US sector ETF performance · 2026 week 38 · as of 2026-09-18
As of 2026-09-18, 2 of the 11 sector ETFs had a positive 1-week return and 9 did not. The highest was XLV (Health Care) at +1.8%, the lowest XLU (Utilities) at -3.0%. 3 closed above their 50-day moving average.
The numbers behind that week's three cards, as a page: heat map, Sector Relative-Strength Quadrant, trend position table. Latest trading day of the ISO week, same formulas as the cards, nothing added.
ISO week 38: Monday 2026-09-14, last trading day 2026-09-18 · 2026-W38
Heat map and sortable table
Rows sorted by 3-month return · shade by value band, 3% per step
ETF
1w
1m
3m
6m
12m
XLE Energy
-1.3%
+1.1%
+19.6%
+8.3%
+42.9%
XLV Health Care
+1.8%
-4.1%
+12.7%
+14.9%
+22.7%
XLF Financials
-2.4%
-2.8%
+4.3%
+14.0%
+3.3%
XLC Communication Services
-1.6%
-0.5%
+1.2%
-2.1%
-6.7%
XLP Consumer Staples
-0.7%
-4.3%
-0.6%
+1.0%
+3.2%
XLK Technology
+1.0%
+3.2%
-1.0%
+37.0%
+39.7%
XLRE Real Estate
-2.0%
-5.5%
-3.0%
+1.5%
+1.2%
XLB Materials
-1.9%
-4.8%
-3.5%
+4.7%
+10.0%
XLY Consumer Discretionary
-1.7%
-6.4%
-5.2%
+1.2%
-8.1%
XLI Industrials
-1.5%
-6.7%
-6.2%
+3.5%
+12.3%
XLU Utilities
-3.0%
-6.6%
-8.2%
-11.7%
-2.5%
Sector Relative-Strength Quadrant
x: Relative-strength level (vs SPY), 100 = flat · y: Relative-strength change, the level's own 21-day change
ETF
Relative-strength level (vs SPY)
Relative-strength change
XLK Technology
102.6
103.1
XLF Financials
97.9
96.9
XLV Health Care
101.2
97.8
XLY Consumer Discretionary
95.4
98.1
XLP Consumer Staples
97.0
98.4
XLE Energy
107.0
99.0
XLI Industrials
93.8
98.4
XLB Materials
96.1
96.7
XLU Utilities
92.3
97.9
XLRE Real Estate
94.7
97.8
XLC Communication Services
99.5
99.4
trend position table
Rows sorted by distance from 52-week high · MA columns = close vs moving average, in percent
ETF
vs 52w high
vs 50d MA
vs 200d MA
20d vol (ann.)
XLE Energy
-2.5%
+5.1%
+15.4%
19.4%
XLV Health Care
-4.1%
+1.0%
+8.0%
14.4%
XLK Technology
-4.3%
+3.5%
+16.7%
21.1%
XLF Financials
-4.6%
-2.3%
+4.0%
13.3%
XLB Materials
-6.9%
-3.4%
-0.8%
15.2%
XLRE Real Estate
-7.6%
-4.6%
-1.5%
10.1%
XLC Communication Services
-7.7%
-0.3%
-2.8%
17.0%
XLP Consumer Staples
-8.0%
-2.5%
-0.9%
13.0%
XLI Industrials
-9.0%
-5.2%
-1.1%
13.2%
XLY Consumer Discretionary
-10.8%
-3.8%
-5.0%
15.7%
XLU Utilities
-13.9%
-6.2%
-7.8%
15.6%
This week's sector headlines
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Formulas
return over N: close / close N trading days ago − 1 (1w = 5, 1m = 21, 3m = 63, 6m = 126, 12m = 252)
relative-strength level: 100 × (close / SPY) / 63-day SMA of (close / SPY)
relative-strength change: 100 × level / 21-day SMA of level
vs 52-week high: close / max close over 252 days − 1
vs N-day MA: close / SMA_N − 1
20-day volatility: stdev of daily log returns over 20 days × √252
classifier: gemini-3.6-flash + jev-1.13.0 (scale v1); falls back to keyword attribution and GDELT's own tone buckets when unavailable
Snapshot generated 2026-09-19 00:38
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