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Financials · Select Sector

76 stocks · cap-weighted, ETF-derived weights · Aug 25, 2026 close
58.30
+3.53 (+6.45%)
XLF 58.30 · +3.5 pts (+6.45%) YTD
61.7858.0654.3450.6246.90EW +11.09%H 58.30 · Aug 25L 47.81 · Mar 27
Dec 31Mar 3Apr 29Jun 29Aug 25
Breadth
56 / 76
stocks rose with the index
Concentration
46%
of the gain from JPM, V, GS
Biggest driver
JPM +0.78
JPMORGAN CHASE + CO, +11.76%
Biggest drag
WFC −0.19
WELLS FARGO + CO, −8.05%

What drove it

76 members · drivers first · YTD · residual 68.8bp exceeds 60bp gate

The XLF rose 6.45% (+3.53 pts) so far this year in a broad advance: 56 of 76 stocks rose, with JPM out front at +0.78 points.

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+4.7 pts from 48 gainers1.2 pts from 28 losers
net +3.5 pts · gainers outweigh losers 3.8 to 1
Stock
Points
Return
XLFsum of all 76 stocks
+3.5
100%
+6.45%
JPMJPMORGAN CHASE + CO
+0.8
22%
+11.76%
VVISA INC CLASS A SHARES
+0.5
13%
+9.94%
GSGOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC
+0.4
11%
+21.63%
BACBANK OF AMERICA CORP
+0.4
11%
+15.56%
MSMORGAN STANLEY
+0.3
10%
+23.40%
CCITIGROUP INC
+0.2
7%
+15.33%
BNYBANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP
+0.2
6%
+42.16%
MAMASTERCARD INC A
+0.2
5%
+5.31%
SCHWSCHWAB (CHARLES) CORP
+0.2
5%
+13.16%
STTSTATE STREET CORP
+0.1
3%
+52.28%
IBKRINTERACTIVE BROKERS GRO CL A
+0.1
3%
+53.00%
USBUS BANCORP
+0.1
3%
+19.14%
PNCPNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP
+0.1
3%
+18.73%
TRVTRAVELERS COS INC/THE
+0.1
3%
+28.43%
BLKBLACKROCK INC
+0.1
3%
+11.23%
46 othersclick to expand the full index
+0.8
23%
·
BXBLACKSTONE INC
−0.0
0%
−5.03%
ICEINTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE IN
−0.0
0%
+0.59%
BROBROWN + BROWN INC
−0.0
0%
−7.49%
HIGHARTFORD INSURANCE GROUP INC
−0.0
−1%
+1.21%
PGRPROGRESSIVE CORP
−0.0
−1%
+3.87%
AIGAMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP
−0.0
−1%
−9.58%
COINCOINBASE GLOBAL INC CLASS A
−0.1
−1%
−17.24%
FISVFISERV INC
−0.1
−2%
−21.93%
COFCAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP
−0.1
−2%
−9.99%
KKRKKR + CO INC
−0.1
−2%
−15.02%
FISFIDELITY NATIONAL INFO SERV
−0.1
−3%
−37.87%
AXPAMERICAN EXPRESS CO
−0.1
−4%
−8.46%
SPGIS+P GLOBAL INC
−0.1
−4%
−12.34%
BRK-BBERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CL B
−0.2
−5%
+0.30%
WFCWELLS FARGO + CO
−0.2
−5%
−8.05%
Cap weighting, illustrated

JPMORGAN CHASE + CO and EVEREST GROUP LTD moved almost identically (+11.76% vs +11.98%), yet JPM moved the XLF 77.5× 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 +3.53 pt move · cell size = points contributed · color = direction, intensity = return
JPM+0.8 pts(+11.8%)
V+0.5 pts(+9.9%)
GS+0.4 pts(+21.6%)
BAC+0.4 pts(+15.6%)
MS+0.3 pts(+23.4%)
C+0.2 pts(+15.3%)
BNY+0.2 pts(+42.2%)
WFC−0.2 pts
MA+0.2 pts(+5.3%)
BRK-B−0.2 pts(+0.3%)
SCHW+0.2 pts
SPGI−0.1 pts(−12.3%)
AXP−0.1 pts(−8.5%)
STT+0.1 pts(+52.3%)
IBKR+0.1 pts
USB+0.1 pts
PNC+0.1 pts
TRV+0.1 pts
BLK+0.1 pts
FIS−0.1 pts
XYZ+0.1 pts
KKR−0.1 pts
COF−0.1 pts
ALL+0.1 pts
FISV
CPAY
COIN
AMP
AIG
MTB
PGR
CB
CFG
PYPL
GPN
MRSH
IVZ

Concentration curve

cumulative share of the +3.53 pt move · sorted by contribution
0%50%100%19385776stocks:3 stocks = 46%100% covered at 13

When they drove it

cumulative points through the period
0JPM +0.78V +0.47GS +0.39WFC −0.19BRK-B −0.18SPGI −0.13Dec 31Aug 25

Breadth

member returns, this period
−50%−25%0%+25%+50%
From −37.87% (FIS) to +53.00% (IBKR). Equal-weight, the XLF would be +11.09% vs the actual +6.45%; the gap is what cap weighting did.

By sector

point contribution · sums to +3.53 pts
-76
+3.5

The year, session by session

every trading day of 2026 · hover for the move
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