The S&P Sector Performance chart for the year 2025 was published by Novel Investor recently. This chart shows the annual total returns of the various sectors in the S&P 500 index from 2011 to 2025. Tech was the best performer as represented by the communications (TELS) and information technology(INFT) sector and the worst performer was the real estate sector.

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Source: Novel Investor

For an interactive version of the above chart click on the link above.

Related ETFs:

• SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
• S&P MidCap 400 SPDR ETF (MDY)
• SPDR Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY)
• SPDR Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP)
• SPDR Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE)
• SPDR Financials Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF)

Disclosure: No Positions

Novel Investor has updated their annual returns chart for the developed markets from 2011 to 2025. The top performing market among the developed markets in 2024 was Spain with a total return of over 83% followed by Austria and Finland. The worst performer was Denmark followed by New Zealand.

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Note: All returns shown above are total returns in US dollars (including dividends reinvested) and are based on MSCI country index returns.

Source: Novel Investor

Related ETFs:

• iShares MSCI Germany Index Fund (EWG)
• iShares MSCI Canada Index Fund (EWC)
• iShares MSCI Australia Index Fund (EWA)
• iShares MSCI United Kingdom Index (EWU)
• iShares MSCI Singapore Index (EWS)

Disclosure: No positions

U.S. Global Investors have updated their popular The Periodic Table of Commodities Returns chart with 2025 data. Silver was the top performing commodity last year with a return of over 145% followed by other precious metals like Platinum, Palladium and Gold. Crude oil lost about 20%. This year crude oil may bounce back again.

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Source: U.S. Global Investors

An interactive version of the chart can be found in the link above.

Related ETFs, Stocks and ETNs:

• United States Oil Fund LP (USO)
• Albemarle Corporation (ALB)
• Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile (SQM)
• SPDR Gold Trust (GLD)
• iShares Silver Trust (SLV)

Disclosure: No positions

The economy of China is an export-based economy. The US and many developed countries in Europe are consumption-driven economies. China produces more than it can consume and looks to overseas markets to export its surplus production. The US for example is a major importer of goods from China. The country chronically runs a trade imbalance with China. The US exports to China is less than half of China’s exports to the US since 2015 as shown in the chart below. It remains to be seen how the 2025 data turns out due to tariffs imposed on imports.

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Source: What challenges does the world economy face in 2026?, DW

In 2024, China exported $526 billion worth of goods to the US. American exports to China amounted to just $144 billion.