Lab · Sector Dispersion
Breadth vs the sector.
Most screens show the sector's price. These show what its members are doing underneath — is the move broad, or carried by a few mega-caps? Median constituent vs the index, advancers vs decliners, how many names beat the index, and a cumulative advance/decline line that tends to turn before price. 40 ETFs & index cuts · closes through 2026-10-09.
What changed below the surface · 21-day
Where the constituents' advance/decline is pulling away from the ETF's price — the early read, before the headline reflects it.
Improving — breadth rising under flat/soft price
Weakening — breadth falling under firm price
- XLYConsumer Discretionary Select Sectorprice +0.79% · A/D 1m -1.9 · 1q -5.1 /nm
- RXIGlobal Discretionaryprice -0.22% · A/D 1m -1.83 · 1q -4.35 /nm
- IXPGlobal Communicationsprice -0.92% · A/D 1m -1.7 · 1q -0.78 /nm
- XLPConsumer Staples Select Sectorprice +0.41% · A/D 1m -0.97 · 1q -2.53 /nm
- XLCCommunication Services Select Sectorprice -1% · A/D 1m -0.96 · 1q +1.09 /nm
- XLEEnergy Select Sectorprice +0.23% · A/D 1m -0.57 · 1q +3.05 /nm
- KXIGlobal Staplesprice +0.51% · A/D 1m -0.54 · 1q -2.05 /nm
- DTCRGlobal X Data Center & Digital Infraprice +0.94% · A/D 1m -0.5 · 1q -3.6 /nm
- QQXTFirst Trust Nasdaq-100 Ex-Technologyprice -0.15% · A/D 1m -0.37 · 1q -1.93 /nm
- IXCGlobal Energyprice +0.45% · A/D 1m -0.11 · 1q +3.49 /nm
Closelooknet indices
S&P 500 sectors
Nasdaq-100 cuts
Tech & thematics
Global
Computed across the constituents we cover in our data lake (coverage shown per card). A/D line = cumulative daily advancers minus decliners. Decision-support, not investment advice.
FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-10-09
Quick answers
What does this dispersion tool measure?
For each ETF or index it compares the median constituent return to the ETF/benchmark return, counts advancers versus decliners, and tracks a cumulative advance/decline line that tends to lead price — showing whether a move is broad-based or carried by a handful of mega-caps.
How many ETFs and index cuts are tracked, and as of when?
40 ETFs and index cuts across five groups — Closelooknet indices, S&P 500 sectors, Nasdaq-100 cuts, tech & thematics, and global — with closes through 2026-10-09.
Which sector shows the widest breadth divergence today?
As of 2026-10-09, DTCR (Global X Data Center & Digital Infra) shows the widest gap between its median constituent and the ETF itself: median -2.75pp versus the ETF's +3.02%, with 12 advancers against 8 decliners.
Which sectors are improving or weakening on a 21-day view?
As of 2026-10-09, 2 ETFs show improving breadth (advance/decline rising under flat or soft price), led by XLI, and 10 show weakening breadth (advance/decline falling under firm price), led by XLY.
How is the advance/decline line computed?
It is the cumulative daily count of constituent advancers minus decliners, computed across the constituents held in the Closelooknet data lake — coverage is shown per ETF card.