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 | -2.34% | -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.
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 | 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
| Window | ETF | Median | Median − ETF | Up / Down | Beat / Lag | ±1% band | Dispersion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
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.
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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 2026-09-24: 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.