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In afternoon trading on Friday, Utilities stocks are the worst performing sector, showing a 0.3% loss. Within that group, American Water Works Co, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) and WEC Energy Group Inc (NYSE:WEC) are two large stocks that are lagging, showing a loss of 2.0% and 1.6%, respectively. Among utilities ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSE:XLU), which is flat on the day on the day, and up 3.37% year-to-date. American Water Works Co, Inc., meanwhile, is down 10.08% year-to-date, and WEC Energy Group Inc, is down 4.23% year-to-date. Combined, AWK and WEC make up approximately 5.0% of the underlying holdings of XLU.

The next worst performing sector is the Consumer Products sector, showing a 0.2% loss. Among large Consumer Products stocks, Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) and Hormel Foods Corp. (NYSE:HRL) are the most notable, showing a loss of 3.5% and 1.6%, respectively. One ETF closely tracking Consumer Products stocks is the iShares U.S. Consumer Goods ETF (IYK), which is flat on the day in midday trading, and up 3.05% on a year-to-date basis. Tesla Inc, meanwhile, is down 33.52% year-to-date, and Hormel Foods Corp. is up 8.70% year-to-date. HRL makes up approximately 0.5% of the underlying holdings of IYK.

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Comparing these stocks and ETFs on a trailing twelve month basis, below is a relative stock price performance chart, with each of the symbols shown in a different color as labeled in the legend at the bottom:

Here's a snapshot of how the S&P 500 components within the various sectors are faring in afternoon trading on Friday. As you can see, seven sectors are up on the day, while two sectors are down.