The weaker performance of the Sector Select SPDR Energy ( XLE) was due in part to its 35% stake in Exxon Mobil ( XOM) and Chevron Corp ( CVX), which are down 6.7% and 10.9% respectively this month.

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Such stocks include Merck(MRK), yielding 4.14%, Chevron Corp, (CVX) yielding 3.22%, Bristol-Myer, (BMY), yielding 4.19%, DuPont, (DD), yielding 3.77%, or Verizon Communications(VZ) paying 4.71%.

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Among the largest underlying components of VOO, in trading today Chevron Corporation ( NYSE: CVX) is trading flat, International Business Machines Corp. ( NYSE: IBM) is up about 0.7%, and Microsoft Corporation ( NASD: MSFT) is higher by about 0.2%.

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Among the largest underlying components of GNR, in trading today Chevron Corporation ( NYSE: CVX) is up about 0.4%, Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. ( Toronto: POT) is off about 0.3%, and Mosaic Co ( NYSE: MOS) is lower by about 0.6%.

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Among the largest underlying components of DIA, in trading today Caterpillar Inc. ( NYSE: CAT) is up about 0.3%, Chevron Corporation ( NYSE: CVX) is up about 0.5%, and Exxon Mobil Corp. ( NYSE: XOM) is higher by about 0.2%.

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Among the largest underlying components of XLE, in trading today Exxon Mobil Corp. ( NYSE: XOM) is up about 0.4%, Chevron Corporation ( NYSE: CVX) is up about 0.3%, and Anadarko Petroleum Corp ( NYSE: APC) is up by about 0.3%.

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Among the largest underlying components of IWD, in trading today Chevron Corporation ( NYSE: CVX) is up about 1.6%, Bank of America Corp. ( NYSE: BAC) is up about 4.2%, and UnitedHealth Group Inc ( NYSE: UNH) is higher by about 0.9%.

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