##  [# Sectors In Review: January 2019](/sections/etf-report-departments/sectors-review-january-2019) 

 

# Sectors In Review: January 2019

 

 

November was mostly positive for sector ETFs.



 

 

 

 

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[By Heather Bell](/contributors/heather-bell)

 Jan 01, 2019

 Edited by: Heather Bell

 

 

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November was mostly positive for sector ETFs. The top-performing fund was the [Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV)](/XLV), which was up 7.03% for the month; it was followed by the [iShares Transportation Average ETF (IYT)](/IYT), which was up 6.53%, and the [iShares U.S. Medical Devices ETF (IHI)](/IHI), which was up 5.44%. Although only a few funds notched negative returns, the worst performer was down quite a bit. The [iShares U.S. Oil Equipment &amp; Services ETF (IEZ)](/IEZ) fell 11.36% during the month, while the [SPDR S&amp;P Oil &amp; Gas Exploration &amp; Production ETF (XOP)](/XOP) and the [SPDR S&amp;P Metals &amp; Mining ETF (XME)](/XME) fell 9.26% and 5.24%, respectively. Flows were dominated by the Select Sector SPDR family, with the [Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP)](/XLP) pulling in more than any other ETF, at $901.4 million, XLV gaining $607.4 million and the [Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLI)](/XLI) pulling in $402.5 million. In terms of outflows, the [Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF)](/XLF) led outflows, with a loss of $256.3 million, followed by the [First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (FDN)](/FDN), which lost $247.2 million, and the [iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology ETF (IBB)](/IBB), which lost $203.8 million.

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*Source: Bloomberg. Data from 10/31/2018 to 11/30/2018. ETFs chosen to represent each sector based on the most liquid ETF in each segment of the ETF.com ETF Classification System.*





 

 

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