S&P 500 Sector Heatmap - Q2 2026

Every S&P 500 sector colour-coded by year-to-date performance. Top holdings, valuations, the great rotation pattern across three years, and an Energy spotlight. Free report.

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Q2 2026 · Free Report

S&P 500 Sector Heatmap

Every GICS sector, colour-coded by year-to-date performance. Top holdings, valuations, rotation signals, and an Energy spotlight.

Snapshot: 17 Apr 2026 11 sectors Sources: S&P, Schwab, FactSet
S&P 500 YTD−6.7%
NASDAQ YTD−9.7%
Russell 2000 YTD−1.0%
⚡ Beginner take

The S&P 500 is divided into 11 sectors — broad categories of business (Tech, Energy, Health Care, etc.). Each sector has an ETF that tracks it (XLK for Tech, XLE for Energy, etc.) — these are funds you can buy that hold every stock in that sector at its market weight. YTD means year-to-date — the return from January 1st to today. P/E ratio is the price you're paying per dollar of earnings — lower usually means cheaper. Dividend yield is the annual cash distribution divided by the share price. The colour-coding here is simple: green for sectors that are up, red for sectors that are down.

YTD performance, ranked

All 11 sectors · Year-to-date return (%) · As of 17 Apr 2026
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You've seen the headline numbers. The rest of the report breaks down every sector with the detail that matters.

  • Sortable heatmap with all 11 sectors, top 5 holdings each
  • Valuation vs. performance scatter plot
  • Three-year rotation pattern across 2024 → 2025 → 2026
  • Energy sector deep-dive — what's working, what could derail it
  • Three observations on what this data tells us
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