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IYT has a 14.5% weight in UNP, 7.5% in KUS and 4.9% in JBHT.

Transportation stocks have held up remarkably well during the recent sell-off. IYT gained 2.3% over the past month and is up 4.5% year-to-date. Alternatively, the SPDR S&P Transportation ETF (NYSEArca: XTN), which takes a more equal-weight approach, increased 1.5% over the past month and rose 7.0% year-to-date.

iShares Transportation Average ETF

For more information on the transportation sector, visit our transportation category.

Max Chen contributed to this article.