Constituent dispersion · breadth vs the index
XLU — Utilities 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 | -1.67% | -1.1 | +16pp | +1.51pp | Confirming ↓ |
| 1 month | -3.37% | -2.39 | -13pp | -0.04pp | Confirming ↓ |
| 1 quarter | -5.95% | +0.81 | +16pp | +1.51pp | Improving |
Over the last 126 sessions: price up +1.56%, breadth up (+6.71/name) · % beating 77→55 · median−ETF +2.98pp→+0.56pp.
Stocks above their moving average — participation breadth
Of the 31 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 2026-08-07.
New highs & new lows — by horizon
How many of the 31 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 | 6 (19%) | 6 (19%) | +0 |
| 1-Month | 0 (0%) | 6 (19%) | -6 |
| 3-Month | 0 (0%) | 4 (13%) | -4 |
| 6-Month | 0 (0%) | 3 (10%) | -3 |
| 52-Week | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | +0 |
| YTD | 0 (0%) | 1 (3%) | -1 |
Dispersion by window
| Window | ETF | Median | Median − ETF | Up / Down | Beat / Lag | ±1% band | Dispersion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1d | +0.53% | +0.37% | -0.16pp | 21 / 10 | 12 / 19 | 21 of 31 | ±1.11% |
| 5d | -1.67% | -0.80% | +0.87pp | 8 / 23 | 21 / 10 | 12 of 31 | ±2.76% |
| 21d | -3.37% | -2.81% | +0.56pp | 3 / 27 | 17 / 14 | 5 of 31 | ±4.63% |
| YTD | +2.87% | +7.13% | +4.26pp | 26 / 5 | 24 / 7 | 5 of 31 | ±10.26% |
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)
- CEG+3.37%+0.2pp
- PCG+2.71%+0.07pp
- DUK+0.77%+0.05pp
- XEL+1.43%+0.05pp
- PPL+2.43%+0.05pp
- NI-1.78%-0.03pp
- ED-0.89%-0.03pp
- SRE-0.56%-0.02pp
- ATO-1.04%-0.02pp
- VST-0.56%-0.02pp
This month (21d)
- CEG+7.64%+0.45pp
- AWK+3.65%+0.07pp
- PCG+1.63%+0.04pp
- SRE-11.35%-0.5pp
- VST-11.01%-0.38pp
- NEE-2.81%-0.37pp
- AEP-6.07%-0.31pp
- NRG-15.91%-0.31pp
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)
- CEG+7.64%
- AWK+3.65%
- PCG+1.63%
- AES+0.00%
- DUK-0.33%
- NRG-15.91%
- SRE-11.35%
- VST-11.01%
- NI-8.68%
- LNT-8.36%
XLU — constituent leadership race
$100 in each covered XLU 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 — 31 covered · click a column to sort
| Symbol | Weight | Last | 1d | 5d | 21d | YTD | RS rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEE Nextera Energy | 12.99% | 84.65 | +0.06% | -2.61% | -2.81% | +6.16% | 48 |
| SO Southern Company | 7.51% | 92.69 | -0.23% | -1.96% | -2.61% | +7.13% | 55 |
| DUK Duke Energy Corp | 7.05% | 124.85 | +0.77% | -0.46% | -0.33% | +7.43% | 84 |
| CEG Constellation Energy Corp | 5.89% | 269.89 | +3.37% | +2.72% | +7.64% | -23.50% | 97 |
| AEP American Electric Power | 5.07% | 125.73 | +0.38% | -1.66% | -6.07% | +9.90% | 29 |
| SRE Sempra | 4.37% | 83.88 | -0.56% | -5.27% | -11.35% | -4.33% | 3 |
| D Dominion Energy Inc | 4.21% | 67.39 | +0.88% | -2.57% | -2.97% | +17.41% | 45 |
| ETR Entergy Corp | 3.65% | 107.18 | +0.65% | -0.41% | -5.92% | +17.36% | 32 |
| EXC Exelon Corp | 3.43% | 45.61 | +0.64% | -0.46% | -1.66% | +5.53% | 71 |
| VST Vistra Energy Corp | 3.42% | 140.59 | -0.56% | -5.13% | -11.01% | -12.74% | 6 |
| XEL XCEL Energy Inc | 3.37% | 78.07 | +1.43% | -0.17% | -1.20% | +6.48% | 74 |
| PEG Public Service Enterprise Group | 2.89% | 75.66 | +0.83% | -1.33% | -5.63% | -5.02% | 35 |
| ED Consolidated Edison Company | 2.82% | 107.98 | -0.89% | -0.80% | -2.08% | +10.49% | 68 |
| PCG Pacific Gas & Electric Company | 2.70% | 17.46 | +2.71% | +0.46% | +1.63% | +8.96% | 90 |
| WEC Wisconsin Energy Corp | 2.68% | 107.63 | -0.31% | -1.64% | -6.32% | +3.80% | 19 |
| DTE Dte Energy Company | 2.22% | 139.87 | -0.07% | -1.41% | -6.30% | +9.29% | 23 |
| AEE Ameren Corp | 2.19% | 108.84 | +0.53% | -0.70% | -2.62% | +9.73% | 52 |
| ATO Atmos Energy Corp | 2.04% | 170.19 | -1.04% | -1.50% | -2.59% | +2.67% | 58 |
| EIX Edison International | 2.04% | 68.62 | +2.07% | -6.47% | -8.07% | +17.41% | 16 |
| CNP Centerpoint Energy | 2.03% | 40.68 | +0.02% | -3.24% | -6.09% | +7.27% | 26 |
| NRG NRG Energy | 1.93% | 118.13 | -0.77% | -11.72% | -15.91% | -25.36% | 0 |
| PPL PPL Corp | 1.92% | 35.46 | +2.43% | +0.71% | -0.56% | +2.02% | 77 |
| ES Eversource Energy | 1.87% | 72.33 | +0.37% | +1.03% | -2.16% | +9.85% | 65 |
| AWK American Water Works | 1.79% | 135.31 | +0.36% | +0.85% | +3.65% | +5.14% | 94 |
| FE Firstenergy Corp | 1.77% | 47.47 | +1.20% | -0.76% | -0.34% | +8.15% | 81 |
| NI NiSource Inc | 1.64% | 42.61 | -1.78% | -4.10% | -8.68% | +3.38% | 10 |
| CMS Cms Energy Corp | 1.64% | 71.03 | +0.57% | -0.54% | -5.29% | +3.13% | 42 |
| EVRG Evergy Inc | 1.40% | 83.38 | +0.43% | +0.45% | -2.23% | +16.96% | 61 |
| LNT Alliant Energy Corp | 1.36% | 69.37 | -0.22% | -1.99% | -8.36% | +8.38% | 13 |
| PNW Pinnacle West Capital Corp | 0.90% | 101.03 | +0.21% | +0.95% | -5.36% | +16.04% | 39 |
| AES The Aes Corp | 0.76% | 14.73 | +0.20% | +0.34% | +0.00% | +5.22% | 87 |
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.