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Constituent dispersion · breadth vs the index

XLE — Energy Select Sector

21/21 covered · 99% by weight · benchmark: XLE price · closes through 2026-09-24 ·holdings as of 2026-06-16

Concentration 55.02% in top 5 9.91 effective names · HHI 1009
RS vs S&P 500 21d +0.70pp sector return − SPY
RS vs Nasdaq-100 21d -3.40pp 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 +0.87% · A/D +21 (+1/name)
XLE 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 -2.34% -0.48 +5pp +1.21pp Confirming ↓
1 month +0.87% +1 +5pp +0.12pp Improving
1 quarter +15.73% +3.14 -19pp -1.62pp Confirming ↑

Over the last 126 sessions: price up +4.98%, breadth up (+3.9/name) · % beating 52→38 · median−ETF +0.04pp→-1.57pp.

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 2026-09-24.

5-day 47.62% 10/21 above
20-day 9.52% 2/21 above
50-day 42.86% 9/21 above
100-day 57.14% 12/21 above
150-day 57.14% 12/21 above
200-day 75% 15/20 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 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.

HorizonNew highsNew lowsNet
5-Day 3 (14%) 4 (19%) -1
1-Month 0 (0%) 2 (10%) -2
3-Month 0 (0%) 0 (0%) +0
6-Month 0 (0%) 0 (0%) +0
52-Week 0 (0%) 0 (0%) +0
YTD 0 (0%) 0 (0%) +0

Dispersion by window

WindowETFMedianMedian − ETF Up / DownBeat / Lag±1% bandDispersion
1d +0.37% +0.66% +0.29pp 14 / 7 12 / 9 12 of 21 ±0.98%
5d -2.34% -2.09% +0.25pp 4 / 17 12 / 9 7 of 21 ±2.68%
21d +0.87% -0.70% -1.57pp 8 / 13 8 / 13 2 of 21 ±5.64%
YTD +40.93% +34.79% -6.14pp 19 / 2 6 / 15 1 of 21 ±40.73%

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)

  • XOM+0.56%+0.12pp
  • VLO+1.87%+0.08pp
  • COP+0.98%+0.07pp
  • DVN+1.79%+0.05pp
  • FANG+1.81%+0.04pp
  • BKR-1.28%-0.04pp
  • SLB-0.85%-0.04pp
  • WMB-0.75%-0.03pp
  • HAL-0.76%-0.01pp
  • KMI-0.38%-0.01pp

This month (21d)

  • VLO+12.47%+0.55pp
  • CVX+2.88%+0.48pp
  • MPC+10.16%+0.45pp
  • PSX+8.01%+0.33pp
  • XOM+0.93%+0.2pp
  • BKR-7.33%-0.26pp
  • SLB-2.99%-0.14pp
  • COP-1.90%-0.13pp
  • FANG-5.44%-0.11pp
  • TPL-9.12%-0.11pp

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)

  • VLO+12.47%
  • MPC+10.16%
  • PSX+8.01%
  • APA+5.63%
  • DVN+4.24%
  • TPL-9.12%
  • BKR-7.33%
  • EXE-6.38%
  • FANG-5.44%
  • EQT-3.94%

XLE — constituent leadership race

$100 in each covered XLE 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 — 21 covered · click a column to sort

Symbol Weight Last 1d 5d 21d YTD RS rank
XOM Exxon Mobil Corp 21.95% 162.14 +0.56% -0.69% +0.93% +35.63% 62
CVX Chevron Corp 16.71% 205.65 +0.07% -2.80% +2.88% +36.25% 71
COP Conocophillips 6.82% 129.34 +0.98% -2.89% -1.90% +39.24% 38
SLB Slb Limited 4.74% 51.43 -0.85% -1.25% -2.99% +34.79% 24
VLO Valero Energy Corp 4.45% 382.86 +1.87% -7.19% +12.47% +137.75% 95
MPC Marathon Petroleum Corp 4.39% 390.95 +0.66% -7.35% +10.16% +141.60% 90
WMB Williams Companies 4.29% 70.58 -0.75% -1.71% -0.70% +18.26% 48
EOG Eog Resources 4.18% 142.86 +0.72% -1.79% -2.70% +38.41% 29
PSX Phillips 66 4.08% 255.87 -0.24% -6.69% +8.01% +99.92% 86
KMI Kinder Morgan Inc 3.53% 31.25 -0.38% -0.19% +1.00% +15.84% 67
BKR Baker Hughes Company 3.52% 57.29 -1.28% +1.27% -7.33% +26.70% 5
TRGP Targa Resources 3.30% 283.15 +0.05% -0.67% -1.31% +55.01% 43
OKE Oneok Inc 3.22% 91.18 +0.71% -2.19% -0.57% +27.26% 57
DVN Devon Energy Corp 2.92% 48.90 +1.79% +0.37% +4.24% +34.19% 76
OXY Occidental Petroleum 2.29% 58.05 +1.20% -2.09% -0.62% +41.84% 52
FANG Diamondback Energy 2.10% 189.01 +1.81% -4.03% -5.44% +26.48% 14
HAL Halliburton Company 1.87% 32.76 -0.76% -3.73% -2.63% +16.98% 33
EQT Eqt Corp 1.83% 51.87 +1.59% +3.02% -3.94% -2.68% 19
TPL Texas Pacific Land Trust 1.24% 338.25 +0.75% -2.58% -9.12% +18.08% 0
EXE Expand Energy Corporation 1.19% 88.62 +1.82% +0.33% -6.38% -18.77% 10
APA Apa Corp 0.74% 43.68 -0.05% -3.92% +5.63% +81.48% 81

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.

Other ETFs & indices

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 2026-09-24: over 21 sessions the fund returned +0.87% while its median constituent returned -0.70% — a dispersion of 5.64 pp; 38% of 21 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 XLE's members trade in the last session?

As of 2026-09-24: fund +0.37%, median member +0.66%, 14 advancers vs 7 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.