Sector investing – 11 sectors of the economy
Sector
Basic materials
Communication
services
Consumer
cyclicals
(consumer
discretionaries)
Consumer
defensive
(consumer
staples)
Energy
Sub-sectors
extraction and processing raw
materials: gold, silver, copper
steel, agricultural inputs
Internet, telecommunication,
entertainment
car manufacturers, airlines,
furniture retailers, restaurants,
hotels, clothing, luxury goods
beverages, food, hygiene
products, discount retailers,
tobacco
oil, gas
Financial
services
banks, insurance companies,
credit services
Healthcare
pharmaceutical companies,
biotechnology, diagnostics and
research, etc.
machinery, equipment, supplies
to companies
Industrials
Real estate
residential, commercial, land
Technology
communication equipment,
computer hardware, software,
semiconductors
gas, water, electricity
Utilities
Companies
Linde
Alphabet,
Meta, Netflix
Tesla, Nike,
Amazon,
McDonald’s,
Starbucks
Walmart, The
Coca-Cola Co.
Unilever,
Philip Morris
Exxon Mobil
Corporation,
Chevron, Royal
Dutch Shell
Bank of
America,
Paypal,
Mastercard
Johnson &
Johnson,
Pfizer, Eli Lilly
Boeing,
Honeywell,
General
Electric
American
Tower
Corporation,
Public Storage
Apple,
Microsoft,
Nvidia
NextEra
Energy
Sensitive to the
business cycle?
no
no
yes
no
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
no