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Technology · Select Sector

73 stocks · cap-weighted, ETF-derived weights · Aug 25, 2026 close
181.78
−3.84 (−2.07%)
XLK 181.78 · −3.8 pts (−2.07%) 1W
187.16185.00182.84180.67178.51EW −1.44%H 185.99 · 09:30L 179.04 · 10:00
Aug 19Aug 20Aug 21Aug 24Aug 25
30-minute bars · index reconstructed live from member prices
Breadth
44 / 73
stocks fell with the index
Concentration
49%
of the decline from NVDA, AVGO, INTC
Biggest driver
NVDA −0.75
NVIDIA CORP, −3.04%
Biggest offset
MSFT +0.41
MICROSOFT CORP, +2.29%

What drove it

73 members · detractors first · 1W · residual 0.7bp within 60bp gate

The XLK fell 2.07% (−3.84 pts) on the week on a mixed tape; NVDA, AVGO, INTC did most of the damage, with 49% of the decline between them.

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

+1.4 pts from 30 gainers5.2 pts from 43 losers
net −3.8 pts · losers outweigh gainers 3.7 to 1
Stock
Points
Return
XLKsum of all 73 stocks
−3.8
100%
−2.07%
NVDANVIDIA CORP
−0.7
19%
−3.04%
AVGOBROADCOM INC
−0.6
15%
−6.12%
INTCINTEL CORP
−0.5
14%
−9.52%
PANWPALO ALTO NETWORKS INC
−0.4
10%
−9.15%
CRWDCROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC A
−0.4
9%
−12.93%
AMATAPPLIED MATERIALS INC
−0.3
9%
−6.57%
SNDKSANDISK CORP
−0.3
7%
−8.92%
STXSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS
−0.2
6%
−9.08%
LRCXLAM RESEARCH CORP
−0.2
6%
−4.04%
WDCWESTERN DIGITAL CORP
−0.2
5%
−9.15%
KLACKLA CORP
−0.2
5%
−5.88%
TXNTEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC
−0.1
3%
−4.48%
GLWCORNING INC
−0.1
3%
−7.96%
DDOGDATADOG INC CLASS A
−0.1
3%
−9.35%
AMDADVANCED MICRO DEVICES
−0.1
2%
−1.08%
43 othersclick to expand the full index
−0.7
18%
·
FICOFAIR ISAAC CORP
+0.0
0%
+5.46%
VRSNVERISIGN INC
+0.0
0%
+6.46%
INTUINTUIT INC
+0.0
−1%
+2.01%
ROPROPER TECHNOLOGIES INC
+0.0
−1%
+4.87%
ORCLORACLE CORP
+0.0
−1%
+1.35%
CTSHCOGNIZANT TECH SOLUTIONS A
+0.0
−1%
+9.14%
MSIMOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC
+0.0
−1%
+3.40%
AAPLAPPLE INC
+0.0
−1%
−0.04%
CDNSCADENCE DESIGN SYS INC
+0.0
−1%
+4.86%
ADBEADOBE INC
+0.1
−1%
+4.10%
CRMSALESFORCE INC
+0.1
−2%
+4.88%
NOWSERVICENOW INC
+0.1
−3%
+6.26%
ACNACCENTURE PLC CL A
+0.1
−3%
+8.11%
MRVLMARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC
+0.3
−7%
+11.29%
MSFTMICROSOFT CORP
+0.4
−11%
+2.29%
Cap weighting, illustrated

NVIDIA CORP and F5 INC moved almost identically (−3.04% vs −2.76%), yet NVDA moved the XLK 74.6× 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 −3.84 pt move · cell size = points contributed · color = direction, intensity = return
NVDA−0.7 pts(−3.0%)
AVGO−0.6 pts(−6.1%)
INTC−0.5 pts(−9.5%)
MSFT+0.4 pts(+2.3%)
PANW−0.4 pts(−9.2%)
CRWD−0.4 pts(−12.9%)
AMAT−0.3 pts(−6.6%)
MRVL+0.3 pts(+11.3%)
SNDK−0.3 pts(−8.9%)
STX−0.2 pts(−9.1%)
LRCX−0.2 pts(−4.0%)
WDC−0.2 pts(−9.2%)
KLAC−0.2 pts
TXN
GLW−0.1 pts
ACN+0.1 pts
DDOG−0.1 pts
NOW+0.1 pts
CRM+0.1 pts
AMD−0.1 pts
TER−0.1 pts
DELL−0.1 pts
MU−0.1 pts
FLEX
KEYS
NTAP
HPE
ANET
FTNT
AAPL
CSCO

Concentration curve

cumulative share of the −3.84 pt move · sorted by contribution
0%50%100%18375573stocks:3 stocks = 49%100% covered at 11

When they drove it

cumulative points through the period
0NVDA −0.75AVGO −0.59INTC −0.54MSFT +0.41MRVL +0.28ACN +0.10Aug 18Aug 25

Breadth

member returns, this period
−15%−10%−5%0%+5%+10%
From −12.93% (CRWD) to +11.29% (MRVL). Equal-weight, the XLK would be −1.44% vs the actual −2.07%; the gap is what cap weighting did.

By sector

point contribution · sums to −3.84 pts
-73
−3.8

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