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Materials · Select Sector

25 stocks · cap-weighted, ETF-derived weights · Aug 25, 2026 close
53.59
−31.45 (−36.98%)
XLB 53.59 · −31.4 pts (−36.98%) 5Y
141.16115.5890.0064.4238.84EW +58.62%H 97.63 · Oct 18L 45.12 · Dec 11
Aug 17, 2021Nov 16, 2022Feb 22, 2024May 21, 2025Aug 25, 2026
Breadth
10 / 25
stocks fell with the index
Concentration
22%
of the decline from DOW, IFF, ALB
Biggest driver
DOW −3.59
DOW INC, −36.50%
Biggest offset
LIN +5.34
LINDE PLC, +67.32%

What drove it

25 members · detractors first · 5Y · residual 5861.5bp exceeds 60bp gate

The XLB fell 36.98% (−31.45 pts) over five years, but 15 of 25 members went the other way. DOW and IFF dragged the tape lower, accounting for 22% of the decline.

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+27.2 pts from 15 gainers14.0 pts from 10 losers
net −31.4 pts · gainers outweigh losers 1.9 to 1
Stock
Points
Return
XLBsum of all 25 stocks
−31.4
100%
−36.98%
DOWDOW INC
−3.6
11%
−36.50%
IFFINTL FLAVORS + FRAGRANCES
−1.8
6%
−35.65%
ALBALBEMARLE CORP
−1.6
5%
−34.69%
MOSMOSAIC CO/THE
−1.6
5%
−12.31%
LYBLYONDELLBASELL INDU CL A
−1.5
5%
−13.24%
PPGPPG INDUSTRIES INC
−1.2
4%
−24.56%
AVYAVERY DENNISON CORP
−0.9
3%
−9.36%
IPINTERNATIONAL PAPER CO
−0.8
3%
−9.22%
AMCRAMCOR PLC
−0.6
2%
−0.21%
BALLBALL CORP
−0.5
2%
−23.44%
APDAIR PRODUCTS + CHEMICALS INC
+0.2
−1%
+22.40%
ECLECOLAB INC
+0.2
−1%
+38.29%
CFCF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS INC
+0.3
−1%
+208.16%
SWSMURFIT WESTROCK PLC
+0.7
−2%
+15.07%
NUENUCOR CORP
+0.7
−2%
+122.97%
PKGPACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA
+0.8
−2%
+96.03%
CTVACORTEVA INC
+1.2
−4%
+93.97%
SHWSHERWIN WILLIAMS CO/THE
+1.4
−4%
+20.20%
STLDSTEEL DYNAMICS INC
+1.9
−6%
+261.73%
VMCVULCAN MATERIALS CO
+2.0
−6%
+53.65%
MLMMARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS
+2.1
−7%
+45.31%
CRHCRH PLC
+3.1
−10%
+113.21%
NEMNEWMONT CORP
+3.5
−11%
+165.19%
FCXFREEPORT MCMORAN INC
+3.7
−12%
+144.56%
LINLINDE PLC
+5.3
−17%
+67.32%
Cap weighting, illustrated

SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO/THE and AIR PRODUCTS + CHEMICALS INC moved almost identically (+20.20% vs +22.40%), yet SHW moved the XLB 6.1× as much. In a cap-weighted index, the bigger company's weight turns the same percentage move into far more points.

Attribution map

slicing the −31.45 pt move · cell size = points contributed · color = direction, intensity = return
LIN+5.3 pts(+67.3%)
FCX+3.7 pts(+144.6%)
DOW−3.6 pts(−36.5%)
NEM+3.5 pts(+165.2%)
CRH+3.1 pts(+113.2%)
MLM+2.1 pts(+45.3%)
VMC+2.0 pts(+53.6%)
STLD+1.9 pts
IFF−1.8 pts(−35.6%)
ALB−1.6 pts(−34.7%)
MOS−1.6 pts
LYB−1.5 pts
SHW+1.4 pts(+20.2%)
CTVA+1.2 pts(+94.0%)
PPG−1.2 pts(−24.6%)
AVY−0.9 pts(−9.4%)
IP−0.8 pts
PKG+0.8 pts
NUE+0.7 pts
SW
AMCR−0.6 pts
BALL
CF

Concentration curve

cumulative share of the −31.45 pt move · sorted by contribution
0%50%100%6131925stocks:3 stocks = 22%100% covered at 25

When they drove it

cumulative points through the period
0DOW −3.59IFF −1.77ALB −1.61LIN +5.34FCX +3.70NEM +3.54Aug 17Aug 25

Breadth

member returns, this period
−50%+50%+150%+250%
From −36.50% (DOW) to +261.73% (STLD). Equal-weight, the XLB would be +58.62% vs the actual −36.98%; the gap is what cap weighting did.

By sector

point contribution · sums to −31.45 pts
-25
+13.2

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