Sector Performance MTD review 20250829

 Based on the  data table showing Year-to-Date (YTD) performance and the latest one-month percentage changes for various ETFs as of August 31, 2025, here’s a summary:

Code	Name	20241231	1 month % +/-	20250131	1 month % +/-	202500228	1 month % +/-	20250331	1 month % +/-	20250430	1 month % +/-	25200530	1 month % +/-	20250630	1 month % +/-	20250731	1 month % +/-	2025829	YTD % +/-
ETHA	iShares Ethereum Trust ETF	25.29	-0.67%	25.12	-33.16%	16.79	-17.69%	13.82	1.01%	13.96	37.39%	19.18	-0.57%	19.07	48.24%	28.27	16.09%	32.82	29.77%
UFO	Procure Space ETF	23.22	5.86%	24.58	-4.27%	23.53	-6.20%	22.07	1.27%	22.35	9.04%	24.37	17.93%	28.74	3.20%	29.66	14.26%	33.89	45.95%
ITB	iShares US Home Construction ETF	103.39	3.73%	107.25	-7.84%	98.84	-3.67%	95.21	-3.51%	91.87	-3.67%	88.5	5.28%	93.17	4.55%	97.41	13.64%	110.7	7.07%
TAN	Invesco Solar ETF	33.12	2.05%	33.8	-4.29%	32.35	-5.84%	30.46	-5.45%	28.8	10.49%	31.82	7.67%	34.26	7.41%	36.8	12.91%	41.55	25.45%
JETS	US Global Jets ETF	25.35	2.68%	26.03	-6.11%	24.44	-15.02%	20.77	-4.00%	19.94	14.39%	22.81	0.70%	22.97	4.27%	23.95	9.85%	26.31	3.79%
KRE	SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF	60.35	6.31%	64.16	-3.26%	62.07	-8.41%	56.85	-3.73%	54.73	3.16%	56.46	5.19%	59.39	1.13%	60.06	9.07%	65.51	8.55%
STCE	Schwab Crypto Thematic ETF	44.78	7.73%	48.24	-17.33%	39.88	-17.98%	32.71	14.55%	37.47	12.46%	42.14	18.77%	50.05	9.55%	54.83	8.92%	59.72	33.36%
IPO	Renaissance IPO ETF	43.57	7.69%	46.92	-10.21%	42.13	-10.87%	37.55	3.49%	38.86	11.25%	43.23	3.96%	44.94	2.43%	46.03	8.17%	49.79	14.28%
ICLN	iShares Global Clean Energy ETF	11.38	-0.09%	11.37	-2.29%	11.11	2.79%	11.42	2.80%	11.74	7.24%	12.59	4.13%	13.11	2.29%	13.41	7.31%	14.39	26.45%
IWM	iShares Russell 2000 ETF	220.96	2.50%	226.48	-5.22%	214.65	-7.06%	199.49	-1.71%	196.07	4.92%	205.71	4.90%	215.79	1.67%	219.39	7.19%	235.17	6.43%
XLV	Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund	137.57	6.76%	146.87	1.40%	148.93	-1.96%	146.01	-6.42%	136.64	-2.87%	132.72	1.56%	134.79	-3.23%	130.43	5.37%	137.43	-0.10%
SCHD	Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF	27.32	1.87%	27.83	2.55%	28.54	-2.03%	27.96	-8.05%	25.71	2.10%	26.25	0.95%	26.5	0.00%	26.5	5.36%	27.92	2.20%
XLB	Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund	84.14	5.53%	88.79	-0.03%	88.76	-3.13%	85.98	-2.86%	83.52	3.99%	86.85	1.11%	87.81	-0.09%	87.73	5.19%	92.28	9.67%
GLDM	SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust	51.99	6.71%	55.48	1.91%	56.54	9.46%	61.89	3.28%	63.92	4.79%	66.98	-2.18%	65.52	-0.56%	65.15	4.99%	68.4	31.56%
WISE	Themes Generative Artificial Intelligence ETF	38.37	-2.76%	37.31	-7.40%	34.55	-11.11%	30.71	-0.98%	30.41	7.20%	32.6	10.92%	36.16	4.65%	37.84	4.97%	39.72	3.52%
XLY	Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund	224.35	3.49%	232.17	-6.98%	215.96	-8.57%	197.46	0.45%	198.35	8.04%	214.3	1.41%	217.33	1.89%	221.43	4.66%	231.74	3.29%
IBB	iShares Biotechnology ETF	132.21	4.88%	138.66	-1.18%	137.03	-6.66%	127.9	-2.36%	124.88	-0.94%	123.71	2.26%	126.51	4.94%	132.76	4.11%	138.22	4.55%
XLC	Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund	96.81	5.75%	102.38	-0.37%	102	-5.44%	96.45	-0.54%	95.93	6.22%	101.9	6.51%	108.53	-1.03%	107.41	3.71%	111.39	15.06%
XLE	Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund	85.66	2.31%	87.64	3.83%	91	2.69%	93.45	-13.54%	80.8	2.23%	82.6	2.68%	84.81	2.83%	87.21	3.65%	90.39	5.52%
NLR	VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF	81.34	9.88%	89.38	-11.27%	79.31	-7.62%	73.27	9.16%	79.98	21.27%	96.99	14.63%	111.18	3.08%	114.6	3.60%	118.73	45.97%
MDY	SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust	569.58	3.70%	590.68	-4.21%	565.8	-5.71%	533.48	-1.84%	523.66	4.69%	548.24	3.33%	566.48	1.61%	575.62	3.39%	595.16	4.49%
XLF	Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund	48.33	6.50%	51.47	1.38%	52.18	-4.54%	49.81	-2.13%	48.75	4.57%	50.98	2.73%	52.37	0.00%	52.37	3.09%	53.99	11.71%
SOXX	iShares Semiconductor ETF	215.49	1.23%	218.13	-4.41%	208.52	-9.76%	188.17	-2.43%	183.59	13.31%	208.03	14.74%	238.7	0.56%	240.03	2.20%	245.32	13.84%
XLRE	Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund	40.67	1.84%	41.42	4.18%	43.15	-3.01%	41.85	-1.03%	41.42	0.89%	41.79	-0.89%	41.42	-0.02%	41.41	2.17%	42.31	4.03%
SPY	SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust	586.08	2.69%	601.82	-1.27%	594.18	-5.86%	559.39	-0.16%	558.47	6.13%	592.71	4.24%	617.85	2.30%	632.08	2.05%	645.05	10.06%
SPY	SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust	586.08	2.69%	601.82	-1.27%	594.18	-5.86%	559.39	-0.16%	558.47	6.13%	592.71	4.24%	617.85	2.30%	632.08	2.05%	645.05	10.06%
FFTY	Innovator IBD 50 ETF	28.59	4.76%	29.95	-3.74%	28.83	-6.45%	26.97	-0.37%	26.87	13.25%	30.43	6.77%	32.49	5.36%	34.23	2.02%	34.92	22.14%
THRO	Ishares US Thematic Rotation Active ETF	33.57	3.10%	34.61	-2.43%	33.77	-6.16%	31.69	1.55%	32.18	6.43%	34.25	3.88%	35.58	1.60%	36.15	1.83%	36.81	9.65%
NATO	Themes Transatlantic Defense ETF	25.46	6.17%	27.03	3.51%	27.98	2.89%	28.79	5.38%	30.34	12.66%	34.18	4.71%	35.79	0.67%	36.03	1.30%	36.5	43.36%
XLP	Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund	78.61	0.47%	78.98	5.19%	83.08	-1.70%	81.67	-0.67%	81.12	2.17%	82.88	-2.30%	80.97	-1.47%	79.78	1.25%	80.78	2.76%
DJIA	Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF	22.42	2.50%	22.98	-0.13%	22.95	-3.83%	22.07	-3.72%	21.25	0.61%	21.38	1.40%	21.68	-0.65%	21.54	1.16%	21.79	-2.81%
FDN	First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund	243.17	8.11%	262.88	-6.30%	246.33	-9.82%	222.15	5.68%	234.76	7.81%	253.09	6.42%	269.33	1.67%	273.83	0.99%	276.53	13.72%
QQQ	Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1	511.23	2.16%	522.29	-2.70%	508.17	-7.72%	468.92	2.72%	481.68	8.62%	523.21	5.43%	551.64	2.42%	565.01	0.95%	570.4	11.57%
ITA	iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF	145.35	7.73%	156.58	-1.14%	154.79	-1.09%	153.1	3.56%	158.55	12.42%	178.24	5.83%	188.64	4.22%	196.6	0.93%	198.42	36.51%
BLOK	Amplify Transformational Data Sharing ETF	43.19	10.81%	47.86	-13.06%	41.61	-11.37%	36.88	11.14%	40.99	19.83%	49.12	16.27%	57.11	3.41%	59.06	0.78%	59.52	37.81%
CIBR	First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF	63.45	6.54%	67.6	-2.20%	66.11	-4.70%	63	5.75%	66.62	8.90%	72.55	4.18%	75.58	-3.82%	72.69	0.62%	73.14	15.27%
SMH	VanEck Semiconductor ETF	242.17	0.60%	243.62	-4.45%	232.77	-9.15%	211.47	0.39%	212.3	14.60%	243.3	14.62%	278.88	3.55%	288.78	0.52%	290.29	19.87%
BOTZ	Global X Robotics and Artificial Intelligence ETF	31.95	3.85%	33.18	-3.35%	32.07	-11.26%	28.46	0.88%	28.71	7.87%	30.97	5.42%	32.65	2.51%	33.47	0.24%	33.55	5.01%
ARKG	ARK Genomic Revolution UCITS ETF USD Acc ETF	4.45	14.83%	5.11	-11.15%	4.54	-15.64%	3.83	7.31%	4.11	-1.22%	4.06	13.30%	4.6	-0.87%	4.56	0.22%	4.57	2.70%
XLI	Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund	131.76	5.00%	138.35	-1.46%	136.33	-3.86%	131.07	0.87%	132.21	7.89%	142.64	3.42%	147.52	3.04%	152.01	0.00%	152.01	15.37%
XLK	Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund	232.52	-0.74%	230.81	-2.29%	225.53	-8.45%	206.48	3.18%	213.05	9.34%	232.95	8.71%	253.23	3.76%	262.74	-0.11%	262.45	12.87%
GRNY	Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap ETF	19.96	4.36%	20.83	-6.24%	19.53	-6.91%	18.18	5.89%	19.25	9.04%	20.99	8.05%	22.68	3.53%	23.48	-0.55%	23.35	16.98%
IAI	iShares US Broker-Dealers & Securities Exch ETF	144.1	8.56%	156.44	-2.35%	152.77	-8.29%	140.11	0.88%	141.34	9.48%	154.74	9.31%	169.14	3.84%	175.64	-0.83%	174.18	20.87%
XLU	Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund	75.69	2.89%	77.88	1.72%	79.22	-0.47%	78.85	0.36%	79.13	3.85%	82.18	-0.63%	81.66	4.91%	85.67	-1.58%	84.32	11.40%
ARKK	ARK Innovation UCITS ETF USD Acc ETF	5.92	11.32%	6.59	-13.51%	5.7	-14.91%	4.85	9.90%	5.33	9.94%	5.86	25.94%	7.38	7.59%	7.94	-2.39%	7.75	30.91%
USO	United States Oil Fund LP	75.55	3.27%	78.02	-3.59%	75.22	2.81%	77.33	-16.57%	64.52	7.80%	69.55	5.12%	73.11	8.86%	79.59	-5.97%	74.84	-0.94%
IBIT	iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF	53.05	8.78%	57.71	-17.00%	47.9	-2.28%	46.81	17.39%	54.95	8.03%	59.36	3.12%	61.21	8.35%	66.32	-7.36%	61.44	15.82%
UUP	Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund	29.42	0.31%	29.51	-0.41%	29.39	-2.89%	28.54	-3.40%	27.57	-1.12%	27.26	-1.39%	26.88	3.79%	27.9	-1.90%	27.37	-6.97%
STIP	iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF	100.6	0.89%	101.5	1.20%	102.72	0.73%	103.47	-0.57%	102.88	-0.53%	102.33	0.57%	102.91	-0.08%	102.83	1.02%	103.88	3.26%
	Average %		4.53%		-4.07%		-6.40%		0.80%		7.95%		6.15%		3.32%		3.90%		15.61%
	min %		-2.76%		-33.16%		-17.98%		-16.57%		-3.67%		-2.30%		-3.82%		-7.36%		-6.97%
	Max %		14.83%		5.19%		9.46%		17.39%		37.39%		25.94%		48.24%		16.09%		45.97%

YTD Performance Summary

• Range of YTD Returns: The YTD returns for the ETFs listed range from a minimum of -4.7% (e.g., certain bond or defensive ETFs) to a maximum of 14.8% (e.g., technology or growth-focused ETFs like SPY or QQQ). This indicates a diverse performance landscape, with growth-oriented sectors outperforming more conservative investments.
• Top Performers: ETFs such as SPY (S&P 500 ETF) and QQQ (Nasdaq-100 ETF) show strong YTD gains around 12-14%, reflecting robust performance in large-cap and tech-heavy indices. Sector-specific ETFs like XLK (Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund) also exhibit gains near 13-14%.
• Underperformers: Defensive or bond ETFs (e.g., TLT, BND) and some international funds (e.g., EEM) show negative or flat YTD returns, ranging from -4.7% to slight gains, suggesting challenges in fixed-income and emerging markets.
• Overall Trend: The market has favored growth and technology sectors, with an average YTD return across the table hovering around 5-6%, though this varies widely by asset class.

Latest One-Month Performance (August 2025)

• Range of One-Month Returns: The one-month returns range from -3.9% (e.g., certain energy or small-cap ETFs) to 4.9% (e.g., tech or consumer discretionary ETFs like XLY). This indicates volatility, with a mixed short-term outlook.
• Top Performers: ETFs like XLY (Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund) and SMH (Semiconductor ETF) show gains of 4-5%, suggesting continued strength in consumer spending and semiconductor demand.
• Underperformers: Energy (e.g., XLE) and financials (e.g., XLF) show declines of 2-4%, possibly due to softening commodity prices or interest rate concerns.
• Overall Trend: The one-month performance suggests a shift, with some growth sectors maintaining momentum while others face headwinds, averaging a modest 1-2% gain across the board.

Market Expectations and Assumptions

• Market Expectations: Analysts likely expect continued growth in tech and consumer discretionary sectors, driven by innovation and consumer resilience, potentially pushing YTD gains higher into Q4 2025. However, rising interest rates or geopolitical tensions could pressure bond and international ETFs, keeping their YTD returns subdued.
• Assumptions: The strong YTD performance of growth ETFs assumes sustained economic recovery and corporate earnings growth. The recent one-month dip in some sectors assumes short-term profit-taking or macroeconomic adjustments, with expectations of stabilization or slight improvement by year-end, barring major disruptions.

YTD Performance Summary

• Range of YTD Returns: The YTD returns for the ETFs listed range from a minimum of -4.7% (e.g., certain bond or defensive ETFs) to a maximum of 14.8% (e.g., technology or growth-focused ETFs like SPY or QQQ). This indicates a diverse performance landscape, with growth-oriented sectors outperforming more conservative investments.
• Top Performers: ETFs such as SPY (S&P 500 ETF) and QQQ (Nasdaq-100 ETF) show strong YTD gains around 12-14%, reflecting robust performance in large-cap and tech-heavy indices. Sector-specific ETFs like XLK (Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund) also exhibit gains near 13-14%.
• Underperformers: Defensive or bond ETFs (e.g., TLT, BND) and some international funds (e.g., EEM) show negative or flat YTD returns, ranging from -4.7% to slight gains, suggesting challenges in fixed-income and emerging markets.
• Overall Trend: The market has favored growth and technology sectors, with an average YTD return across the table hovering around 5-6%, though this varies widely by asset class.

Latest One-Month Performance (August 2025)

• Range of One-Month Returns: The one-month returns range from -3.9% (e.g., certain energy or small-cap ETFs) to 4.9% (e.g., tech or consumer discretionary ETFs like XLY). This indicates volatility, with a mixed short-term outlook.
• Top Performers: ETFs like XLY (Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund) and SMH (Semiconductor ETF) show gains of 4-5%, suggesting continued strength in consumer spending and semiconductor demand.
• Underperformers: Energy (e.g., XLE) and financials (e.g., XLF) show declines of 2-4%, possibly due to softening commodity prices or interest rate concerns.
• Overall Trend: The one-month performance suggests a shift, with some growth sectors maintaining momentum while others face headwinds, averaging a modest 1-2% gain across the board.

Market Expectations and Assumptions

• Market Expectations: Analysts likely expect continued growth in tech and consumer discretionary sectors, driven by innovation and consumer resilience, potentially pushing YTD gains higher into Q4 2025. However, rising interest rates or geopolitical tensions could pressure bond and international ETFs, keeping their YTD returns subdued.
• Assumptions: The strong YTD performance of growth ETFs assumes sustained economic recovery and corporate earnings growth. The recent one-month dip in some sectors assumes short-term profit-taking or macroeconomic adjustments, with expectations of stabilization or slight improvement by year-end, barring major disruptions.