Large, mature companies with lagging stock prices often see prices that outperform the overall index over three-month and one-year periods. This strategy is usually implemented as a basket trade of the weak stocks to lower risk. The following are the weakest components of the S&P 100 index.

MO Altria Grp
T AT&T Inc
KMI Kinder Morgan Inc
XOM Exxon Mobil
PM Philip Morris Intl Inc
CVX Chevron Corporation
ABBV AbbVie Inc
IBM Intl Business Machines Corp
GILD Gilead Sciences
VZ Verizon Communications
DOW Dow Inc
SPG Simon Ppty Grp
SO Southern Co Inc
PFE Pfizer Inc
DUK Duke Energy Corporation
KHC The Kraft Heinz Company
WBA Walgreen Boots Alliance Inc
MRK Merck & Co
EXC Exelon Corp
COP ConocoPhillips

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