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Constituent dispersion · breadth vs the index

XLC — Communication Services Select Sector

23/23 covered · 100% by weight · benchmark: XLC price · closes through 2026-11-10 ·holdings as of 2026-06-16

Concentration 40.51% in top 5 16.81 effective names · HHI 595
RS vs S&P 500 21d +0.31pp sector return − SPY
RS vs Nasdaq-100 21d +6.24pp sector return − QQQ
Improving below the surface - the A/D line is rising while price is flat-to-down; more names participating than the headline shows. Last 21 sessions — price -3.31% · A/D +25 (+1.09/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 +6.23% +1.22 -11pp +0.07pp Confirming ↑
1 month -3.31% +1.09 +36pp +14.47pp Improving
1 quarter -2.28% +0.65 -8pp +5.71pp Improving

Over the last 126 sessions: price down -7.71%, breadth up (+0.17/name) · % beating 43→68 · median−ETF -2.76pp→+10.94pp.

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 2026-11-10.

5-day 65.22% 15/23 above
20-day 65.22% 15/23 above
50-day 56.52% 13/23 above
100-day 60.87% 14/23 above
150-day 47.83% 11/23 above
200-day 43.48% 10/23 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 10 (43%) 2 (9%) +8
1-Month 8 (35%) 0 (0%) +8
3-Month 3 (13%) 0 (0%) +3
6-Month 2 (9%) 0 (0%) +2
52-Week 2 (9%) 0 (0%) +2
YTD 2 (9%) 0 (0%) +2

Dispersion by window

WindowETFMedianMedian − ETF Up / DownBeat / Lag±1% bandDispersion
1d +0.37% +0.08% -0.30pp 13 / 8 9 / 14 17 of 23 ±2.89%
5d +6.23% +2.57% -3.66pp 18 / 5 6 / 17 2 of 23 ±7.04%
21d -3.31% +7.58% +10.89pp 14 / 9 15 / 8 1 of 23 ±13.91%
YTD -8.17% -7.35% +0.82pp 8 / 15 13 / 10 3 of 23 ±18.34%

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)

  • TTWO+8.31%+0.4pp
  • CHTR+10.61%+0.31pp
  • TTD+3.28%+0.08pp
  • LYV+0.91%+0.05pp
  • CMCSA+0.98%+0.04pp
  • NFLX-1.08%-0.04pp
  • GOOG-0.38%-0.03pp
  • GOOGL-0.27%-0.03pp
  • PSKY-2.51%-0.02pp
  • FOXA-0.47%-0.01pp

This month (21d)

  • CHTR+30.82%+0.89pp
  • CMCSA+19.68%+0.73pp
  • TTD+29.15%+0.68pp
  • OMC+15.27%+0.68pp
  • TKO+14.86%+0.55pp
  • GOOGL-18.52%-1.8pp
  • META-13.67%-1.78pp
  • GOOG-18.35%-1.43pp
  • NFLX-10.41%-0.39pp
  • NWSA-9.43%-0.25pp

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)

  • CHTR+30.82%
  • TTD+29.15%
  • CMCSA+19.68%
  • OMC+15.27%
  • TKO+14.86%
  • GOOGL-18.52%
  • GOOG-18.35%
  • META-13.67%
  • PSKY-12.25%
  • NFLX-10.41%

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% 641.39 +0.00% +3.28% -13.67% -2.75% 9
GOOGL Alphabet Cl A 9.72% 287.38 -0.27% +2.62% -18.52% -8.12% 0
GOOG Alphabet Cl C 7.80% 284.92 -0.38% +2.39% -18.35% -9.14% 4
LYV Live Nation Entertainment 5.06% 178.25 +0.91% -0.35% +5.08% +25.09% 43
TTWO Take-Two Interactive 4.79% 224.64 +8.31% +15.21% +7.58% -12.26% 48
DIS Walt Disney Company 4.63% 119.21 +0.08% +4.41% +9.88% +4.78% 70
OMC Omnicom Group Inc 4.44% 88.84 +0.38% +6.82% +15.27% +11.12% 83
EA Electronic Arts Inc 4.38% 209.70 +0.00% +0.05% +2.35% +2.73% 39
WBD Discovery Inc Series A 4.35% 30.95 +0.00% +0.32% +9.56% +7.39% 65
SATS Echostar Corp 4.24% 95.49 -0.01% +3.87% -5.31% -12.15% 30
VZ Verizon Communications 4.17% 46.31 +0.54% +2.37% +8.25% +17.41% 61
TMUS T-Mobile US 3.86% 169.08 +0.22% +9.50% +11.33% -16.33% 74
NFLX Netflix Inc 3.77% 63.26 -1.08% -0.25% -10.41% -32.53% 17
TKO Tko Group Holdings Cl A 3.70% 199.22 -0.22% +6.42% +14.86% -4.30% 78
CMCSA Comcast Corp A 3.70% 24.75 +0.98% +4.56% +19.68% -9.57% 87
T AT&T Inc 3.57% 21.94 +0.64% +2.57% -2.45% -9.70% 35
FOXA Fox Corp Cl A 2.96% 67.37 -0.47% +0.40% +7.64% -7.35% 57
CHTR Charter Communications 2.88% 134.06 +10.61% +17.81% +30.82% -35.78% 96
NWSA News Corp Cl A 2.62% 26.61 +0.15% -9.67% -9.43% +2.30% 22
TTD Trade Desk Inc 2.34% 15.42 +3.28% +19.91% +29.15% -59.38% 91
FOX Fox Corp Cl B 1.87% 60.25 -0.43% +1.04% +7.63% -6.71% 52
NWS News Corp Cl B 0.99% 29.81 +1.64% -7.02% -7.94% +0.98% 26
PSKY Paramount Skydance Corp Cl B 0.89% 9.53 -2.51% -4.60% -12.25% -28.51% 13

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 2026-11-10: over 21 sessions the fund returned -3.31% while its median constituent returned +7.58% — a dispersion of 13.91 pp; 65% of 23 members beat the fund. Improving below the surface - the A/D line is rising while price is flat-to-down; more names participating than the headline shows.

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

As of 2026-11-10: fund +0.37%, median member +0.08%, 13 advancers vs 8 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 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.