Lab · Sector Dispersion
Breadth vs the sector.
Most screens show the sector's price. These show what its members are doing underneath — is the move broad, or carried by a few mega-caps? Median constituent vs the index, advancers vs decliners, how many names beat the index, and a cumulative advance/decline line that tends to turn before price. 40 ETFs & index cuts · closes through 2026-09-25.
What changed below the surface · 21-day
Where the constituents' advance/decline is pulling away from the ETF's price — the early read, before the headline reflects it.
Improving — breadth rising under flat/soft price
Weakening — breadth falling under firm price
- XLCCommunication Services Select Sectorprice +0.31% · A/D 1m -3.04 · 1q +1.57 /nm
- IXPGlobal Communicationsprice +2.55% · A/D 1m -2.59 · 1q +0.03 /nm
- IGViShares Expanded Tech-Softwareprice +3.54% · A/D 1m -2.56 · 1q +1.14 /nm
- CIBRFirst Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurityprice +7.78% · A/D 1m -0.98 · 1q +1.24 /nm
- QQEWFirst Trust Nasdaq-100 Equal Weightprice -0.2% · A/D 1m -0.73 · 1q +1.51 /nm
- AIQGlobal X AI & Technologyprice +4.6% · A/D 1m -0.61 · 1q +0.42 /nm
- ARKKARK Innovationprice +5.82% · A/D 1m -0.55 · 1q -1.4 /nm
- AEIAgentic Ecosystem Index (EW)price +3.96% · A/D 1m -0.26 · 1q -1 /nm
Closelooknet indices
S&P 500 sectors
Nasdaq-100 cuts
Tech & thematics
Global
Computed across the constituents we cover in our data lake (coverage shown per card). A/D line = cumulative daily advancers minus decliners. Decision-support, not investment advice.
FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-25
Quick answers
What does this dispersion tool measure?
For each ETF or index it compares the median constituent return to the ETF/benchmark return, counts advancers versus decliners, and tracks a cumulative advance/decline line that tends to lead price — showing whether a move is broad-based or carried by a handful of mega-caps.
How many ETFs and index cuts are tracked, and as of when?
40 ETFs and index cuts across five groups — Closelooknet indices, S&P 500 sectors, Nasdaq-100 cuts, tech & thematics, and global — with closes through 2026-09-25.
Which sector shows the widest breadth divergence today?
As of 2026-09-25, WTAI (WisdomTree AI & Innovation) shows the widest gap between its median constituent and the ETF itself: median -1.02pp versus the ETF's +0.76%, with 21 advancers against 25 decliners.
Which sectors are improving or weakening on a 21-day view?
As of 2026-09-25, 2 ETFs show improving breadth (advance/decline rising under flat or soft price), led by IXC, and 8 show weakening breadth (advance/decline falling under firm price), led by XLC.
How is the advance/decline line computed?
It is the cumulative daily count of constituent advancers minus decliners, computed across the constituents held in the Closelooknet data lake — coverage is shown per ETF card.