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Financials · Select Sector

76 stocks · cap-weighted, ETF-derived weights · Oct 9, 2026 close
54.73
−0.04 (−0.07%)
XLF 54.73 · −0.0 pts (−0.07%) YTD
61.9358.1754.4150.6546.89EW +2.74%H 58.56 · Sep 3L 47.81 · Mar 27
Dec 31Mar 13May 21Aug 3Oct 9
Breadth
34 / 76
stocks fell with the index
Concentration
100%+
of the decline from AXP, KKR, BX
Biggest driver
AXP −0.28
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO, −16.03%
Biggest offset
JPM +0.36
JPMORGAN CHASE + CO, +4.33%

What drove it

76 members · detractors first · YTD · residual 82.6bp exceeds 60bp gate

The XLF fell 0.07% (−0.04 pts) so far this year, but 42 of 76 members went the other way. AXP and KKR dragged the tape lower, contributing more than the entire move.

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+2.4 pts from 37 gainers−2.5 pts from 39 losers
net −0.0 pts · losers outweigh gainers 1.0 to 1
Stock
Points
Return
XLFsum of all 76 stocks
−0.0
100%
−0.07%
AXPAMERICAN EXPRESS CO
−0.3
695%
−16.03%
KKRKKR + CO INC
−0.2
513%
−28.16%
BXBLACKSTONE INC
−0.2
479%
−24.29%
COFCAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP
−0.2
438%
−17.08%
SPGIS+P GLOBAL INC
−0.2
423%
−17.44%
WFCWELLS FARGO + CO
−0.2
392%
−9.37%
FISVFISERV INC
−0.2
390%
−32.07%
FISFIDELITY NATIONAL INFO SERV
−0.1
311%
−47.73%
AONAON PLC CLASS A
−0.1
273%
−22.14%
PYPLPAYPAL HOLDINGS INC
−0.1
267%
−4.28%
COINCOINBASE GLOBAL INC CLASS A
−0.1
261%
−20.67%
PGRPROGRESSIVE CORP
−0.1
171%
+1.70%
ICEINTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE IN
−0.0
119%
−2.92%
APOAPOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC
−0.0
117%
−17.32%
HOODROBINHOOD MARKETS INC A
−0.0
117%
−3.61%
46 othersclick to expand the full index
−0.1
245%
·
NTRSNORTHERN TRUST CORP
+0.0
−113%
+24.44%
XYZBLOCK INC
+0.0
−122%
+18.67%
USBUS BANCORP
+0.1
−137%
+8.94%
PNCPNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP
+0.1
−160%
+6.64%
METMETLIFE INC
+0.1
−179%
+26.40%
STTSTATE STREET CORP
+0.1
−221%
+38.07%
IBKRINTERACTIVE BROKERS GRO CL A
+0.1
−240%
+36.92%
TRVTRAVELERS COS INC/THE
+0.1
−246%
+28.12%
GSGOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC
+0.1
−248%
+2.83%
MSMORGAN STANLEY
+0.1
−309%
+8.18%
BNYBANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP
+0.1
−337%
+23.99%
BACBANK OF AMERICA CORP
+0.1
−355%
+0.55%
CCITIGROUP INC
+0.3
−660%
+12.20%
VVISA INC CLASS A SHARES
+0.3
−834%
+10.36%
JPMJPMORGAN CHASE + CO
+0.4
−910%
+4.33%
Cap weighting, illustrated

JPMORGAN CHASE + CO and WR BERKLEY CORP moved almost identically (+4.33% vs +4.67%), yet JPM moved the XLF 36.4× 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 −0.04 pt move · cell size = points contributed · color = direction, intensity = return
JPM+0.4 pts(+4.3%)
V+0.3 pts(+10.4%)
AXP−0.3 pts(−16.0%)
C+0.3 pts(+12.2%)
KKR−0.2 pts(−28.2%)
BX−0.2 pts(−24.3%)
COF−0.2 pts(−17.1%)
SPGI−0.2 pts(−17.4%)
WFC−0.2 pts(−9.4%)
FISV−0.2 pts
BAC+0.1 pts
BNY+0.1 pts(+24.0%)
FIS−0.1 pts(−47.7%)
MS+0.1 pts(+8.2%)
AON−0.1 pts
PYPL−0.1 pts
COIN−0.1 pts(−20.7%)
GS+0.1 pts(+2.8%)
TRV+0.1 pts(+28.1%)
IBKR+0.1 pts
STT+0.1 pts
MET+0.1 pts
PGR
PNC
USB
ICE−0.0 pts
APO−0.0 pts
HOOD
ARES
NTRS
NDAQ
HIG
CBOE
AJG
BLK
PFG
SYF
ALL
HBAN
AMP
BEN
PRU
CFG
MTB
ACGL

Concentration curve

cumulative share of the −0.04 pt move · sorted by contribution
0%50%100%19385776stocks:3 stocks = 1687%100% covered at 1

When they drove it

cumulative points through the period
0AXP −0.28KKR −0.21BX −0.19JPM +0.36V +0.33C +0.26Dec 31Oct 9

Breadth

member returns, this period
−50%−30%−10%+10%+30%
From −47.73% (FIS) to +38.07% (STT). Equal-weight, the XLF would be +2.74% vs the actual −0.07%; the gap is what cap weighting did.

By sector

point contribution · sums to −0.04 pts
-76
−0.1

The year, session by session

every trading day of 2026 · hover for the move
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