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Consumer Staples · Select Sector

34 stocks · cap-weighted, ETF-derived weights · Aug 25, 2026 close
86.51
−0.94 (−1.07%)
XLP 86.51 · −0.9 pts (−1.07%) 1D
87.1786.7986.4286.05prev close 87.45EW −1.18%H 87.45 · openL 86.29 · 11:45
open11:0512:4514:2016:00
5-minute bars · index reconstructed live from member prices
Breadth
29 / 34
stocks fell with the index
Concentration
39%
of the decline from TGT, MDLZ, COST
Biggest driver
TGT −0.17
TARGET CORP, −3.79%
Biggest offset
PM +0.07
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL, +1.29%
Context
11th pctile
of the past year's sessions by daily move

What drove it

34 members · detractors first · 1D · residual 1.1bp within 60bp gate

The XLP fell 1.07% (−0.94 pts) on the day in a broad selloff: 29 of 34 stocks fell, with TGT out front at −0.17 points.

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+0.1 pts from 5 gainers1.1 pts from 29 losers
net −0.9 pts · losers outweigh gainers 9.1 to 1
Stock
Points
Return
XLPsum of all 34 stocks
−0.9
100%
−1.07%
TGTTARGET CORP
−0.2
18%
−3.79%
MDLZMONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC A
−0.1
11%
−2.64%
COSTCOSTCO WHOLESALE CORP
−0.1
10%
−1.17%
WMTWALMART INC
−0.1
10%
−1.04%
PEPPEPSICO INC
−0.1
7%
−1.66%
CASYCASEY S GENERAL STORES INC
−0.1
6%
−3.43%
CLCOLGATE PALMOLIVE CO
−0.1
6%
−1.32%
KDPKEURIG DR PEPPER INC
−0.1
5%
−2.06%
PGPROCTER + GAMBLE CO/THE
−0.1
5%
−0.80%
GISGENERAL MILLS INC
−0.0
4%
−2.79%
DGDOLLAR GENERAL CORP
−0.0
4%
−2.17%
MKCMCCORMICK + CO NON VTG SHRS
−0.0
3%
−3.04%
KOCOCA COLA CO/THE
−0.0
3%
−0.37%
HSYHERSHEY CO/THE
−0.0
2%
−1.50%
DLTRDOLLAR TREE INC
−0.0
2%
−1.66%
MOALTRIA GROUP INC
−0.0
2%
−0.58%
STZCONSTELLATION BRANDS INC A
−0.0
2%
−1.87%
KRKROGER CO
−0.0
2%
−1.00%
KHCKRAFT HEINZ CO/THE
−0.0
2%
−1.36%
MNSTMONSTER BEVERAGE CORP
−0.0
2%
−0.39%
CLXCLOROX COMPANY
−0.0
2%
−2.05%
TSNTYSON FOODS INC CL A
−0.0
1%
−1.21%
SYYSYSCO CORP
−0.0
1%
−0.48%
TAPMOLSON COORS BEVERAGE CO B
−0.0
1%
−2.28%
KVUEKENVUE INC
−0.0
1%
−0.33%
KMBKIMBERLY CLARK CORP
−0.0
1%
−0.31%
BF-BBROWN FORMAN CORP CLASS B
−0.0
1%
−1.98%
HRLHORMEL FOODS CORP
−0.0
1%
−1.33%
SJMJM SMUCKER CO/THE
−0.0
0%
−0.23%
CHDCHURCH + DWIGHT CO INC
+0.0
0%
+0.01%
ELESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES CL A
+0.0
−1%
+0.70%
BGBUNGE GLOBAL SA
+0.0
−1%
+1.42%
ADMARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO
+0.0
−3%
+1.28%
PMPHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL
+0.1
−7%
+1.29%
Cap weighting, illustrated

MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC A and MOLSON COORS BEVERAGE CO B moved almost identically (−2.64% vs −2.28%), yet MDLZ moved the XLP 10.6× 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 −0.94 pt move · cell size = points contributed · color = direction, intensity = return
TGT−0.2 pts(−3.8%)
MDLZ−0.1 pts(−2.6%)
COST−0.1 pts(−1.2%)
WMT−0.1 pts(−1.0%)
PM+0.1 pts(+1.3%)
PEP−0.1 pts(−1.7%)
CASY−0.1 pts(−3.4%)
CL−0.1 pts
KDP−0.1 pts(−2.1%)
PG−0.1 pts(−0.8%)
GIS−0.0 pts
DG−0.0 pts(−2.2%)
ADM+0.0 pts(+1.3%)
MKC−0.0 pts
KO
HSY−0.0 pts(−1.5%)
DLTR−0.0 pts(−1.7%)
MO−0.0 pts
STZ−0.0 pts
KR
KHC−0.0 pts
MNST−0.0 pts
CLX
BG+0.0 pts
TSN
SYY
EL
TAP
BF-B

Concentration curve

cumulative share of the −0.94 pt move · sorted by contribution
0%50%100%9172634stocks:3 stocks = 39%100% covered at 18

When they drove it

cumulative points through the period
0TGT −0.17MDLZ −0.11COST −0.09PM +0.07ADM +0.03BG +0.01Aug 24Aug 25

Breadth

member returns, this period
−4%−3%−2%−1%0%+1%
From −3.79% (TGT) to +1.42% (BG). Equal-weight, the XLP would be −1.18% vs the actual −1.07%; the gap is what cap weighting did.

By sector

point contribution · sums to −0.94 pts
-34
−0.9

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