
President Donald Trump‘s America First agenda has supercharged investor flows and returns in a sector quietly dominating Wall Street in 2025—and it's not artificial intelligence or the Magnificent Seven.
Industrial stocks are stealing the show. Through July 22, the Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE:XLI) is up 15% year to date, nearly doubling the S&P 500's 8% return and even edging past the red-hot tech sector—a rare feat.