Constituent dispersion · breadth vs the index

XLE — Energy Select Sector

21/21 covered · 99% by weight · benchmark: XLE price · closes through 2026-09-03 ·holdings as of 2026-06-16

Concentration 55.02% in top 5 9.91 effective names · HHI 1009
RS vs S&P 500 21d +12.32pp sector return − SPY
RS vs Nasdaq-100 21d +12.71pp sector return − QQQ
Broad advance - breadth is rising with price. Last 21 sessions — price +12.76% · A/D +83 (+3.95/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 +3.74% +1.24 +5pp +0.09pp Confirming ↑
1 month +12.76% +3.95 +10pp +2.83pp Confirming ↑
1 quarter +9.99% +1.14 +10pp +1.01pp Confirming ↑

Over the last 126 sessions: price up +15.08%, breadth up (+7.05/name) · % beating 57→48 · median−ETF +1.50pp→-0.12pp.

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 2026-09-03.

5-day 76.19% 16/21 above
20-day 95.24% 20/21 above
50-day 90.48% 19/21 above
100-day 90.48% 19/21 above
150-day 85.71% 18/21 above
200-day 90% 18/20 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 2 (10%) 0 (0%) +2
1-Month 2 (10%) 0 (0%) +2
3-Month 2 (10%) 0 (0%) +2
6-Month 2 (10%) 0 (0%) +2
52-Week 2 (10%) 0 (0%) +2
YTD 2 (10%) 0 (0%) +2

Dispersion by window

WindowETFMedianMedian − ETF Up / DownBeat / Lag±1% bandDispersion
1d -0.74% -0.49% +0.24pp 3 / 18 12 / 9 19 of 21 ±0.73%
5d +3.74% +2.46% -1.28pp 19 / 2 8 / 13 3 of 21 ±2.38%
21d +12.76% +12.64% -0.12pp 20 / 1 10 / 11 3 of 21 ±8.74%
YTD +45.48% +40.01% -5.47pp 20 / 1 8 / 13 1 of 21 ±36.99%

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)

  • VLO+1.26%+0.06pp
  • MPC+0.18%+0.01pp
  • TRGP+0.03%+0pp
  • XOM-1.18%-0.26pp
  • EOG-2.01%-0.08pp
  • COP-1.08%-0.07pp
  • WMB-1.48%-0.06pp
  • SLB-1.24%-0.06pp

This month (21d)

  • CVX+13.36%+2.23pp
  • XOM+6.98%+1.53pp
  • MPC+30.21%+1.33pp
  • COP+17.98%+1.23pp
  • PSX+25.73%+1.05pp
  • TPL-4.03%-0.05pp

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+30.21%
  • APA+27.47%
  • PSX+25.73%
  • VLO+22.59%
  • COP+17.98%
  • TPL-4.03%
  • KMI+1.54%
  • WMB+3.12%
  • BKR+3.57%
  • XOM+6.98%

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% 162.21 -1.18% +3.69% +6.98% +35.69% 19
CVX Chevron Corp 16.71% 211.32 -0.22% +5.78% +13.36% +40.01% 57
COP Conocophillips 6.82% 135.72 -1.08% +4.79% +17.98% +46.11% 76
SLB Slb Limited 4.74% 57.41 -1.24% +4.90% +15.03% +50.47% 62
VLO Valero Energy Corp 4.45% 370.69 +1.26% +6.95% +22.59% +130.19% 81
MPC Marathon Petroleum Corp 4.39% 387.71 +0.18% +6.65% +30.21% +139.59% 95
WMB Williams Companies 4.29% 74.05 -1.48% -0.19% +3.12% +24.08% 10
EOG Eog Resources 4.18% 145.96 -2.01% +1.01% +8.74% +41.41% 29
PSX Phillips 66 4.08% 254.66 -0.56% +6.19% +25.73% +98.97% 86
KMI Kinder Morgan Inc 3.53% 31.60 -1.16% +0.19% +1.54% +17.14% 5
BKR Baker Hughes Company 3.52% 63.64 -1.53% +2.46% +3.57% +40.74% 14
TRGP Targa Resources 3.30% 293.54 +0.03% +1.59% +12.85% +60.70% 52
OKE Oneok Inc 3.22% 95.75 -0.27% +1.09% +9.75% +33.64% 43
DVN Devon Energy Corp 2.92% 48.79 -0.49% +3.54% +15.92% +33.89% 67
OXY Occidental Petroleum 2.29% 60.61 -0.49% +2.43% +12.64% +48.10% 48
FANG Diamondback Energy 2.10% 202.94 -0.24% +1.21% +9.61% +35.80% 33
HAL Halliburton Company 1.87% 37.29 -0.90% +5.56% +17.19% +33.16% 71
EQT Eqt Corp 1.83% 55.61 -0.25% +1.53% +8.55% +4.34% 24
TPL Texas Pacific Land Trust 1.24% 366.50 -0.22% -0.71% -4.03% +27.94% 0
EXE Expand Energy Corporation 1.19% 99.05 -0.27% +1.07% +9.72% -9.21% 38
APA Apa Corp 0.74% 44.18 -1.16% +4.25% +27.47% +83.56% 90

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 2026-09-03: over 21 sessions the fund returned +12.76% while its median constituent returned +12.64% — a dispersion of 8.74 pp; 48% 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 2026-09-03: fund -0.74%, median member -0.49%, 3 advancers vs 18 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 Closelook lake.

Is this investment advice?

No — a data surface in an investment research diary. It describes breadth inside a fund; it makes no recommendation.