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76 stocks · cap-weighted, ETF-derived weights · Aug 25, 2026 close
58.30
+4.73 (+8.83%)
XLF 58.30 · +4.7 pts (+8.83%) 1Y
60.9457.4453.9450.4546.95EW +12.11%H 58.30 · Aug 25L 47.81 · Mar 27
Aug 22, 2025Nov 20, 2025Feb 24, 2026May 26, 2026Aug 25, 2026
Breadth
56 / 76
stocks rose with the index
Concentration
53%
of the gain from JPM, GS, BAC
Biggest driver
JPM +1.18
JPMORGAN CHASE + CO, +22.15%
Biggest drag
FISV −0.34
FISERV INC, −62.46%

What drove it

76 members · drivers first · 1Y · residual 145.0bp exceeds 60bp gate

The XLF rose 8.83% (+4.73 pts) over the past year in a broad advance: 56 of 76 stocks rose, with JPM out front at +1.18 points.

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+6.5 pts from 50 gainers1.9 pts from 26 losers
net +4.7 pts · gainers outweigh losers 3.4 to 1
Stock
Points
Return
XLFsum of all 76 stocks
+4.7
100%
+8.83%
JPMJPMORGAN CHASE + CO
+1.2
25%
+22.15%
GSGOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC
+0.7
14%
+45.59%
BACBANK OF AMERICA CORP
+0.6
13%
+29.85%
MSMORGAN STANLEY
+0.6
13%
+48.91%
CCITIGROUP INC
+0.5
11%
+42.11%
VVISA INC CLASS A SHARES
+0.5
10%
+10.37%
BNYBANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP
+0.3
6%
+61.74%
WFCWELLS FARGO + CO
+0.2
4%
+8.91%
SCHWSCHWAB (CHARLES) CORP
+0.2
4%
+18.32%
STTSTATE STREET CORP
+0.1
3%
+71.38%
USBUS BANCORP
+0.1
3%
+34.39%
CBCHUBB LTD
+0.1
2%
+25.12%
PNCPNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP
+0.1
2%
+23.98%
TRVTRAVELERS COS INC/THE
+0.1
2%
+35.91%
IBKRINTERACTIVE BROKERS GRO CL A
+0.1
2%
+58.09%
46 othersclick to expand the full index
+0.8
18%
·
AIGAMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP
−0.0
−1%
−6.19%
AONAON PLC CLASS A
−0.0
−1%
−4.74%
BRK-BBERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CL B
−0.0
−1%
+3.10%
PYPLPAYPAL HOLDINGS INC
−0.1
−1%
−10.15%
BROBROWN + BROWN INC
−0.1
−1%
−23.56%
MRSHMARSH + MCLENNAN COS
−0.1
−1%
−6.81%
AJGARTHUR J GALLAGHER + CO
−0.1
−1%
−10.43%
ICEINTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE IN
−0.1
−2%
−9.30%
PGRPROGRESSIVE CORP
−0.1
−2%
−5.04%
FISFIDELITY NATIONAL INFO SERV
−0.1
−2%
−41.76%
BXBLACKSTONE INC
−0.1
−3%
−13.38%
KKRKKR + CO INC
−0.2
−4%
−23.46%
COINCOINBASE GLOBAL INC CLASS A
−0.2
−4%
−41.49%
SPGIS+P GLOBAL INC
−0.2
−5%
−17.40%
FISVFISERV INC
−0.3
−7%
−62.46%
Cap weighting, illustrated

JPMORGAN CHASE + CO and GLOBE LIFE INC moved almost identically (+22.15% vs +22.74%), yet JPM moved the XLF 117.8× 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 +4.73 pt move · cell size = points contributed · color = direction, intensity = return
JPM+1.2 pts(+22.2%)
GS+0.7 pts(+45.6%)
BAC+0.6 pts(+29.8%)
MS+0.6 pts(+48.9%)
C+0.5 pts(+42.1%)
V+0.5 pts(+10.4%)
FISV−0.3 pts
BNY+0.3 pts(+61.7%)
SPGI−0.2 pts(−17.4%)
COIN−0.2 pts(−41.5%)
WFC+0.2 pts(+8.9%)
KKR−0.2 pts(−23.5%)
SCHW+0.2 pts(+18.3%)
STT+0.1 pts
USB+0.1 pts
BX
CB+0.1 pts
PNC+0.1 pts
FIS
TRV
PGR
IBKR
ICE
ALL+0.1 pts
NTRS+0.1 pts
AXP
AJG
MA
BRO
FITB
MET
BRK-B
CBOE
PFG
MTB
AIG
AMP
CPAY
ARES

Concentration curve

cumulative share of the +4.73 pt move · sorted by contribution
0%50%100%19385776stocks:3 stocks = 53%100% covered at 9

When they drove it

cumulative points through the period
0JPM +1.18GS +0.68BAC +0.63FISV −0.34SPGI −0.24COIN −0.20Aug 22Aug 25

Breadth

member returns, this period
−75%−50%−25%0%+25%+50%
From −62.46% (FISV) to +71.38% (STT). Equal-weight, the XLF would be +12.11% vs the actual +8.83%; the gap is what cap weighting did.

By sector

point contribution · sums to +4.73 pts
-76
+4.6

The year, session by session

every trading day of 2026 · hover for the move
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