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Materials Select Sector SPDR (XLB) 51.49 $XLB

Health Care/Biotech Names Still Dominating
Bespoke Investment Group - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 24, 12:33AM CST
The average stock in the Russell 3,000 (which makes up roughly 98% of US-listed stocks) is now up 1.68% in 2015. Below we have calculated the average year-to-date performance of stocks by sector. As shown, Health Care stocks are up by far the most...
XLB: 51.49 (-0.12), XLY: 75.97 (-0.10), XLU: 45.23 (-0.05), XLV: 72.24 (-0.35), NFLX: 474.91 (-8.12), XLP: 50.01 (+0.20), EGLT: 15.01 (+0.03), FMI: 47.76 (-0.58), XLK: 43.09 (-0.15), XLI: 57.49 (-0.27), TWTR: 48.08 (-1.33), XLF: 24.35 (-0.09), XLE: 79.02 (-0.35)

Top Funds' Activity In Q4 2014
Leo Kolivakis - Seeking Alpha - Fri Feb 20, 2:04PM CST
Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Sam Forgione of Reuters report, Top U.S. hedge funds cut Apple stakes ahead of all-time high : Top U.S. hedge fund management firms, including David Einhorn's Greenlight Capital and Philippe Laffont's Coatue Management,...
HK: 1.92 (-0.05), XLB: 51.49 (-0.12), GREK: 12.95 (-0.48), XBI: 214.63 (-3.26), IBB: 337.47 (-3.33), NBG: 1.57 (-0.16), RRC: 49.54 (-1.28), RIG: 16.13 (+0.34), XLK: 43.09 (-0.15), SPR: 49.21 (-0.48), TWTR: 48.08 (-1.33), AAPL: 128.46 (-1.95), CSCO: 29.51 (-0.40), BHI: 62.51 (+0.01), XLE: 79.02 (-0.35), DVN: 61.59 (-0.96), FEYE: 44.27 (-1.14), XEC: 109.68 (-3.01), GSG: 20.87 (+0.21), NFLX: 474.91 (-8.12), GENE: 5.83 (-0.71), ROSG: 3.41 (-0.10), SBIO: 29.21 (-0.29), QQQ: 108.40 (-0.48), IDRA: 4.87 (-0.27), IWM: 122.58 (-0.67), BABA: 85.12 (-0.25)

What, Me Worry?
Eric Parnell, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 18, 1:30PM CST

XLB: 51.49 (-0.12), XLP: 50.01 (+0.20), SPY: 210.66 (-0.72), XLY: 75.97 (-0.10), OIL: 10.95 (+0.07), XOM: 88.54 (-0.11), XLI: 57.49 (-0.27), CVX: 106.68 (-0.38), XLE: 79.02 (-0.35)

Key ETF Performance Through President's Day 2015
Bespoke Investment Group - Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 17, 12:57AM CST
Below is a look at the performance of various asset classes through President's Day 2015 using key ETFs from our daily ETF Trends report available to Bespoke Premium members. For each ETF, we show its performance last week, so far in February, and so...
USO: 18.10 (+0.07), XLB: 51.49 (-0.12), EWC: 28.02 (+0.06), XLY: 75.97 (-0.10), EWP: 34.97 (+0.12), XLU: 45.23 (-0.05), TLT: 129.53 (+1.08), EWW: 60.21 (+0.19), IYZ: 30.82 (+0.18), SPY: 210.66 (-0.72), QQQ: 108.40 (-0.48), GLD: 116.16 (+0.09), DIA: 181.19 (-0.82), RSX: 17.82 (+0.37), EWZ: 35.38 (+0.46), XLE: 79.02 (-0.35)

Energy And Utilities Swap Places
Bespoke Investment Group - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 11, 11:52PM CST
As of Wednesday afternoon, 61% of stocks in the S&P 500 are trading above their 50-day moving averages. Readings over 50% mean breadth is positive, and right now nine of ten sectors are above this level. Interestingly, the one sector now without...
XLB: 51.49 (-0.12), XLP: 50.01 (+0.20), SPY: 210.66 (-0.72), XLY: 75.97 (-0.10), XLK: 43.09 (-0.15), XLI: 57.49 (-0.27), XLU: 45.23 (-0.05), XLF: 24.35 (-0.09), XLV: 72.24 (-0.35), XLE: 79.02 (-0.35)

The King Of Pain
Eric Parnell, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 11, 3:01AM CST

XLB: 51.49 (-0.12), USO: 18.10 (+0.07), WMT: 83.93 (+0.13), XLU: 45.23 (-0.05), UUP: 25.20 (+0.01), EEM: 40.74 (-0.03), SPY: 210.66 (-0.72), GLD: 116.16 (+0.09), XLK: 43.09 (-0.15), COST: 146.96 (+0.31), EFA: 65.10 (+0.03), XLI: 57.49 (-0.27), IWM: 122.58 (-0.67), VNQ: 83.37 (+0.65), FXF: 102.30 (+0.04), UDN: 22.41 (unch), JJC: 32.19 (-0.06), JJA: 39.90 (+0.47)

Digging Deeper: Outperforming Stocks In The Lagging Materials Sector
Cerebro1 - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Feb 09, 2:47PM CST

XLB: 51.49 (-0.12), SIAL: 138.06 (unch), MWV: 53.06 (-0.89), SHW: 285.20 (-2.50)

On The Cusp Of Raising Rates?
Leo Kolivakis - Seeking Alpha - Fri Feb 06, 12:59PM CST
Lucia Mutikani of Reuters reports, Strong U.S. job, wage gains open door to mid-year rate hike : U.S. job growth rose solidly in January and wages rebounded strongly, a show of underlying strength in the economy that puts a mid-year interest rate...
XLB: 51.49 (-0.12), QQQ: 108.40 (-0.48), XBI: 214.63 (-3.26), IBB: 337.47 (-3.33), XLK: 43.09 (-0.15), IWM: 122.58 (-0.67), TWTR: 48.08 (-1.33), XLU: 45.23 (-0.05), XLV: 72.24 (-0.35), GSG: 20.87 (+0.21), XLE: 79.02 (-0.35)

Material ETFs in Focus as Dollar Hits DuPont, Dow Chemical Q4 - ETF News And Commentary
Sweta Killa - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Feb 03, 1:00PM CST
DuPont and Dow Chemical hit hard by a strong dollar putting materials ETFs in focus.
XLB: 51.49 (-0.12), IYM: 86.12 (-0.14), DD: 77.85 (-0.18), DOW: 49.24 (-0.01), VAW: 112.58 (-0.44)

An Analysis Of 5 Materials ETFs
Aaron Barton - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Feb 02, 1:44PM CST

XLB: 51.49 (-0.12), RTM: 90.53 (-0.28), IYM: 86.12 (-0.14), PYZ: 55.22 (-0.04), VAW: 112.58 (-0.44)

A Red Flag On The S&P 500 Index
Cerebro1 - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Jan 21, 4:01PM CST

XTL: 60.46 (+0.45), XLB: 51.49 (-0.12), XLP: 50.01 (+0.20), DBC: 18.17 (+0.20), SPY: 210.66 (-0.72), IEF: 107.64 (+0.38), XLY: 75.97 (-0.10), XLK: 43.09 (-0.15), XLU: 45.23 (-0.05), XLE: 79.02 (-0.35), XLV: 72.24 (-0.35)

Materials ETF: XLB No. 8 Select Sector SPDR In 2014
J.J. McGrath - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 16, 12:32PM CST

XLB: 51.49 (-0.12)

Can A Stronger Dollar Hurt Earnings?
Evariste Lefeuvre - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 16, 10:16AM CST

FDIS: 30.66 (-0.04), XLB: 51.49 (-0.12), EXI: 73.45 (+0.01), FINU: 84.89 (-1.09)

Sector Performance Since Tuesday's Highs
Bespoke Investment Group - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 15, 1:11AM CST
Tuesday afternoon we highlighted the performance of the S&P 500 and its ten sectors off of the morning highs they put in. With the market taking another leg lower Wednesday, below is an updated look at the chart. The green bars represent the...
XLB: 51.49 (-0.12), XLP: 50.01 (+0.20), SPY: 210.66 (-0.72), XLY: 75.97 (-0.10), XLK: 43.09 (-0.15), XLI: 57.49 (-0.27), XLU: 45.23 (-0.05), XLF: 24.35 (-0.09), XLV: 72.24 (-0.35), XLE: 79.02 (-0.35)

Sector ETFs to Avoid for Q4 Earnings Season - ETF News And Commentary
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Jan 14, 11:00AM CST
These three market sectors could be in trouble this earnings season.
VDE: 111.41 (-0.34), XLB: 51.49 (-0.12), XLI: 57.49 (-0.27), VIS: 108.98 (-0.58), VAW: 112.58 (-0.44), XLE: 79.02 (-0.35)

Mining stocks sell off on gloomy global growth outlook
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Jan 14, 6:57AM CST

RTM: 90.53 (-0.28), XLB: 51.49 (-0.12), MXI: 60.19 (+0.01), FCX: 21.63 (+0.52), UYM: 54.03 (-0.20), SBM: 24.06 (unch), GRES: 27.29 (+0.08), FMAT: 28.90 (-0.06), BHP: 52.52 (+0.66), MATL: 72.31 (-0.79), SLX: 33.99 (-0.02), RIO: 49.33 (+0.03), X: 23.95 (-0.28), GUNR: 32.01 (+0.06), IRV: 22.02 (unch), CCXE: 26.05 (-0.11), CU: 17.92 (+0.26), NUE: 47.03 (-0.23), IYM: 86.12 (-0.14), FXZ: 32.44 (-0.10), PICK: 16.13 (+0.12), COPX: 7.22 (+0.06), HAP: 35.01 (+0.08), SMN: 26.72 (+0.11), CRBQ: 40.19 (+0.04), VALE: 7.42 (+0.08), GNR: 45.92 (+0.13), PYZ: 55.22 (-0.04), XME: 29.24 (-0.05), VAW: 112.58 (-0.44)

Diversifying By Sectors
Eli Inkrot - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Jan 14, 4:47AM CST

XLB: 51.49 (-0.12), XLP: 50.01 (+0.20), SPY: 210.66 (-0.72), XLY: 75.97 (-0.10), XLK: 43.09 (-0.15), XLI: 57.49 (-0.27), XLU: 45.23 (-0.05), XLF: 24.35 (-0.09), XLE: 79.02 (-0.35), XLV: 72.24 (-0.35)

Agribusiness ETFs in Focus on Monsanto's Mixed Q1 Earnings - ETF News And Commentary
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Jan 08, 11:00AM CST
Agribusiness ETFs are in focus following the release of the Monsanto earnings report.
XLB: 51.49 (-0.12), MON: 120.43 (+0.46), MOO: 55.61 (-0.05), IYM: 86.12 (-0.14), VEGI: 27.39 (+0.05)

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