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    Technology Stocks

    GNG Research tracks 669 technology stocks, from software and semiconductor makers to IT services and hardware companies. 133 of them pay a dividend, with a median forward yield of 1.28% among payers. The largest by market cap are NVIDIA (NVDA), Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT). State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK), the sector proxy used here, has a total return of +32.7% in 2026 through Oct 14, 2026, against +13.8% for the S&P 500 (SPY).

    Prices and yields use the latest available records. Returns through Oct 14, 2026.

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    Technology Sector Performance

    Calendar-year total returns of State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) and the S&P 500 (SPY), with dividends reinvested.

    YearTechnology (XLK)S&P 500 (SPY)Difference
    2026 YTD+32.7%+13.8%+19.0 pts
    2025+24.6%+17.7%+6.9 pts
    2024+21.6%+24.9%-3.3 pts
    2023+56.0%+26.2%+29.8 pts
    2022-27.7%-18.2%-9.6 pts
    2021+34.7%+28.7%+6.0 pts
    2020+43.6%+18.4%+25.2 pts
    2019+49.9%+31.2%+18.6 pts
    2018-1.7%-4.6%+2.9 pts
    2017+34.3%+21.7%+12.6 pts
    2016+15.0%+12.0%+3.0 pts
    2015+5.5%+1.3%+4.2 pts
    2014+17.8%+13.5%+4.4 pts
    2013+26.2%+32.3%-6.1 pts
    2012+15.3%+16.0%-0.7 pts
    2011+2.6%+1.9%+0.7 pts
    2010+11.4%+15.1%-3.7 pts

    Total returns from daily closes with dividends reinvested and splits applied, using State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) as the sector proxy and SPY for the S&P 500. 2026 is year to date through Oct 14, 2026.

    Growth of $10,000 in XLK

    A $10,000 investment in State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) at the start of 2010, with dividends reinvested, against the same amount in the S&P 500 (SPY).

    $10,000 invested in XLK at the start of 2010 grew to $206,579 by Oct 14, 2026 with dividends reinvested, against $92,848 in SPY.

    Technology Stocks by Industry

    One listing per company; preferred shares, notes and funds are left out.

    IndustryCompaniesPay a dividendMedian forward yield
    Software - Application187231.33%
    Software - Infrastructure134141.81%
    Information Technology Services64222.00%
    Semiconductors62211.20%
    Electronic Components39110.93%
    Communication Equipment3791.53%
    Computer Hardware2961.07%
    Semiconductor Equipment & Materials2990.49%
    Scientific & Technical Instruments2890.61%
    Solar23117.88%
    Consumer Electronics1520.48%
    Electronics & Computer Distribution850.87%
    Other industries (1)10N/A

    Technology Sector ETFs

    Funds that hold technology stocks. XLK is the sector proxy for the returns on this page; yields and expense ratios are the figures each fund's page shows.

    ETFExpense ratioNet assetsForward yield
    VGTVanguard Information Technology Index Fund ETF Shares0.09%$126.50B0.48%
    XLKState Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF0.08%$93.50B0.47%
    IYWiShares U.S. Technology ETF0.38%$20.80B0.08%
    FTECFidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF0.08%$16.10B0.45%

    Technology Stocks List

    All 669 technology stocks GNG Research tracks, largest first. Yield is the trailing 12-month dividend yield each stock page shows.

    NVDA NVIDIA CorporationNVIDIA Corporation$5.34T0.02%
    AAPL Apple Inc.Apple Inc.$5.01T0.32%
    MSFT Microsoft CorporationMicrosoft Corporation$3.96T0.67%
    TSM Taiwan Semiconductor ManufacturingTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing$2.31T1.05%
    AVGO Broadcom IncBroadcom Inc$1.65T0.76%
    SKHY SK Hynix Inc. American Depositary SharesSK Hynix Inc. American Depositary Shares$1.12T0.02%
    MU Micron Technology IncMicron Technology Inc$1.08T0.07%
    AMD Advanced Micro Devices IncAdvanced Micro Devices Inc$931.85BN/A
    ASML ASML Holding N.V. New York Registry SharesASML Holding N.V. New York Registry Shares$659.79B0.52%
    INTC Intel CorporationIntel Corporation$518.67BN/A
    PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc.Palantir Technologies Inc.$482.94BN/A
    CSCO Cisco Systems IncCisco Systems Inc$448.04B1.53%
    ORCL Oracle CorporationOracle Corporation$395.76B1.49%
    DELL Dell Technologies IncDell Technologies Inc$363.98B0.53%
    LRCX Lam Research CorpLam Research Corp$359.06B0.46%
    AMAT Applied Materials IncApplied Materials Inc$354.44B0.49%
    PANW Palo Alto Networks IncPalo Alto Networks Inc$306.78BN/A
    TXN Texas Instruments IncorporatedTexas Instruments Incorporated$256.30B2.03%
    CRWD Crowdstrike Holdings IncCrowdstrike Holdings Inc$255.26BN/A
    SAP SAP SE ADRSAP SE ADR$254.49B1.33%
    ARM Arm Holdings plc American Depositary SharesArm Holdings plc American Depositary Shares$254.19BN/A
    ANET Arista NetworksArista Networks$246.47BN/A
    KLAC KLA CorporationKLA Corporation$240.12B0.53%
    SHOP Shopify IncShopify Inc$227.12BN/A
    MRVL Marvell Technology Group LtdMarvell Technology Group Ltd$220.43B0.10%
    IBM International Business MachinesInternational Business Machines$214.69B2.89%
    APH Amphenol CorporationAmphenol Corporation$203.91B0.61%
    SNDK Sandisk CorpSandisk Corp$202.82BN/A
    CRM Salesforce.com IncSalesforce.com Inc$195.88B0.71%
    ADI Analog Devices IncAnalog Devices Inc$195.56B1.09%
    QCOM Qualcomm IncorporatedQualcomm Incorporated$184.33B2.06%
    STX Seagate Technology PLCSeagate Technology PLC$162.25B0.43%
    NOW ServiceNow IncServiceNow Inc$144.72BN/A
    SONY Sony Group CorpSony Group Corp$142.05B0.65%
    UBER Uber Technologies IncUber Technologies Inc$141.53BN/A
    WDC Western Digital CorporationWestern Digital Corporation$136.29B0.17%
    FTNT Fortinet IncFortinet Inc$135.04BN/A
    ACN Accenture plcAccenture plc$131.54B3.04%
    GLW Corning IncorporatedCorning Incorporated$121.36B0.81%
    SNOW Snowflake Inc.Snowflake Inc.$118.22BN/A
    NET Cloudflare IncCloudflare Inc$115.49BN/A
    ADP Automatic Data Processing IncAutomatic Data Processing Inc$111.08B2.38%
    ASX ASE Industrial Holding Co Ltd ADRASE Industrial Holding Co Ltd ADR$104.66B1.00%
    DDOG Datadog IncDatadog Inc$96.71BN/A
    ADBE Adobe Inc.Adobe Inc.$93.67BN/A
    SNPS Synopsys IncSynopsys Inc$91.97BN/A
    HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise CoHewlett Packard Enterprise Co$91.34B0.97%
    CDNS Cadence Design Systems IncCadence Design Systems Inc$90.73BN/A
    LITE Lumentum Holdings IncLumentum Holdings Inc$89.49BN/A
    INTU Intuit IncIntuit Inc$80.56B1.78%
    MSI Motorola Solutions IncMotorola Solutions Inc$74.76B1.06%
    KEYS Keysight Technologies IncKeysight Technologies Inc$63.03BN/A
    MPWR Monolithic Power Systems IncMonolithic Power Systems Inc$61.09B0.64%
    TEL TE Connectivity LtdTE Connectivity Ltd$60.96B1.47%
    MSTR MicroStrategy IncorporatedMicroStrategy Incorporated$60.65BN/A
    TER Teradyne IncTeradyne Inc$56.20B0.15%
    UMC United MicroelectronicsUnited Microelectronics$56.15B1.93%
    NXPI NXP Semiconductors NVNXP Semiconductors NV$55.69B1.76%
    NOK Nokia Corp ADRNokia Corp ADR$55.20B1.94%
    COHR Coherent IncCoherent Inc$54.59BN/A
    GRMN Garmin LtdGarmin Ltd$53.95B1.47%
    TEAM Atlassian Corp PlcAtlassian Corp Plc$52.66BN/A
    ALAB Astera Labs, Inc.Astera Labs, Inc.$52.09BN/A
    CIEN Ciena CorpCiena Corp$50.99BN/A
    ADSK Autodesk IncAutodesk Inc$48.31BN/A
    XYZ Block, IncBlock, Inc$46.18BN/A
    INFY Infosys Ltd ADRInfosys Ltd ADR$46.17B4.27%
    WDAY Workday IncWorkday Inc$45.49BN/A
    STM STMicroelectronics NV ADRSTMicroelectronics NV ADR$44.38B0.73%
    NTAP NetApp IncNetApp Inc$43.64B0.97%
    TWLO Twilio IncTwilio Inc$43.25BN/A
    CLS Celestica Inc.Celestica Inc.$40.77BN/A
    OKTA Okta IncOkta Inc$39.60BN/A
    MCHP Microchip Technology IncMicrochip Technology Inc$38.69B2.45%
    PAYX Paychex IncPaychex Inc$38.58B4.39%
    CRDO Credo Technology Group Holding LtdCredo Technology Group Holding Ltd$37.75BN/A
    FLEX Flex LtdFlex Ltd$37.08BN/A
    ROP Roper Technologies IncRoper Technologies Inc$36.86B0.99%
    UI Ubiquiti Networks IncUbiquiti Networks Inc$36.65B0.65%
    CRWV CoreWeave, Inc. Class A Common StockCoreWeave, Inc. Class A Common Stock$36.28BN/A
    ZS Zscaler IncZscaler Inc$36.00BN/A
    CBRS Cerebras Systems Inc. Class A Common StockCerebras Systems Inc. Class A Common Stock$35.42BN/A
    STRC MicroStrategy Incorporated Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred StockMicroStrategy Incorporated Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock$34.17B6.03%
    ERIC Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson B ADRTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson B ADR$31.51B2.98%
    JBL Jabil Circuit IncJabil Circuit Inc$30.80B0.11%
    ON ON Semiconductor CorporationON Semiconductor Corporation$29.86BN/A
    MDB MongoDBMongoDB$29.44BN/A
    CTSH Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class ACognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A$29.01B2.01%
    TDY Teledyne Technologies IncorporatedTeledyne Technologies Incorporated$28.23BN/A
    ZM Zoom Video Communications IncZoom Video Communications Inc$27.56BN/A
    HPQ HP IncHP Inc$27.47B3.89%
    VRSN VeriSign IncVeriSign Inc$27.25B1.07%
    FFIV F5 Networks IncF5 Networks Inc$25.89BN/A
    CPAY Corpay IncCorpay Inc$25.81BN/A
    SMCI Super Micro Computer IncSuper Micro Computer Inc$25.67BN/A
    Q Qnity Electronics, IncQnity Electronics, Inc$25.46B0.27%
    FI Fiserv, Inc.Fiserv, Inc.$24.96BN/A
    ENTG Entegris IncEntegris Inc$24.54B0.27%
    FISV Fiserv, Inc.Fiserv, Inc.$24.50BN/A
    IOT Samsara IncSamsara Inc$24.17BN/A

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    About Technology

    Technology companies make software, semiconductors, computer hardware and electronic components, and sell IT services.

    Their sales tend to follow business and consumer spending on new equipment and software, and many reinvest most of their cash flow in growth instead of paying dividends.

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    Other Stock Sectors

    Median forward dividend yield among each sector's dividend payers, and each sector ETF's total return this year.

    SectorMedian forward yield2026 return
    Real Estate Stocks5.30%+5.3%
    Utility Stocks3.57%-0.2%
    Communication Services Stocks3.49%-5.0%
    Consumer Defensive Stocks3.27%+12.9%
    Energy Stocks3.05%+54.3%
    Financial Sector Stocks2.89%+0.8%
    Consumer Cyclical Stocks2.54%-6.0%
    Industrial Stocks1.48%+8.5%
    Healthcare Stocks1.48%+13.8%
    Basic Materials Stocks1.32%+10.9%
    Technology Stocks1.28%+32.7%

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Which technology stocks pay dividends?

    Among technology stocks worth at least $1 billion with forward yields up to 25%, the highest forward dividend yields are PagSeguro Digital (PAGS) at 10.08%, Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz (KSPI) at 9.17% and TUYA at 6.74%. 133 technology stocks on this page pay a dividend, with a median forward yield of 1.28%.

    What are the largest technology stocks?

    NVIDIA (NVDA), Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) are the largest technology stocks by market cap, at $5.34T, $5.01T and $3.96T.

    How has the technology sector performed?

    State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK), used here as the sector proxy, returned +32.7% in 2026 through Oct 14, 2026 and +24.6% in 2025, with dividends reinvested. The S&P 500 (SPY) returned +13.8% and +17.7% over the same periods.

    What are technology stocks?

    Technology companies make software, semiconductors, computer hardware and electronic components, and sell IT services. GNG Research tracks 669 technology stocks.

    Which ETFs hold technology stocks?

    GNG Research covers 4 ETFs that hold technology stocks: VGT (Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund ETF Shares, 0.09% expense ratio), XLK (State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF, 0.08% expense ratio), IYW (iShares U.S. Technology ETF, 0.38% expense ratio) and FTEC (Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF, 0.08% expense ratio). XLK is the sector proxy for the returns on this page.

    Market data is provided for informational purposes only and is not investment advice. GNG Research's proprietary safety, quality, and valuation scores are available to members on each stock page.

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