Constituent dispersion · breadth vs the index

XLC — Communication Services Select Sector

23/23 covered · 100% by weight · benchmark: XLC price · closes through 2026-09-17 ·holdings as of 2026-06-16

Concentration 40.51% in top 5 16.81 effective names · HHI 595
RS vs S&P 500 21d +2.32pp sector return − SPY
RS vs Nasdaq-100 21d +1.77pp sector return − QQQ
Weakening below the surface - the A/D line is falling while price holds up; leadership is narrowing. Last 21 sessions — price +1.69% · A/D -14 (-0.61/name)
XLC 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 +0.76% -0.13 -33pp -3.96pp Weakening
1 month +1.69% -0.61 -47pp -7.93pp Weakening
1 quarter +3.16% +2.17 -33pp -3.60pp Confirming ↑

Over the last 126 sessions: price down -2.27%, breadth up (+0.3/name) · % beating 48→24 · median−ETF -0.06pp→-2.54pp.

Stocks above their moving average — participation breadth

Of the 23 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 2026-09-17.

5-day 21.74% 5/23 above
20-day 21.74% 5/23 above
50-day 60.87% 14/23 above
100-day 47.83% 11/23 above
150-day 56.52% 13/23 above
200-day 60.87% 14/23 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 23 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 2 (9%) 16 (70%) -14
1-Month 1 (4%) 8 (35%) -7
3-Month 1 (4%) 4 (17%) -3
6-Month 0 (0%) 2 (9%) -2
52-Week 0 (0%) 1 (5%) -1
YTD 0 (0%) 2 (9%) -2

Dispersion by window

WindowETFMedianMedian − ETF Up / DownBeat / Lag±1% bandDispersion
1d -0.58% -1.44% -0.86pp 4 / 18 8 / 15 9 of 23 ±1.84%
5d +0.76% -0.31% -1.07pp 11 / 12 7 / 16 4 of 23 ±3.86%
21d +1.69% -0.84% -2.54pp 9 / 14 6 / 17 7 of 23 ±9.39%
YTD -4.26% -7.40% -3.14pp 9 / 14 11 / 12 0 of 23 ±19.17%

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)

  • META+1.34%+0.17pp
  • GOOGL+1.30%+0.13pp
  • GOOG+1.27%+0.1pp
  • WBD+0.61%+0.03pp
  • TMUS-5.57%-0.21pp
  • SATS-4.14%-0.18pp
  • CMCSA-3.46%-0.13pp
  • VZ-2.87%-0.12pp
  • LYV-1.63%-0.08pp

This month (21d)

  • META+25.50%+3.33pp
  • TTD+6.26%+0.15pp
  • EA+2.35%+0.1pp
  • GOOGL+0.91%+0.09pp
  • NWSA+2.69%+0.07pp
  • SATS-26.16%-1.11pp
  • TTWO-13.11%-0.63pp
  • CMCSA-12.56%-0.46pp
  • OMC-8.93%-0.4pp
  • TMUS-8.39%-0.32pp

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)

  • META+25.50%
  • TTD+6.26%
  • NWSA+2.69%
  • EA+2.35%
  • T+1.97%
  • SATS-26.16%
  • TTWO-13.11%
  • CMCSA-12.56%
  • CHTR-10.10%
  • OMC-8.93%

XLC — constituent leadership race

$100 in each covered XLC 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 — 23 covered · click a column to sort

Symbol Weight Last 1d 5d 21d YTD RS rank
META META Platforms Inc 13.05% 682.31 +1.34% +5.89% +25.50% +3.45% 96
GOOGL Alphabet Cl A 9.72% 347.33 +1.30% +4.43% +0.91% +11.05% 65
GOOG Alphabet Cl C 7.80% 343.68 +1.27% +4.02% +0.70% +9.60% 61
LYV Live Nation Entertainment 5.06% 168.34 -1.63% -1.02% -6.39% +18.13% 26
TTWO Take-Two Interactive 4.79% 210.62 -0.56% -2.92% -13.11% -17.74% 4
DIS Walt Disney Company 4.63% 105.35 -1.53% -0.44% +1.35% -7.40% 70
OMC Omnicom Group Inc 4.44% 78.60 -0.92% -1.07% -8.93% -1.69% 17
EA Electronic Arts Inc 4.38% 209.70 +0.00% +0.05% +2.35% +2.73% 83
WBD Discovery Inc Series A 4.35% 28.24 +0.61% +0.14% -0.84% -2.01% 48
SATS Echostar Corp 4.24% 92.03 -4.14% -8.74% -26.16% -15.34% 0
VZ Verizon Communications 4.17% 48.33 -2.87% -3.28% -0.43% +22.53% 52
TMUS T-Mobile US 3.86% 166.45 -5.57% -6.05% -8.39% -17.63% 22
NFLX Netflix Inc 3.77% 75.31 -1.44% -0.92% -3.16% -19.68% 39
TKO Tko Group Holdings Cl A 3.70% 189.30 -1.63% +0.23% -1.46% -9.06% 43
CMCSA Comcast Corp A 3.70% 22.91 -3.46% -8.98% -12.56% -16.30% 9
T AT&T Inc 3.57% 25.39 -1.82% -0.63% +1.97% +4.50% 78
FOXA Fox Corp Cl A 2.96% 64.98 -1.78% -0.31% -5.87% -10.64% 30
CHTR Charter Communications 2.88% 133.37 -1.21% -5.12% -10.10% -36.11% 13
NWSA News Corp Cl A 2.62% 30.18 -0.03% +2.72% +2.69% +16.03% 87
TTD Trade Desk Inc 2.34% 14.26 -1.59% +2.08% +6.26% -62.43% 91
FOX Fox Corp Cl B 1.87% 58.43 -1.22% +0.64% -4.57% -9.53% 35
NWS News Corp Cl B 0.99% 33.37 -0.21% +1.80% -0.36% +13.04% 57
PSKY Paramount Skydance Corp Cl B 0.89% 10.62 -4.67% +2.78% +1.82% -20.34% 74

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

XLC dispersion — data Q&A

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

As of 2026-09-17: over 21 sessions the fund returned +1.69% while its median constituent returned -0.84% — a dispersion of 9.39 pp; 26% of 23 members beat the fund. Weakening below the surface - the A/D line is falling while price holds up; leadership is narrowing.

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

As of 2026-09-17: fund -0.58%, median member -1.44%, 4 advancers vs 18 decliners.

What does the dispersion page for XLC 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. 23 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.