Constituent dispersion · breadth vs the index

XLE — Energy Select Sector

21/21 covered · 99% by weight · benchmark: XLE price · closes through 2026-08-28 ·holdings as of 2026-06-16

Concentration 55.02% in top 5 9.91 effective names · HHI 1009
RS vs S&P 500 21d +2.58pp sector return − SPY
RS vs Nasdaq-100 21d +1.50pp sector return − QQQ
Broad advance - breadth is rising with price. Last 21 sessions — price +6.31% · A/D +44 (+2.1/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 -1.51% -0.62 +5pp +1.49pp Confirming ↓
1 month +6.31% +2.1 +0pp +3.38pp Confirming ↑
1 quarter +11.35% +1.95 +19pp +1.33pp Confirming ↑

Over the last 126 sessions: price up +14.99%, breadth up (+7.67/name) · % beating 43→48 · median−ETF -0.42pp→-0.10pp.

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 2026-08-28.

5-day 71.43% 15/21 above
20-day 71.43% 15/21 above
50-day 90.48% 19/21 above
100-day 85.71% 18/21 above
150-day 80.95% 17/21 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 7 (33%) 3 (14%) +4
1-Month 6 (29%) 0 (0%) +6
3-Month 4 (19%) 0 (0%) +4
6-Month 3 (14%) 0 (0%) +3
52-Week 3 (15%) 0 (0%) +3
YTD 3 (14%) 0 (0%) +3

Dispersion by window

WindowETFMedianMedian − ETF Up / DownBeat / Lag±1% bandDispersion
1d +0.63% +0.17% -0.45pp 14 / 7 7 / 14 12 of 21 ±1.28%
5d -1.51% +0.11% +1.62pp 11 / 10 11 / 10 2 of 21 ±3.62%
21d +6.31% +6.21% -0.10pp 17 / 4 10 / 11 3 of 21 ±6.96%
YTD +41.11% +33.74% -7.37pp 20 / 1 7 / 14 1 of 21 ±34.08%

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)

  • SLB+4.22%+0.2pp
  • CVX+1.05%+0.17pp
  • VLO+1.66%+0.07pp
  • PSX+1.75%+0.07pp
  • MPC+1.46%+0.06pp
  • EOG-0.80%-0.03pp
  • FANG-1.42%-0.03pp
  • WMB-0.62%-0.03pp
  • TPL-1.44%-0.02pp
  • TRGP-0.39%-0.01pp

This month (21d)

  • CVX+4.97%+0.83pp
  • SLB+17.22%+0.82pp
  • MPC+17.43%+0.77pp
  • COP+9.51%+0.65pp
  • PSX+15.86%+0.65pp
  • TPL-7.58%-0.09pp
  • EOG-1.48%-0.06pp
  • XOM-0.17%-0.04pp
  • FANG-1.05%-0.02pp

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+17.43%
  • SLB+17.22%
  • APA+17.09%
  • PSX+15.86%
  • HAL+14.35%
  • TPL-7.58%
  • EOG-1.48%
  • FANG-1.05%
  • XOM-0.17%
  • KMI+0.61%

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% 156.71 +0.17% -5.09% -0.17% +31.09% 14
CVX Chevron Corp 16.71% 201.86 +1.05% -1.66% +4.97% +33.74% 38
COP Conocophillips 6.82% 130.35 +0.64% -3.35% +9.51% +40.33% 67
SLB Slb Limited 4.74% 57.33 +4.22% +6.42% +17.22% +50.26% 90
VLO Valero Energy Corp 4.45% 352.36 +1.66% +1.00% +13.48% +118.81% 71
MPC Marathon Petroleum Corp 4.39% 368.83 +1.46% +2.25% +17.43% +127.93% 95
WMB Williams Companies 4.29% 73.73 -0.62% +4.60% +3.98% +23.54% 29
EOG Eog Resources 4.18% 143.35 -0.80% -6.34% -1.48% +38.88% 5
PSX Phillips 66 4.08% 244.01 +1.75% +0.47% +15.86% +90.65% 81
KMI Kinder Morgan Inc 3.53% 31.56 +0.06% +1.87% +0.61% +16.99% 19
BKR Baker Hughes Company 3.52% 62.41 +0.48% +0.11% +4.57% +38.02% 33
TRGP Targa Resources 3.30% 287.82 -0.39% -3.77% +7.76% +57.57% 62
OKE Oneok Inc 3.22% 94.76 +0.04% +1.53% +7.66% +32.26% 57
DVN Devon Energy Corp 2.92% 47.35 +0.49% -3.56% +7.20% +29.94% 52
OXY Occidental Petroleum 2.29% 59.10 -0.12% -3.59% +5.63% +44.41% 43
FANG Diamondback Energy 2.10% 197.67 -1.42% -6.19% -1.05% +32.28% 10
HAL Halliburton Company 1.87% 36.18 +1.94% +2.38% +14.35% +29.19% 76
EQT Eqt Corp 1.83% 54.57 -0.37% +1.58% +3.85% +2.38% 24
TPL Texas Pacific Land Trust 1.24% 364.38 -1.44% -5.02% -7.58% +27.20% 0
EXE Expand Energy Corporation 1.19% 98.16 +0.16% +2.15% +6.21% -10.03% 48
APA Apa Corp 0.74% 42.54 +0.38% -1.96% +17.09% +76.75% 86

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 2026-08-28: over 21 sessions the fund returned +6.31% while its median constituent returned +6.21% — a dispersion of 6.96 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 2026-08-28: fund +0.63%, median member +0.17%, 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 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.