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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 19, 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[6.6%]
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%] Walgreens Boots[-33%]
V.F [-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] Conagra Brands[93]
Wells Fargo[90] PepsiCo [85] Lockheed Martin[85]
Constellation [83] Progressive [83] Google [83]
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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%
BDXBecton Dickinson Health Care233.15250.40%-4.38%
DDominion  Utilities 48.57680.52%3.34%
BLKBlackRock  Financials747.3010-0.86%-7.95%
CICigna  Health Care348.78610.78%16.47%
ELEstee Lauder Consumer Staples144.81684.90%-0.98%
SYKStryker  Health Care327.450-2.55%9.35%
CATCaterpillar  Industrials357.9343-0.11%21.06%
VRTXVertex  Health Care393.48100.10%-3.30%
CCICrown Castle Technology94.37171.42%-18.07%
CLColgate-Palmolive  Consumer Staples86.7156-0.05%8.78%
USBU.S. Bancorp Financials39.447-0.20%-8.87%
DUKDuke  Utilities 95.93651.51%-1.14%
LOWLowe s Services & Goods228.7951-0.03%2.80%
TGTTarget  Services & Goods166.58681.28%16.96%
MSMorgan Stanley Financials90.26680.20%-3.21%
SPGIS&P Global Services & Goods413.37320.31%-6.16%
ADPAutomatic Data Technology241.990-0.37%3.87%
GSGoldman Sachs Financials403.1161-0.20%4.49%
SOSouthern  Utilities 70.57781.10%0.64%
BKNGBooking Holdings Services & Goods3430.140-0.40%-3.30%
AMDAdvanced Micro Technology155.08100.69%5.20%
NOWServiceNow  Technology731.368-0.69%3.52%
BIIBBiogen  Health Care190.520-0.85%-26.37%
NOCNorthrop Grumman Industrials452.50510.10%-3.34%
ZTSZoetis  Health Care153.11350.77%-22.42%
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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 100 237.6236-0.13-2.276.37%
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 Becton, Dickinson and CompanyBDX Becton, Dickinson and Company
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Medical Instruments & Supplies
MarketCap: 62758.4 Millions
Recent Price: 233.15    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 25
Day Percent Change: 0.40%    
Day Change: 0.94
Week Change: -0.86%    
Year-to-date Change: -4.4%
BDX Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Dominion Energy, Inc.D Dominion Energy, Inc.
Sector: Utilities
SubSector: Electric Utilities
MarketCap: 62365.3 Millions
Recent Price: 48.57    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 68
Day Percent Change: 0.52%    
Day Change: 0.25
Week Change: -0.7%    
Year-to-date Change: 3.3%
D Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of BlackRock, Inc.BLK BlackRock, Inc.
Sector: Financials
SubSector: Asset Management
MarketCap: 61284.9 Millions
Recent Price: 747.30    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 10
Day Percent Change: -0.86%    
Day Change: -6.49
Week Change: -2.11%    
Year-to-date Change: -8.0%
BLK 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: 348.78    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 61
Day Percent Change: 0.78%    
Day Change: 2.70
Week Change: -0.3%    
Year-to-date Change: 16.5%
CI 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 Stryker CorporationSYK Stryker Corporation
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Medical Appliances & Equipment
MarketCap: 59441.3 Millions
Recent Price: 327.45    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 0
Day Percent Change: -2.55%    
Day Change: -8.58
Week Change: -4.27%    
Year-to-date Change: 9.4%
SYK Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Caterpillar Inc.CAT Caterpillar Inc.
Sector: Industrials
SubSector: Farm & Construction Machinery
MarketCap: 58636 Millions
Recent Price: 357.93    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 43
Day Percent Change: -0.11%    
Day Change: -0.39
Week Change: -2.11%    
Year-to-date Change: 21.1%
CAT 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: 393.48    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 10
Day Percent Change: 0.10%    
Day Change: 0.38
Week Change: -0.77%    
Year-to-date Change: -3.3%
VRTX Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Crown Castle International Corp. (REIT)CCI Crown Castle International Corp. (REIT)
Sector: Technology
SubSector: Diversified Communication Services
MarketCap: 57615.4 Millions
Recent Price: 94.37    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 17
Day Percent Change: 1.42%    
Day Change: 1.32
Week Change: -2.42%    
Year-to-date Change: -18.1%
CCI Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Colgate-Palmolive CompanyCL Colgate-Palmolive Company
Sector: Consumer Staples
SubSector: Personal Products
MarketCap: 57242.7 Millions
Recent Price: 86.71    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 56
Day Percent Change: -0.05%    
Day Change: -0.04
Week Change: 1%    
Year-to-date Change: 8.8%
CL Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of U.S. BancorpUSB U.S. Bancorp
Sector: Financials
SubSector: Regional - Midwest Banks
MarketCap: 56757.8 Millions
Recent Price: 39.44    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 7
Day Percent Change: -0.20%    
Day Change: -0.08
Week Change: -5.15%    
Year-to-date Change: -8.9%
USB Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Duke Energy CorporationDUK Duke Energy Corporation
Sector: Utilities
SubSector: Electric Utilities
MarketCap: 56678.2 Millions
Recent Price: 95.93    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 65
Day Percent Change: 1.51%    
Day Change: 1.43
Week Change: 1.09%    
Year-to-date Change: -1.1%
DUK Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Lowe s Companies, Inc.LOW Lowe s Companies, Inc.
Sector: Services & Goods
SubSector: Home Improvement Stores
MarketCap: 56084.2 Millions
Recent Price: 228.79    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 51
Day Percent Change: -0.03%    
Day Change: -0.07
Week Change: -1.4%    
Year-to-date Change: 2.8%
LOW Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Target CorporationTGT Target Corporation
Sector: Services & Goods
SubSector: Discount, Variety Stores
MarketCap: 55980.6 Millions
Recent Price: 166.58    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 68
Day Percent Change: 1.28%    
Day Change: 2.11
Week Change: 0.28%    
Year-to-date Change: 17.0%
TGT Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Morgan StanleyMS Morgan Stanley
Sector: Financials
SubSector: Investment Brokerage - National
MarketCap: 55876.7 Millions
Recent Price: 90.26    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 68
Day Percent Change: 0.20%    
Day Change: 0.18
Week Change: 4.72%    
Year-to-date Change: -3.2%
MS Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of S&P Global Inc.SPGI S&P Global Inc.
Sector: Services & Goods
SubSector: Business Services
MarketCap: 55247.9 Millions
Recent Price: 413.37    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 32
Day Percent Change: 0.31%    
Day Change: 1.26
Week Change: -1.06%    
Year-to-date Change: -6.2%
SPGI Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Automatic Data Processing, Inc.ADP Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
Sector: Technology
SubSector: Business Software & Services
MarketCap: 54966.5 Millions
Recent Price: 241.99    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 0
Day Percent Change: -0.37%    
Day Change: -0.91
Week Change: -0.76%    
Year-to-date Change: 3.9%
ADP Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.GS The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Sector: Financials
SubSector: Investment Brokerage - National
MarketCap: 54579.3 Millions
Recent Price: 403.11    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 61
Day Percent Change: -0.20%    
Day Change: -0.80
Week Change: 3.5%    
Year-to-date Change: 4.5%
GS Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of The Southern CompanySO The Southern Company
Sector: Utilities
SubSector: Electric Utilities
MarketCap: 54483.6 Millions
Recent Price: 70.57    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 78
Day Percent Change: 1.10%    
Day Change: 0.77
Week Change: 2.68%    
Year-to-date Change: 0.6%
SO Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Booking Holdings Inc.BKNG Booking Holdings Inc.
Sector: Services & Goods
SubSector: Business Services
MarketCap: 54467.9 Millions
Recent Price: 3430.14    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 0
Day Percent Change: -0.40%    
Day Change: -13.77
Week Change: -2.88%    
Year-to-date Change: -3.3%
BKNG Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Sector: Technology
SubSector: Semiconductor - Broad Line
MarketCap: 54275.1 Millions
Recent Price: 155.08    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 10
Day Percent Change: 0.69%    
Day Change: 1.06
Week Change: -5.02%    
Year-to-date Change: 5.2%
AMD Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of ServiceNow, Inc.NOW ServiceNow, Inc.
Sector: Technology
SubSector: Information Technology Services
MarketCap: 53599.1 Millions
Recent Price: 731.36    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 8
Day Percent Change: -0.69%    
Day Change: -5.09
Week Change: -4.86%    
Year-to-date Change: 3.5%
NOW 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: 190.52    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 0
Day Percent Change: -0.85%    
Day Change: -1.64
Week Change: -3.87%    
Year-to-date Change: -26.4%
BIIB Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Northrop Grumman CorporationNOC Northrop Grumman Corporation
Sector: Industrials
SubSector: Aerospace/Defense - Major Diversified
MarketCap: 52094.9 Millions
Recent Price: 452.50    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 51
Day Percent Change: 0.10%    
Day Change: 0.45
Week Change: -0.79%    
Year-to-date Change: -3.3%
NOC Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Zoetis Inc.ZTS Zoetis Inc.
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Drugs - Generic
MarketCap: 51921.5 Millions
Recent Price: 153.11    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 35
Day Percent Change: 0.77%    
Day Change: 1.17
Week Change: 2.09%    
Year-to-date Change: -22.4%
ZTS Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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