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Technology

The technology sector includes companies that engage in the research and development of technologically based goods and services. Such companies engage in activities including, but not limited to: manufacturing of electronics, creation of software, computers or products and services related to information technology. Key subsectors of the tech sector include hardware, software, semiconductors and information technology services. Such companies include Apple (AAPL), International Business Machines (IBM), Intel (INTC), Google (GOOGL), Facebook (FB) and Microsoft (MSFT). Like the industrials sector, the technology sector is diversified, reducing the sensitivity to changes in the business cycle.

* Data in this page is the median value and it's updated daily. Sector and industry weightings are calculated using market capitalization which is converted to USD.

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Industry	PE Ratio	PE Ratio without NRI	Shiller PE Ratio	EV-to-EBIT	EV-to-EBITDA	EV-to-Revenue	PS Ratio	PB Ratio	Price-to-Tangible-Book	Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow	Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow	Price-to-Median-PS-Value	Dividend Yield %	Dividend Payout Ratio	Gross Margin %	Net Margin %	Operating Margin %	Pre-Tax Margin %	ROE %	ROA %	ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %	ROIC %	WACC %	Altman Z-Score	Piotroski F-Score	Beneish M-Score	Debt-to-Equity	Cash-to-Debt	Equity-to-Asset	Days Sales Outstanding	Days Inventory	Days Payable	Cash Conversion Cycle	Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %	Current Ratio	Quick Ratio	Interest Coverage
Application Software	39.44	40.82	46.83	-1.15	6.95	4.32	3.99	5.67	11.73	35.14	28.48	1.12	1.57		62.15	-4.03	-1.11	-3.87	-3.88	-3.67	-8.89	1.30	9.08	3.84	5.00	-2.69	0.27	1.82	0.45	62.28	19.50	34.50	30.07	10.72	1.48	1.43	36.36
Communication Equipment				0.08	8.89	1.18	1.29	1.99	2.71	27.87	15.99	1.00			39.82	-1.94	0.94	-1.64	-1.92	-1.40	0.63	2.26	8.28	2.74	5.00	-2.67	0.51	1.66	0.54	64.13	69.13	56.74	70.65	4.45	2.13	1.60	10.58
Computer Hardware	19.52	21.42	31.99	9.18	8.22	1.24	1.29	2.24	2.93	20.87	15.22	1.04	1.49		33.09	2.59	3.14	2.82	7.28	2.84	12.98	8.56	8.90	3.05	5.00	-2.52	0.35	1.42	0.56	56.29	87.36	51.11	85.16	11.24	2.30	1.56	16.67
Online Media				-2.06	-1.56	3.55	3.19	4.14	6.26			0.83			60.93	-5.22	-4.44	-5.62	-2.37	-3.56	-50.88	3.87	8.65	3.85	5.00	-2.70	0.32	2.30	0.52	40.81		54.99	-7.45		1.63	1.63	173.70
Semiconductors	18.86	19.17	38.09	8.69	8.12	2.43	2.63	2.62	3.34	19.44	15.78	1.11			40.59	3.69	6.12	4.10	7.25	2.16	10.94	9.19	10.02	2.88	5.00	-2.53	0.42	1.71	0.58	53.09	96.55	47.85	93.09	17.21	3.03	2.33	16.33
Average	85.76	90.43	128.49	20.09	28.06	9.19	9.05	12.58	20.88	89.66	68.65	4.04	3.95	0.00	167.72	1.63	8.11	2.47	12.71	1.61	10.58	23.57	34.72	12.34	19.00	-9.82	1.33	6.25	2.02	215.80	250.34	176.90	253.44	43.36	8.34	6.44	112.95

* All ratios are median value

Sector Performance

Trading Data
Open	$193.85
Volume	145,531
Day Low	$190.04
Day High	$194.70
52 Week Low	$148.42
52 Week High	$195.97
Fundamental Data
Market Cap (M)	$4,108
Shares Outstanding	22
PE Ratio	19.40
PB Ratio	5.63
Dividend Yield %	0.79

Total Return %	1 Week	1 Month	3 Month	6 Month	1 Year	YTD	3 Year	5 Year	10 Year
IYW	0.40	3.90	19.70	0.60	11.70	18.90	76.60	113.80	445.40
SPY	-0.70	0.00	12.70	-3.00	5.90	11.70	42.00	63.10	315.70
Relative to SPY	1.10	3.90	7.00	3.60	5.80	7.20	34.60	50.70	129.70

Annual Total Return %	IYW	SPY
70
0 -70
	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
IYW	-28.65	-38.90	49.26	1.33	2.78	9.94	14.96	-43.15	63.81	12.42	-0.13	11.68	26.57	19.47	3.68	12.35	35.36
SPY	-21.58	28.19	10.70	4.83	15.85	5.14	-36.79	26.35	15.05	1.90	15.99	32.30	13.47	1.24	11.99	21.71	-5.97

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