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76 stocks · cap-weighted, ETF-derived weights · Aug 25, 2026 close
58.30
+20.09 (+52.58%)
XLF 58.30 · +20.1 pts (+52.58%) 5Y
74.3762.7251.0839.4327.78EW +87.15%H 58.30 · Aug 25L 30.64 · Sep 29
Aug 17, 2021Nov 16, 2022Feb 22, 2024May 21, 2025Aug 25, 2026
Breadth
67 / 76
stocks rose with the index
Concentration
40%
of the gain from JPM, BRK-B, MA
Biggest driver
JPM +3.96
JPMORGAN CHASE + CO, +156.43%
Biggest drag
PYPL −1.50
PAYPAL HOLDINGS INC, −76.83%

What drove it

76 members · drivers first · 5Y · residual 918.5bp exceeds 60bp gate

The XLF rose 52.58% (+20.09 pts) over five years in a broad advance: 67 of 76 stocks rose, with JPM out front at +3.96 points.

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+24.3 pts from 62 gainers3.4 pts from 14 losers
net +20.1 pts · gainers outweigh losers 7.0 to 1
Stock
Points
Return
XLFsum of all 76 stocks
+20.1
100%
+52.58%
JPMJPMORGAN CHASE + CO
+4.0
20%
+156.43%
BRK-BBERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CL B
+2.3
11%
+74.39%
MAMASTERCARD INC A
+1.8
9%
+69.62%
VVISA INC CLASS A SHARES
+1.8
9%
+69.76%
GSGOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC
+1.4
7%
+195.12%
BACBANK OF AMERICA CORP
+1.4
7%
+72.94%
MSMORGAN STANLEY
+1.1
5%
+145.44%
WFCWELLS FARGO + CO
+0.9
4%
+95.59%
CCITIGROUP INC
+0.9
4%
+119.53%
AXPAMERICAN EXPRESS CO
+0.8
4%
+116.84%
BNYBANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP
+0.6
3%
+246.89%
SCHWSCHWAB (CHARLES) CORP
+0.6
3%
+65.09%
BXBLACKSTONE INC
+0.4
2%
+49.86%
HOODROBINHOOD MARKETS INC A
+0.4
2%
+140.18%
KKRKKR + CO INC
+0.4
2%
+76.78%
46 othersclick to expand the full index
+5.6
28%
·
GLGLOBE LIFE INC
+0.0
0%
+86.49%
JKHYJACK HENRY + ASSOCIATES INC
−0.0
0%
+3.59%
ERIEERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY CL A
−0.0
0%
+62.87%
TFCTRUIST FINANCIAL CORP
−0.0
0%
+12.85%
MRSHMARSH + MCLENNAN COS
−0.0
0%
+34.51%
FDSFACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC
−0.0
0%
−16.78%
MSCIMSCI INC
−0.1
0%
−5.43%
GPNGLOBAL PAYMENTS INC
−0.1
0%
−41.08%
TROWT ROWE PRICE GROUP INC
−0.1
0%
−34.05%
COINCOINBASE GLOBAL INC CLASS A
−0.1
0%
−25.37%
SPGIS+P GLOBAL INC
−0.2
−1%
+7.03%
FISVFISERV INC
−0.3
−1%
−53.56%
FISFIDELITY NATIONAL INFO SERV
−0.3
−1%
−65.79%
XYZBLOCK INC
−0.9
−4%
−68.30%
PYPLPAYPAL HOLDINGS INC
−1.5
−7%
−76.83%
Cap weighting, illustrated

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CL B and GLOBE LIFE INC moved almost identically (+74.39% vs +86.49%), yet BRK-B moved the XLF 229.2× 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 +20.09 pt move · cell size = points contributed · color = direction, intensity = return
JPM+4.0 pts(+156.4%)
BRK-B+2.3 pts(+74.4%)
MA+1.8 pts(+69.6%)
V+1.8 pts(+69.8%)
PYPL−1.5 pts(−76.8%)
GS+1.4 pts(+195.1%)
BAC+1.4 pts(+72.9%)
MS+1.1 pts(+145.4%)
XYZ−0.9 pts(−68.3%)
WFC+0.9 pts(+95.6%)
C+0.9 pts(+119.5%)
AXP+0.8 pts(+116.8%)
BNY+0.6 pts
SCHW+0.6 pts
BX+0.4 pts
HOOD+0.4 pts
KKR
PGR
APO
BLK
IBKR
FIS−0.3 pts
FISV−0.3 pts
COF
STT
ICE
TRV
PNC
CME
AJG
SPGI
NTRS
RJF
NDAQ
MET

Concentration curve

cumulative share of the +20.09 pt move · sorted by contribution
0%50%100%19385776stocks:3 stocks = 40%100% covered at 20

When they drove it

cumulative points through the period
0JPM +3.96BRK-B +2.29MA +1.85PYPL −1.50XYZ −0.89FIS −0.28Aug 17Aug 25

Breadth

member returns, this period
−100%+100%+300%+500%
From −76.83% (PYPL) to +553.85% (IBKR). Equal-weight, the XLF would be +87.15% vs the actual +52.58%; the gap is what cap weighting did.

By sector

point contribution · sums to +20.09 pts
-76
+20.8

The year, session by session

every trading day of 2026 · hover for the move
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