Top 10 best performing consumer discretionary stocks over the past month

With holiday shopping in full swing, investors have their eyes on the Consumer Discretionary (NYSEARCA:XLY) sector. But what stocks have momentum headed into the key Christmas season?

Seeking Alpha constructed a top 10 list of best performing Consumer Discretionary stocks over the past month highlighting momentum as holiday shopping ramps up. The criteria for the list includes:

• Stocks within the Consumer Discretionary sector
• A minimum $10B market cap
• Results ranked by stock performance over the past month

Top 10 Consumer Discretionary Performers Over the Past Month

No. 10: New Oriental Education & Technology Group (EDU) +19.1%.

No. 9: DICK’S Sporting Goods (NYSE:DKS) +20.8%.

No. 8: Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) +24.5%.

No. 7: Williams-Sonoma (WSM) +27.3%.

No. 6: Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ:ULTA) +28.1%.

No. 5: Floor & Decor Holdings (FND) +28.8%.

No. 4: Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) +30.6%.

No. 3: PDD Holdings (PDD) +32.5%.

No. 2: Burlington Stores (BURL) +33.2%.

No. 1: Carnival Corporation & plc (CCL) +42.5%.

Aside from the above names, investors can also analyze the following retail-based exchange traded funds during the holiday shopping season:

Retail-Focused ETFs: SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT), Amplify Online Retail ETF (IBUY), VanEck Retail ETF (RTH), and ProShares Online Retail ETF (ONLN).