S&P 500 And XLP: Rotation To Value Funds Just Started

2026-02-06 13:31:25 ET

XLP-SP500 Performance Gap is Widening

Recent news headlines are heavily dominated by the wide swing of various assets (gold, silver, AI stocks, bitcoin, etc.). I feel it is especially timely to take a calm look at the market. For me, I rely on the following dashboard (BTW, you are welcome to download it) to monitor the pulse of the overall market and also its various sub-sectors. What is getting my attention lately is the performance—or outperformance - of three particular sectors: basic materials ( XLB ), energy ( XLE ), and also staples ( XLP ). As seen in the dashboard, all three sectors have outperformed both broader market indices (such as the DJI , SP500 , and NASDAQ , and also small-cap RTY ) and other sub-sectors by a wide margin. I’ve detailed my thoughts on the factors behind the performance of XLB and XLE in a recent article ....

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