Constituent dispersion · breadth vs the index

XLC — Communication Services Select Sector

23/23 covered · 100% by weight · benchmark: XLC price · closes through 2026-08-14 ·holdings as of 2026-06-16

Concentration 40.51% in top 5 16.81 effective names · HHI 595
RS vs S&P 500 21d -3.14pp sector return − SPY
RS vs Nasdaq-100 21d -3.29pp sector return − QQQ
Improving below the surface - the A/D line is rising while price is flat-to-down; more names participating than the headline shows. Last 21 sessions — price +0.27% · A/D +48 (+2.09/name)
XLC price
Cumulative advance / decline of constituents — rises when more names are up than down; turns before price at inflections

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.

HorizonPriceA/D /name% beating ΔMedian−ETF ΔRead
1 week +1.53% +1.3 +28pp +4.63pp Confirming ↑
1 month +0.27% +2.09 +26pp +4.07pp Improving
1 quarter -3.55% +0.74 +33pp +5.70pp Improving

Over the last 126 sessions: price down -3.63%, breadth up (+0.39/name) · % beating 30→76 · median−ETF -3.33pp→+4.52pp.

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 2026-08-14.

5-day 69.57% 16/23 above
20-day 78.26% 18/23 above
50-day 78.26% 18/23 above
100-day 65.22% 15/23 above
150-day 60.87% 14/23 above
200-day 68.18% 15/22 above
% of constituents above their 50-day average — breadth over the last year; 50% is the participation midpoint

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.

HorizonNew highsNew lowsNet
5-Day 12 (52%) 1 (4%) +11
1-Month 10 (43%) 1 (4%) +9
3-Month 6 (26%) 1 (4%) +5
6-Month 3 (13%) 1 (4%) +2
52-Week 1 (5%) 0 (0%) +1
YTD 1 (4%) 1 (4%) +0

Dispersion by window

WindowETFMedianMedian − ETF Up / DownBeat / Lag±1% bandDispersion
1d +0.36% +0.54% +0.18pp 12 / 9 12 / 11 13 of 23 ±2.16%
5d +1.53% +2.73% +1.21pp 19 / 4 16 / 7 5 of 23 ±4.08%
21d +0.27% +4.04% +3.77pp 17 / 6 17 / 6 0 of 23 ±11.97%
YTD -3.75% -3.55% +0.20pp 9 / 14 12 / 11 4 of 23 ±18.99%

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)

  • FOXA+5.49%+0.16pp
  • FOX+5.70%+0.11pp
  • TTWO+2.08%+0.1pp
  • DIS+1.96%+0.09pp
  • LYV+1.29%+0.07pp
  • SATS-4.14%-0.18pp
  • META-0.86%-0.11pp
  • TTD-2.88%-0.07pp
  • CHTR-1.44%-0.04pp
  • OMC-0.89%-0.04pp

This month (21d)

  • FOXA+21.53%+0.64pp
  • T+13.24%+0.47pp
  • CHTR+15.71%+0.45pp
  • VZ+10.48%+0.44pp
  • FOX+20.22%+0.38pp
  • META-11.24%-1.47pp
  • SATS-26.16%-1.11pp
  • TTD-26.05%-0.61pp
  • GOOGL-2.41%-0.23pp
  • GOOG-2.90%-0.23pp

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)

  • FOXA+21.53%
  • FOX+20.22%
  • CHTR+15.71%
  • T+13.24%
  • PSKY+10.94%
  • SATS-26.16%
  • TTD-26.05%
  • META-11.24%
  • TMUS-5.31%
  • GOOG-2.90%

XLC — constituent leadership race

$100 in each covered XLC constituent at 2025-12-24, rebased to 100. Watch leadership change hands.

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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% 589.85 -0.86% -0.38% -11.24% -10.56% 9
GOOGL Alphabet Cl A 9.72% 345.90 -0.13% -2.37% -2.41% +10.59% 22
GOOG Alphabet Cl C 7.80% 343.54 -0.12% -2.81% -2.90% +9.55% 17
LYV Live Nation Entertainment 5.06% 188.46 +1.29% +4.32% +4.79% +32.25% 52
TTWO Take-Two Interactive 4.79% 246.95 +2.08% +0.18% +3.08% -3.55% 43
DIS Walt Disney Company 4.63% 106.85 +1.96% +1.85% +7.16% -6.08% 61
OMC Omnicom Group Inc 4.44% 87.57 -0.89% +2.73% +4.04% +9.53% 48
EA Electronic Arts Inc 4.38% 209.70 +0.00% +0.38% +2.07% +2.73% 35
WBD Discovery Inc Series A 4.35% 27.99 +0.86% +4.52% +2.57% -2.88% 39
SATS Echostar Corp 4.24% 92.03 -4.14% -8.74% -26.16% -15.34% 0
VZ Verizon Communications 4.17% 48.48 +0.54% +3.02% +10.48% +22.91% 74
TMUS T-Mobile US 3.86% 182.61 -0.42% +3.06% -5.31% -9.63% 13
NFLX Netflix Inc 3.77% 78.16 -0.10% +5.42% +5.12% -16.64% 57
TKO Tko Group Holdings Cl A 3.70% 201.28 +0.80% +7.89% +8.93% -3.31% 70
CMCSA Comcast Corp A 3.70% 26.18 +0.00% +3.23% +8.63% -4.35% 65
T AT&T Inc 3.57% 24.89 +1.26% +4.62% +13.24% +2.44% 83
FOXA Fox Corp Cl A 2.96% 69.04 +5.49% +7.82% +21.53% -5.05% 96
CHTR Charter Communications 2.88% 154.27 -1.44% +1.11% +15.71% -26.10% 87
NWSA News Corp Cl A 2.62% 29.16 +0.76% +2.24% +1.64% +12.11% 26
TTD Trade Desk Inc 2.34% 14.14 -2.88% +2.46% -26.05% -62.75% 4
FOX Fox Corp Cl B 1.87% 61.41 +5.70% +7.68% +20.22% -4.91% 91
NWS News Corp Cl B 0.99% 33.17 +0.73% +2.22% +1.94% +12.36% 30
PSKY Paramount Skydance Corp Cl B 0.89% 10.14 +1.71% +10.34% +10.94% -23.94% 78

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.