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Materials · Select Sector

25 stocks · cap-weighted, ETF-derived weights · Aug 25, 2026 close
53.59
−38.60 (−41.87%)
XLB 53.59 · −38.6 pts (−41.87%) 1Y
119.2899.0778.8558.6438.43EW +23.37%H 92.61 · Sep 11L 43.39 · Dec 9
Aug 22, 2025Nov 20, 2025Feb 24, 2026May 26, 2026Aug 25, 2026
Breadth
6 / 25
stocks fell with the index
Concentration
5%
of the decline from LIN, IP, CRH
Biggest driver
LIN −1.04
LINDE PLC, +2.50%
Biggest offset
NEM +2.65
NEWMONT CORP, +93.01%

What drove it

25 members · detractors first · 1Y · residual 4773.6bp exceeds 60bp gate

The XLB fell 41.87% (−38.60 pts) over the past year, but 19 of 25 members went the other way. LIN and IP dragged the tape lower, accounting for 5% of the decline.

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+10.1 pts from 15 gainers3.9 pts from 10 losers
net −38.6 pts · gainers outweigh losers 2.6 to 1
Stock
Points
Return
XLBsum of all 25 stocks
−38.6
100%
−41.87%
LINLINDE PLC
−1.0
3%
+2.50%
IPINTERNATIONAL PAPER CO
−0.6
2%
−13.00%
CRHCRH PLC
−0.4
1%
−14.19%
MLMMARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS
−0.4
1%
−12.06%
LYBLYONDELLBASELL INDU CL A
−0.3
1%
+14.59%
MOSMOSAIC CO/THE
−0.3
1%
−22.86%
SHWSHERWIN WILLIAMS CO/THE
−0.2
1%
−5.36%
APDAIR PRODUCTS + CHEMICALS INC
−0.2
1%
+4.18%
VMCVULCAN MATERIALS CO
−0.2
1%
−5.77%
SWSMURFIT WESTROCK PLC
−0.2
0%
+11.81%
DOWDOW INC
+0.0
0%
+26.31%
ECLECOLAB INC
+0.0
0%
+3.13%
PPGPPG INDUSTRIES INC
+0.1
0%
+1.45%
AVYAVERY DENNISON CORP
+0.2
0%
+3.03%
CFCF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS INC
+0.2
0%
+49.30%
PKGPACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA
+0.2
−1%
+18.73%
BALLBALL CORP
+0.2
−1%
+21.03%
CTVACORTEVA INC
+0.4
−1%
+14.28%
AMCRAMCOR PLC
+0.4
−1%
+15.23%
IFFINTL FLAVORS + FRAGRANCES
+0.8
−2%
+31.29%
ALBALBEMARLE CORP
+0.8
−2%
+65.92%
NUENUCOR CORP
+1.2
−3%
+69.56%
STLDSTEEL DYNAMICS INC
+1.4
−4%
+76.23%
FCXFREEPORT MCMORAN INC
+1.6
−4%
+86.14%
NEMNEWMONT CORP
+2.7
−7%
+93.01%

Attribution map

slicing the −38.60 pt move · cell size = points contributed · color = direction, intensity = return
NEM+2.7 pts(+93.0%)
FCX+1.6 pts(+86.1%)
STLD+1.4 pts(+76.2%)
NUE+1.2 pts(+69.6%)
LIN−1.0 pts(+2.5%)
ALB+0.8 pts(+65.9%)
IFF+0.8 pts(+31.3%)
IP−0.6 pts(−13.0%)
CRH−0.4 pts
MLM−0.4 pts
AMCR+0.4 pts(+15.2%)
CTVA+0.4 pts(+14.3%)
LYB−0.3 pts(+14.6%)
MOS−0.3 pts(−22.9%)
BALL+0.2 pts
SHW−0.2 pts
PKG+0.2 pts
APD−0.2 pts
VMC−0.2 pts
CF+0.2 pts
AVY
SW

Concentration curve

cumulative share of the −38.60 pt move · sorted by contribution
0%50%100%6131925stocks:3 stocks = 5%100% covered at 25

When they drove it

cumulative points through the period
0LIN −1.04IP −0.58CRH −0.44NEM +2.65FCX +1.62STLD +1.36Aug 22Aug 25

Breadth

member returns, this period
−25%0%+25%+50%+75%
From −22.86% (MOS) to +93.01% (NEM). Equal-weight, the XLB would be +23.37% vs the actual −41.87%; the gap is what cap weighting did.

By sector

point contribution · sums to −38.60 pts
-25
+6.2

The year, session by session

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