Observatory · observe first
Allocation and performance can disagree
Read two independent dimensions together. A position on this map describes the observation—it does not imply what happens next.
Historical time machine
Historical observation
20182026
Market allocation quadrant
Horizontal: 12M weight change (pp) · vertical: 12M relative return (%) · bubble size: current loaded-universe weight
Gaining weight · outperforming
Both dimensions increased over 12 months.
- Electric Utilities+97.81 pp · +7.2%
- Wireless Telecommunication Services+0.00 pp · +8.5%
Gaining weight · underperforming
Market-weight gains coexist with negative relative returns.
- Commodity Chemicals+0.00 pp · -13.2%
- Technology Distributors+0.00 pp · -10.6%
- Broadcasting+0.00 pp · -17.5%
- Heavy Electrical Equipment+0.00 pp · -4.1%
- Single-Family Residential REITs+0.00 pp · -4.1%
- Passenger Ground Transportation+0.00 pp · -4.1%
- Footwear+0.00 pp · -4.1%
- Health Care Technology+0.00 pp · -4.1%
- Homefurnishing Retail+0.00 pp · -4.1%
Losing weight · outperforming
Relative return is positive while market weight fell.
- Systems Software-5.08 pp · +40.6%
- Health Care Equipment-3.32 pp · +2.0%
- Application Software-3.31 pp · +6.3%
- Semiconductors-3.18 pp · +14.6%
- Biotechnology-2.84 pp · +3.7%
- Integrated Telecommunication Services-2.35 pp · +4.4%
- Soft Drinks & Non-alcoholic Beverages-2.11 pp · +14.0%
- Transaction & Payment Processing Services-1.97 pp · +16.2%
- Life Sciences Tools & Services-1.82 pp · +0.2%
- Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals-1.73 pp · +34.5%
- Home Improvement Retail-1.70 pp · +11.0%
- Consumer Staples Merchandise Retail-1.65 pp · +16.9%
- Restaurants-1.57 pp · +3.3%
- Personal Care Products-1.43 pp · +13.1%
- Multi-Utilities-1.39 pp · +4.9%
- Property & Casualty Insurance-1.17 pp · +1.7%
- Health Care Services-1.01 pp · +4.5%
- Packaged Foods & Meats-1.01 pp · +2.3%
- Cable & Satellite-0.97 pp · +21.8%
- Financial Exchanges & Data-0.97 pp · +25.0%
- Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components-0.97 pp · +0.8%
- Telecom Tower REITs-0.85 pp · +25.9%
- Industrial Gases-0.78 pp · +11.0%
- Household Products-0.77 pp · +3.9%
- Electrical Components & Equipment-0.67 pp · +1.9%
- Insurance Brokers-0.60 pp · +14.0%
- Apparel Retail-0.57 pp · +12.8%
- Building Products-0.44 pp · +9.1%
- Broadline Retail-0.43 pp · +1.6%
- Environmental & Facilities Services-0.43 pp · +6.9%
- Multi-Family Residential REITs-0.40 pp · +4.1%
- Health Care Distributors-0.39 pp · +2.6%
- Data Center REITs-0.33 pp · +21.5%
- Electronic Equipment & Instruments-0.29 pp · +2.6%
- Industrial REITs-0.26 pp · +18.5%
- Semiconductor Materials & Equipment-0.24 pp · +48.0%
- Office REITs-0.21 pp · +2.0%
- Research & Consulting Services-0.20 pp · +21.4%
- Internet Services & Infrastructure-0.19 pp · +8.2%
- Construction Materials-0.15 pp · +10.3%
- Automotive Retail-0.15 pp · +4.7%
- Homebuilding-0.13 pp · +34.6%
- Timber REITs-0.11 pp · +4.1%
- Computer & Electronics Retail-0.11 pp · +8.4%
- Water Utilities-0.11 pp · +18.7%
- Metal, Glass & Plastic Containers-0.11 pp · +24.4%
- Gold-0.11 pp · +30.6%
- Real Estate Services-0.10 pp · +8.2%
- Consumer Electronics-0.10 pp · +3.6%
- Construction & Engineering-0.08 pp · +14.1%
- Data Processing & Outsourced Services-0.07 pp · +0.6%
- Gas Utilities-0.07 pp · +2.2%
- Interactive Home Entertainment-0.06 pp · +18.1%
- Reinsurance-0.05 pp · +7.7%
- Diversified Support Services-0.05 pp · +38.0%
Losing weight · underperforming
Both dimensions declined over 12 months.
- Diversified Banks-6.83 pp · -3.1%
- Pharmaceuticals-6.10 pp · -5.1%
- Aerospace & Defense-5.89 pp · -6.7%
- Managed Health Care-2.16 pp · -2.1%
- IT Consulting & Other Services-1.59 pp · -2.0%
- Communications Equipment-1.52 pp · -20.9%
- Tobacco-1.35 pp · -11.4%
- Integrated Oil & Gas-1.32 pp · -22.0%
- Investment Banking & Brokerage-1.24 pp · -2.0%
- Oil & Gas Exploration & Production-1.22 pp · -37.5%
- Industrial Conglomerates-1.22 pp · -20.9%
- Rail Transportation-1.09 pp · -4.9%
- Asset Management & Custody Banks-0.95 pp · -11.4%
- Consumer Finance-0.89 pp · -1.4%
- Specialty Chemicals-0.83 pp · -3.7%
- Life & Health Insurance-0.83 pp · -12.3%
- Air Freight & Logistics-0.82 pp · -19.6%
- Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines-0.80 pp · -17.5%
- Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation Equipment-0.73 pp · -7.8%
- Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing-0.69 pp · -21.9%
- Regional Banks-0.63 pp · -14.7%
- Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation-0.59 pp · -7.0%
- Retail REITs-0.58 pp · -17.7%
- Human Resource & Employment Services-0.55 pp · -0.9%
- Automobile Manufacturers-0.51 pp · -21.3%
- Passenger Airlines-0.51 pp · -18.9%
- Oil & Gas Equipment & Services-0.51 pp · -39.8%
- Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods-0.48 pp · -2.7%
- Health Care REITs-0.38 pp · -3.7%
- Multi-line Insurance-0.34 pp · -2.9%
- Agricultural & Farm Machinery-0.30 pp · -6.8%
- Self-Storage REITs-0.28 pp · -0.4%
- Health Care Facilities-0.28 pp · -11.3%
- Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & Materials-0.21 pp · -6.7%
- Food Distributors-0.20 pp · -3.3%
- Electronic Components-0.18 pp · -29.2%
- Casinos & Gaming-0.16 pp · -8.3%
- Electronic Manufacturing Services-0.16 pp · -1.2%
- Health Care Supplies-0.14 pp · -15.0%
- Agricultural Products & Services-0.14 pp · -12.1%
- Food Retail-0.14 pp · -5.8%
- Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders-0.13 pp · -13.2%
- Automotive Parts & Equipment-0.13 pp · -8.9%
- Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals-0.12 pp · -28.4%
- Other Specialty Retail-0.12 pp · -19.8%
- Copper-0.11 pp · -24.6%
- Steel-0.11 pp · -32.6%
- Advertising-0.10 pp · -9.2%
- Distributors-0.09 pp · -20.7%
- Movies & Entertainment-0.09 pp · -16.0%
- Trading Companies & Distributors-0.09 pp · -0.7%
- Hotel & Resort REITs-0.08 pp · -25.8%
- Cargo Ground Transportation-0.07 pp · -7.4%
- Leisure Products-0.06 pp · -10.5%
- Other Specialized REITs-0.06 pp · -11.3%
- Multi-Sector Holdings-0.00 pp · -1.7%
The axes use raw changes and a zero boundary, not an opinion or a standardised score. A sector may gain market weight without outperforming the benchmark because allocation and relative return are different dimensions. No quadrant is called a future winner or an investment signal.