3.62
LYV Live Nation Entertainment 5.07 -1.72

Consumer Discretionary

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
HAS Hasbro 35.82 -1.76
NCLH Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings 19.85 -4.50
CCL Carnival Corporation 17.48 -4.36
ULTA Ulta Beauty 17.26 -2.89
HD Home Depot (The) 15.72 -3.10

Consumer Staples

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
STZ Constellation Brands 20.65 -6.61
WMT Walmart 18.85 -1.94
KDP Keurig Dr Pepper 18.13 -1.90
EL Estée Lauder Companies (The) 17.74 -3.29
DLTR Dollar Tree 17.41 -5.64

Energy

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
APA APA Corporation 27.80 -2.14
COP ConocoPhillips 23.08 -2.25
EOG EOG Resources 20.97 -1.69
TRGP Targa Resources 17.00 -3.58
OXY Occidental Petroleum 15.69 -2.24

Financials

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
FDS FactSet 22.09 -7.72
CBOE Cboe Global Markets 21.88 -7.69
AJG Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. 21.02 -4.42
ERIE Erie Indemnity 20.07 -4.05
GPN Global Payments 18.57 -5.18

Health Care

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
LLY Lilly (Eli) 22.51 -2.54
REGN Regeneron Pharmaceuticals 22.37 -1.80
CRL Charles River Laboratories 21.83 -4.44
LH Labcorp 17.29 -2.19
GEHC GE HealthCare 17.20 -2.31

Industrials

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
EFX Equifax 34.51 -6.11
PNR Pentair 25.65 -1.73
LMT Lockheed Martin 25.08 -2.14
ALLE Allegion 21.25 -4.70
MAS Masco 19.64 -3.69

Information Technology

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
ACN Accenture 41.96 -9.11
PTC PTC Inc. 39.37 -1.67
ROP Roper Technologies 33.88 -2.03
GEN Gen Digital 32.29 -4.75
INTU Intuit 24.29 -7.53

Materials

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
DOW Dow Inc. 26.00 -2.60
LYB LyondellBasell 19.44 -3.06
BALL Ball Corporation 18.63 -3.87
NUE Nucor 17.16 -2.72
VMC Vulcan Materials Company 14.97 -2.85

Real Estate

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
CCI Crown Castle 33.07 -4.39
SBAC SBA Communications 16.88 -7.30
EXR Extra Space Storage 15.06 -1.64
PSA Public Storage 14.82 -1.35
AMT American Tower 14.72 -4.12

Utilities

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
CNP CenterPoint Energy 15.33 -2.44
WEC WEC Energy Group 15.17 -1.57
NI NiSource 15.05 -1.71
EXC Exelon 14.26 -2.51
PNW Pinnacle West Capital 14.23 -2.18

5. Laggards – Bottom 5 Stocks by Sector

Communication Services

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
RDDT Reddit -35.60 -42.64
SKYD Skydance -23.04 -30.47
APP AppLovin -21.32 -18.96
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. (Class A) -18.67 -20.90
GOOG Alphabet Inc. (Class C) -18.35 -20.40

Consumer Discretionary

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
BKNG Booking Holdings -9.07 -10.77
WYNN Wynn Resorts -6.01 -7.84
GRMN Garmin -4.94 -7.75
GPC Genuine Parts Company -3.85 -9.75
AMZN Amazon -3.53 -8.48

Consumer Staples

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
BG Bunge Global -9.64 -11.84
ADM Archer Daniels Midland -3.11 -8.90
TGT Target Corporation -1.47 -6.39
MKC McCormick & Company 3.00 -5.44
HSY Hershey Company (The) 5.08 -8.75

Energy

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
BKR Baker Hughes 0.60 -7.61
TPL Texas Pacific Land Corporation 1.80 -11.15
VLO Valero Energy 3.11 -16.36
EXE Expand Energy 7.68 -4.42
WMB Williams Companies 9.39 -7.17

Financials

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
HOOD Robinhood Markets -24.45 -25.52
COIN Coinbase -23.00 -24.17
IBKR Interactive Brokers -9.97 -15.10
SCHW Charles Schwab Corporation -9.91 -10.49
BAC Bank of America -8.12 -8.37

Health Care

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
ILMN Illumina, Inc. -13.77 -19.65
SOLV Solventum -7.74 -7.61
DXCM Dexcom -4.64 -11.14
BAX Baxter International -4.17 -10.71
BSX Boston Scientific -3.83 -8.76

Industrials

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
BE Bloom Energy -26.65 -34.65
FIX Comfort Systems USA -25.48 -36.14
CAT Caterpillar Inc. -23.01 -27.70
CHRW C.H. Robinson -15.78 -20.99
ETN Eaton Corporation -13.90 -17.74

Information Technology

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
INTC Intel -45.30 -45.20
SNDK Sandisk -33.85 -35.62
TER Teradyne -31.56 -38.90
STX Seagate Technology -30.11 -33.32
TWLO Twilio -29.89 -31.94

Materials

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
MOS Mosaic Company (The) -15.06 -19.86
ALB Albemarle Corporation -13.97 -14.43
FCX Freeport-McMoRan -10.56 -15.04
NEM Newmont -7.57 -10.11
SW Smurfit Westrock -2.29 -6.30

Real Estate

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
ARE Alexandria Real Estate Equities -15.30 -15.75
DOC Healthpeak Properties -4.19 -5.08
ESS Essex Property Trust -1.93 -7.45
PLD Prologis -1.43 -7.08
VTR Ventas -0.26 -7.26

Utilities

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
VST Vistra Corp. 0.01 -17.00
NRG NRG Energy 0.43 -15.01
AES AES Corporation 0.71 -0.33
CEG Constellation Energy 3.29 -15.95
ES Eversource Energy 6.84 -3.55
Data as of latest market close. Returns are total returns over the stated period.
Generated automatically from S&P 500 constituents + FRED yields.
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