Constituent dispersion · breadth vs the index
XLB — Materials 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 | +4.47% | +1.69 | +4pp | +0.67pp | Confirming ↑ |
| 1 month | +1.43% | +0.46 | +4pp | -1.36pp | Confirming ↑ |
| 1 quarter | +0.98% | +0.08 | +31pp | +5.52pp | Improving |
Over the last 126 sessions: price up +6.17%, breadth up (+0.42/name) · % beating 44→62 · median−ETF -0.30pp→+1.61pp.
Stocks above their moving average — participation breadth
Of the 26 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 2026-07-28.
New highs & new lows — by horizon
How many of the 26 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 | 16 (62%) | 4 (15%) | +12 |
| 1-Month | 9 (35%) | 1 (4%) | +8 |
| 3-Month | 6 (23%) | 1 (4%) | +5 |
| 6-Month | 0 (0%) | 1 (4%) | -1 |
| 52-Week | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | +0 |
| YTD | 0 (0%) | 1 (4%) | -1 |
Dispersion by window
| Window | ETF | Median | Median − ETF | Up / Down | Beat / Lag | ±1% band | Dispersion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1d | +1.85% | +1.49% | -0.36pp | 22 / 4 | 12 / 14 | 5 of 26 | ±2.58% |
| 5d | +4.47% | +4.07% | -0.40pp | 19 / 7 | 12 / 14 | 4 of 26 | ±6.74% |
| 21d | +1.43% | +3.05% | +1.61pp | 16 / 10 | 16 / 10 | 1 of 26 | ±7.15% |
| YTD | +15.93% | +19.23% | +3.30pp | 18 / 6 | 14 / 10 | 0 of 24 | ±22.39% |
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)
- NUE+7.17%+0.48pp
- SHW+8.25%+0.36pp
- STLD+3.78%+0.18pp
- ECL+4.24%+0.17pp
- LIN+0.82%+0.12pp
- NEM-2.09%-0.14pp
- FCX-1.72%-0.1pp
- ALB-2.60%-0.06pp
- LYB-0.68%-0.01pp
This month (21d)
- NUE+11.05%+0.73pp
- CF+16.29%+0.33pp
- CTVA+7.66%+0.32pp
- IP+13.75%+0.31pp
- STLD+6.04%+0.28pp
- ALB-15.36%-0.37pp
- CRH-7.94%-0.35pp
- VMC-7.36%-0.34pp
- NEM-4.80%-0.31pp
- LIN-1.62%-0.24pp
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)
- CF+16.29%
- IP+13.75%
- NUE+11.05%
- AMCR+8.51%
- BALL+8.25%
- ALB-15.36%
- CRH-7.94%
- VMC-7.36%
- MLM-5.26%
- NEM-4.80%
XLB — constituent leadership race
$100 in each covered XLB 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 — 26 covered · click a column to sort
| Symbol | Weight | Last | 1d | 5d | 21d | YTD | RS rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIN Linde Plc | 14.61% | 511.18 | +0.82% | +1.22% | -1.62% | +20.29% | 23 |
| NUE Nucor Corp | 6.64% | 265.62 | +7.17% | +13.90% | +11.05% | +63.40% | 88 |
| NEM Newmont Mining Corp | 6.53% | 91.52 | -2.09% | -1.05% | -4.80% | -7.94% | 15 |
| FCX Freeport-Mcmoran Inc | 5.87% | 61.64 | -1.72% | -1.47% | -1.30% | +21.93% | 27 |
| STLD Steel Dynamics Inc | 4.67% | 259.74 | +3.78% | +11.23% | +6.04% | +53.76% | 65 |
| VMC Vulcan Materials Company | 4.55% | 288.42 | +1.38% | +4.22% | -7.36% | +1.51% | 8 |
| CRH CRH Plc ADR | 4.38% | 103.40 | +0.52% | +3.67% | -7.94% | -16.55% | 4 |
| SHW Sherwin-Williams Company | 4.37% | 354.27 | +8.25% | +11.24% | +2.96% | +9.57% | 46 |
| APD Air Products and Chemicals | 4.34% | 292.85 | +0.09% | -1.19% | +6.08% | +20.17% | 69 |
| CTVA Corteva Inc | 4.15% | 88.95 | +1.56% | +2.31% | +7.66% | +33.31% | 73 |
| MLM Martin Marietta Materials | 4.14% | 583.67 | +2.03% | +6.64% | -5.26% | -6.01% | 12 |
| ECL Ecolab Inc | 4.10% | 282.90 | +4.24% | +7.08% | -0.26% | +8.05% | 35 |
| PPG PPG Industries | 3.22% | 119.01 | +0.46% | +2.85% | -3.43% | +17.58% | 19 |
| DOW Dow Inc | 2.92% | 28.85 | +0.35% | -5.32% | -0.65% | +26.13% | 31 |
| SW Smurfit Westrock Plc | 2.72% | 50.80 | +1.42% | +17.97% | +8.13% | +34.04% | 77 |
| PKG Packaging Corp of America | 2.44% | 253.24 | +0.34% | +10.97% | +4.84% | +23.52% | 62 |
| ALB Albemarle Corp | 2.41% | 113.16 | -2.60% | -4.60% | -15.36% | -19.80% | 0 |
| IFF International Flavors & Fragrances | 2.41% | 79.25 | +3.73% | +3.92% | +3.80% | +18.29% | 54 |
| DD Dupont Denemours Inc | 2.37% | 140.77 | +0.58% | +1.43% | +2.59% | — | 42 |
| IP International Paper Company | 2.29% | 44.09 | +3.96% | +21.29% | +13.75% | +14.73% | 92 |
| AMCR Amcor Plc | 2.26% | 46.69 | +3.21% | +7.48% | +8.51% | — | 85 |
| CF Cf Industries Holdings | 2.05% | 122.92 | +2.62% | -0.03% | +16.29% | +60.44% | 96 |
| LYB Lyondellbasell Industries NV | 2.00% | 58.22 | -0.68% | -4.85% | +4.47% | +37.51% | 58 |
| BALL Ball Corporation | 1.84% | 66.89 | +3.43% | +6.94% | +8.25% | +27.12% | 81 |
| AVY Avery Dennison Corp | 1.48% | 169.13 | +3.74% | +8.59% | +2.03% | -5.95% | 38 |
| MOS Mosaic Company | 0.87% | 23.08 | +3.31% | +5.05% | +3.13% | -2.40% | 50 |
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.