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83 stocks · cap-weighted, ETF-derived weights · Aug 25, 2026 close
178.40
+74.18 (+71.18%)
XLI 178.40 · +74.2 pts (+71.18%) 5Y
237.56196.65155.73114.8173.89EW +110.07%H 186.40 · Aug 4L 83.94 · Sep 29
Aug 17, 2021Nov 16, 2022Feb 22, 2024May 21, 2025Aug 25, 2026
Breadth
69 / 83
stocks rose with the index
Concentration
34%
of the gain from GE, CAT, GEV
Biggest driver
GE +9.69
GENERAL ELECTRIC, +464.82%
Biggest drag
UPS −2.65
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE CL B, −33.40%

What drove it

83 members · drivers first · 5Y · residual 1703.1bp exceeds 60bp gate

The XLI rose 71.18% (+74.18 pts) over five years in a broad advance: 69 of 83 stocks rose, with GE out front at +9.69 points.

Read the latest market-close note: Nvidia and Goldman Sachs Lead a Narrow Advance as Energy and Staples Slide

+85.4 pts from 65 gainers9.4 pts from 18 losers
net +74.2 pts · gainers outweigh losers 9.1 to 1
Stock
Points
Return
XLIsum of all 83 stocks
+74.2
100%
+71.18%
GEGENERAL ELECTRIC
+9.7
13%
+464.82%
CATCATERPILLAR INC
+9.0
12%
+313.31%
GEVGE VERNOVA INC
+6.6
9%
+608.36%
RTXRTX CORP
+4.8
7%
+171.07%
ETNEATON CORP PLC
+4.4
6%
+164.33%
PHPARKER HANNIFIN CORP
+3.3
4%
+265.62%
VRTVERTIV HOLDINGS CO A
+3.0
4%
+852.61%
HWMHOWMET AEROSPACE INC
+2.8
4%
+750.35%
PWRQUANTA SERVICES INC
+2.4
3%
+539.97%
URIUNITED RENTALS INC
+2.2
3%
+216.15%
UBERUBER TECHNOLOGIES INC
+2.1
3%
+95.95%
TTTRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC
+2.1
3%
+150.28%
DEDEERE + CO
+1.9
3%
+78.98%
CMICUMMINS INC
+1.8
2%
+173.04%
LMTLOCKHEED MARTIN CORP
+1.8
2%
+76.12%
53 othersclick to expand the full index
+27.5
37%
·
PNRPENTAIR PLC
−0.0
0%
−15.75%
FDXFFEDEX FREIGHT HOLDING CO
−0.1
0%
−14.74%
TXTTEXTRON INC
−0.1
0%
+14.39%
CARRCARRIER GLOBAL CORP
−0.1
0%
+13.79%
XYLXYLEM INC
−0.3
0%
−9.12%
OTISOTIS WORLDWIDE CORP
−0.3
0%
−14.69%
UNPUNION PACIFIC CORP
−0.4
0%
+53.33%
EFXEQUIFAX INC
−0.4
0%
−23.87%
SWKSTANLEY BLACK + DECKER INC
−0.4
−1%
−39.43%
GNRCGENERAC HOLDINGS INC
−0.4
−1%
−48.27%
LUVSOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO
−0.5
−1%
−9.20%
HONHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC
−0.5
−1%
+4.13%
HONAHONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC
−0.6
−1%
−27.17%
BABOEING CO/THE
−2.6
−3%
−5.02%
UPSUNITED PARCEL SERVICE CL B
−2.6
−4%
−33.40%
Cap weighting, illustrated

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING and ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC moved almost identically (+46.89% vs +48.39%), yet ADP moved the XLI 45.0× 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 +74.18 pt move · cell size = points contributed · color = direction, intensity = return
GE+9.7 pts(+464.8%)
CAT+9.0 pts(+313.3%)
GEV+6.6 pts(+608.4%)
RTX+4.8 pts(+171.1%)
ETN+4.4 pts(+164.3%)
PH+3.3 pts(+265.6%)
VRT+3.0 pts(+852.6%)
HWM+2.8 pts
UPS−2.6 pts
BA−2.6 pts(−5.0%)
PWR+2.4 pts(+540.0%)
URI+2.2 pts(+216.1%)
UBER+2.1 pts
TT+2.1 pts
DE+1.9 pts(+79.0%)
CMI+1.8 pts(+173.0%)
LMT+1.8 pts(+76.1%)
FIX+1.6 pts
TDG+1.5 pts
ADP
FDX+1.4 pts
GWW+1.4 pts
PCAR+1.3 pts
JCI+1.3 pts
GD
FAST
EMR
CTAS
EME
WAB
AME+0.8 pts
AXON+0.7 pts
RSG
HUBB
HONA
LUV
SNA
MMM
GNRC
UAL
IR

Concentration curve

cumulative share of the +74.18 pt move · sorted by contribution
0%50%100%21426283stocks:3 stocks = 34%100% covered at 28

When they drove it

cumulative points through the period
0GE +9.69CAT +9.03GEV +6.57UPS −2.65BA −2.57HONA −0.63Aug 17Aug 25

Breadth

member returns, this period
−100%+100%+300%+500%+700%+900%+1,100%+1,300%+1,500%+1,700%+1,900%
From −48.27% (GNRC) to +2,028.51% (FIX). Equal-weight, the XLI would be +110.07% vs the actual +71.18%; the gap is what cap weighting did.

By sector

point contribution · sums to +74.18 pts
-83
+76.0

The year, session by session

every trading day of 2026 · hover for the move
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