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US — sector breakdown

SPDR Select Sector ETFs (XLK / XLV / XLF / XLY / XLC / XLI / XLP / XLE / XLU / XLB / XLRE) — 11/11 direct EODHD coverage.

Source layer: EODHD direct

Snapshot Aug 28, 2026 · 4 regions × 11 sectors · refreshed daily.

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11 sectors in US

Full window matrix per sector. Source ETF and confidence per row.

Sector 5d 1m 3m YTD Source

US vs other regions

Per-sector spread (this region minus the named region) for the selected window. Positive = US ahead.

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The US sector board, in numbers

This page decomposes the US equity market into its eleven GICS sectors. Coverage: SPDR Select Sector ETFs (XLK / XLV / XLF / XLY / XLC / XLI / XLP / XLE / XLU / XLB / XLRE) — 11/11 direct EODHD coverage.

US — sector returns · snapshot 2026-08-28 · refreshed daily
Sector5d1m3mYTDVehicleConfidence
Technology+1.3%+5.7%-2.7%+29.9% XLKhigh
Energy-1.5%+6.3%+12.2%+18.5% XLEhigh
Health Care-2.0%+4.7%+15.0%+10.4% XLVhigh
Financials+1.1%+1.9%+13.0%+8.6% XLFhigh
Real Estate-1.3%-1.8%+2.0%+6.9% XLREhigh
Materials-0.7%+3.0%+4.4%+2.8% XLBhigh
Industrials-1.7%-0.7%+2.6%+2.5% XLIhigh
Consumer Discretionary-0.7%+4.3%-2.8%+0.1% XLYhigh
Utilities-0.1%-4.3%-3.2%-0.4% XLUhigh
Consumer Staples-0.6%-0.0%+3.8%-1.0% XLPhigh
Communication Services+1.4%+6.0%-2.1%-2.8% XLChigh

Rows sorted by YTD. The vehicle column names the tracker each cell is measured from — common vehicles for this exposure, listed for education, not recommendation. Cells flagged "approx." are built from the country-weighted approximation described in the methodology. closelook.net is an investment research diary.

FAQ · from the current data

US — data Q&A

Which sectors lead and lag US over one month?

As of 2026-08-28: leading — Energy +6.3%, Communication Services +6.0%, Technology +5.7%; lagging — Utilities -4.3%, Real Estate -1.8%, Industrials -0.7%.

Which sectors lead US year-to-date?

As of 2026-08-28, year-to-date: Technology +29.9%, Energy +18.5%, Health Care +10.4%; at the bottom: Communication Services -2.8%, Consumer Staples -1.0%, Utilities -0.4%.

How is the US sector breakdown built?

SPDR Select Sector ETFs (XLK / XLV / XLF / XLY / XLC / XLI / XLP / XLE / XLU / XLB / XLRE) — 11/11 direct EODHD coverage. Returns are close-to-close on the vehicle series; aggregates drop a missing member and renormalise rather than impute. Part of the Closelook Sector Engine — 11 sectors × 4 regions, refreshed daily after each regional market close.

Is this investment advice?

No. The Sector Engine is a data surface in an investment research diary. It describes where sector and regional returns have been over the stated windows; vehicle names are mentioned for orientation, never as recommendations.