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Year-To-Date: 15.1527 %
This Week: 1.22826 %
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On this page, you will find the most comprehensive analysis of S&P 500 stocks and ETFs - from latest trends to performances to charts ➞. First, here are the year-to-date (YTD) performances of the most requested S&P 500 stocks at 12Stocks.com (click stock for review):

 Intel Corp 84%
 Caterpillar Inc 38%
 Goldman Sachs 37%
 NVIDIA Corp 37%
 Johnson & Johnson 31%
 JPMorgan Chase 30%
 Google Inc 30%
 Boeing Co 27%
 Microsoft 24%
 Gilead 22%
 Walmart Inc 13%
 Chevron Corp 7%
 Apple Inc 6%
 McDonald's Corp 4%
 Amazon.com Inc 1%
 Starbucks Corp -5%
 Merck & Co Inc -8%
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 S&P 500 Year To Date (YTD) Returns: 15.2 %
 S&P 500 Weekly Performance: 1.22826 %
 S&P 500 Daily Performance: 0.115192 %
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Short Term Trend for S&P 500
90 / 100
October 2, 2025 - All trends (long term, mid-term and short term) for S&P 500 index looks good.

The overall Smart Investing & Trading Score is 90 (0-bearish to 100-bullish) which puts S&P 500 index in short term bullish trend.

The Smart Investing & Trading Score from previous trading session is 80 and an improvement of trend continues.
Here are the Smart Investing & Trading Scores of the most requested S&P 500 stocks at 12Stocks.com (click stock name for detailed review):


12Stocks.com: Top Performing S&P 500 Index Stocks
Hot S&P 500 Stocks of 2025 We try to spot trends by analyzing the performances of various stocks or components within S&P 500 Index and try to find best performing stocks. The movers and shakers. The winners and losers.

The top performing S&P 500 Index stocks year to date are
Seagate [199%] Western Digital[181%] Newmont Corp[128%]
Micron [111%] Lam Research[104%] Intel Corp[84%]
Warner Bros.[84%] NRG [82%] CVS Health[81%]
Amphenol Corp[80%] KLA Corp[80%] Corning Inc[79%]
View complete list of S&P 500 stocks by year-to-date performance

Now, more recently, over last week, the top performing S&P 500 Index stocks on the move are
Pioneer Natural[108.1%] Bio-Techne Corp[21.2%] Electronic Arts[20.1%]
Western Digital[19.7%] Intel Corp[19.5%] Charles River[17.3%]
Fair Isaac[15.6%] Lamb Weston[15.6%] Lam Research[14.5%]
Seagate [13.9%] Micron [13.6%] Etsy Inc[13.2%]
View complete list of S&P 500 stocks by weekly performance

Unfortunately not all S&P 500 stocks have done well this year. Investors of these stocks hope they have seen the worst and hope that these stocks are set to bounce back. The bearish stocks in this index year to date (YTD) are
Lululemon Athletica[-52%] Robert Half[-49%] Enphase [-47%]
Gartner Inc[-47%] Carmax Inc[-43%] Factset Research[-41%]
ProShares UltraPro[-40%] Centene Corp[-39%] Fiserv Inc[-39%]
Align [-38%] Dow Inc[-37%] Constellation Brands[-36%]
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Investors can get enhanced performance by riding the current stock trends. Using complex algorithms, 12Stocks.com has come up with Smart Investing & Trading Scores (on 0-bearish to 100-bullish scale) to identify best trending stocks. Top trending S&P 500 stocks are
Fair Isaac[100] Intel Corp[100] Bio-Techne Corp[100]
DuPont de[100] First Solar[100] Centene Corp[100]
Lam Research[100] Charles River[100] Applied Materials[100]
Steel Dynamics[100] Teradyne Inc[100] Caterpillar Inc[100]
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12Stocks.com: Investing in S&P 500 Index with Stocks
The following table helps investors and traders sort through current performance and trends (as measured by Smart Investing & Trading Score) of various stocks in the S&P 500 Index.

Quick View: Move mouse or cursor over stock symbol (ticker) to view short-term technical chart and over stock name to view long term chart. Click on to add stock symbol to your watchlist and to view watchlist. Click on any ticker or stock name for detailed market intelligence report for that stock.

12Stocks.com Performance of Stocks in S&P 500 Index

TickerStock NameWatchlistCategoryRecent PriceSmart Investing & Trading ScoreChange %YTD Change%
FICOFair Isaac Technology1784.6810017.98%-10.58%
INTCIntel Corp Technology37.301003.78%84.47%
TECHBio-Techne Corp Health Care62.091003.62%-12.89%
DDDuPont de Materials80.991003.54%8.56%
FSLRFirst Solar Technology232.131003.25%24.49%
CNCCentene Corp Health Care36.821003.02%-39.15%
LRCXLam Research Technology146.951002.91%103.98%
CRLCharles River Health Care175.361002.86%-3.99%
AMATApplied Materials Technology223.601002.69%37.15%
STLDSteel Dynamics Materials144.411002.42%30.04%
TERTeradyne Inc Technology144.531002.41%14.49%
CATCaterpillar Inc Industrials490.571002.03%38.04%
ROSTRoss Stores Services & Goods156.171001.94%2.96%
CEGConstellation  Utilities357.461001.87%47.82%
MPWRMonolithic Power Technology930.511001.60%57.35%
RLRalph Lauren Services & Goods322.381001.56%40.20%
UNHUnitedhealth  Health Care353.721001.56%-29.09%
NDSNNordson Corp Industrials232.071001.54%14.06%
TPRTapestry Inc Services & Goods115.561001.52%77.62%
LLoews Corp Financials101.671001.52%20.98%
PFGPrincipal Financial Financials84.251001.46%10.94%
TXTTextron Inc Industrials86.351001.34%13.99%
PANWPalo Alto Technology209.261001.19%15.78%
FDXFedex Corp Industrials242.321001.16%-10.60%
IRMIron Mountain Financials103.301001.02%0.30%
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S&P 500: Technical Analysis, Trends & YTD Performance
S&P 500 index as represented by SPY, an exchange-traded fund [ETF], holds basket of five hundred (mostly largecap) stocks from across all major sectors of the US stock market.

The S&P 500 index (contains stocks like Apple and Exxon) is up by 15.1527% and is currently outperforming the overall market by 0.3948% year-to-date. Below is a quick view of technical charts and trends:

SPY Weekly Chart
Long Term Trend: Very Good
Medium Term Trend: Good

SPY Daily Chart
Short Term Trend: Very Good
Overall Trend Score: 90
YTD Performance: 15.1527%
**Trend Scores & Views Are Only For Educational Purposes And Not For Investing

12Stocks.com: Investing in S&P 500 Index using Exchange Traded Funds
The following table shows list of key exchange traded funds (ETF) that help investors track S&P 500 index.

The following list also includes leveraged ETF funds that track twice or thrice the daily returns of S&P 500 indices. Short or inverse ETF funds move in the opposite direction to the index they track and are useful during market pullbacks or during bear markets.

Quick View: Move mouse or cursor over ETF symbol (ticker) to view short-term technical chart and over ETF name to view long term chart. Click on ticker or stock name for detailed view. Click on to add stock symbol to your watchlist and to view watchlist.

12Stocks.com List of ETFs that track S&P 500 Index

TickerETF NameWatchlistRecent PriceSmart Investing & Trading ScoreChange %Week %Year-to-date %
SPYSPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 669.22900.1151921.2282615.1527%
IVViShares Core S&P 500 ETF 672.50900.09823771.2404815.1922%
VOOVanguard S&P 500 ETF 615.25900.1073890.94339615.2251%
OEFiShares S&P 100 ETF 334.28900.005983371.0550516.5396%
SSOProShares Ultra S&P500 2x Shares 113.12900.1771172.33423.4297%
UPROProShares UltraPro S&P 500 ETF 3x Shares 113.01900.2750673.4511229.2069%
SPXLDirexion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3X Shares 214.76900.289533.4738629.2396%
SHProShares Short S&P500 -1x Shares 36.8010-0.0543183-1.07527-11.8852%
SDSProShares UltraShort S&P500 -2x Shares 14.3310-0.139373-2.1843-25.9516%
SPXUProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 13.3410-0.224383-3.26323-40.0301%
SPXSDirexion Daily S&P 500 Bear -3X Shares 37.5070-0.239425868.992503.962%
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12Stocks.com: Charts, Trends, Fundamental Data and Performances of S&P 500 Stocks
We now take in-depth look at all S&P 500 stocks including charts, multi-period performances and overall trends (as measured by Smart Investing & Trading Score).

One can sort S&P 500 stocks (click link to choose) by Daily, Weekly and by Year-to-Date performances. Also, one can sort by size of the company or by market capitalization.
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Stock Chart of Fair Isaac CorpFICO Fair Isaac Corp
Sector: Technology
SubSector: Software - Application
MarketCap: 36773.4 Millions
Recent Price: 1784.68    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 100
Day Percent Change: 17.979%    
Day Change: 314.59
Week Change: 15.6495%    
Year-to-date Change: -10.6%
FICO Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Intel CorpINTC Intel Corp
Sector: Technology
SubSector: Semiconductors
MarketCap: 107193 Millions
Recent Price: 37.30    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 100
Day Percent Change: 3.78408%    
Day Change: 1.22
Week Change: 19.4747%    
Year-to-date Change: 84.5%
INTC Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Bio-Techne CorpTECH Bio-Techne Corp
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Biotechnology
MarketCap: 8463.45 Millions
Recent Price: 62.09    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 100
Day Percent Change: 3.6215%    
Day Change: 2.48
Week Change: 21.2222%    
Year-to-date Change: -12.9%
TECH Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of DuPont de Nemours IncDD DuPont de Nemours Inc
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
MarketCap: 32584.5 Millions
Recent Price: 80.99    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 100
Day Percent Change: 3.54129%    
Day Change: 2.65
Week Change: 6.83287%    
Year-to-date Change: 8.6%
DD Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of First Solar IncFSLR First Solar Inc
Sector: Technology
SubSector: Solar
MarketCap: 22000.8 Millions
Recent Price: 232.13    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 100
Day Percent Change: 3.25149%    
Day Change: 6.23
Week Change: 5.91322%    
Year-to-date Change: 24.5%
FSLR Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Centene CorpCNC Centene Corp
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Healthcare Plans
MarketCap: 14233 Millions
Recent Price: 36.82    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 100
Day Percent Change: 3.02182%    
Day Change: 1.18
Week Change: 6.26263%    
Year-to-date Change: -39.2%
CNC Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Lam Research CorpLRCX Lam Research Corp
Sector: Technology
SubSector: Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
MarketCap: 130296 Millions
Recent Price: 146.95    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 100
Day Percent Change: 2.91337%    
Day Change: 3.94
Week Change: 14.5184%    
Year-to-date Change: 104.0%
LRCX Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Charles River Laboratories International IncCRL Charles River Laboratories International Inc
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Diagnostics & Research
MarketCap: 8070.63 Millions
Recent Price: 175.36    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 100
Day Percent Change: 2.86251%    
Day Change: 6.32
Week Change: 17.3369%    
Year-to-date Change: -4.0%
CRL Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Applied Materials IncAMAT Applied Materials Inc
Sector: Technology
SubSector: Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
MarketCap: 129654 Millions
Recent Price: 223.60    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 100
Day Percent Change: 2.69128%    
Day Change: 6.97
Week Change: 11.0008%    
Year-to-date Change: 37.2%
AMAT Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Steel Dynamics IncSTLD Steel Dynamics Inc
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Steel
MarketCap: 19818.2 Millions
Recent Price: 144.41    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 100
Day Percent Change: 2.41844%    
Day Change: 3.68
Week Change: 5.89572%    
Year-to-date Change: 30.0%
STLD Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Teradyne, IncTER Teradyne, Inc
Sector: Technology
SubSector: Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
MarketCap: 19120.6 Millions
Recent Price: 144.53    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 100
Day Percent Change: 2.41284%    
Day Change: 3.11
Week Change: 8.49411%    
Year-to-date Change: 14.5%
TER Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Caterpillar IncCAT Caterpillar Inc
Sector: Industrials
SubSector: Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery
MarketCap: 198204 Millions
Recent Price: 490.57    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 100
Day Percent Change: 2.02779%    
Day Change: 10.38
Week Change: 4.42325%    
Year-to-date Change: 38.0%
CAT Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Ross Stores, IncROST Ross Stores, Inc
Sector: Services & Goods
SubSector: Apparel Retail
MarketCap: 49371.3 Millions
Recent Price: 156.17    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 100
Day Percent Change: 1.93864%    
Day Change: 3.42
Week Change: 4.51047%    
Year-to-date Change: 3.0%
ROST Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Constellation Energy CorporationCEG Constellation Energy Corporation
Sector: Utilities
SubSector: Utilities - Renewable
MarketCap: 94215.3 Millions
Recent Price: 357.46    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 100
Day Percent Change: 1.86948%    
Day Change: 1.61
Week Change: 5.40501%    
Year-to-date Change: 47.8%
CEG Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Monolithic Power System IncMPWR Monolithic Power System Inc
Sector: Technology
SubSector: Semiconductors
MarketCap: 41467.8 Millions
Recent Price: 930.51    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 100
Day Percent Change: 1.59848%    
Day Change: 15.93
Week Change: 2.42831%    
Year-to-date Change: 57.3%
MPWR Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Ralph Lauren CorpRL Ralph Lauren Corp
Sector: Services & Goods
SubSector: Apparel Manufacturing
MarketCap: 18906.2 Millions
Recent Price: 322.38    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 100
Day Percent Change: 1.5626%    
Day Change: 4.34
Week Change: 3.32361%    
Year-to-date Change: 40.2%
RL Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Unitedhealth Group IncUNH Unitedhealth Group Inc
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Healthcare Plans
MarketCap: 285640 Millions
Recent Price: 353.72    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 100
Day Percent Change: 1.55613%    
Day Change: 5.44
Week Change: 0.542907%    
Year-to-date Change: -29.1%
UNH Links: Profile   News     Message Board
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Stock Chart of Nordson CorpNDSN Nordson Corp
Sector: Industrials
SubSector: Specialty Industrial Machinery
MarketCap: 12643.6 Millions
Recent Price: 232.07    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 100
Day Percent Change: 1.54014%    
Day Change: 3.39
Week Change: 4.01129%    
Year-to-date Change: 14.1%
NDSN Links: Profile   News     Message Board
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Stock Chart of Tapestry IncTPR Tapestry Inc
Sector: Services & Goods
SubSector: Luxury Goods
MarketCap: 21682.3 Millions
Recent Price: 115.56    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 100
Day Percent Change: 1.51981%    
Day Change: 1.52
Week Change: 1.88679%    
Year-to-date Change: 77.6%
TPR Links: Profile   News     Message Board
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Stock Chart of Loews CorpL Loews Corp
Sector: Financials
SubSector: Insurance - Property & Casualty
MarketCap: 20045.7 Millions
Recent Price: 101.67    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 100
Day Percent Change: 1.51772%    
Day Change: 1.34
Week Change: 2.42797%    
Year-to-date Change: 21.0%
L Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Principal Financial Group IncPFG Principal Financial Group Inc
Sector: Financials
SubSector: Asset Management
MarketCap: 17817 Millions
Recent Price: 84.25    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 100
Day Percent Change: 1.45713%    
Day Change: 1.18
Week Change: 2.94477%    
Year-to-date Change: 10.9%
PFG Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Textron IncTXT Textron Inc
Sector: Industrials
SubSector: Aerospace & Defense
MarketCap: 14514.8 Millions
Recent Price: 86.35    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 100
Day Percent Change: 1.33787%    
Day Change: 0.97
Week Change: 4.33784%    
Year-to-date Change: 14.0%
TXT Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Palo Alto Networks IncPANW Palo Alto Networks Inc
Sector: Technology
SubSector: Software - Infrastructure
MarketCap: 130074 Millions
Recent Price: 209.26    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 100
Day Percent Change: 1.18956%    
Day Change: 1.5
Week Change: 4.26507%    
Year-to-date Change: 15.8%
PANW Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Fedex CorpFDX Fedex Corp
Sector: Industrials
SubSector: Integrated Freight & Logistics
MarketCap: 53718.9 Millions
Recent Price: 242.32    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 100
Day Percent Change: 1.15633%    
Day Change: 2.5
Week Change: 3.66631%    
Year-to-date Change: -10.6%
FDX Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Iron Mountain IncIRM Iron Mountain Inc
Sector: Financials
SubSector: REIT - Specialty
MarketCap: 27225.2 Millions
Recent Price: 103.30    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 100
Day Percent Change: 1.01702%    
Day Change: 0.98
Week Change: 2.04485%    
Year-to-date Change: 0.3%
IRM Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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