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83 stocks · cap-weighted, ETF-derived weights · Aug 25, 2026 close
178.40
+4.10 (+2.35%)
XLI 178.40 · +4.1 pts (+2.35%) 3M
189.49184.21178.93173.64168.36EW +3.90%H 186.51 · Aug 14L 169.66 · Jun 10
May 26Jun 17Jul 13Aug 3Aug 25
Breadth
49 / 83
stocks rose with the index
Concentration
88%
of the gain from GE, RTX, FDX
Biggest driver
GE +1.32
GENERAL ELECTRIC, +11.14%
Biggest drag
GEV −1.73
GE VERNOVA INC, −13.47%

What drove it

83 members · drivers first · 3M · residual 40.4bp within 60bp gate

The XLI rose 2.35% (+4.10 pts) over the past three months, and 88% of that gain came from just three stocks: GE, RTX, FDX.

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+13.7 pts from 49 gainers9.6 pts from 34 losers
net +4.1 pts · gainers outweigh losers 1.4 to 1
Stock
Points
Return
XLIsum of all 83 stocks
+4.1
100%
+2.35%
GEGENERAL ELECTRIC
+1.3
32%
+11.14%
RTXRTX CORP
+1.2
29%
+17.50%
FDXFEDEX CORP
+1.1
27%
+28.52%
DEDEERE + CO
+1.0
24%
+19.50%
ADPAUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING
+1.0
23%
+30.48%
UBERUBER TECHNOLOGIES INC
+0.8
20%
+14.58%
AXONAXON ENTERPRISE INC
+0.7
16%
+59.16%
PHPARKER HANNIFIN CORP
+0.6
15%
+17.04%
UNPUNION PACIFIC CORP
+0.5
12%
+14.81%
CTASCINTAS CORP
+0.4
9%
+19.68%
URIUNITED RENTALS INC
+0.4
9%
+9.24%
PAYXPAYCHEX INC
+0.3
8%
+31.85%
MMM3M CO
+0.3
7%
+16.46%
CSXCSX CORP
+0.3
7%
+10.85%
FASTFASTENAL CO
+0.3
7%
+13.18%
53 othersclick to expand the full index
+2.4
58%
·
EMEEMCOR GROUP INC
−0.2
−4%
−14.07%
GNRCGENERAC HOLDINGS INC
−0.2
−4%
−26.58%
NOCNORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP
−0.2
−4%
−2.13%
TDGTRANSDIGM GROUP INC
−0.2
−4%
−2.73%
ROLROLLINS INC
−0.2
−4%
−31.60%
CMICUMMINS INC
−0.3
−7%
−14.35%
LHXL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC
−0.3
−8%
−16.04%
HONHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC
−0.5
−12%
−11.25%
FIXCOMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC
−0.5
−13%
−17.06%
BABOEING CO/THE
−0.5
−13%
−3.58%
HONAHONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC
−0.6
−15%
−27.17%
VRTVERTIV HOLDINGS CO A
−0.8
−19%
−21.07%
PWRQUANTA SERVICES INC
−0.8
−21%
−18.67%
CATCATERPILLAR INC
−1.4
−35%
−10.74%
GEVGE VERNOVA INC
−1.7
−42%
−13.47%
Cap weighting, illustrated

GENERAL ELECTRIC and UNITED AIRLINES HOLDINGS INC moved almost identically (+11.14% vs +10.85%), yet GE moved the XLI 31.9× 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 +4.10 pt move · cell size = points contributed · color = direction, intensity = return
GEV−1.7 pts(−13.5%)
CAT−1.4 pts(−10.7%)
GE+1.3 pts(+11.1%)
RTX+1.2 pts(+17.5%)
FDX+1.1 pts(+28.5%)
DE+1.0 pts(+19.5%)
ADP+1.0 pts
PWR−0.8 pts
UBER+0.8 pts(+14.6%)
VRT−0.8 pts(−21.1%)
AXON+0.7 pts(+59.2%)
HONA−0.6 pts(−27.2%)
PH+0.6 pts(+17.0%)
BA−0.5 pts
FIX−0.5 pts
UNP+0.5 pts(+14.8%)
HON−0.5 pts(−11.3%)
CTAS+0.4 pts
URI+0.4 pts
PAYX+0.3 pts
LHX
MMM+0.3 pts
CSX+0.3 pts
CMI
FAST
ITW+0.3 pts
GD+0.2 pts
ROL−0.2 pts
TDG
NOC
GNRC
EME
JCI
ETN
J
BR
VLTO
LII
CHRW
EXPD
RSG
NSC
SWK

Concentration curve

cumulative share of the +4.10 pt move · sorted by contribution
0%50%100%21426283stocks:3 stocks = 88%100% covered at 4

When they drove it

cumulative points through the period
0GE +1.32RTX +1.20FDX +1.11GEV −1.73CAT −1.44PWR −0.85May 26Aug 25

Breadth

member returns, this period
−50%−25%0%+25%+50%
From −31.60% (ROL) to +59.16% (AXON). Equal-weight, the XLI would be +3.90% vs the actual +2.35%; the gap is what cap weighting did.

By sector

point contribution · sums to +4.10 pts
-83
+4.1

The year, session by session

every trading day of 2026 · hover for the move
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