Information Technology sector roundup — 2026-10-15
The Information Technology sector was the worst performer among the S&P 500's sectors on Wednesday, falling 2.77% compared to a 1.08% decline for the broader index.
The Information Technology sector was the worst performer among the S&P 500's sectors on Wednesday, falling 2.77%¹ compared to a 1.08% decline for the broader index².
The downward move was widespread, with only 23.9% of stocks in the sector finishing higher³. The typical stock in the group returned -2.46%⁴. Heavy losses came from Dell Technologies Inc. (-11.27%), Ciena Corporation (-10.19%), and Everpure, Inc. (-9.86%)⁵˒⁶˒⁷. Among the largest holdings, Nvidia Corp fell 3.16% and Microsoft Corp dropped 1.8%, while Apple Inc. rose 0.5%⁸˒⁹˒¹⁰. By industry, computer storage devices saw the steepest median decline at -5.33%¹¹, followed by semiconductors and related devices at -3.86%¹². Intuit Inc. was the top gainer of the day, rising 2.98%¹³.
Despite the session's slide and a 5.02% loss over the last week¹⁴, the sector has outperformed the S&P 500 over longer horizons¹⁵˒¹⁶. Its one-month return was 3.67%¹⁷, placing it 2.06 percentage points ahead of the index¹⁵. Over three months, the sector returned 7.02%¹⁸, leading the S&P 500 by 4.83 percentage points¹⁶. Year-to-date, the sector is up 27.97%¹⁹.
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