Constituent dispersion · breadth vs the index

XLE — Energy Select Sector

21/21 covered · 99% by weight · benchmark: XLE price · closes through 2026-09-17 ·holdings as of 2026-06-16

Concentration 55.02% in top 5 9.91 effective names · HHI 1009
RS vs S&P 500 21d +1.89pp sector return − SPY
RS vs Nasdaq-100 21d +1.34pp sector return − QQQ
Broad advance - breadth is rising with price. Last 21 sessions — price +1.26% · A/D +3 (+0.14/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 -0.69% -0.14 -10pp -1.16pp Weakening
1 month +1.26% +0.14 -5pp -1.83pp Confirming ↑
1 quarter +18.79% +4.14 -24pp -4.50pp Confirming ↑

Over the last 126 sessions: price up +12.10%, breadth up (+6.29/name) · % beating 57→33 · median−ETF +2.29pp→-3.38pp.

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 2026-09-17.

5-day 19.05% 4/21 above
20-day 33.33% 7/21 above
50-day 57.14% 12/21 above
100-day 61.9% 13/21 above
150-day 66.67% 14/21 above
200-day 80% 16/20 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 4 (19%) 7 (33%) -3
1-Month 3 (14%) 4 (19%) -1
3-Month 3 (14%) 0 (0%) +3
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 +0.70% +0.44% -0.27pp 14 / 7 7 / 14 13 of 21 ±1.15%
5d -0.69% -2.34% -1.65pp 5 / 16 7 / 14 4 of 21 ±4.57%
21d +1.26% -2.12% -3.38pp 7 / 14 7 / 14 1 of 21 ±7.69%
YTD +45.16% +36.50% -8.67pp 19 / 2 5 / 16 1 of 21 ±46.27%

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)

  • PSX+3.62%+0.15pp
  • VLO+2.29%+0.1pp
  • MPC+1.94%+0.09pp
  • KMI+1.89%+0.07pp
  • WMB+1.28%+0.06pp
  • HAL-1.39%-0.03pp
  • SLB-0.42%-0.02pp
  • XOM-0.03%-0.01pp
  • EXE-0.46%-0.01pp
  • TPL-0.39%0pp

This month (21d)

  • VLO+17.85%+0.79pp
  • MPC+15.54%+0.68pp
  • CVX+3.73%+0.62pp
  • PSX+12.62%+0.51pp
  • COP+2.67%+0.18pp
  • BKR-12.22%-0.43pp
  • XOM-1.38%-0.3pp
  • WMB-4.42%-0.19pp
  • KMI-4.75%-0.17pp
  • TRGP-4.27%-0.14pp

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)

  • VLO+17.85%
  • MPC+15.54%
  • PSX+12.62%
  • APA+7.29%
  • CVX+3.73%
  • BKR-12.22%
  • EXE-7.46%
  • FANG-6.23%
  • EQT-5.25%
  • TPL-4.97%

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% 163.27 -0.03% -1.19% -1.38% +36.58% 57
CVX Chevron Corp 16.71% 211.57 +0.01% -0.56% +3.73% +40.17% 76
COP Conocophillips 6.82% 133.19 +0.49% -2.81% +2.67% +43.39% 71
SLB Slb Limited 4.74% 52.08 -0.42% -7.02% -2.12% +36.50% 48
VLO Valero Energy Corp 4.45% 412.53 +2.29% +7.03% +17.85% +156.17% 95
MPC Marathon Petroleum Corp 4.39% 421.96 +1.94% +7.53% +15.54% +160.76% 90
WMB Williams Companies 4.29% 71.81 +1.28% -0.67% -4.42% +20.32% 29
EOG Eog Resources 4.18% 145.47 +0.37% -1.35% -2.17% +40.94% 43
PSX Phillips 66 4.08% 274.21 +3.62% +6.07% +12.62% +114.25% 86
KMI Kinder Morgan Inc 3.53% 31.31 +1.89% +1.16% -4.75% +16.06% 24
BKR Baker Hughes Company 3.52% 56.57 +0.44% -4.77% -12.22% +25.10% 0
TRGP Targa Resources 3.30% 285.07 +0.11% -2.34% -4.27% +56.06% 33
OKE Oneok Inc 3.22% 93.22 +0.56% -2.61% -3.97% +30.11% 38
DVN Devon Energy Corp 2.92% 48.72 +0.58% -1.97% +1.86% +33.70% 67
OXY Occidental Petroleum 2.29% 59.29 -0.12% -3.06% -0.85% +44.87% 62
FANG Diamondback Energy 2.10% 196.94 +1.23% -4.11% -6.23% +31.79% 10
HAL Halliburton Company 1.87% 34.03 -1.39% -5.66% -1.82% +21.52% 52
EQT Eqt Corp 1.83% 50.35 -0.12% -8.39% -5.25% -5.53% 14
TPL Texas Pacific Land Trust 1.24% 347.20 -0.39% -5.16% -4.97% +21.21% 19
EXE Expand Energy Corporation 1.19% 88.33 -0.46% -8.82% -7.46% -19.04% 5
APA Apa Corp 0.74% 45.46 +1.50% +2.09% +7.29% +88.88% 81

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 2026-09-17: over 21 sessions the fund returned +1.26% while its median constituent returned -2.12% — a dispersion of 7.69 pp; 33% 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 2026-09-17: fund +0.70%, median member +0.44%, 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.