# These are the worst-performing stocks in October as Big Tech slumps

Even Tesla Inc.
TSLA,
-5.54%
 took a 9.5% tumble during October. Then again, the electric-vehicle pioneer’s stock is still up 364% for 2020.

• The Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
-0.59%
 pulled back 156 points, or 0.6%, on Friday to close out October with a 4.6% drop — the worst month for the Dow since March, when it plunged nearly 14%. The index has now fallen 7.1% for 2020. (All price changes in this article exclude dividends.)

• The S&P 500 Index
SPX,
-1.21%
 was down 1.2% on Friday, ending October with a 2.8% decline. That followed a 3.9% decrease in September. The benchmark index is now up 1.2% for 2020.

• The Nasdaq Composite Index
COMP,
-2.45%
tumbled 2.4% on Friday, settling the month down 2.3%. The technology-heavy Nasdaq is up 21.6% this year.

The information technology sector was the worst performer among the 11 sectors of the S&P 500 for the month:

S&P 500 sector	Price change – October	Price change – 2020
Information Technology	-5.2%	20.9%
Energy	-4.7%	-52.5%
Health Care	-3.8%	-0.3%
Real Estate	-3.4%	-12.0%
Consumer Staples	-3.0%	-1.2%
Consumer Discretionary	-3.0%	18.8%
Industrials	-1.5%	-6.8%
Financials	-1.0%	-22.5%
Materials	-0.8%	2.9%
Communication Services	0.5%	8.2%
Utilities	5.0%	-3.5%
Source: FactSet

Dow

Here’s how all 30 components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average performed during October.

Company	Ticker	Price change – October	Price change – 2020	Decline from all-time intraday high	Date of all-time intraday high
Amgen Inc.	AMGN, -0.40%	-14.6%	-10.0%	-18.1%	07/06/2020
Intel Corp.	INTC, +0.38%	-14.5%	-26.0%	-41.6%	08/28/2000
Boeing Co.	BA, -2.63%	-12.6%	-55.7%	-67.6%	03/01/2019
Merck & Co. Inc.	MRK, -0.89%	-9.3%	-17.3%	-18.8%	12/20/2019
Visa Inc. Class A	V, -1.70%	-9.1%	-3.3%	-16.4%	09/02/2020
American Express Co.	AXP, +0.18%	-9.0%	-26.7%	-33.9%	01/24/2020
Cisco Systems Inc.	CSCO, +0.58%	-8.9%	-25.1%	-56.2%	03/27/2000
International Business Machines Corp.	IBM, +2.52%	-8.2%	-16.7%	-48.3%	03/15/2013
Johnson & Johnson	JNJ, -0.05%	-7.9%	-6.0%	-12.7%	04/23/2020
Salesforce.com Inc.	CRM, -2.05%	-7.6%	42.8%	-18.4%	09/02/2020
Apple Inc.	AAPL, -5.60%	-6.0%	48.3%	-21.1%	09/02/2020
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.	GS, -0.47%	-5.9%	-17.8%	-31.3%	03/12/2018
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.	WBA, +1.55%	-5.2%	-42.3%	-65.0%	08/05/2015
Nike Inc. Class B	NKE, -2.26%	-4.3%	18.5%	-8.6%	10/21/2020
Verizon Communications Inc.	VZ, +0.40%	-4.2%	-7.2%	-8.5%	10/04/1999
Home Depot Inc.	HD, -1.08%	-4.0%	22.1%	-9.0%	08/27/2020
Microsoft Corp.	MSFT, -1.09%	-3.7%	28.4%	-13.1%	09/02/2020
Chevron Corp.	CVX, +1.01%	-3.4%	-42.3%	-48.5%	07/24/2014
Dow Inc.	DOW, -1.64%	-3.3%	-16.9%	-24.8%	04/04/2019
McDonald’s Corp.	MCD, -0.90%	-3.0%	7.8%	-8.2%	10/16/2020
Coca-Cola Co.	KO, +0.08%	-2.7%	-13.2%	-20.1%	02/21/2020
Walt Disney Co.	DIS, -0.23%	-2.3%	-16.2%	-21.0%	11/26/2019
UnitedHealth Group Inc.	UNH, +0.48%	-2.1%	3.8%	-9.1%	10/23/2020
Procter & Gamble Co.	PG, -0.34%	-1.4%	9.7%	-6.0%	10/16/2020
Walmart Inc.	WMT, -0.83%	-0.8%	16.8%	-8.3%	09/02/2020
3M Co.	MMM, +0.93%	-0.1%	-9.3%	-38.4%	01/26/2018
Honeywell International Inc.	HON, +0.21%	0.4%	-6.6%	-10.2%	01/17/2020
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.	JPM, +0.89%	1.8%	-29.7%	-30.5%	01/02/2020
Caterpillar Inc.	CAT, +1.53%	5.3%	6.3%	-9.3%	01/16/2018
Travelers Cos. Inc.	TRV, -1.42%	11.6%	-11.9%	-22.2%	07/16/2019
Source: FactSet

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S&P 500

Among S&P 500 stocks, 58% were down in October. Here are the 10 worst performers for the month:

Company	Ticker	Price change – October	Price change – 2020	Decline from all-time intraday high	Date of all-time intraday high
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.	VRTX, +0.65%	-23.4%	-4.8%	-31.9%	07/07/2020
DexCom Inc.	DXCM, -4.68%	-22.5%	46.1%	-30.0%	08/07/2020
Citrix Systems Inc.	CTXS, -0.57%	-17.7%	2.1%	-34.7%	07/22/2020
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.	IFF, -0.25%	-16.2%	-20.4%	-34.8%	01/17/2018
Fidelity National Information Services Inc.	FIS, -0.34%	-15.5%	-10.5%	-21.3%	02/14/2020
Mastercard Inc. Class A	MA, -1.54%	-14.6%	-3.3%	-21.4%	08/28/2020
Amgen Inc.	AMGN, -0.40%	-14.6%	-10.0%	-18.1%	07/06/2020
Lumen Technologies Inc.	LUMN, -0.57%	-14.6%	-34.7%	-82.7%	06/14/2007
Intel Corp.	INTC, +0.38%	-14.5%	-26.0%	-41.6%	08/28/2000
Lennar Corp. Class A	LEN, -1.91%	-14.0%	25.9%	-19.1%	10/16/2020
Source: FactSet

Nasdaq-100

Here are October’s 10 worst performers among components of the Nasdaq-100 Index
NDX,
-2.62%
:

Company	Ticker	Price change – October	Price change – 2020	Decline from all-time intraday high	Date of all-time intraday high
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.	VRTX, +0.65%	-23.4%	-4.8%	-31.9%	07/07/2020
DexCom Inc.	DXCM, -4.68%	-22.5%	46.1%	-30.0%	08/07/2020
Citrix Systems Inc.	CTXS, -0.57%	-17.7%	2.1%	-34.7%	07/22/2020
Seagen Inc.	SGEN, -13.27%	-14.8%	46.0%	-22.0%	10/13/2020
Amgen Inc.	AMGN, -0.40%	-14.6%	-10.0%	-18.1%	07/06/2020
Intel Corp.	INTC, +0.38%	-14.5%	-26.0%	-41.6%	08/28/2000
Biogen Inc.	BIIB, +2.68%	-11.1%	-15.1%	-43.0%	03/20/2015
Liberty Global PLC Class A	LBTYA, -0.15%	-9.7%	-16.5%	-60.7%	05/27/2015
Tesla Inc.	TSLA, -5.54%	-9.5%	363.8%	-22.8%	09/01/2020
Cisco Systems Inc.	CSCO, +0.58%	-8.9%	-25.1%	-56.2%	03/27/2000
Source: FactSet

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