Looking at the sectors faring worst as of midday Thursday, shares of Healthcare companies are underperforming other sectors, showing a 1.6% loss. Within that group, ResMed Inc. (Symbol: RMD) and Becton, Dickinson & Co (Symbol: BDX) are two large stocks that are lagging, showing a loss of 13.5% and 8.7%, respectively. Among healthcare ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (Symbol: XLV), which is down 0.9% on the day, and up 4.56% year-to-date. ResMed Inc., meanwhile, is up 13.83% year-to-date, and Becton, Dickinson & Co, is down 4.30% year-to-date. Combined, RMD and BDX make up approximately 2.8% of the underlying holdings of XLV.
The next worst performing sector is the Energy sector, showing a 1.6% loss. Among large Energy stocks, Marathon Oil Corp. (Symbol: MRO) and HollyFrontier Corp (Symbol: HFC) are the most notable, showing a loss of 4.8% and 4.6%, respectively. One ETF closely tracking Energy stocks is the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE), which is down 1.0% in midday trading, and down 36.53% on a year-to-date basis. Marathon Oil Corp., meanwhile, is down 57.70% year-to-date, and HollyFrontier Corp, is down 49.78% year-to-date. Combined, MRO and HFC make up approximately 1.4% of the underlying holdings of XLE.
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 Thursday. As you can see, five sectors are up on the day, while four sectors are down.
Sector | % Change |
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Utilities | +1.0% |
Services | +0.8% |
Materials | +0.4% |
Industrial | +0.3% |
Technology & Communications | +0.1% |
Consumer Products | -0.3% |
Financial | -0.4% |
Healthcare | -1.6% |
Energy | -1.6% |
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Source: Nasdaq