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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):

 Gilead 16%
 McDonald s 10%
 Johnson & Johnson 8%
 Walmart 6%
 Boeing 3%
 JPMorgan Chase 3%
 Intel 2%
 Chevron -2%
 Goldman Sachs -4%
 Microsoft -7%
 Starbucks -8%
 Amazon.com -14%
 Caterpillar -15%
 Google -15%
 Merck -16%
 Apple -16%
 NVIDIA -19%
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 S&P 500 Year To Date (YTD) Returns: -5.7 %
 S&P 500 Weekly Performance: 0.04 %
 S&P 500 Daily Performance: 1.21 %
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Short Term Trend for S&P 500
64 / 100
April 29, 2025 - Although long term trends for S&P 500 index are not good, the short and mid term trends are improving.

The overall Smart Investing & Trading Score is 64 (0-bearish to 100-bullish) which puts S&P 500 index in short term neutral to bullish trend.

The Smart Investing & Trading Score from previous trading session is 24 and hence an improvement of trend.
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
CVS Health[48%] Newmont [46%] Philip Morris[42%]
VeriSign [33%] Uber Technologies[30%] CoreSite Realty[28%]
Consolidated Edison[26%] Exelon [25%] Netflix [25%]
Dollar General[24%] Vertex [23%] Republic Services[23%]
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
AbbVie [3.4%] Centene [3.1%] Gilead [3.1%]
Weyerhaeuser [3.1%] Global Payments[2.5%] Boeing [2.4%]
Intel [2.3%] Aon [2.3%] Northrop Grumman[2.1%]
Eversource [2.1%] Royal Caribbean[2.1%] ONEOK [1.8%]
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
V.F [-46%] American Airlines[-43%] Illumina [-42%]
Teradyne [-39%] Charles River[-38%] Zebra Technologies[-37%]
Celanese [-37%] ON Semiconductor[-36%] Robert Half[-36%]
West Pharmaceutical[-34%] Moderna [-34%] Global Payments[-34%]
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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
Fortinet [100] Mosaic [100] Charter [100]
Quest Diagnostics[100] Take-Two Interactive[100] Eversource [100]
Cardinal Health[100] Edwards Life[100] VeriSign [100]
Boeing [100] Paycom Software[100] Netflix [95]
View complete list of S&P 500 stocks by 12Stocks.com trends

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%
JNJJohnson & Johnson Health Care155.3571-5.23%8.28%
UNHUnitedHealth  Health Care420.00171.22%-16.62%
MRKMerck  Health Care83.19640.20%-15.65%
PFEPfizer  Health Care23.05740.66%-11.68%
LLYEli Lilly Health Care877.297182.66%13.83%
ABTAbbott  Health Care129.53660.75%15.65%
AMGNAmgen  Health Care283.09521.56%9.49%
BMYBristol-Myers  Health Care48.4628-20.03%-12.44%
MDTMedtronic  Health Care84.04537.43%6.04%
TMOThermo Fisher Health Care421.34279.06%-18.94%
ABBVAbbVie  Health Care192.34900.77%10.27%
GILDGilead  Health Care106.34761.23%15.93%
CVSCVS Health Health Care64.93461.73%47.99%
BDXBecton Dickinson Health Care204.63570.43%-9.39%
CICigna  Health Care334.825621.17%21.85%
SYKStryker  Health Care366.49641.00%2.02%
VRTXVertex  Health Care496.49800.08%23.29%
BIIBBiogen  Health Care119.1257-25.22%-22.10%
ZTSZoetis  Health Care153.5764-4.44%-5.14%
REGNRegeneron  Health Care610.86641.19%-14.13%
ISRGIntuitive Surgical Health Care514.016460.65%-1.52%
BSXBoston Scientific Health Care102.1887-0.19%14.40%
BAXBaxter  Health Care30.5369-12.23%5.21%
ILMNIllumina  Health Care77.22521.64%-42.21%
EWEdwards Life Health Care75.54100-9.81%2.04%
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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 down by -5.73% and is currently outperforming the overall market by 0.42% year-to-date. Below is a quick view of technical charts and trends:

SPY Weekly Chart
Long Term Trend: Not Good
Medium Term Trend: Very Good

SPY Daily Chart
Short Term Trend: Very Good
Overall Trend Score: 64
YTD Performance: -5.73%
**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 550.85641.210.04-5.73%
OEFiShares S&P 100 267.936429.030-7.05%
SSOProShares Ultra S&P500 78.436446.740.13-15.06%
UPROProShares UltraPro S&P500 66.28643.690.21-25.05%
SHProShares Short S&P500 44.6336-19.32-0.076.07%
SDSProShares UltraShort S&P500 21.0436-2.29-0.098.19%
SPXUProShares UltraPro Short S&P500 23.9326-3.46-0.177.39%
 Smart Investing & Trading Score (0-Bearish to 100-Bullish)
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 Johnson & JohnsonJNJ Johnson & Johnson
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Drug Manufacturers - Major
MarketCap: 331972 Millions
Recent Price: 155.35    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 71
Day Percent Change: -5.23%    
Day Change: -9.05
Week Change: 0.5%    
Year-to-date Change: 8.3%
JNJ Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of UnitedHealth Group IncorporatedUNH UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Health Care Plans
MarketCap: 217384 Millions
Recent Price: 420.00    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 17
Day Percent Change: 1.22%    
Day Change: 7.07
Week Change: 0.32%    
Year-to-date Change: -16.6%
UNH Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Merck & Co., Inc.MRK Merck & Co., Inc.
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Drug Manufacturers - Major
MarketCap: 192657 Millions
Recent Price: 83.19    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 64
Day Percent Change: 0.20%    
Day Change: 0.23
Week Change: 0.54%    
Year-to-date Change: -15.7%
MRK Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Pfizer Inc.PFE Pfizer Inc.
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Drug Manufacturers - Major
MarketCap: 172467 Millions
Recent Price: 23.05    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 74
Day Percent Change: 0.66%    
Day Change: 0.19
Week Change: 0.57%    
Year-to-date Change: -11.7%
PFE Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Eli Lilly and CompanyLLY Eli Lilly and Company
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Drug Manufacturers - Major
MarketCap: 130066 Millions
Recent Price: 877.29    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 71
Day Percent Change: 82.66%    
Day Change: 431.14
Week Change: -0.82%    
Year-to-date Change: 13.8%
LLY Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Abbott LaboratoriesABT Abbott Laboratories
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Medical Appliances & Equipment
MarketCap: 125288 Millions
Recent Price: 129.53    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 66
Day Percent Change: 0.75%    
Day Change: 0.84
Week Change: 0.53%    
Year-to-date Change: 15.7%
ABT Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Amgen Inc.AMGN Amgen Inc.
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Biotechnology
MarketCap: 121030 Millions
Recent Price: 283.09    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 52
Day Percent Change: 1.56%    
Day Change: 5.06
Week Change: 0.8%    
Year-to-date Change: 9.5%
AMGN Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Bristol-Myers Squibb CompanyBMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Drug Manufacturers - Major
MarketCap: 117052 Millions
Recent Price: 48.46    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 28
Day Percent Change: -20.03%    
Day Change: -12.05
Week Change: 1.17%    
Year-to-date Change: -12.4%
BMY Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Medtronic plcMDT Medtronic plc
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Medical Appliances & Equipment
MarketCap: 113698 Millions
Recent Price: 84.04    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 53
Day Percent Change: 7.43%    
Day Change: 6.11
Week Change: -0.14%    
Year-to-date Change: 6.0%
MDT Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Medical Laboratories & Research
MarketCap: 112999 Millions
Recent Price: 421.34    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 27
Day Percent Change: 9.06%    
Day Change: 50.34
Week Change: -0.68%    
Year-to-date Change: -18.9%
TMO Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of AbbVie Inc.ABBV AbbVie Inc.
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Drug Manufacturers - Major
MarketCap: 110080 Millions
Recent Price: 192.34    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 90
Day Percent Change: 0.77%    
Day Change: 1.50
Week Change: 3.38%    
Year-to-date Change: 10.3%
ABBV Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Gilead Sciences, Inc.GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Biotechnology
MarketCap: 99485.6 Millions
Recent Price: 106.34    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 76
Day Percent Change: 1.23%    
Day Change: 0.93
Week Change: 3.07%    
Year-to-date Change: 15.9%
GILD Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of CVS Health CorporationCVS CVS Health Corporation
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Health Care Plans
MarketCap: 80104.3 Millions
Recent Price: 64.93    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 46
Day Percent Change: 1.73%    
Day Change: 1.00
Week Change: -0.6%    
Year-to-date Change: 48.0%
CVS Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Becton, Dickinson and CompanyBDX Becton, Dickinson and Company
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Medical Instruments & Supplies
MarketCap: 62758.4 Millions
Recent Price: 204.63    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 57
Day Percent Change: 0.43%    
Day Change: 1.01
Week Change: -0.22%    
Year-to-date Change: -9.4%
BDX Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Cigna CorporationCI Cigna Corporation
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Health Care Plans
MarketCap: 60251.8 Millions
Recent Price: 334.82    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 56
Day Percent Change: 21.17%    
Day Change: 61.84
Week Change: -0.16%    
Year-to-date Change: 21.9%
CI Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Stryker CorporationSYK Stryker Corporation
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Medical Appliances & Equipment
MarketCap: 59441.3 Millions
Recent Price: 366.49    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 64
Day Percent Change: 1.00%    
Day Change: 3.49
Week Change: 0.39%    
Year-to-date Change: 2.0%
SYK Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedVRTX Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Biotechnology
MarketCap: 57669.6 Millions
Recent Price: 496.49    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 80
Day Percent Change: 0.08%    
Day Change: 0.37
Week Change: 0.54%    
Year-to-date Change: 23.3%
VRTX Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Biogen Inc.BIIB Biogen Inc.
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Biotechnology
MarketCap: 53102.6 Millions
Recent Price: 119.12    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 57
Day Percent Change: -25.22%    
Day Change: -69.14
Week Change: 0.24%    
Year-to-date Change: -22.1%
BIIB Links: Profile   News     Message Board
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Stock Chart of Zoetis Inc.ZTS Zoetis Inc.
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Drugs - Generic
MarketCap: 51921.5 Millions
Recent Price: 153.57    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 64
Day Percent Change: -4.44%    
Day Change: -8.40
Week Change: 0.07%    
Year-to-date Change: -5.1%
ZTS Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.REGN Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Biotechnology
MarketCap: 51903.7 Millions
Recent Price: 610.86    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 64
Day Percent Change: 1.19%    
Day Change: 14.07
Week Change: 1.36%    
Year-to-date Change: -14.1%
REGN Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Intuitive Surgical, Inc.ISRG Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Medical Instruments & Supplies
MarketCap: 50917.5 Millions
Recent Price: 514.01    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 64
Day Percent Change: 60.65%    
Day Change: 183.68
Week Change: -0.11%    
Year-to-date Change: -1.5%
ISRG Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Boston Scientific CorporationBSX Boston Scientific Corporation
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Medical Appliances & Equipment
MarketCap: 41541.2 Millions
Recent Price: 102.18    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 87
Day Percent Change: -0.19%    
Day Change: -0.15
Week Change: 0.27%    
Year-to-date Change: 14.4%
BSX Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Baxter International Inc.BAX Baxter International Inc.
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Medical Instruments & Supplies
MarketCap: 39955.8 Millions
Recent Price: 30.53    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 69
Day Percent Change: -12.23%    
Day Change: -5.23
Week Change: 1.03%    
Year-to-date Change: 5.2%
BAX Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Illumina, Inc.ILMN Illumina, Inc.
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Biotechnology
MarketCap: 39194.3 Millions
Recent Price: 77.22    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 52
Day Percent Change: 1.64%    
Day Change: 2.12
Week Change: -0.17%    
Year-to-date Change: -42.2%
ILMN Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Edwards Lifesciences CorporationEW Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Medical Appliances & Equipment
MarketCap: 36735.5 Millions
Recent Price: 75.54    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 100
Day Percent Change: -9.81%    
Day Change: -7.71
Week Change: -0.66%    
Year-to-date Change: 2.0%
EW Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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