Investments in the first half of 2022 - blah !

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Every S&P 500 Sector Fell in First Half, Except Energy. But in June Even Energy Let Go. Bonds Got Crushed. I’m Not Even Going to Mention Cryptos & DeFi | Wolf Street

Here are the performances for the first half of 2022 and or June of the major indices and of the major S&P 500 sectors:

Major Stock Indices	June	YTD
S&P 500	-9.4%	-20.6%
Dow Jones Industrial Average	-7.4%	-15.3%
Nasdaq Composite	-10.5%	-29.5%
Russell 2000	-10.0%	-23.9%
S&P 500 Sectors	June	YTD
Energy	-16.8%	31.8%
Utilities	-5.0%	-0.6%
Consumer Staples	-2.5%	-5.6%
Health Care	-2.7%	-8.3%
Industrials	-7.4%	-16.8%
Materials	-13.8%	-17.9%
Financials	-10.9%	-18.7%
Real Estate	-6.9%	-20.0%
Information Technology	-9.3%	-26.9%
Communication Services	-7.7%	-30.2%
Consumer Discretionary	-10.8%	-32.8%

Bonds got crushed across the board.

Investment-grade bonds, as tracked by the iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF [AGG] fell 10.3% in the first half.

The bond fund that tracks Treasury maturities of 20 years or longer, the iShares 20 Plus Year Treasury Bond ETF [TLT] fell 20.4% in the first half.

Junk bonds, as tracked by iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF [HYG], fell 15.4% in the first half.

There is a whole gaggle of crypto-related stocks that are down over 80% and 90%. 

For example:

• Coinbase [COIN]: -89% from the peak in April 2021; -81% in the first half.
• MicroStrategy [MSTR]: -88% from the high in February 2021; -71% in the first half.
• Hut & Mining [HUT]: -92% from the peak in November 2021; -83% in the first half.
• Riot Blockchain [RIOT]: -92% from the peak in February 2021; -81% in the first half.
• Marathon Digital [MARA]: -94% from November; -84% in the first half.