The eleven sector ETFs: H1 2026 return, Q1 and Q2 split, and H1 dollar volume
Answered against 22 years of US equities and 12 years of US options data and published with the query that produced it. This result is stored as of 2026-07-26, from Market Recap: H1 2026.
| ticker | h1_return_pct | q1_return_pct | q2_return_pct | h1_dollar_bn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLB | 11.7 | 9.8 | 1 | 86.8 |
| XLC | -9.3 | -6.2 | -3.7 | 90.3 |
| XLE | 18.8 | 36.9 | -11 | 316.2 |
| XLF | -2.2 | -9.9 | 7.7 | 271.7 |
| XLI | 19 | 3.9 | 13.3 | 222.8 |
| XLK | 30.8 | -8.7 | 42 | 286 |
| XLP | 6.9 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 163.7 |
| XLRE | 9.1 | 1.3 | 7.7 | 38.4 |
| XLU | 5.7 | 7 | -1 | 128.7 |
| XLV | 2.5 | -5.4 | 7.8 | 218.8 |
| XLY | -2.3 | -9.3 | 6.9 | 132.5 |
- Rows × columns
- 11 × 5
- Computed
- Completeness
- No missing values
- Source
- US exchange, SIP and OPRA market data
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What each column holds
| Column | Type | Range | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
ticker |
text | 11 distinct values (XLB, XLC, XLE…) | |
h1_return_pct |
number | -9.3 to 30.8 | percent |
q1_return_pct |
number | -9.9 to 36.9 | percent |
q2_return_pct |
number | -11 to 42 | percent |
h1_dollar_bn |
number | 38.4 to 316.2 |
Computed from Strasmore's warehouse of US exchange, SIP and OPRA market data. Equity prices are delayed; options greeks and implied volatility are end-of-day. This result is stored, not recomputed on load — it is exactly the numbers that were returned on , and the query below is what returned them.
the exact SQL behind every number
SELECT ticker,
round((argMaxIf(toFloat64(close), window_start, toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) <= toDate('2026-06-30') AND (toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60 + toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York'))) BETWEEN 570 AND 959)
/ argMinIf(toFloat64(open), window_start, toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) >= toDate('2026-01-01') AND (toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60 + toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York'))) BETWEEN 570 AND 959) - 1) * 100, 1) AS h1_return_pct,
round((argMaxIf(toFloat64(close), window_start, toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) <= toDate('2026-03-31') AND (toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60 + toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York'))) BETWEEN 570 AND 959)
/ argMinIf(toFloat64(open), window_start, toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) >= toDate('2026-01-01') AND (toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60 + toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York'))) BETWEEN 570 AND 959) - 1) * 100, 1) AS q1_return_pct,
round((argMaxIf(toFloat64(close), window_start, toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) <= toDate('2026-06-30') AND (toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60 + toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York'))) BETWEEN 570 AND 959)
/ argMinIf(toFloat64(open), window_start, toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) >= toDate('2026-04-01') AND (toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60 + toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York'))) BETWEEN 570 AND 959) - 1) * 100, 1) AS q2_return_pct,
round(sumIf(toFloat64(close) * toFloat64(volume), (toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60 + toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York'))) BETWEEN 570 AND 959) / 1e9, 1) AS h1_dollar_bn
FROM global_markets.delayed_stocks_minute_aggs
WHERE ticker IN ('XLB', 'XLC', 'XLE', 'XLF', 'XLI', 'XLK', 'XLP', 'XLRE', 'XLU', 'XLV', 'XLY')
AND window_start >= toDateTime('2026-01-01 00:00:00') AND window_start < toDateTime('2026-07-01 00:00:00')
GROUP BY ticker
ORDER BY ticker
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