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Industrials · Select Sector

83 stocks · cap-weighted, ETF-derived weights · Aug 25, 2026 close
178.40
−4.80 (−2.62%)
XLI 178.40 · −4.8 pts (−2.62%) 1M
187.39184.53181.67178.82175.96EW −1.94%H 186.51 · Aug 14L 176.66 · Jul 29
Jul 27Aug 3Aug 11Aug 18Aug 25
Breadth
55 / 83
stocks fell with the index
Concentration
47%
of the decline from CAT, GEV, HONA
Biggest driver
CAT −1.07
CATERPILLAR INC, −7.14%
Biggest offset
UBER +0.69
UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC, +17.84%

What drove it

83 members · detractors first · 1M · residual 6.0bp within 60bp gate

The XLI fell 2.62% (−4.80 pts) on the month on a mixed tape; CAT, GEV, HONA did most of the damage, with 47% of the decline between them.

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+3.0 pts from 29 gainers7.8 pts from 54 losers
net −4.8 pts · losers outweigh gainers 2.6 to 1
Stock
Points
Return
XLIsum of all 83 stocks
−4.8
100%
−2.62%
CATCATERPILLAR INC
−1.1
22%
−7.14%
GEVGE VERNOVA INC
−0.6
13%
−7.10%
HONAHONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC
−0.6
12%
−23.94%
GEGENERAL ELECTRIC
−0.4
8%
−3.35%
CMICUMMINS INC
−0.4
7%
−13.13%
VRTVERTIV HOLDINGS CO A
−0.3
7%
−11.12%
HWMHOWMET AEROSPACE INC
−0.3
6%
−8.27%
HONHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC
−0.3
6%
−11.97%
CARRCARRIER GLOBAL CORP
−0.3
6%
−15.61%
FIXCOMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC
−0.2
5%
−9.67%
LHXL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC
−0.2
5%
−13.63%
RTXRTX CORP
−0.2
4%
−3.41%
WMWASTE MANAGEMENT INC
−0.2
4%
−6.64%
TDGTRANSDIGM GROUP INC
−0.2
4%
−7.28%
ODFLOLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE
−0.2
4%
−12.54%
53 othersclick to expand the full index
−2.0
43%
·
JJACOBS SOLUTIONS INC
+0.1
−1%
+11.81%
EXPDEXPEDITORS INTL WASH INC
+0.1
−1%
+10.32%
LDOSLEIDOS HOLDINGS INC
+0.1
−2%
+16.96%
CPRTCOPART INC
+0.1
−2%
+11.88%
BRBROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIO
+0.1
−2%
+20.95%
FASTFASTENAL CO
+0.1
−2%
+6.18%
PAYXPAYCHEX INC
+0.1
−2%
+9.32%
EMREMERSON ELECTRIC CO
+0.1
−3%
+4.12%
PHPARKER HANNIFIN CORP
+0.1
−3%
+2.90%
ETNEATON CORP PLC
+0.1
−3%
+2.93%
UNPUNION PACIFIC CORP
+0.2
−3%
+3.45%
FDXFEDEX CORP
+0.2
−3%
+7.37%
AXONAXON ENTERPRISE INC
+0.2
−5%
+16.70%
ADPAUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING
+0.4
−8%
+10.90%
UBERUBER TECHNOLOGIES INC
+0.7
−14%
+17.84%
Cap weighting, illustrated

CATERPILLAR INC and ROLLINS INC moved almost identically (−7.14% vs −6.48%), yet CAT moved the XLI 42.6× 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 −4.80 pt move · cell size = points contributed · color = direction, intensity = return
CAT−1.1 pts(−7.1%)
UBER+0.7 pts(+17.8%)
GEV−0.6 pts(−7.1%)
HONA−0.6 pts(−23.9%)
GE−0.4 pts(−3.3%)
ADP+0.4 pts(+10.9%)
CMI−0.4 pts(−13.1%)
VRT−0.3 pts(−11.1%)
HWM−0.3 pts(−8.3%)
HON−0.3 pts
CARR−0.3 pts
FIX−0.2 pts
AXON+0.2 pts
LHX−0.2 pts
RTX
WM−0.2 pts(−6.6%)
TDG−0.2 pts(−7.3%)
ODFL−0.2 pts
FDX+0.2 pts
LII
UNP
TT−0.2 pts
URI−0.1 pts
UPS−0.1 pts
GWW
ETN
PWR
PH
ROK−0.1 pts
PAYX+0.1 pts
FAST
BR
CHRW
PCAR
CPRT
GD
EXPD
IR
CTAS
FDXF
DAL
J
XYL
NSC
MAS
JCI
VLTO

Concentration curve

cumulative share of the −4.80 pt move · sorted by contribution
0%50%100%21426283stocks:3 stocks = 47%100% covered at 12

When they drove it

cumulative points through the period
0CAT −1.07GEV −0.63HONA −0.57UBER +0.69ADP +0.36AXON +0.22Jul 27Aug 25

Breadth

member returns, this period
−30%−20%−10%0%+10%+20%
From −28.92% (LII) to +20.95% (BR). Equal-weight, the XLI would be −1.94% vs the actual −2.62%; the gap is what cap weighting did.

By sector

point contribution · sums to −4.80 pts
-83
−4.8

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