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Eleven sectors, ranked by return, for the S&P 500, Singapore, and Hong Kong and China. Open one to see its companies. Markets are kept apart, not blended.
S&P 500, 500 companies. Returns are cap-weighted, in local currency, with dividends. Totals in US$.
| Energy21 companies | −4.78% ▼ | −7.18% ▼ | +1.24% ▲ | +9.14% ▲ | +44.32% ▲ | +49.99% ▲ | US$2.3T | 3.3% | 18 of 21 | 16.1x | 11.4x | 2.5% |
| Health care60 companies | +3.05% ▲ | +5.70% ▲ | +14.39% ▲ | +17.87% ▲ | +24.38% ▲ | +33.26% ▲ | US$7.1T | 10.1% | 50 of 60 | 32.1x | 18.2x | 1.4% |
| Materials24 companies | +3.02% ▲ | +3.90% ▲ | +8.76% ▲ | +4.24% ▲ | +18.28% ▲ | +26.80% ▲ | US$1.2T | 1.7% | 21 of 24 | 23.8x | 14.8x | 1.5% |
| Consumer staples34 companies | +3.02% ▲ | +6.36% ▲ | +15.95% ▲ | +10.99% ▲ | +21.67% ▲ | +25.71% ▲ | US$4.0T | 5.6% | 29 of 32 | 24.2x | 16.8x | 2.0% |
| Information technology75 companies | +0.47% ▲ | −6.15% ▼ | −9.57% ▼ | −3.27% ▼ | +20.80% ▲ | +17.09% ▲ | US$24.6T | 35.1% | 55 of 75 | 30.2x | 17.1x | 0.5% |
| Real estate30 companies | +3.18% ▲ | +6.99% ▲ | +10.03% ▲ | +0.92% ▲ | +16.09% ▲ | +15.71% ▲ | US$1.3T | 1.8% | 23 of 30 | — | — | 3.2% |
| Financials76 companies | +3.48% ▲ | +5.43% ▲ | +10.44% ▲ | +2.46% ▲ | +9.21% ▲ | +14.21% ▲ | US$9.1T | 12.9% | 62 of 76 | 14.9x | 13.2x | 1.4% |
| Industrials83 companies | −1.05% ▼ | +0.75% ▲ | +0.07% ▲ | −8.20% ▼ | +12.55% ▲ | +14.20% ▲ | US$5.5T | 7.9% | 58 of 81 | 27.0x | 19.6x | 1.2% |
| Consumer discretionary47 companies | +3.88% ▲ | +4.51% ▲ | +9.04% ▲ | +2.74% ▲ | +3.16% ▲ | +2.12% ▲ | US$7.1T | 10.2% | 29 of 47 | 21.3x | 18.2x | 0.6% |
| Utilities31 companies | +0.38% ▲ | +2.60% ▲ | +9.44% ▲ | −0.60% ▼ | +3.83% ▲ | +0.55% ▲ | US$1.4T | 2.0% | 24 of 31 | 21.1x | 18.3x | 2.9% |
| Communication services19 companies | +2.92% ▲ | −4.33% ▼ | −11.88% ▼ | −13.77% ▼ | −9.42% ▼ | −2.54% ▼ | US$6.6T | 9.4% | 11 of 19 | 17.3x | 13.6x | 0.7% |
| All sectors500 companies | +1.60% ▲ | −0.71% ▼ | −0.36% ▼ | −0.38% ▼ | +13.53% ▲ | +15.01% ▲ | US$70.2T | 100.0% | 380 of 496 | 23.6x | 17.6x | 1.0% |
- EnergyUS$2.3T, 18 of 21 up+49.99% ▲
- Health careUS$7.1T, 50 of 60 up+33.26% ▲
- MaterialsUS$1.2T, 21 of 24 up+26.80% ▲
- Consumer staplesUS$4.0T, 29 of 32 up+25.71% ▲
- Information technologyUS$24.6T, 55 of 75 up+17.09% ▲
- Real estateUS$1.3T, 23 of 30 up+15.71% ▲
- FinancialsUS$9.1T, 62 of 76 up+14.21% ▲
- IndustrialsUS$5.5T, 58 of 81 up+14.20% ▲
- Consumer discretionaryUS$7.1T, 29 of 47 up+2.12% ▲
- UtilitiesUS$1.4T, 24 of 31 up+0.55% ▲
- Communication servicesUS$6.6T, 11 of 19 up−2.54% ▼
- All sectorsUS$70.2T, 380 of 496 up+15.01% ▲
Each sector's return is cap-weighted using its companies' size at the start of the period: today's market cap over one plus the return, assuming a constant share count. Weighting by today's cap would flatter past winners. Up counts companies with a positive return. P/E and forward P/E are medians; loss-makers have no P/E and forward P/E rests on analyst forecasts. Real estate has neither, because a REIT's earnings carry property revaluations.
A big company moves its sector more than a small one, so a sector can rise while most of its companies fall. Compare the return with how many companies are up.
Source: Yahoo Finance, delayed. Last close: US 4 Nov 2026, SGX 4 Nov 2026, HKEX 4 Nov 2026. Totals converted at US$1 = S$1.28 and HK$7.84. Sector labels: GICS for the S&P 500, via Wikipedia, and our own GICS-style tags elsewhere. Each company counts once: one share class, and its Hong Kong listing over an ADR.
A screen is a reason to dig deeper, not a buy list. Past dividends and returns don't promise future ones. Prices and dividends: Yahoo Finance, refreshed each weekday after the US and SGX closes. S-REIT report figures: each REIT's results on SGX, typed by hand after each results season. Insider transactions: SEC filings, refreshed each weekday, and US House reports. Commodities: the nearest futures contract on each exchange, not spot prices, from Yahoo Finance, refreshed each weekday. Sector figures: Yahoo Finance, added up by rasinbun, refreshed each weekday. Beta computed by rasinbun. For education only. Not financial advice.