SPY ETF Daily Update, 12/12/2025

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) tanked 1.08% on Friday. The decline was due to renewed fears of an artificial intelligence (AI) stock bubble, driven by disappointing forecasts from tech companies Oracle (ORCL) and Broadcom (AVGO).

Within SPY’s holdings, the Healthcare, Materials, and Consumer Staples sectors gained the most today, while the Communication Services, Technology, and Energy sectors declined.

Importantly, SPY closely tracks the S&P 500 Index (SPX), which was down 1.07%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (NDX) declined 1.91%.

Fund Flows and Sentiment

SPY’s 5-day net inflows totaled $13 billion, showing that investors put capital into SPY over the past five trading days. Meanwhile, its three-month average trading volume is 79.26 million shares.

It must be noted that the retail sentiment for the SPY ETF is positive, while hedge fund managers have decreased their holdings of the ETF in the last quarter.

SPY’s Price Forecast

According to TipRanks’ unique ETF analyst consensus, which is based on a weighted average of analyst ratings on its holdings, SPY has a Moderate Buy rating. The Street’s average price target of $794.84 for the SPY ETF implies an upside potential of 16.59%.

Currently, SPY’s five holdings with the highest upside potential are:

• Loews (L)
• The Trade Desk (TTD)
• Fiserv (FISV)
• News Corporation (NWSA)
• Oracle (ORCL)

Meanwhile, its five holdings with the greatest downside potential are:

• Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)
• Albemarle (ALB)
• Tesla (TSLA)
• Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD)
• Waters Corp. (WAT)

Revealingly, SPY’s ETF Smart Score is a seven, implying that this ETF is likely to perform in line with the broader market over the long term.

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