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 | +4.03% | +1.38 | -5pp | -0.30pp | Confirming ↑ |
| 1 month | +1.95% | +0 | -19pp | -2.29pp | In line |
| 1 quarter | +15.91% | +3.62 | -15pp | -1.67pp | Confirming ↑ |
Over the last 126 sessions: price up +15.14%, breadth up (+4.67/name) · % beating 62→33 · median−ETF +0.88pp→-1.84pp.
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 2026-10-12.
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 | 14 (67%) | 0 (0%) | +14 |
| 1-Month | 4 (19%) | 0 (0%) | +4 |
| 3-Month | 2 (10%) | 0 (0%) | +2 |
| 6-Month | 1 (5%) | 0 (0%) | +1 |
| 52-Week | 1 (5%) | 0 (0%) | +1 |
| YTD | 1 (5%) | 0 (0%) | +1 |
Dispersion by window
| Window | ETF | Median | Median − ETF | Up / Down | Beat / Lag | ±1% band | Dispersion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1d | +1.43% | +1.42% | +0.00pp | 19 / 2 | 10 / 11 | 16 of 21 | ±0.89% |
| 5d | +4.03% | +4.36% | +0.32pp | 18 / 3 | 13 / 8 | 9 of 21 | ±2.75% |
| 21d | +1.94% | +0.10% | -1.84pp | 11 / 10 | 7 / 14 | 2 of 21 | ±6.79% |
| YTD | +48.61% | +34.36% | -14.25pp | 19 / 2 | 6 / 15 | 2 of 21 | ±50.97% |
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+1.90%+0.42pp
- CVX+1.42%+0.24pp
- COP+2.58%+0.18pp
- WMB+2.06%+0.09pp
- OKE+2.47%+0.08pp
- BKR-0.92%-0.03pp
- SLB-0.37%-0.02pp
This month (21d)
- XOM+3.71%+0.81pp
- MPC+15.88%+0.7pp
- VLO+11.67%+0.52pp
- PSX+8.48%+0.35pp
- KMI+7.19%+0.25pp
- SLB-13.00%-0.62pp
- BKR-4.88%-0.17pp
- HAL-9.04%-0.17pp
- OKE-4.76%-0.15pp
- FANG-4.81%-0.1pp
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+15.88%
- VLO+11.67%
- PSX+8.48%
- KMI+7.19%
- APA+4.72%
- SLB-13.00%
- HAL-9.04%
- EXE-6.35%
- BKR-4.88%
- FANG-4.81%
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% | 172.15 | +1.90% | +4.97% | +3.71% | +44.01% | 71 |
| CVX Chevron Corp | 16.71% | 215.00 | +1.42% | +4.13% | +0.44% | +42.45% | 57 |
| COP Conocophillips | 6.82% | 137.56 | +2.58% | +7.13% | +0.15% | +48.09% | 52 |
| SLB Slb Limited | 4.74% | 48.77 | -0.37% | -3.00% | -13.00% | +27.82% | 0 |
| VLO Valero Energy Corp | 4.45% | 436.00 | +0.52% | +3.98% | +11.67% | +170.75% | 90 |
| MPC Marathon Petroleum Corp | 4.39% | 458.81 | +0.83% | +5.85% | +15.88% | +183.53% | 95 |
| WMB Williams Companies | 4.29% | 74.17 | +2.06% | +4.75% | +1.81% | +24.28% | 62 |
| EOG Eog Resources | 4.18% | 150.51 | +1.59% | +4.46% | +2.14% | +45.82% | 67 |
| PSX Phillips 66 | 4.08% | 281.47 | +1.18% | +4.36% | +8.48% | +119.92% | 86 |
| KMI Kinder Morgan Inc | 3.53% | 33.08 | +1.82% | +5.32% | +7.19% | +22.62% | 81 |
| BKR Baker Hughes Company | 3.52% | 56.18 | -0.92% | -2.09% | -4.88% | +24.24% | 14 |
| TRGP Targa Resources | 3.30% | 290.54 | +1.34% | +1.09% | +0.10% | +59.05% | 48 |
| OKE Oneok Inc | 3.22% | 92.02 | +2.47% | +3.88% | -4.76% | +28.43% | 24 |
| DVN Devon Energy Corp | 2.92% | 48.96 | +1.45% | +2.04% | -1.90% | +34.36% | 29 |
| OXY Occidental Petroleum | 2.29% | 61.13 | +1.70% | +4.84% | -0.54% | +49.37% | 43 |
| FANG Diamondback Energy | 2.10% | 195.11 | +1.55% | +5.99% | -4.81% | +30.56% | 19 |
| HAL Halliburton Company | 1.87% | 32.60 | +0.15% | -0.55% | -9.04% | +16.41% | 5 |
| EQT Eqt Corp | 1.83% | 53.22 | +0.74% | +4.11% | -1.57% | -0.15% | 33 |
| TPL Texas Pacific Land Trust | 1.24% | 365.32 | +1.20% | +5.99% | -1.02% | +27.53% | 38 |
| EXE Expand Energy Corporation | 1.19% | 88.81 | +0.67% | +2.75% | -6.35% | -18.60% | 10 |
| APA Apa Corp | 0.74% | 46.84 | +2.09% | +6.82% | +4.72% | +94.61% | 76 |
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 2026-10-13: over 21 sessions the fund returned +1.94% while its median constituent returned +0.10% — a dispersion of 6.79 pp; 33% of 21 members beat the fund. Breadth is roughly tracking price.
How did XLE's members trade in the last session?
As of 2026-10-13: fund +1.43%, median member +1.42%, 19 advancers vs 2 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.