Investors often look to the S&P 500 as a guide to market performance. But the S&P includes 500 stocks that meet certain criteria set by an index committee.
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That said, it is a useful indicator and probably one of the best to determine how the overall stock market is doing. But it’s not the complete picture. Statestreet has a series of indicators that track several important sectors.
Stocks Mentioned: $XLC, $XLY, $XLP, $XLE, $XLF, $XLV, $XLI, $XLB, $XLRE, $XLK, $XLU

NOTE: You will need to define your own watchlist. But that is not difficult. Here is a quick tutorial on the steps.
State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF ($XLC)
The State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF ($XLC) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in communication services equities. The fund tracks a market-cap-weighted index of US telecommunication and media & entertainment components of the S&P 500 index. XLC was launched on Jun 18, 2018, and is issued by State Street.
State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF ($XLY)
The State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF ($XLY) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in consumer discretionary equity. The fund tracks a market-cap-weighted index of consumer-discretionary stocks drawn from the S&P 500. XLY was launched on Dec 16, 1998, and is issued by State Street.
State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF ($XLP)
The State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF ($XLP) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P Consumer Staples Select Sector index, a market-cap-weighted index of consumer-staples stocks drawn from the S&P 500. XLP was launched on Dec 16, 1998 and is issued by State Street.
State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF ($XLE)
The State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF ($XLE) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P Energy Select Sector index, a market-cap-weighted index of US energy companies in the S&P 500. XLE was launched on Dec 16, 1998 and is issued by State Street.
State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF ($XLF)
The State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF ($XLV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P Health Care Select Sector index. The fund tracks health care stocks from within the S&P 500 Index, weighted by market cap. XLV was launched on Dec 16, 1998 and is issued by State Street.
State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF ($XLV)
The State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF ($XLV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P Health Care Select Sector index. The fund tracks health care stocks from within the S&P 500 Index, weighted by market cap. XLV was launched on Dec 16, 1998 and is issued by State Street.
State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF ($XLI)
The State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF ($XLI) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P Industrial Select Sector index. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted index of industrial-sector stocks drawn from the S&P 500. XLI was launched on Dec 16, 1998 and is issued by State Street.
State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF ($XLB)
The State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF ($XLB) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P Materials Select Sector index, a market-cap-weighted index of US basic materials companies XLB was launched on Dec 16, 1998 and is issued by State Street.
State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF ($XLRE)
The State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF ($XLRE) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P Real Estate Select Sector index, a market-cap-weighted index of REITs and real estate stocks, excluding mortgage REITs, from the S&P 500. XLRE was launched on Oct 7, 2015 and is issued by State Street.
State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF ($XLK)
The State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF ($XLK) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P Technology Select Sector index. The fund tracks an index of S&P 500 technology stocks. XLK was launched on Dec 16, 1998 and is issued by State Street.
State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF ($XLU)
The State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF ($XLU) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P Utilities Select Sector index, a market-cap-weighted index of US utilities stocks drawn exclusively from the S&P 500. XLU was launched on Dec 16, 1998 and is issued by State Street.
Summarized Table of Funds
| $XLC | State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF | Communication |
| $XLY | State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF | Consumer Discretionary |
| $XLP | State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF | Consumer Staples |
| $XLE | State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF | Energy |
| $XLF | State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF | Financial |
| $XLV | State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF | Health Care |
| $XLI | State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF | Industrial |
| $XLB | State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF | Materials |
| $XLRE | State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF | Real Estate |
| $XLK | State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF | Technology |
| $XLU | State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF | Utilities |

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