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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):

 NVIDIA 71%
 Caterpillar 21%
 Amazon.com 18%
 Merck 15%
 Walmart 13%
 Google 12%
 Microsoft 8%
 JPMorgan Chase 7%
 Chevron 6%
 Goldman Sachs 4%
 Johnson & Johnson -7%
 McDonald s -9%
 Starbucks -9%
 Apple -13%
 Gilead -18%
 Intel -30%
 Boeing -35%
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 S&P 500 Year To Date (YTD) Returns: 5.1 %
 S&P 500 Weekly Performance: -2.22 %
 S&P 500 Daily Performance: -0.21 %
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Short Term Trend for S&P 500
36 / 100
April 18, 2024 - Although long term trend for S&P 500 index looks good, the mid term and short term trends are faltering.

The overall Smart Investing & Trading Score is 36 (0-bearish to 100-bullish) which puts S&P 500 index in short term bearish to neutral trend.

The Smart Investing & Trading Score from previous trading session is 26 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 2024 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
NVIDIA [71%] Constellation [60%] Meta Platforms[42%]
NRG [36%] Progressive [32%] Marathon [31%]
Micron [31%] Western Digital[30%] Diamondback [29%]
Targa Resources[29%] Eaton [28%] Eli Lilly[28%]
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
United Airlines[23%] UnitedHealth [12.3%] Genuine Parts[10.2%]
Globe Life[10%] ProShares UltraPro[7.1%] American Airlines[6.7%]
Southwest Airlines[5.5%] Morgan Stanley[4.7%] V.F [4.6%]
General Mills[4.4%] Estee Lauder[4.3%] Centene [4.3%]
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
Old Dominion[-49%] Globe Life[-47%] Tesla [-40%]
Boeing [-35%] Charter [-33%] V.F [-33%]
Walgreens Boots[-33%] Lululemon Athletica[-32%] MarketAxess Holdings[-31%]
Intel [-30%] Humana [-29%] Biogen [-26%]
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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
Genuine Parts[100] United Airlines[100] Generac Holdings[93]
Bunge [93] Charles Schwab[93] Wells Fargo[90]
Google [90] Google [90] Conagra Brands[88]
PepsiCo [85] Lockheed Martin[85] Constellation [83]
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%
GPCGenuine Parts Services & Goods160.2310011.2215.69%
UALUnited Airlines Transports51.411005.4824.60%
ELEstee Lauder Consumer Staples144.81684.90-0.98%
ALLAllstate  Financials169.11683.8020.81%
DFSDiscover Financial Financials124.27683.6510.56%
COFCapital One Financials141.63683.558.02%
VFCV.F  Consumer Staples12.67303.43-32.61%
UNHUnitedHealth  Health Care493.18572.96-6.32%
SYFSynchrony Financial Financials40.80682.826.83%
GLGlobe Life Financials65.00172.80-46.60%
WFCWells Fargo Financials58.74902.7319.34%
KMIKinder Morgan Energy18.21762.533.23%
GNRCGenerac Holdings Industrials133.47932.473.27%
CNCCentene  Health Care73.75492.43-0.62%
CFCF Industries Materials79.59682.300.11%
RMDResMed  Health Care177.61102.173.25%
ADMArcher-Daniels-Midland  Consumer Staples61.72782.15-14.54%
MMCMarsh & McLennan Financials201.73582.086.47%
CINFCincinnati Financial Financials117.50611.9113.57%
TRVTravelers  Financials210.4271.8610.46%
APDAir Products Materials233.02421.75-14.89%
CMAComerica  Financials50.66351.69-9.23%
AWKAmerican Water Utilities 117.35521.69-11.09%
PEPPepsiCo  Consumer Staples172.33851.681.47%
BLDRBuilders FirstSource Industrials182.28511.669.19%
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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 5.09% and is currently outperforming the overall market by 0.9% year-to-date. Below is a quick view of technical charts and trends:

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

SPY Daily Chart
Short Term Trend: Not Good
Overall Trend Score: 36
YTD Performance: 5.09%
**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 499.5236-0.21-2.225.09%
IVViShares Core S&P 500 ETF 501.8844-0.23-2.235.08%
VOOVanguard 500 ETF 458.9444-0.23-2.265.07%
OEFiShares S&P 100 237.6226-0.13-2.276.37%
SSOProShares Ultra S&P500 70.3336-0.47-4.528.08%
UPROProShares UltraPro S&P500 60.7836-0.78-6.7811.03%
SPXLDirexion Daily S&P500 Bull 3X ETF 115.5336-0.70-6.7111.1%
SHProShares Short S&P500 12.47740.242.3-4%
SDSProShares UltraShort S&P500 27.41740.514.74-8.39%
SPXUProShares UltraPro Short S&P500 37.33690.707.09-13.19%
SPXSDirexion Daily S&P 500 Bear 3X ETF 10.11591.007.32-12.47%
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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 Genuine Parts CompanyGPC Genuine Parts Company
Sector: Services & Goods
SubSector: Auto Parts Stores
MarketCap: 8605.9 Millions
Recent Price: 160.23    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 100
Day Percent Change: 11.22%    
Day Change: 16.16
Week Change: 10.21%    
Year-to-date Change: 15.7%
GPC Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of United Airlines Holdings, Inc.UAL United Airlines Holdings, Inc.
Sector: Transports
SubSector: Major Airlines
MarketCap: 8083.25 Millions
Recent Price: 51.41    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 100
Day Percent Change: 5.48%    
Day Change: 2.67
Week Change: 22.99%    
Year-to-date Change: 24.6%
UAL Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.EL The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.
Sector: Consumer Staples
SubSector: Personal Products
MarketCap: 59521.1 Millions
Recent Price: 144.81    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 68
Day Percent Change: 4.90%    
Day Change: 6.77
Week Change: 4.33%    
Year-to-date Change: -1.0%
EL Links: Profile   News     Message Board
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Stock Chart of The Allstate CorporationALL The Allstate Corporation
Sector: Financials
SubSector: Property & Casualty Insurance
MarketCap: 25916.6 Millions
Recent Price: 169.11    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 68
Day Percent Change: 3.80%    
Day Change: 6.19
Week Change: 1.38%    
Year-to-date Change: 20.8%
ALL Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Discover Financial ServicesDFS Discover Financial Services
Sector: Financials
SubSector: Credit Services
MarketCap: 9228.88 Millions
Recent Price: 124.27    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 68
Day Percent Change: 3.65%    
Day Change: 4.38
Week Change: 2.78%    
Year-to-date Change: 10.6%
DFS Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Capital One Financial CorporationCOF Capital One Financial Corporation
Sector: Financials
SubSector: Credit Services
MarketCap: 23094.2 Millions
Recent Price: 141.63    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 68
Day Percent Change: 3.55%    
Day Change: 4.86
Week Change: 1.44%    
Year-to-date Change: 8.0%
COF Links: Profile   News     Message Board
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Stock Chart of V.F. CorporationVFC V.F. Corporation
Sector: Consumer Staples
SubSector: Textile - Apparel Clothing
MarketCap: 23607.5 Millions
Recent Price: 12.67    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 30
Day Percent Change: 3.43%    
Day Change: 0.42
Week Change: 4.62%    
Year-to-date Change: -32.6%
VFC 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: 493.18    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 57
Day Percent Change: 2.96%    
Day Change: 14.19
Week Change: 12.29%    
Year-to-date Change: -6.3%
UNH Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Synchrony FinancialSYF Synchrony Financial
Sector: Financials
SubSector: Credit Services
MarketCap: 9297.28 Millions
Recent Price: 40.80    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 68
Day Percent Change: 2.82%    
Day Change: 1.12
Week Change: 0.97%    
Year-to-date Change: 6.8%
SYF Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Globe Life Inc.GL Globe Life Inc.
Sector: Financials
SubSector: Life Insurance
MarketCap: 7596.46 Millions
Recent Price: 65.00    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 17
Day Percent Change: 2.80%    
Day Change: 1.77
Week Change: 10%    
Year-to-date Change: -46.6%
GL Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Wells Fargo & CompanyWFC Wells Fargo & Company
Sector: Financials
SubSector: Money Center Banks
MarketCap: 129138 Millions
Recent Price: 58.74    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 90
Day Percent Change: 2.73%    
Day Change: 1.56
Week Change: 4.02%    
Year-to-date Change: 19.3%
WFC Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Kinder Morgan, Inc.KMI Kinder Morgan, Inc.
Sector: Energy
SubSector: Oil & Gas Pipelines
MarketCap: 31283.5 Millions
Recent Price: 18.21    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 76
Day Percent Change: 2.53%    
Day Change: 0.45
Week Change: 0.44%    
Year-to-date Change: 3.2%
KMI Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Generac Holdings Inc.GNRC Generac Holdings Inc.
Sector: Industrials
SubSector: Diversified Machinery
MarketCap: 5736.26 Millions
Recent Price: 133.47    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 93
Day Percent Change: 2.47%    
Day Change: 3.22
Week Change: 1.3%    
Year-to-date Change: 3.3%
GNRC Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Centene CorporationCNC Centene Corporation
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Health Care Plans
MarketCap: 29075 Millions
Recent Price: 73.75    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 49
Day Percent Change: 2.43%    
Day Change: 1.75
Week Change: 4.27%    
Year-to-date Change: -0.6%
CNC Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of CF Industries Holdings, Inc.CF CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Agricultural Chemicals
MarketCap: 5581.89 Millions
Recent Price: 79.59    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 68
Day Percent Change: 2.30%    
Day Change: 1.79
Week Change: 1.91%    
Year-to-date Change: 0.1%
CF Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of ResMed Inc.RMD ResMed Inc.
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Medical Instruments & Supplies
MarketCap: 18660.2 Millions
Recent Price: 177.61    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 10
Day Percent Change: 2.17%    
Day Change: 3.78
Week Change: -4.44%    
Year-to-date Change: 3.3%
RMD Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Archer-Daniels-Midland CompanyADM Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
Sector: Consumer Staples
SubSector: Farm Products
MarketCap: 18988.7 Millions
Recent Price: 61.72    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 78
Day Percent Change: 2.15%    
Day Change: 1.30
Week Change: 1.23%    
Year-to-date Change: -14.5%
ADM Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.MMC Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.
Sector: Financials
SubSector: Insurance Brokers
MarketCap: 42821.8 Millions
Recent Price: 201.73    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 58
Day Percent Change: 2.08%    
Day Change: 4.11
Week Change: 1.85%    
Year-to-date Change: 6.5%
MMC Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Cincinnati Financial CorporationCINF Cincinnati Financial Corporation
Sector: Financials
SubSector: Property & Casualty Insurance
MarketCap: 13637 Millions
Recent Price: 117.50    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 61
Day Percent Change: 1.91%    
Day Change: 2.20
Week Change: -0.94%    
Year-to-date Change: 13.6%
CINF Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of The Travelers Companies, Inc.TRV The Travelers Companies, Inc.
Sector: Financials
SubSector: Property & Casualty Insurance
MarketCap: 25155.9 Millions
Recent Price: 210.42    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 7
Day Percent Change: 1.86%    
Day Change: 3.84
Week Change: -4.83%    
Year-to-date Change: 10.5%
TRV Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.APD Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
Sector: Materials
SubSector: Chemicals - Major Diversified
MarketCap: 46203.6 Millions
Recent Price: 233.02    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 42
Day Percent Change: 1.75%    
Day Change: 4.01
Week Change: 0.64%    
Year-to-date Change: -14.9%
APD Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Comerica IncorporatedCMA Comerica Incorporated
Sector: Financials
SubSector: Money Center Banks
MarketCap: 4449.49 Millions
Recent Price: 50.66    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 35
Day Percent Change: 1.69%    
Day Change: 0.84
Week Change: -1.13%    
Year-to-date Change: -9.2%
CMA Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of American Water Works Company, Inc.AWK American Water Works Company, Inc.
Sector: Utilities
SubSector: Water Utilities
MarketCap: 20029.2 Millions
Recent Price: 117.35    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 52
Day Percent Change: 1.69%    
Day Change: 1.95
Week Change: 0.67%    
Year-to-date Change: -11.1%
AWK Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of PepsiCo, Inc.PEP PepsiCo, Inc.
Sector: Consumer Staples
SubSector: Beverages - Soft Drinks
MarketCap: 162458 Millions
Recent Price: 172.33    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 85
Day Percent Change: 1.68%    
Day Change: 2.85
Week Change: 2.52%    
Year-to-date Change: 1.5%
PEP Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Builders FirstSource, Inc.BLDR Builders FirstSource, Inc.
Sector: Industrials
SubSector: General Building Materials
MarketCap: 1714.63 Millions
Recent Price: 182.28    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 51
Day Percent Change: 1.66%    
Day Change: 2.97
Week Change: -3.83%    
Year-to-date Change: 9.2%
BLDR Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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