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Real Estate · Select Sector

30 stocks · cap-weighted, ETF-derived weights · Oct 9, 2026 close
41.62
+0.30 (+0.71%)
XLRE 41.62 · +0.3 pts (+0.71%) 1Y
46.5644.6442.7240.7938.87EW −0.10%H 46.01 · Jul 28L 40.01 · Mar 27
Oct 8, 2025Jan 8, 2026Apr 10, 2026Jul 13, 2026Oct 9, 2026
Breadth
15 / 30
stocks rose with the index
Concentration
100%+
of the gain from WELL, EQIX, VTR
Biggest driver
WELL +1.46
WELLTOWER INC, +34.74%
Biggest drag
CSGP −1.12
COSTAR GROUP INC, −62.44%

What drove it

30 members · drivers first · 1Y · residual 199.4bp exceeds 60bp gate

The XLRE rose 0.71% (+0.30 pts) over the past year, but 15 of 30 members went the other way. WELL and EQIX carried the tape higher, contributing more than the entire move.

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+4.8 pts from 17 gainers−3.5 pts from 13 losers
net +0.3 pts · gainers outweigh losers 1.4 to 1
Stock
Points
Return
XLREsum of all 30 stocks
+0.3
100%
+0.71%
WELLWELLTOWER INC
+1.5
494%
+34.74%
EQIXEQUINIX INC
+1.2
407%
+29.78%
VTRVENTAS INC
+0.5
159%
+22.88%
SPGSIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC
+0.4
123%
+15.76%
IRMIRON MOUNTAIN INC
+0.3
103%
+11.47%
AMTAMERICAN TOWER CORP
+0.2
71%
+1.10%
HSTHOST HOTELS + RESORTS INC
+0.2
63%
+44.83%
PLDPROLOGIS INC
+0.2
57%
+14.08%
KIMKIMCO REALTY CORP
+0.1
50%
+7.78%
OREALTY INCOME CORP
+0.1
36%
−4.47%
SBACSBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP
+0.1
24%
−0.92%
REGREGENCY CENTERS CORP
+0.1
18%
+4.19%
FRTFEDERAL REALTY INVS TRUST
+0.0
14%
+12.28%
EXREXTRA SPACE STORAGE INC
+0.0
7%
−2.12%
INVHINVITATION HOMES INC
+0.0
7%
−1.70%
DLRDIGITAL REALTY TRUST INC
+0.0
6%
+4.86%
ESSESSEX PROPERTY TRUST INC
+0.0
4%
+6.70%
DOCHEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES INC
−0.0
−5%
+3.41%
CPTCAMDEN PROPERTY TRUST
−0.0
−12%
−2.41%
UDRUDR INC
−0.1
−20%
−2.47%
MAAMID AMERICA APARTMENT COMM
−0.1
−25%
−10.93%
PSAPUBLIC STORAGE
−0.1
−25%
+1.95%
BXPBXP INC
−0.1
−40%
−15.95%
VMRKVIVMARK RESIDENTIAL
−0.2
−64%
−10.98%
AREALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUIT
−0.2
−79%
−36.78%
WYWEYERHAEUSER CO
−0.3
−87%
−20.57%
CCICROWN CASTLE INC
−0.3
−109%
−14.39%
VICIVICI PROPERTIES INC
−0.3
−118%
−23.57%
CBRECBRE GROUP INC A
−0.6
−218%
−13.76%
CSGPCOSTAR GROUP INC
−1.1
−380%
−62.44%
Cap weighting, illustrated

KIMCO REALTY CORP and ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST INC moved almost identically (+7.78% vs +6.70%), yet KIM moved the XLRE 11.9× 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 +0.30 pt move · cell size = points contributed · color = direction, intensity = return
WELL+1.5 pts(+34.7%)
EQIX+1.2 pts(+29.8%)
CSGP−1.1 pts(−62.4%)
CBRE−0.6 pts(−13.8%)
VTR+0.5 pts(+22.9%)
SPG+0.4 pts
VICI−0.3 pts(−23.6%)
CCI−0.3 pts(−14.4%)
IRM+0.3 pts(+11.5%)
WY−0.3 pts(−20.6%)
ARE−0.2 pts(−36.8%)
AMT+0.2 pts
VMRK−0.2 pts
HST+0.2 pts(+44.8%)
PLD+0.2 pts(+14.1%)
KIM+0.1 pts
BXP−0.1 pts
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MAA
SBAC
REG

Concentration curve

cumulative share of the +0.30 pt move · sorted by contribution
0%50%100%8152330stocks:3 stocks = 1060%100% covered at 1

When they drove it

cumulative points through the period
0WELL +1.46EQIX +1.20VTR +0.47CSGP −1.12CBRE −0.64VICI −0.35Oct 8Oct 9

Breadth

member returns, this period
−75%−50%−25%0%+25%
From −62.44% (CSGP) to +44.83% (HST). Equal-weight, the XLRE would be −0.10% vs the actual +0.71%; the gap is what cap weighting did.

By sector

point contribution · sums to +0.30 pts
-30
+1.4

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