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83 stocks · cap-weighted, ETF-derived weights · Aug 25, 2026 close
178.40
+72.16 (+67.92%)
XLI 178.40 · +72.2 pts (+67.92%) 3Y
208.63179.06149.50119.9390.36EW +82.39%H 186.40 · Aug 4L 97.64 · Oct 30
Aug 18, 2023May 21, 2024Feb 24, 2025Nov 19, 2025Aug 25, 2026
Breadth
71 / 83
stocks rose with the index
Concentration
32%
of the gain from GE, CAT, GEV
Biggest driver
GE +8.43
GENERAL ELECTRIC, +297.75%
Biggest drag
UPS −1.79
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE CL B, −28.25%

What drove it

83 members · drivers first · 3Y · residual 1150.2bp exceeds 60bp gate

The XLI rose 67.92% (+72.16 pts) over three years in a broad advance: 71 of 83 stocks rose, with GE out front at +8.43 points.

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+80.0 pts from 69 gainers5.1 pts from 14 losers
net +72.2 pts · gainers outweigh losers 15.6 to 1
Stock
Points
Return
XLIsum of all 83 stocks
+72.2
100%
+67.92%
GEGENERAL ELECTRIC
+8.4
12%
+297.75%
CATCATERPILLAR INC
+7.8
11%
+208.38%
GEVGE VERNOVA INC
+6.6
9%
+608.36%
RTXRTX CORP
+4.6
6%
+159.37%
ETNEATON CORP PLC
+3.3
5%
+97.48%
VRTVERTIV HOLDINGS CO A
+2.9
4%
+655.16%
PHPARKER HANNIFIN CORP
+2.8
4%
+163.68%
HWMHOWMET AEROSPACE INC
+2.5
3%
+445.36%
UBERUBER TECHNOLOGIES INC
+2.2
3%
+79.77%
TTTRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC
+2.1
3%
+138.39%
URIUNITED RENTALS INC
+2.1
3%
+139.13%
PWRQUANTA SERVICES INC
+1.8
3%
+198.28%
DEDEERE + CO
+1.8
3%
+65.52%
MMM3M CO
+1.7
2%
+129.76%
CMICUMMINS INC
+1.7
2%
+161.39%
53 othersclick to expand the full index
+27.6
38%
·
CARRCARRIER GLOBAL CORP
+0.0
0%
+14.08%
AOSSMITH (A.O.) CORP
−0.0
0%
−5.03%
XYLXYLEM INC
−0.0
0%
+17.61%
FERGFERGUSON ENTERPRISES INC
−0.0
0%
−2.49%
FDXFFEDEX FREIGHT HOLDING CO
−0.1
0%
−14.74%
OTISOTIS WORLDWIDE CORP
−0.1
0%
−10.41%
TXTTEXTRON INC
−0.1
0%
+9.04%
LUVSOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO
−0.1
0%
+35.49%
HONHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC
−0.2
0%
+24.03%
CPRTCOPART INC
−0.2
0%
−23.24%
VRSKVERISK ANALYTICS INC
−0.2
0%
−16.66%
BLDRBUILDERS FIRSTSOURCE INC
−0.3
0%
−48.28%
HONAHONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC
−0.6
−1%
−27.17%
BABOEING CO/THE
−1.4
−2%
−6.88%
UPSUNITED PARCEL SERVICE CL B
−1.8
−2%
−28.25%
Cap weighting, illustrated

WASTE MANAGEMENT INC and HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIE moved almost identically (+46.35% vs +41.32%), yet WM moved the XLI 29.2× 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 +72.16 pt move · cell size = points contributed · color = direction, intensity = return
GE+8.4 pts(+297.7%)
CAT+7.8 pts(+208.4%)
GEV+6.6 pts(+608.4%)
RTX+4.6 pts(+159.4%)
ETN+3.3 pts(+97.5%)
VRT+2.9 pts(+655.2%)
PH+2.8 pts(+163.7%)
HWM+2.5 pts
UBER+2.2 pts
TT+2.1 pts(+138.4%)
URI+2.1 pts(+139.1%)
PWR+1.8 pts
DE+1.8 pts
UPS−1.8 pts
MMM+1.7 pts(+129.8%)
CMI+1.7 pts(+161.4%)
JCI+1.6 pts(+152.7%)
FDX+1.5 pts
FIX+1.5 pts
BA
EMR+1.4 pts
FAST+1.1 pts
CSX+1.1 pts
GWW
TDG+1.0 pts
CTAS+1.0 pts
ADP+1.0 pts
GD+0.9 pts
NSC
WAB
LMT
AME
HONA
AXON
DAL
RSG
LHX
SNA
ROK

Concentration curve

cumulative share of the +72.16 pt move · sorted by contribution
0%50%100%21426283stocks:3 stocks = 32%100% covered at 35

When they drove it

cumulative points through the period
0GE +8.43CAT +7.80GEV +6.57UPS −1.79BA −1.43HONA −0.63Aug 18Aug 25

Breadth

member returns, this period
−100%+100%+300%+500%+700%
From −48.28% (BLDR) to +792.26% (FIX). Equal-weight, the XLI would be +82.39% vs the actual +67.92%; the gap is what cap weighting did.

By sector

point contribution · sums to +72.16 pts
-83
+74.9

The year, session by session

every trading day of 2026 · hover for the move
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