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.
- Insurance Brokers+99.30 pp · +7.5%
Gaining weight · underperforming
Market-weight gains coexist with negative relative returns.
- Heavy Electrical Equipment+0.00 pp · -9.6%
- Single-Family Residential REITs+0.00 pp · -9.6%
- Passenger Ground Transportation+0.00 pp · -9.6%
- Footwear+0.00 pp · -9.6%
- Health Care Technology+0.00 pp · -9.6%
- Homefurnishing Retail+0.00 pp · -9.6%
Losing weight · outperforming
Relative return is positive while market weight fell.
- Systems Software-5.72 pp · +38.8%
- Pharmaceuticals-5.23 pp · +4.2%
- Semiconductors-3.18 pp · +15.8%
- Application Software-3.11 pp · +32.3%
- Biotechnology-2.32 pp · +18.0%
- Transaction & Payment Processing Services-2.22 pp · +17.5%
- Consumer Staples Merchandise Retail-1.92 pp · +12.5%
- Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals-1.81 pp · +60.1%
- Home Improvement Retail-1.80 pp · +17.9%
- Life Sciences Tools & Services-1.79 pp · +22.9%
- Managed Health Care-1.70 pp · +27.1%
- Personal Care Products-1.65 pp · +3.6%
- Cable & Satellite-1.05 pp · +18.6%
- Financial Exchanges & Data-1.05 pp · +16.5%
- Telecom Tower REITs-0.97 pp · +7.0%
- Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components-0.97 pp · +5.9%
- Rail Transportation-0.95 pp · +10.7%
- Industrial Gases-0.81 pp · +16.6%
- Household Products-0.79 pp · +3.1%
- Air Freight & Logistics-0.74 pp · +33.3%
- Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation Equipment-0.67 pp · +9.3%
- Electrical Components & Equipment-0.62 pp · +4.7%
- Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & Materials-0.61 pp · +3.9%
- Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods-0.47 pp · +16.7%
- Building Products-0.44 pp · +4.6%
- Data Center REITs-0.40 pp · +15.3%
- Broadline Retail-0.40 pp · +46.2%
- Wireless Telecommunication Services-0.36 pp · +31.3%
- Industrial REITs-0.29 pp · +9.6%
- Agricultural & Farm Machinery-0.28 pp · +21.0%
- Semiconductor Materials & Equipment-0.28 pp · +10.8%
- Homebuilding-0.23 pp · +17.5%
- Research & Consulting Services-0.23 pp · +4.8%
- Internet Services & Infrastructure-0.20 pp · +2.7%
- Gold-0.16 pp · +53.5%
- Electronic Components-0.14 pp · +5.5%
- Metal, Glass & Plastic Containers-0.13 pp · +4.1%
- Diversified Support Services-0.13 pp · +5.2%
- Agricultural Products & Services-0.12 pp · +5.9%
- Water Utilities-0.12 pp · +7.2%
- Food Retail-0.11 pp · +21.5%
- Trading Companies & Distributors-0.10 pp · +27.2%
- Computer & Electronics Retail-0.10 pp · +49.8%
- Health Care Supplies-0.10 pp · +49.9%
- Consumer Electronics-0.09 pp · +4.0%
- Construction & Engineering-0.08 pp · +4.4%
- Interactive Home Entertainment-0.08 pp · +19.2%
- Copper-0.07 pp · +49.1%
- Cargo Ground Transportation-0.06 pp · +13.7%
Losing weight · underperforming
Both dimensions declined over 12 months.
- Diversified Banks-6.46 pp · -32.9%
- Aerospace & Defense-5.30 pp · -36.2%
- Health Care Equipment-3.42 pp · -0.9%
- Integrated Telecommunication Services-2.43 pp · -15.5%
- Soft Drinks & Non-alcoholic Beverages-2.29 pp · -10.4%
- Electric Utilities-2.21 pp · -22.9%
- Restaurants-1.69 pp · -10.0%
- IT Consulting & Other Services-1.55 pp · -5.6%
- Multi-Utilities-1.45 pp · -12.8%
- Industrial Conglomerates-1.41 pp · -14.1%
- Communications Equipment-1.31 pp · -24.2%
- Movies & Entertainment-1.31 pp · -10.2%
- Property & Casualty Insurance-1.24 pp · -23.2%
- Integrated Oil & Gas-1.20 pp · -42.3%
- Investment Banking & Brokerage-1.10 pp · -7.9%
- Tobacco-1.03 pp · -5.7%
- Packaged Foods & Meats-1.03 pp · -3.2%
- Health Care Services-0.94 pp · -4.5%
- Oil & Gas Exploration & Production-0.87 pp · -58.8%
- Consumer Finance-0.87 pp · -24.4%
- Asset Management & Custody Banks-0.81 pp · -16.2%
- Specialty Chemicals-0.81 pp · -6.7%
- Life & Health Insurance-0.77 pp · -30.6%
- Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines-0.68 pp · -40.9%
- Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing-0.64 pp · -52.6%
- Apparel Retail-0.57 pp · -14.1%
- Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation-0.56 pp · -42.8%
- Regional Banks-0.56 pp · -35.2%
- Human Resource & Employment Services-0.53 pp · -17.0%
- Retail REITs-0.52 pp · -48.0%
- Passenger Airlines-0.47 pp · -49.9%
- Automobile Manufacturers-0.47 pp · -28.9%
- Environmental & Facilities Services-0.45 pp · -1.6%
- Multi-Family Residential REITs-0.44 pp · -37.5%
- Health Care REITs-0.43 pp · -40.1%
- Multi-line Insurance-0.38 pp · -45.8%
- Health Care Distributors-0.35 pp · -0.1%
- Oil & Gas Equipment & Services-0.34 pp · -52.8%
- Self-Storage REITs-0.31 pp · -14.5%
- Electronic Equipment & Instruments-0.29 pp · -3.7%
- Health Care Facilities-0.22 pp · -5.8%
- Food Distributors-0.22 pp · -27.0%
- Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals-0.21 pp · -17.5%
- Office REITs-0.20 pp · -23.0%
- Construction Materials-0.20 pp · -19.7%
- Commodity Chemicals-0.19 pp · -5.0%
- Electronic Manufacturing Services-0.17 pp · -3.1%
- Automotive Retail-0.15 pp · -1.4%
- Casinos & Gaming-0.14 pp · -27.9%
- Automotive Parts & Equipment-0.12 pp · -4.7%
- Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders-0.11 pp · -11.3%
- Timber REITs-0.11 pp · -4.7%
- Technology Distributors-0.09 pp · -11.2%
- Real Estate Services-0.09 pp · -19.9%
- Advertising-0.09 pp · -40.4%
- Other Specialty Retail-0.09 pp · -11.0%
- Steel-0.08 pp · -17.2%
- Leisure Products-0.08 pp · -34.9%
- Distributors-0.08 pp · -10.7%
- Data Processing & Outsourced Services-0.08 pp · -2.3%
- Gas Utilities-0.07 pp · -22.4%
- Hotel & Resort REITs-0.07 pp · -41.8%
- Reinsurance-0.06 pp · -31.0%
- Other Specialized REITs-0.05 pp · -18.5%
- Multi-Sector Holdings-0.00 pp · -7.4%
- Broadcasting-0.00 pp · -18.6%
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.