SPY ETF Daily Update, 12/19/2025

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) gained 0.91% on Friday, primarily due to a rebound in technology stocks, led by AI-related companies such as Micron Technology (MU) and Nvidia (NVDA), which offset a significant slump in consumer stocks such as Nike (NKE).

Within SPY’s holdings, the Industrials, Healthcare, and Technology sectors gained the most today, while the Utilities, Consumer Staples, and Real Estate sectors declined.

Importantly, SPY closely tracks the S&P 500 Index (SPX), which was up 0.88%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 (NDX) rose 1.31%.

Fund Flows and Sentiment

SPY’s five-day net inflows totaled $5 billion, showing that investors put capital into SPY over the past five trading days. Meanwhile, its three-month average trading volume is 81.37 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 $794.07 for the SPY ETF implies an upside potential of 16.67%.

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

• Loews (L)
• Oracle (ORCL)
• The Trade Desk (TTD)
• Coinbase Global (COIN)
• Super Micro Computer (SMCI)

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

• Tesla (TSLA)
• Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)
• Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD)
• JB Hunt Transport (JBHT)
• Albemarle (ALB)

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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