Constituent dispersion · breadth vs the index
XLE — Energy 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 | +2.02% | +0.38 | +0pp | -1.14pp | Confirming ↑ |
| 1 month | +4.57% | +0.52 | +0pp | +0.10pp | Confirming ↑ |
| 1 quarter | +15.40% | +3.29 | +5pp | -0.34pp | Confirming ↑ |
Over the last 126 sessions: price up +18.96%, breadth up (+5.9/name) · % beating 52→38 · median−ETF +0.24pp→-2.25pp.
Stocks above their moving average — participation breadth
Of the 21 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 2026-10-15.
New highs & new lows — by horizon
How many of the 21 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 | 1 (5%) | 6 (29%) | -5 |
| 1-Month | 0 (0%) | 1 (5%) | -1 |
| 3-Month | 0 (0%) | 1 (5%) | -1 |
| 6-Month | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | +0 |
| 52-Week | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | +0 |
| YTD | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | +0 |
Dispersion by window
| Window | ETF | Median | Median − ETF | Up / Down | Beat / Lag | ±1% band | Dispersion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1d | -1.58% | -1.32% | +0.27pp | 1 / 20 | 13 / 8 | 11 of 21 | ±1.21% |
| 5d | +2.02% | +0.98% | -1.04pp | 15 / 6 | 9 / 12 | 6 of 21 | ±2.65% |
| 21d | +4.57% | +2.32% | -2.25pp | 14 / 7 | 8 / 13 | 4 of 21 | ±5.48% |
| YTD | +49.84% | +35.13% | -14.72pp | 19 / 2 | 6 / 15 | 0 of 21 | ±53.96% |
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)
- HAL+0.18%+0pp
- XOM-1.32%-0.29pp
- WMB-4.92%-0.21pp
- CVX-1.23%-0.2pp
- VLO-3.42%-0.15pp
- PSX-2.72%-0.11pp
This month (21d)
- XOM+6.96%+1.53pp
- MPC+15.22%+0.67pp
- CVX+3.68%+0.61pp
- COP+6.93%+0.47pp
- VLO+10.11%+0.45pp
- SLB-7.51%-0.36pp
- BKR-3.41%-0.12pp
- WMB-2.37%-0.1pp
- HAL-4.69%-0.09pp
- OKE-2.21%-0.07pp
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)
- MPC+15.22%
- VLO+10.11%
- PSX+9.28%
- XOM+6.96%
- COP+6.93%
- SLB-7.51%
- HAL-4.69%
- BKR-3.41%
- WMB-2.37%
- OKE-2.21%
XLE — constituent leadership race
$100 in each covered XLE 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 — 21 covered · click a column to sort
| Symbol | Weight | Last | 1d | 5d | 21d | YTD | RS rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XOM Exxon Mobil Corp | 21.95% | 174.68 | -1.32% | +3.67% | +6.96% | +46.12% | 81 |
| CVX Chevron Corp | 16.71% | 219.32 | -1.23% | +3.67% | +3.68% | +45.31% | 52 |
| COP Conocophillips | 6.82% | 141.73 | -0.43% | +5.62% | +6.93% | +52.58% | 76 |
| SLB Slb Limited | 4.74% | 48.37 | -0.29% | -1.25% | -7.51% | +26.77% | 0 |
| VLO Valero Energy Corp | 4.45% | 444.06 | -3.42% | +0.06% | +10.11% | +175.75% | 90 |
| MPC Marathon Petroleum Corp | 4.39% | 476.92 | -1.65% | +2.93% | +15.22% | +194.72% | 95 |
| WMB Williams Companies | 4.29% | 69.22 | -4.92% | -4.31% | -2.37% | +15.98% | 14 |
| EOG Eog Resources | 4.18% | 152.62 | -1.02% | +2.77% | +5.31% | +47.86% | 62 |
| PSX Phillips 66 | 4.08% | 289.20 | -2.72% | +2.70% | +9.28% | +125.96% | 86 |
| KMI Kinder Morgan Inc | 3.53% | 32.82 | -1.59% | +1.77% | +6.80% | +21.66% | 71 |
| BKR Baker Hughes Company | 3.52% | 54.40 | -1.75% | -3.37% | -3.41% | +20.31% | 10 |
| TRGP Targa Resources | 3.30% | 282.55 | -2.87% | -2.06% | -0.78% | +54.68% | 24 |
| OKE Oneok Inc | 3.22% | 90.65 | -1.44% | +0.40% | -2.21% | +26.52% | 19 |
| DVN Devon Energy Corp | 2.92% | 49.24 | -1.36% | +0.65% | +1.65% | +35.13% | 38 |
| OXY Occidental Petroleum | 2.29% | 60.67 | -1.21% | +0.65% | +2.21% | +48.24% | 43 |
| FANG Diamondback Energy | 2.10% | 195.60 | -0.97% | +2.05% | +0.54% | +30.89% | 33 |
| HAL Halliburton Company | 1.87% | 32.89 | +0.18% | +0.98% | -4.69% | +17.44% | 5 |
| EQT Eqt Corp | 1.83% | 52.45 | -0.57% | -0.93% | +4.05% | -1.59% | 57 |
| TPL Texas Pacific Land Trust | 1.24% | 346.52 | -2.27% | -3.15% | -0.59% | +20.97% | 29 |
| EXE Expand Energy Corporation | 1.19% | 90.80 | -0.34% | +2.18% | +2.32% | -16.77% | 48 |
| APA Apa Corp | 0.74% | 47.23 | -0.30% | +3.87% | +5.45% | +96.23% | 67 |
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
XLE dispersion — data Q&A
Is XLE's move broad or carried by a few names (21 sessions)?
As of 2026-10-15: over 21 sessions the fund returned +4.57% while its median constituent returned +2.32% — a dispersion of 5.48 pp; 38% of 21 members beat the fund. Broad advance - breadth is rising with price.
How did XLE's members trade in the last session?
As of 2026-10-15: fund -1.58%, median member -1.32%, 1 advancers vs 20 decliners.
What does the dispersion page for XLE 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. 21 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.