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74 stocks · cap-weighted, ETF-derived weights · Oct 9, 2026 close
54.73
+0.50 (+0.92%)
XLF 54.73 · +0.5 pts (+0.92%) 1D
54.8554.6654.4854.2954.10prev close 54.23EW +0.23%H 54.80 · 15:30L 54.23 · open
open11:0512:4514:2016:00
5-minute bars · index reconstructed live from member prices
Breadth
32 / 74
stocks rose with the index
Concentration
54%
of the gain from V, MA, BRK-B
Biggest driver
V +0.13
VISA INC CLASS A SHARES, +2.76%
Biggest drag
CB −0.01
CHUBB LTD, −0.74%
Context
86th pctile
of the past year's sessions by daily move

What drove it

74 members · drivers first · 1D · residual 2.6bp within 60bp gate

The XLF rose 0.92% (+0.50 pts) on the day, but 42 of 74 members went the other way. V and MA carried the tape higher, accounting for 54% of the gain.

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+0.6 pts from 32 gainers−0.1 pts from 42 losers
net +0.5 pts · gainers outweigh losers 5.7 to 1
Stock
Points
Return
XLFsum of all 74 stocks
+0.5
100%
+0.92%
VVISA INC CLASS A SHARES
+0.1
25%
+2.76%
MAMASTERCARD INC A
+0.1
17%
+2.52%
BRK-BBERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CL B
+0.1
12%
+0.86%
WFCWELLS FARGO + CO
+0.0
7%
+1.87%
BACBANK OF AMERICA CORP
+0.0
7%
+1.31%
JPMJPMORGAN CHASE + CO
+0.0
6%
+0.47%
GSGOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC
+0.0
5%
+1.44%
MSMORGAN STANLEY
+0.0
4%
+1.37%
CCITIGROUP INC
+0.0
4%
+1.21%
BLKBLACKROCK INC
+0.0
3%
+1.55%
COINCOINBASE GLOBAL INC CLASS A
+0.0
2%
+4.30%
HOODROBINHOOD MARKETS INC A
+0.0
2%
+1.88%
APOAPOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC
+0.0
2%
+2.92%
SPGIS+P GLOBAL INC
+0.0
2%
+1.26%
CMECME GROUP INC
+0.0
2%
+1.49%
44 othersclick to expand the full index
+0.0
8%
·
SCHWSCHWAB (CHARLES) CORP
−0.0
0%
−0.17%
IVZINVESCO LTD
−0.0
0%
−1.93%
CPAYCORPAY INC
−0.0
0%
−1.05%
CINFCINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORP
−0.0
0%
−1.13%
SYFSYNCHRONY FINANCIAL
−0.0
0%
−1.26%
ALLALLSTATE CORP
−0.0
0%
−0.53%
TRVTRAVELERS COS INC/THE
−0.0
0%
−0.41%
AIZASSURANT INC
−0.0
0%
−2.35%
AJGARTHUR J GALLAGHER + CO
−0.0
−1%
−0.58%
MRSHMARSH + MCLENNAN COS
−0.0
−1%
−0.55%
PFGPRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP
−0.0
−1%
−2.30%
BNYBANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP
−0.0
−1%
−0.61%
PGRPROGRESSIVE CORP
−0.0
−1%
−0.59%
AONAON PLC CLASS A
−0.0
−1%
−1.32%
CBCHUBB LTD
−0.0
−1%
−0.74%
Cap weighting, illustrated

VISA INC CLASS A SHARES and BLOCK INC moved almost identically (+2.76% vs +2.68%), yet V moved the XLF 12.7× 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 +0.50 pt move · cell size = points contributed · color = direction, intensity = return
V+0.1 pts(+2.8%)
MA+0.1 pts(+2.5%)
BRK-B+0.1 pts(+0.9%)
WFC+0.0 pts(+1.9%)
BAC+0.0 pts(+1.3%)
JPM+0.0 pts(+0.5%)
GS+0.0 pts
MS+0.0 pts(+1.4%)
C+0.0 pts
BLK+0.0 pts(+1.6%)
COIN+0.0 pts(+4.3%)
HOOD+0.0 pts(+1.9%)
APO+0.0 pts(+2.9%)
SPGI+0.0 pts(+1.3%)
CME+0.0 pts
BX+0.0 pts
CBOE
KKR+0.0 pts
CB−0.0 pts
MCO
IBKR+0.0 pts
BNY
NDAQ
PFG
MRSH
AJG

Concentration curve

cumulative share of the +0.50 pt move · sorted by contribution
0%50%100%19375674stocks:3 stocks = 54%100% covered at 14

When they drove it

cumulative points through the period
0V +0.13MA +0.08BRK-B +0.06CB −0.01AON −0.01PGR −0.01Oct 8Oct 9

Breadth

member returns, this period
−3%−1%+1%+3%
From −2.35% (AIZ) to +4.30% (COIN). Equal-weight, the XLF would be +0.23% vs the actual +0.92%; the gap is what cap weighting did.

By sector

point contribution · sums to +0.50 pts
-74
+0.5

The year, session by session

every trading day of 2026 · hover for the move
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