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83 stocks · cap-weighted, ETF-derived weights · Aug 25, 2026 close
178.40
+51.01 (+40.04%)
XLI 178.40 · +51.0 pts (+40.04%) 2Y
192.65172.34152.04131.74111.43EW +41.91%H 186.35 · Aug 5L 116.42 · Apr 8
Aug 20, 2024Feb 21, 2025Aug 25, 2025Feb 24, 2026Aug 25, 2026
Breadth
62 / 83
stocks rose with the index
Concentration
35%
of the gain from CAT, GEV, GE
Biggest driver
CAT +6.47
CATERPILLAR INC, +141.69%
Biggest drag
HONA −0.63
HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC, −27.17%

What drove it

83 members · drivers first · 2Y · residual 634.1bp exceeds 60bp gate

The XLI rose 40.04% (+51.01 pts) over two years in a broad advance: 62 of 83 stocks rose, with CAT out front at +6.47 points.

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+57.1 pts from 61 gainers4.9 pts from 22 losers
net +51.0 pts · gainers outweigh losers 11.6 to 1
Stock
Points
Return
XLIsum of all 83 stocks
+51.0
100%
+40.04%
CATCATERPILLAR INC
+6.5
13%
+141.69%
GEVGE VERNOVA INC
+6.2
12%
+405.29%
GEGENERAL ELECTRIC
+5.2
10%
+107.74%
RTXRTX CORP
+2.7
5%
+83.97%
ETNEATON CORP PLC
+2.3
5%
+41.17%
VRTVERTIV HOLDINGS CO A
+2.3
5%
+234.91%
DEDEERE + CO
+2.1
4%
+73.80%
PHPARKER HANNIFIN CORP
+1.9
4%
+77.80%
HWMHOWMET AEROSPACE INC
+1.8
4%
+177.26%
FDXFEDEX CORP
+1.5
3%
+85.00%
PWRQUANTA SERVICES INC
+1.4
3%
+126.63%
CMICUMMINS INC
+1.4
3%
+97.93%
JCIJOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATION
+1.4
3%
+107.85%
URIUNITED RENTALS INC
+1.3
3%
+49.12%
EMREMERSON ELECTRIC CO
+1.3
2%
+54.67%
53 othersclick to expand the full index
+17.5
34%
·
PNRPENTAIR PLC
−0.1
0%
−24.44%
NOCNORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP
−0.1
0%
+10.38%
IRINGERSOLL RAND INC
−0.2
0%
−13.04%
OTISOTIS WORLDWIDE CORP
−0.2
0%
−20.41%
TXTTEXTRON INC
−0.2
0%
−6.78%
CARRCARRIER GLOBAL CORP
−0.2
0%
−12.35%
XYLXYLEM INC
−0.3
−1%
−13.84%
HONHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC
−0.3
−1%
+13.16%
VRSKVERISK ANALYTICS INC
−0.3
−1%
−28.80%
LMTLOCKHEED MARTIN CORP
−0.4
−1%
+5.34%
BLDRBUILDERS FIRSTSOURCE INC
−0.4
−1%
−57.74%
UPSUNITED PARCEL SERVICE CL B
−0.4
−1%
−8.97%
EFXEQUIFAX INC
−0.4
−1%
−34.19%
CPRTCOPART INC
−0.5
−1%
−35.88%
HONAHONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC
−0.6
−1%
−27.17%
Cap weighting, illustrated

HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC and ROLLINS INC moved almost identically (−27.17% vs −24.92%), yet HONA moved the XLI 62.7× 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 +51.01 pt move · cell size = points contributed · color = direction, intensity = return
CAT+6.5 pts(+141.7%)
GEV+6.2 pts(+405.3%)
GE+5.2 pts(+107.7%)
RTX+2.7 pts(+84.0%)
ETN+2.3 pts(+41.2%)
VRT+2.3 pts(+234.9%)
DE+2.1 pts(+73.8%)
PH+1.9 pts
HWM+1.8 pts
FDX+1.5 pts(+85.0%)
PWR+1.4 pts(+126.6%)
CMI+1.4 pts(+97.9%)
JCI+1.4 pts
URI+1.3 pts
EMR+1.3 pts(+54.7%)
FIX+1.2 pts(+374.9%)
TT+1.0 pts(+33.4%)
CSX+1.0 pts
MMM
FAST
NSC+0.8 pts
PCAR+0.8 pts
ADP+0.7 pts
GWW
DAL
HONA−0.6 pts
WAB+0.6 pts
ROK
AME
WM
BA
CPRT
UNP
GD
EFX
LMT
EXPD
VRSK
HON
HUBB
SNA

Concentration curve

cumulative share of the +51.01 pt move · sorted by contribution
0%50%100%21426283stocks:3 stocks = 35%100% covered at 31

When they drove it

cumulative points through the period
0CAT +6.47GEV +6.17GE +5.15HONA −0.63CPRT −0.47EFX −0.39Aug 20Aug 25

Breadth

member returns, this period
−100%0%+100%+200%+300%+400%
From −57.74% (BLDR) to +405.29% (GEV). Equal-weight, the XLI would be +41.91% vs the actual +40.04%; the gap is what cap weighting did.

By sector

point contribution · sums to +51.01 pts
-83
+52.2

The year, session by session

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