Constituent dispersion · breadth vs the index

XLC — Communication Services Select Sector

23/23 covered · 100% by weight · benchmark: XLC price · closes through 2026-09-14 ·holdings as of 2026-06-16

Concentration 40.51% in top 5 16.81 effective names · HHI 595
RS vs S&P 500 21d +4.43pp sector return − SPY
RS vs Nasdaq-100 21d +5.37pp sector return − QQQ
Broad advance - breadth is rising with price. Last 21 sessions — price +2.24% · A/D +17 (+0.74/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 +2.71% +0.3 +0pp +0.32pp Confirming ↑
1 month +2.24% +0.74 -19pp -6.50pp Confirming ↑
1 quarter +3.34% +2.39 -9pp -2.45pp Confirming ↑

Over the last 126 sessions: price down -1.34%, breadth up (+1.22/name) · % beating 48→52 · median−ETF -0.48pp→+0.42pp.

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 2026-09-14.

5-day 86.96% 20/23 above
20-day 65.22% 15/23 above
50-day 69.57% 16/23 above
100-day 60.87% 14/23 above
150-day 69.57% 16/23 above
200-day 65.22% 15/23 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 16 (70%) 2 (9%) +14
1-Month 5 (22%) 1 (4%) +4
3-Month 2 (9%) 1 (4%) +1
6-Month 1 (4%) 1 (4%) +0
52-Week 1 (5%) 0 (0%) +1
YTD 1 (4%) 1 (4%) +0

Dispersion by window

WindowETFMedianMedian − ETF Up / DownBeat / Lag±1% bandDispersion
1d +2.19% +2.55% +0.35pp 19 / 3 12 / 11 8 of 23 ±2.18%
5d +2.71% +2.29% -0.42pp 17 / 6 10 / 13 6 of 23 ±3.88%
21d +2.24% +2.35% +0.11pp 15 / 8 12 / 11 5 of 23 ±8.06%
YTD -1.94% -4.55% -2.61pp 10 / 13 10 / 13 1 of 23 ±18.85%

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+2.71%+0.35pp
  • GOOGL+3.22%+0.31pp
  • GOOG+3.06%+0.24pp
  • TTWO+3.45%+0.17pp
  • NFLX+3.77%+0.14pp
  • SATS-4.14%-0.18pp
  • CHTR-1.66%-0.05pp
  • CMCSA-1.27%-0.05pp

This month (21d)

  • META+11.87%+1.55pp
  • T+7.85%+0.28pp
  • VZ+6.37%+0.27pp
  • DIS+3.62%+0.17pp
  • NWSA+5.60%+0.15pp
  • SATS-26.16%-1.11pp
  • LYV-7.83%-0.4pp
  • TTWO-7.85%-0.38pp
  • OMC-8.25%-0.37pp
  • CHTR-8.42%-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)

  • META+11.87%
  • PSKY+9.03%
  • T+7.85%
  • VZ+6.37%
  • NWSA+5.60%
  • SATS-26.16%
  • CHTR-8.42%
  • OMC-8.25%
  • TTWO-7.85%
  • LYV-7.83%

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% 665.60 +2.71% +7.92% +11.87% +0.92% 96
GOOGL Alphabet Cl A 9.72% 349.39 +3.22% +3.23% +0.87% +11.70% 39
GOOG Alphabet Cl C 7.80% 345.71 +3.06% +3.10% +0.51% +10.25% 35
LYV Live Nation Entertainment 5.06% 171.49 +0.79% -1.16% -7.83% +20.34% 17
TTWO Take-Two Interactive 4.79% 222.91 +3.45% +3.83% -7.85% -12.94% 13
DIS Walt Disney Company 4.63% 108.59 +1.91% +3.11% +3.62% -4.55% 65
OMC Omnicom Group Inc 4.44% 81.07 +2.61% -1.88% -8.25% +1.40% 9
EA Electronic Arts Inc 4.38% 209.70 +0.00% +0.05% +2.35% +2.73% 48
WBD Discovery Inc Series A 4.35% 28.10 +0.21% -0.53% +1.26% -2.50% 43
SATS Echostar Corp 4.24% 92.03 -4.14% -8.74% -26.16% -15.34% 0
VZ Verizon Communications 4.17% 51.29 +1.34% +2.29% +6.37% +30.04% 83
TMUS T-Mobile US 3.86% 182.90 +0.31% +0.76% -0.26% -9.49% 30
NFLX Netflix Inc 3.77% 80.32 +3.77% +2.65% +2.66% -14.33% 52
TKO Tko Group Holdings Cl A 3.70% 193.72 +1.79% +4.14% -2.98% -6.94% 26
CMCSA Comcast Corp A 3.70% 24.88 -1.27% -6.08% -4.97% -9.10% 22
T AT&T Inc 3.57% 26.51 +1.73% +3.23% +7.85% +9.10% 87
FOXA Fox Corp Cl A 2.96% 68.53 +3.93% +4.75% +4.71% -5.75% 70
CHTR Charter Communications 2.88% 143.35 -1.66% -5.68% -8.42% -31.33% 4
NWSA News Corp Cl A 2.62% 30.56 +3.80% +0.90% +5.60% +17.49% 78
TTD Trade Desk Inc 2.34% 14.97 +4.39% +3.74% +2.82% -60.56% 57
FOX Fox Corp Cl B 1.87% 61.14 +4.60% +4.66% +5.23% -5.33% 74
NWS News Corp Cl B 0.99% 33.86 +3.52% +0.18% +2.82% +14.70% 61
PSKY Paramount Skydance Corp Cl B 0.89% 10.87 +2.55% +0.09% +9.03% -18.46% 91

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 2026-09-14: over 21 sessions the fund returned +2.24% while its median constituent returned +2.35% — a dispersion of 8.06 pp; 52% of 23 members beat the fund. Broad advance - breadth is rising with price.

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

As of 2026-09-14: fund +2.19%, median member +2.55%, 19 advancers vs 3 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.