Constituent dispersion · breadth vs the index

XLF — Financial Select Sector

76/76 covered · 100% by weight · benchmark: XLF price · closes through 2026-09-04 ·holdings as of 2026-06-16

Concentration 40.54% in top 5 21.23 effective names · HHI 471
RS vs S&P 500 21d +0.29pp sector return − SPY
RS vs Nasdaq-100 21d -0.10pp sector return − QQQ
Weakening below the surface - the A/D line is falling while price holds up; leadership is narrowing. Last 21 sessions — price +0.5% · A/D -46 (-0.61/name)
XLF 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 +0.00% -0.45 +4pp +0.55pp Weakening
1 month +0.50% -0.61 +1pp +0.23pp Weakening
1 quarter +11.09% +4.89 +1pp +0.51pp Confirming ↑

Over the last 126 sessions: price up +13.39%, breadth up (+5.97/name) · % beating 51→50 · median−ETF +0.09pp→+0.00pp.

Stocks above their moving average — participation breadth

Of the 76 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 2026-09-04.

5-day 67.11% 51/76 above
20-day 53.95% 41/76 above
50-day 69.74% 53/76 above
100-day 86.84% 66/76 above
150-day 92.11% 70/76 above
200-day 89.47% 68/76 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 76 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 (16%) 7 (9%) +5
1-Month 3 (4%) 1 (1%) +2
3-Month 3 (4%) 0 (0%) +3
6-Month 3 (4%) 0 (0%) +3
52-Week 2 (3%) 0 (0%) +2
YTD 2 (3%) 0 (0%) +2

Dispersion by window

WindowETFMedianMedian − ETF Up / DownBeat / Lag±1% bandDispersion
1d -0.79% -0.93% -0.15pp 14 / 62 34 / 42 55 of 76 ±1.09%
5d +0.00% +0.23% +0.23pp 43 / 33 43 / 33 32 of 76 ±2.96%
21d +0.50% +0.50% +0.00pp 40 / 36 38 / 38 13 of 76 ±6.46%
YTD +6.63% +7.15% +0.53pp 54 / 22 39 / 37 3 of 76 ±16.93%

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)

  • WFC+0.87%+0.03pp
  • MS+0.26%+0.01pp
  • BEN+3.52%+0pp
  • BNY+0.31%+0pp
  • GS+0.07%+0pp
  • JPM-0.94%-0.11pp
  • V-0.97%-0.07pp
  • MA-1.11%-0.06pp
  • BRK.B-0.41%-0.05pp
  • PGR-2.20%-0.03pp

This month (21d)

  • HOOD+34.62%+0.34pp
  • SPGI+9.44%+0.16pp
  • COIN+26.98%+0.13pp
  • WFC+3.31%+0.11pp
  • V+1.43%+0.1pp
  • BRK.B-3.54%-0.42pp
  • AXP-4.80%-0.11pp
  • AON-10.44%-0.1pp
  • CB-3.51%-0.06pp
  • AFL-7.46%-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)

  • HOOD+34.62%
  • COIN+26.98%
  • FDS+9.97%
  • SPGI+9.44%
  • ICE+7.69%
  • AON-10.44%
  • PYPL-8.06%
  • AFL-7.46%
  • GL-6.32%
  • L-5.76%

XLF — constituent leadership race

$100 in each covered XLF 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 — 76 covered · click a column to sort

Symbol Weight Last 1d 5d 21d YTD RS rank
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Cl B 11.80% 506.03 -0.41% +0.20% -3.54% +0.67% 21
JPM JP Morgan Chase & Company 11.38% 358.64 -0.94% +0.29% +0.66% +12.38% 54
V Visa Inc 7.13% 375.07 -0.97% -1.71% +1.43% +7.17% 59
MA Mastercard Inc 5.25% 579.21 -1.11% -2.70% +0.57% +1.79% 50
BAC Bank of America Corp 4.89% 62.68 -0.06% +1.09% -0.51% +14.61% 43
GS Goldman Sachs Group 4.19% 1038.61 +0.07% +0.94% +0.58% +18.78% 53
WFC Wells Fargo & Company 3.41% 89.97 +0.87% +3.78% +3.31% -2.99% 75
MS Morgan Stanley 3.39% 217.72 +0.26% +1.37% +1.86% +23.98% 66
C Citigroup Inc 3.21% 137.72 -0.30% +3.63% +2.91% +19.20% 72
AXP American Express Company 2.29% 326.16 -1.11% -2.11% -4.80% -11.36% 8
SCHW The Charles Schwab Corp 2.00% 109.29 -0.99% -0.79% +1.81% +9.76% 64
BLK Blackrock Inc 1.96% 1122.29 -0.34% -3.62% -0.62% +5.44% 41
SPGI S&P Global Inc 1.69% 443.51 -1.57% +0.14% +9.44% -14.74% 95
CB Chubb Ltd 1.57% 341.59 -1.91% +0.49% -3.51% +9.76% 22
PGR Progressive Corp 1.57% 218.95 -2.20% +0.14% +1.68% +2.31% 63
COF Capital One Financial Corp 1.52% 219.60 -0.41% +1.82% -0.18% -8.65% 46
BNY Bank of New York Mellon Corp 1.30% 164.84 +0.31% +1.44% +3.79% +43.19% 76
CME CME Group 1.28% 281.29 -0.27% -1.58% +6.42% +5.47% 91
PNC PNC Bank 1.26% 245.60 +0.17% +1.40% -2.83% +19.48% 26
BX Blackstone Inc 1.21% 136.15 -1.11% -4.38% +2.02% -9.82% 67
USB U.S. Bancorp 1.21% 63.37 -0.25% +1.44% -0.69% +19.99% 39
MRSH Marsh & Mclennan Companies 1.07% 185.74 -1.44% -3.58% -3.91% +1.14% 17
ICE Intercontinental Exchange 1.05% 161.26 -2.02% -0.66% +7.69% -0.11% 93
HOOD Robinhood Markets Inc Cl A 0.97% 122.11 -2.09% +17.12% +34.62% +7.97% 99
AON AON Plc 0.95% 323.09 -1.20% -9.09% -10.44% -8.00% 0
MCO Moody's Corp 0.90% 493.55 -2.13% -4.16% +4.54% -2.95% 82
KKR KKR & Company LP 0.87% 107.73 -1.85% -0.87% +4.44% -15.17% 79
TRV The Travelers Companies 0.87% 369.35 -1.33% -0.15% -4.31% +27.80% 12
TFC Truist Financial Corp 0.86% 51.65 +0.08% +2.42% -0.81% +7.14% 38
APO Apollo Asset Management 0.82% 133.67 -0.61% -1.01% +4.44% -6.89% 80
ALL Allstate Corp 0.76% 259.57 -1.35% +0.03% -5.65% +25.99% 7
AJG Arthur J. Gallagher & Company 0.74% 262.69 -1.49% -1.82% +4.35% +2.16% 78
AFL Aflac Inc 0.72% 117.21 -0.97% +0.59% -7.46% +7.41% 3
FITB Fifth Third Bancorp 0.65% 54.87 -0.18% +0.61% -3.67% +18.28% 18
MET Metlife Inc 0.64% 97.62 -1.62% +1.15% -2.33% +25.50% 28
STT State Street Corp 0.62% 194.26 +0.16% +0.48% +5.05% +52.58% 86
MSCI MSCI Inc 0.58% 573.01 -0.29% +0.39% +1.38% +0.63% 58
AMP Ameriprise Financial Services 0.55% 560.56 -0.80% +0.22% +0.13% +15.08% 47
IBKR Interactive Brokers 0.53% 92.62 -0.36% -3.27% +7.67% +44.32% 92
AIG American International Group 0.53% 76.21 -0.85% -0.94% -4.70% -10.39% 9
NDAQ Nasdaq Inc 0.53% 96.88 -1.85% -2.45% +2.30% +0.06% 70
PYPL Paypal Holdings 0.50% 54.96 -3.03% +2.68% -8.06% -5.57% 1
XYZ Block Inc 0.50% 82.76 -0.73% -0.97% +4.73% +27.15% 84
PRU Prudential Financial Inc 0.50% 122.02 -0.96% +1.86% +0.43% +11.08% 49
HIG The Hartford Insurance Group 0.48% 138.37 -1.16% +0.31% -4.25% +1.32% 13
COIN Coinbase Global Cl A 0.47% 184.64 -4.18% +3.36% +26.98% -18.35% 97
HBAN Huntington Bancshares 0.47% 17.03 -0.18% +0.65% -1.90% -0.85% 34
MTB M&T Bank Corp 0.46% 239.84 -0.09% +1.73% -4.12% +20.71% 16
ACGL Arch Capital Grp Ltd 0.43% 98.10 -1.73% -0.75% -1.20% +2.27% 37
NTRS Northern Trust Corp 0.43% 186.63 +0.03% +0.39% +1.35% +38.04% 57
CBOE CBOE Global Markets 0.41% 298.38 -0.04% -3.62% +3.18% +19.42% 74
FISV Fiserv Inc 0.38% 53.00 +0.51% -0.34% -2.05% -21.10% 33
CFG Citizens Financial Group 0.38% 70.78 -0.07% +1.53% -2.28% +22.91% 29
ARES Ares Management LP 0.37% 140.15 -0.97% -1.67% +1.43% -12.11% 61
RJF Raymond James Financial 0.36% 178.29 -1.55% -0.60% -0.58% +11.81% 42
CINF Cincinnati Financial 0.35% 171.10 -2.07% -0.51% -4.43% +5.38% 11
SYF Synchrony Financial 0.34% 79.92 +0.09% +2.40% +1.59% -3.43% 62
RF Regions Financial Corp 0.33% 30.42 -0.07% +1.31% -3.09% +14.41% 25
WTW Willis Towers Watson Public 0.33% 334.74 -2.14% -2.62% -1.55% +2.21% 36
CPAY Corpay Inc 0.33% 416.37 -0.79% +2.08% +4.54% +38.36% 83
TROW T Rowe Price Group 0.31% 109.78 -0.99% -1.31% -3.38% +8.82% 24
PFG Principal Financial Group 0.29% 116.68 -1.54% +5.53% +1.10% +34.53% 55
KEY Keycorp 0.28% 22.18 +0.27% +2.20% -2.12% +9.60% 32
WRB W.R. Berkley Corp 0.27% 69.14 -0.52% +1.02% -4.15% -0.38% 14
FIS Fidelity National Information Services 0.27% 41.89 -0.92% +1.09% -2.15% -36.43% 30
L Loews Corp 0.24% 109.30 -0.67% -0.38% -5.76% +3.91% 5
BRO Brown & Brown 0.23% 71.42 -1.57% -2.58% +0.57% -9.92% 51
GPN Global Payments Inc 0.21% 92.54 +0.84% +0.78% +5.53% +19.95% 88
EG Everest Re Group 0.18% 380.87 -1.39% +0.86% +2.84% +12.94% 71
GL Globe Life Inc 0.17% 174.27 -1.27% -0.86% -6.32% +25.14% 4
AIZ Assurant Inc 0.17% 285.74 -0.68% +0.34% -3.60% +19.12% 20
IVZ Invesco Limited 0.17% 33.07 +1.10% +0.64% +5.05% +27.89% 87
BEN Franklin Resources 0.13% 34.73 +3.52% +0.23% +2.15% +47.50% 68
JKHY Jack Henry & Assoc 0.12% 165.64 -1.26% -2.05% +5.54% -8.49% 89
FDS Factset Research Systems 0.12% 301.96 -3.51% -1.90% +9.97% +5.10% 96
ERIE Erie Indemnity Company 0.08% 252.80 -2.16% -2.92% -0.50% -10.84% 45

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

XLF dispersion — data Q&A

Is XLF's move broad or carried by a few names (21 sessions)?

As of 2026-09-04: over 21 sessions the fund returned +0.50% while its median constituent returned +0.50% — a dispersion of 6.46 pp; 50% of 76 members beat the fund. Weakening below the surface - the A/D line is falling while price holds up; leadership is narrowing.

How did XLF's members trade in the last session?

As of 2026-09-04: fund -0.79%, median member -0.93%, 14 advancers vs 62 decliners.

What does the dispersion page for XLF 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. 76 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.