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Real Estate · Select Sector

29 stocks · cap-weighted, ETF-derived weights · Aug 26, 2026 close
45.09
−0.27 (−0.61%)
XLRE 45.09 · −0.3 pts (−0.61%) 1D
45.4645.3445.2245.1044.98prev close 45.36EW −0.76%H 45.43 · 09:50L 45.08 · 14:35
open11:0512:4514:2016:00
5-minute bars · index reconstructed live from member prices
Breadth
24 / 29
stocks fell with the index
Concentration
40%
of the decline from AMT, PSA, VMRK
Biggest driver
AMT −0.04
AMERICAN TOWER CORP, −1.58%
Biggest offset
EQIX +0.02
EQUINIX INC, +0.57%
Context
21st pctile
of the past year's sessions by daily move

What drove it

29 members · detractors first · 1D · residual 2.0bp within 60bp gate

The XLRE fell 0.61% (−0.27 pts) on the day in a broad selloff: 24 of 29 stocks fell, with AMT out front at −0.04 points.

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+0.1 pts from 5 gainers0.3 pts from 24 losers
net −0.3 pts · losers outweigh gainers 3.3 to 1
Stock
Points
Return
XLREsum of all 29 stocks
−0.3
100%
−0.61%
AMTAMERICAN TOWER CORP
−0.0
16%
−1.58%
PSAPUBLIC STORAGE
−0.0
14%
−1.64%
VMRKVIVMARK RESIDENTIAL
−0.0
10%
−1.17%
PLDPROLOGIS INC
−0.0
8%
−0.51%
CBRECBRE GROUP INC A
−0.0
7%
−0.92%
SPGSIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC
−0.0
7%
−0.86%
HSTHOST HOTELS + RESORTS INC
−0.0
7%
−2.48%
CCICROWN CASTLE INC
−0.0
6%
−0.97%
VICIVICI PROPERTIES INC
−0.0
6%
−1.10%
BXPBXP INC
−0.0
5%
−2.55%
CSGPCOSTAR GROUP INC
−0.0
5%
−2.04%
WYWEYERHAEUSER CO
−0.0
5%
−1.45%
ESSESSEX PROPERTY TRUST INC
−0.0
5%
−1.34%
SBACSBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP
−0.0
3%
−0.87%
INVHINVITATION HOMES INC
−0.0
3%
−1.03%
EXREXTRA SPACE STORAGE INC
−0.0
3%
−0.53%
VTRVENTAS INC
−0.0
3%
−0.35%
UDRUDR INC
−0.0
1%
−0.60%
DOCHEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES INC
−0.0
1%
−0.44%
CPTCAMDEN PROPERTY TRUST
−0.0
1%
−0.57%
REGREGENCY CENTERS CORP
−0.0
1%
−0.44%
MAAMID AMERICA APARTMENT COMM
−0.0
1%
−0.31%
KIMKIMCO REALTY CORP
−0.0
0%
−0.12%
FRTFEDERAL REALTY INVS TRUST
−0.0
0%
−0.12%
AREALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUIT
+0.0
0%
+0.13%
IRMIRON MOUNTAIN INC
+0.0
−3%
+0.43%
WELLWELLTOWER INC
+0.0
−3%
+0.17%
DLRDIGITAL REALTY TRUST INC
+0.0
−5%
+0.56%
EQIXEQUINIX INC
+0.0
−7%
+0.57%
Cap weighting, illustrated

AMERICAN TOWER CORP and WEYERHAEUSER CO moved almost identically (−1.58% vs −1.45%), yet AMT moved the XLRE 3.4× 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 −0.27 pt move · cell size = points contributed · color = direction, intensity = return
AMT−0.0 pts(−1.6%)
PSA−0.0 pts(−1.6%)
VMRK−0.0 pts(−1.2%)
PLD−0.0 pts(−0.5%)
CBRE−0.0 pts(−0.9%)
SPG−0.0 pts(−0.9%)
EQIX+0.0 pts(+0.6%)
HST−0.0 pts(−2.5%)
CCI−0.0 pts
VICI−0.0 pts(−1.1%)
BXP−0.0 pts
CSGP−0.0 pts
DLR+0.0 pts
WY−0.0 pts
ESS−0.0 pts(−1.3%)
WELL+0.0 pts(+0.2%)
SBAC−0.0 pts(−0.9%)
INVH−0.0 pts(−1.0%)
EXR−0.0 pts(−0.5%)
VTR−0.0 pts
IRM+0.0 pts
UDR
DOC
CPT
MAA

Concentration curve

cumulative share of the −0.27 pt move · sorted by contribution
0%50%100%7152229stocks:3 stocks = 40%100% covered at 13

When they drove it

cumulative points through the period
0AMT −0.04PSA −0.04VMRK −0.03EQIX +0.02DLR +0.01WELL +0.01Aug 25Aug 26

Breadth

member returns, this period
−3.00%−2.00%−1.00%0%
From −2.55% (BXP) to +0.57% (EQIX). Equal-weight, the XLRE would be −0.76% vs the actual −0.61%; the gap is what cap weighting did.

By sector

point contribution · sums to −0.27 pts
-29
−0.3

The year, session by session

every trading day of 2026 · hover for the move
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