Constituent dispersion · breadth vs the index
XLC — Communication Services Select Sector
Divergence over time — price vs breadth, by horizon
The hero read is the 1-month picture; here the same price↔breadth divergence across 1 week / 1 month / 1 quarter, computed over the 126-session history. A/D /name is net advancers-minus-decliners per covered constituent; % beating Δ and median−ETF Δ show how participation shifted. Price rising while those fall = the move is narrowing under the surface.
| Horizon | Price | A/D /name | % beating Δ | Median−ETF Δ | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 week | +1.76% | +1.91 | +0pp | +7.23pp | Confirming ↑ |
| 1 month | -5.99% | +1.83 | +60pp | +18.02pp | Improving |
| 1 quarter | -5.59% | +0.83 | +31pp | +13.24pp | Improving |
Over the last 126 sessions: price down -9.60%, breadth down (-0.57/name) · % beating 48→79 · median−ETF -1.99pp→+12.62pp.
Stocks above their moving average — participation breadth
Of the 23 covered constituents, the share trading above each simple moving average — the classic breadth gauge. A firm index price with a low %-above-MA is a narrow, top-heavy tape. As of 2026-11-04.
New highs & new lows — by horizon
How many of the 23 covered constituents closed today at a new high (or low) over each window, and the net. A shrinking net as the index holds up = fewer names leading.
| Horizon | New highs | New lows | Net |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-Day | 19 (83%) | 1 (4%) | +18 |
| 1-Month | 11 (48%) | 0 (0%) | +11 |
| 3-Month | 2 (9%) | 0 (0%) | +2 |
| 6-Month | 2 (9%) | 0 (0%) | +2 |
| 52-Week | 2 (9%) | 0 (0%) | +2 |
| YTD | 2 (9%) | 0 (0%) | +2 |
Dispersion by window
| Window | ETF | Median | Median − ETF | Up / Down | Beat / Lag | ±1% band | Dispersion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1d | +3.47% | +3.25% | -0.22pp | 20 / 1 | 9 / 14 | 10 of 23 | ±2.06% |
| 5d | +1.76% | +6.19% | +4.43pp | 20 / 3 | 17 / 6 | 0 of 23 | ±6.87% |
| 21d | -5.99% | +5.93% | +11.92pp | 15 / 8 | 17 / 6 | 0 of 23 | ±10.88% |
| YTD | -10.55% | -7.05% | +3.50pp | 8 / 15 | 16 / 7 | 1 of 23 | ±20.82% |
Median − ETF below zero means the typical name is lagging the cap-weighted index — the move is top-heavy. "Beat" counts constituents outperforming the ETF over the window. Dispersion is the cross-sectional standard deviation of constituent returns — high = a stock-picker's tape, low = pure beta.
What drove the move — contribution = weight × return
Today (1d)
- TTWO+7.13%+0.34pp
- GOOGL+3.18%+0.31pp
- GOOG+3.25%+0.25pp
- OMC+5.22%+0.23pp
- DIS+4.18%+0.19pp
- PSKY-2.51%-0.02pp
This month (21d)
- OMC+16.52%+0.73pp
- DIS+14.34%+0.66pp
- CMCSA+17.05%+0.63pp
- WBD+9.56%+0.42pp
- FOXA+12.19%+0.36pp
- META-14.74%-1.92pp
- GOOGL-16.90%-1.64pp
- GOOG-16.63%-1.3pp
- SATS-8.57%-0.36pp
- T-9.63%-0.34pp
Each name's contribution = its index weight × its return — the percentage points it added to (green) or subtracted from (red) the ETF's move. Computed across covered names.
Leaders & laggards (21-day)
- CMCSA+17.05%
- OMC+16.52%
- DIS+14.34%
- FOXA+12.19%
- TTD+10.99%
- GOOGL-16.90%
- GOOG-16.63%
- META-14.74%
- PSKY-12.25%
- T-9.63%
XLC — constituent leadership race
$100 in each covered XLC constituent at 2025-12-24, rebased to 100. Watch leadership change hands.
Each covered constituent started at $100 at the window open; the bars race by total return (top 12 shown). Decision-support, not investment advice.
Constituents — 23 covered · click a column to sort
| Symbol | Weight | Last | 1d | 5d | 21d | YTD | RS rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| META META Platforms Inc | 13.05% | 630.00 | +1.44% | +2.86% | -14.74% | -4.48% | 9 |
| GOOGL Alphabet Cl A | 9.72% | 288.93 | +3.18% | -11.07% | -16.90% | -7.63% | 0 |
| GOOG Alphabet Cl C | 7.80% | 287.30 | +3.25% | -10.75% | -16.63% | -8.38% | 4 |
| LYV Live Nation Entertainment | 5.06% | 183.18 | +2.41% | +6.19% | +6.62% | +28.55% | 52 |
| TTWO Take-Two Interactive | 4.79% | 208.90 | +7.13% | +6.97% | +3.15% | -18.41% | 43 |
| DIS Walt Disney Company | 4.63% | 118.95 | +4.18% | +9.09% | +14.34% | +4.55% | 87 |
| OMC Omnicom Group Inc | 4.44% | 87.51 | +5.22% | +12.52% | +16.52% | +9.45% | 91 |
| EA Electronic Arts Inc | 4.38% | 209.70 | +0.00% | +0.05% | +2.35% | +2.73% | 39 |
| WBD Discovery Inc Series A | 4.35% | 30.95 | +0.00% | +0.32% | +9.56% | +7.39% | 61 |
| SATS Echostar Corp | 4.24% | 95.01 | +2.33% | +0.13% | -8.57% | -12.59% | 22 |
| VZ Verizon Communications | 4.17% | 46.17 | +2.06% | +6.92% | +1.97% | +17.06% | 35 |
| TMUS T-Mobile US | 3.86% | 159.17 | +3.08% | +7.49% | -4.07% | -21.23% | 26 |
| NFLX Netflix Inc | 3.77% | 66.39 | +4.68% | +7.10% | -3.35% | -29.19% | 30 |
| TKO Tko Group Holdings Cl A | 3.70% | 193.48 | +3.35% | +11.27% | +9.65% | -7.05% | 65 |
| CMCSA Comcast Corp A | 3.70% | 24.85 | +4.99% | +15.21% | +17.05% | -9.21% | 96 |
| T AT&T Inc | 3.57% | 21.83 | +2.06% | +5.46% | -9.63% | -10.16% | 17 |
| FOXA Fox Corp Cl A | 2.96% | 69.65 | +3.80% | +9.88% | +12.19% | -4.21% | 83 |
| CHTR Charter Communications | 2.88% | 120.25 | +5.68% | +14.10% | +10.69% | -42.40% | 70 |
| NWSA News Corp Cl A | 2.62% | 30.56 | +3.73% | +4.26% | +7.04% | +17.49% | 57 |
| TTD Trade Desk Inc | 2.34% | 13.23 | +2.88% | +3.68% | +10.99% | -65.15% | 78 |
| FOX Fox Corp Cl B | 1.87% | 61.62 | +3.34% | +9.35% | +10.87% | -4.59% | 74 |
| NWS News Corp Cl B | 0.99% | 33.39 | +4.15% | +4.29% | +5.93% | +13.11% | 48 |
| PSKY Paramount Skydance Corp Cl B | 0.89% | 9.53 | -2.51% | -4.60% | -12.25% | -28.51% | 13 |
RS rank = the constituent's 21-day return percentile within the index (100 = strongest of the covered names). Weight is the index weight; returns use adjusted closes. Default sort: weight.
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Dispersion is computed across the constituents we cover in our data lake (see coverage badge). Decision-support, not investment advice.
FAQ · from the current data
XLC dispersion — data Q&A
Is XLC's move broad or carried by a few names (21 sessions)?
As of 2026-11-04: over 21 sessions the fund returned -5.99% while its median constituent returned +5.93% — a dispersion of 10.88 pp; 74% of 23 members beat the fund. Improving below the surface - the A/D line is rising while price is flat-to-down; more names participating than the headline shows.
How did XLC's members trade in the last session?
As of 2026-11-04: fund +3.47%, median member +3.25%, 20 advancers vs 1 decliners.
What does the dispersion page for XLC measure?
It splits the fund into its members: the fund's own return against the median constituent, how many members beat the fund, advancers vs decliners, and a cumulative advance/decline line that tends to lead price. A firm fund price with a weak median and a falling A/D line is a narrow, top-heavy tape; a broad move shows the median keeping up. 23 constituents covered, re-baked nightly from the Closelooknet lake.
Is this investment advice?
No — a data surface in an investment research diary. It describes breadth inside a fund; it makes no recommendation.