Constituent dispersion · breadth vs the index
XLE — Energy 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 | +0.73% | +0.62 | +5pp | +1.58pp | Improving |
| 1 month | +5.68% | +2.33 | +5pp | -0.28pp | Confirming ↑ |
| 1 quarter | +12.93% | +1.76 | -4pp | -0.92pp | Confirming ↑ |
Over the last 126 sessions: price up +13.99%, breadth up (+7.14/name) · % beating 62→48 · median−ETF +2.27pp→-0.43pp.
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 2026-09-14.
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.
| Horizon | New highs | New lows | Net |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-Day | 4 (19%) | 9 (43%) | -5 |
| 1-Month | 2 (10%) | 2 (10%) | +0 |
| 3-Month | 2 (10%) | 0 (0%) | +2 |
| 6-Month | 1 (5%) | 0 (0%) | +1 |
| 52-Week | 1 (5%) | 0 (0%) | +1 |
| YTD | 1 (5%) | 0 (0%) | +1 |
Dispersion by window
| Window | ETF | Median | Median − ETF | Up / Down | Beat / Lag | ±1% band | Dispersion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1d | -0.94% | -0.93% | +0.01pp | 7 / 14 | 11 / 10 | 11 of 21 | ±1.45% |
| 5d | +0.73% | +1.61% | +0.88pp | 13 / 8 | 13 / 8 | 4 of 21 | ±4.13% |
| 21d | +5.68% | +5.25% | -0.43pp | 16 / 5 | 10 / 11 | 4 of 21 | ±6.06% |
| YTD | +45.27% | +38.09% | -7.18pp | 19 / 2 | 7 / 14 | 0 of 21 | ±40.03% |
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)
- EOG+0.80%+0.03pp
- OXY+0.52%+0.01pp
- OKE+0.36%+0.01pp
- KMI+0.32%+0.01pp
- FANG+0.37%+0.01pp
- SLB-4.89%-0.23pp
- CVX-0.88%-0.15pp
- BKR-3.86%-0.14pp
- XOM-0.55%-0.12pp
- VLO-1.91%-0.09pp
This month (21d)
- CVX+8.26%+1.38pp
- XOM+4.75%+1.04pp
- COP+10.49%+0.72pp
- VLO+11.67%+0.52pp
- MPC+11.55%+0.51pp
- BKR-10.50%-0.37pp
- KMI-3.49%-0.12pp
- WMB-1.49%-0.06pp
- EQT-1.61%-0.03pp
- EXE-1.35%-0.02pp
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)
- APA+12.58%
- DVN+12.03%
- VLO+11.67%
- MPC+11.55%
- PSX+11.10%
- BKR-10.50%
- KMI-3.49%
- EQT-1.61%
- WMB-1.49%
- EXE-1.35%
XLE — constituent leadership race
$100 in each covered XLE 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 — 21 covered · click a column to sort
| Symbol | Weight | Last | 1d | 5d | 21d | YTD | RS rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XOM Exxon Mobil Corp | 21.95% | 165.08 | -0.55% | +3.52% | +4.75% | +38.09% | 38 |
| CVX Chevron Corp | 16.71% | 212.17 | -0.88% | +1.71% | +8.26% | +40.57% | 67 |
| COP Conocophillips | 6.82% | 136.67 | -0.50% | +1.80% | +10.49% | +47.14% | 71 |
| SLB Slb Limited | 4.74% | 53.32 | -4.89% | -7.29% | +2.42% | +39.75% | 24 |
| VLO Valero Energy Corp | 4.45% | 382.95 | -1.91% | +3.30% | +11.67% | +137.81% | 86 |
| MPC Marathon Petroleum Corp | 4.39% | 396.45 | +0.13% | +1.94% | +11.55% | +145.00% | 81 |
| WMB Williams Companies | 4.29% | 71.95 | -1.24% | -2.26% | -1.49% | +20.56% | 14 |
| EOG Eog Resources | 4.18% | 148.54 | +0.80% | +2.31% | +5.04% | +43.91% | 43 |
| PSX Phillips 66 | 4.08% | 257.06 | -0.93% | +0.77% | +11.10% | +100.85% | 76 |
| KMI Kinder Morgan Inc | 3.53% | 30.96 | +0.32% | -1.40% | -3.49% | +14.76% | 5 |
| BKR Baker Hughes Company | 3.52% | 56.78 | -3.86% | -10.58% | -10.50% | +25.57% | 0 |
| TRGP Targa Resources | 3.30% | 287.25 | -1.03% | -0.97% | +7.63% | +57.25% | 62 |
| OKE Oneok Inc | 3.22% | 96.97 | +0.36% | +1.61% | +4.67% | +35.34% | 33 |
| DVN Devon Energy Corp | 2.92% | 49.73 | -1.00% | +3.47% | +12.03% | +36.47% | 90 |
| OXY Occidental Petroleum | 2.29% | 61.78 | +0.52% | +3.37% | +7.07% | +50.96% | 57 |
| FANG Diamondback Energy | 2.10% | 205.72 | +0.37% | +3.26% | +3.11% | +37.66% | 29 |
| HAL Halliburton Company | 1.87% | 35.01 | -2.32% | -5.56% | +6.61% | +25.02% | 52 |
| EQT Eqt Corp | 1.83% | 53.21 | -1.59% | -3.55% | -1.61% | -0.17% | 10 |
| TPL Texas Pacific Land Trust | 1.24% | 365.27 | -1.04% | +0.79% | +5.25% | +27.51% | 48 |
| EXE Expand Energy Corporation | 1.19% | 93.40 | -1.51% | -4.61% | -1.35% | -14.39% | 19 |
| APA Apa Corp | 0.74% | 45.03 | +0.67% | +5.28% | +12.58% | +87.09% | 95 |
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
XLE dispersion — data Q&A
Is XLE's move broad or carried by a few names (21 sessions)?
As of 2026-09-14: over 21 sessions the fund returned +5.68% while its median constituent returned +5.25% — a dispersion of 6.06 pp; 48% 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 2026-09-14: fund -0.94%, median member -0.93%, 7 advancers vs 14 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.