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WHAT MOVED THE MARKET TODAY

Financials · Select Sector

76 stocks · cap-weighted, ETF-derived weights · Aug 25, 2026 close
58.30
+7.32 (+14.36%)
XLF 58.30 · +7.3 pts (+14.36%) 6M
60.7457.3053.8550.4146.96EW +17.45%H 58.30 · Aug 25L 47.81 · Mar 27
Feb 24Apr 10May 26Jul 13Aug 25
Breadth
70 / 76
stocks rose with the index
Concentration
39%
of the gain from JPM, V, MA
Biggest driver
JPM +1.22
JPMORGAN CHASE + CO, +20.59%
Biggest drag
CME −0.11
CME GROUP INC, −10.51%

What drove it

76 members · drivers first · 6M · residual 68.6bp exceeds 60bp gate

The XLF rose 14.36% (+7.32 pts) over the past six months in a broad advance: 70 of 76 stocks rose, with JPM out front at +1.22 points.

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+7.7 pts from 60 gainers0.4 pts from 16 losers
net +7.3 pts · gainers outweigh losers 17.9 to 1
Stock
Points
Return
XLFsum of all 76 stocks
+7.3
100%
+14.36%
JPMJPMORGAN CHASE + CO
+1.2
17%
+20.59%
VVISA INC CLASS A SHARES
+1.0
13%
+25.25%
MAMASTERCARD INC A
+0.6
8%
+20.54%
BACBANK OF AMERICA CORP
+0.6
8%
+26.09%
MSMORGAN STANLEY
+0.4
6%
+29.09%
GSGOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC
+0.4
5%
+18.49%
CCITIGROUP INC
+0.3
4%
+22.20%
SCHWSCHWAB (CHARLES) CORP
+0.2
3%
+21.00%
BNYBANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP
+0.2
3%
+40.97%
HOODROBINHOOD MARKETS INC A
+0.2
3%
+52.73%
BXBLACKSTONE INC
+0.2
3%
+24.34%
XYZBLOCK INC
+0.1
2%
+62.18%
COFCAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP
+0.1
2%
+10.55%
STTSTATE STREET CORP
+0.1
2%
+53.41%
AJGARTHUR J GALLAGHER + CO
+0.1
1%
+25.12%
46 othersclick to expand the full index
+1.9
26%
·
LLOEWS CORP
−0.0
0%
+1.46%
CBOECBOE GLOBAL MARKETS INC
−0.0
0%
+6.02%
HBANHUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC
−0.0
0%
+1.54%
TFCTRUIST FINANCIAL CORP
−0.0
0%
+2.38%
AFLAFLAC INC
−0.0
0%
+3.85%
WRBWR BERKLEY CORP
−0.0
0%
−2.54%
ACGLARCH CAPITAL GROUP LTD
−0.0
0%
+1.39%
AIGAMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP
−0.0
0%
−3.12%
CBCHUBB LTD
−0.0
0%
+2.47%
HIGHARTFORD INSURANCE GROUP INC
−0.0
0%
−0.76%
FISVFISERV INC
−0.0
0%
−11.31%
FISFIDELITY NATIONAL INFO SERV
−0.0
0%
−14.17%
WFCWELLS FARGO + CO
−0.0
−1%
+0.85%
BRK-BBERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CL B
−0.1
−1%
+1.95%
CMECME GROUP INC
−0.1
−2%
−10.51%
Cap weighting, illustrated

JPMORGAN CHASE + CO and GLOBE LIFE INC moved almost identically (+20.59% vs +21.37%), yet JPM moved the XLF 119.6× 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 +7.32 pt move · cell size = points contributed · color = direction, intensity = return
JPM+1.2 pts(+20.6%)
V+1.0 pts(+25.3%)
MA+0.6 pts(+20.5%)
BAC+0.6 pts(+26.1%)
MS+0.4 pts(+29.1%)
GS+0.4 pts(+18.5%)
C+0.3 pts(+22.2%)
SCHW+0.2 pts(+21.0%)
BNY+0.2 pts(+41.0%)
HOOD+0.2 pts(+52.7%)
BX+0.2 pts(+24.3%)
XYZ+0.1 pts
COF
STT
CME−0.1 pts
AJG+0.1 pts
APO
PYPL
SPGI+0.1 pts
BRK-B−0.1 pts
IBKR
KKR
TRV
USB
ALL
MCO
ARES
NDAQ
AXP
AON
PRU
MRSH
WFC
TROW

Concentration curve

cumulative share of the +7.32 pt move · sorted by contribution
0%50%100%19385776stocks:3 stocks = 39%100% covered at 39

When they drove it

cumulative points through the period
0JPM +1.22V +0.98MA +0.62CME −0.11BRK-B −0.09WFC −0.04Feb 24Aug 25

Breadth

member returns, this period
−20%0%+20%+40%+60%
From −14.17% (FIS) to +62.18% (XYZ). Equal-weight, the XLF would be +17.45% vs the actual +14.36%; the gap is what cap weighting did.

By sector

point contribution · sums to +7.32 pts
-76
+7.3

The year, session by session

every trading day of 2026 · hover for the move
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