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 2026-11-09.
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
- XLIIndustrial Select Sectorprice -0.21% · A/D 1m +2.93 · 1q -1.49 /nm
- EXIGlobal Industrialsprice -0.4% · A/D 1m +2.89 · 1q -1.2 /nm
- IXPGlobal Communicationsprice -4.79% · A/D 1m +1.95 · 1q +0.13 /nm
- XLCCommunication Services Select Sectorprice -2.74% · A/D 1m +1.22 · 1q +0.17 /nm
- EUROAIEuro-AI Sovereign 50 (EW)price -5.86% · A/D 1m +0.92 · 1q -0.36 /nm
- IGViShares Expanded Tech-Softwareprice -9.95% · A/D 1m +0.15 · 1q -1.31 /nm
- XSDSPDR S&P Semiconductor (EW)price -15.76% · A/D 1m +0.09 · 1q +0.79 /nm
Weakening — breadth falling under firm price
none today
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 2026-11-09
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 2026-11-09.
Which sector shows the widest breadth divergence today?
As of 2026-11-09, QQEW (First Trust Nasdaq-100 Equal Weight) shows the widest gap between its median constituent and the ETF itself: median -2.40pp versus the ETF's +3.90%, with 37 advancers against 11 decliners.
Which sectors are improving or weakening on a 21-day view?
As of 2026-11-09, 7 ETFs show improving breadth (advance/decline rising under flat or soft price), led by XLI, and 0 show weakening breadth (advance/decline falling under firm price).
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.