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30 stocks · cap-weighted, ETF-derived weights · Aug 25, 2026 close
45.36
+3.01 (+7.12%)
XLRE 45.36 · +3.0 pts (+7.12%) 1Y
46.7444.8042.8640.9238.98EW +7.23%H 46.01 · Jul 28L 40.01 · Mar 27
Aug 22, 2025Nov 20, 2025Feb 24, 2026May 26, 2026Aug 25, 2026
Breadth
20 / 30
stocks rose with the index
Concentration
100%+
of the gain from WELL, PLD, EQIX
Biggest driver
WELL +1.74
WELLTOWER INC, +48.25%
Biggest drag
CSGP −1.21
COSTAR GROUP INC, −64.03%

What drove it

30 members · drivers first · 1Y · residual 260.3bp exceeds 60bp gate

The XLRE rose 7.12% (+3.01 pts) over the past year, and more than all of that gain came from just three stocks: WELL, PLD, EQIX.

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+7.3 pts from 20 gainers3.2 pts from 10 losers
net +3.0 pts · gainers outweigh losers 2.3 to 1
Stock
Points
Return
XLREsum of all 30 stocks
+3.0
100%
+7.12%
WELLWELLTOWER INC
+1.7
58%
+48.25%
PLDPROLOGIS INC
+1.0
34%
+31.81%
EQIXEQUINIX INC
+0.9
31%
+38.73%
VTRVENTAS INC
+0.7
22%
+41.91%
SPGSIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC
+0.6
20%
+29.82%
DLRDIGITAL REALTY TRUST INC
+0.4
14%
+18.40%
IRMIRON MOUNTAIN INC
+0.4
13%
+33.17%
OREALTY INCOME CORP
+0.4
12%
+12.03%
HSTHOST HOTELS + RESORTS INC
+0.2
7%
+42.99%
KIMKIMCO REALTY CORP
+0.1
5%
+13.38%
DOCHEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES INC
+0.1
4%
+29.11%
PSAPUBLIC STORAGE
+0.1
4%
+14.49%
ESSESSEX PROPERTY TRUST INC
+0.1
4%
+13.82%
FRTFEDERAL REALTY INVS TRUST
+0.1
3%
+23.57%
BXPBXP INC
+0.1
3%
+8.64%
REGREGENCY CENTERS CORP
+0.1
3%
+10.34%
EXREXTRA SPACE STORAGE INC
+0.1
2%
+6.24%
INVHINVITATION HOMES INC
+0.0
1%
+0.88%
CPTCAMDEN PROPERTY TRUST
+0.0
1%
+2.91%
UDRUDR INC
+0.0
1%
+0.98%
MAAMID AMERICA APARTMENT COMM
−0.0
−1%
−4.43%
VMRKVIVMARK RESIDENTIAL
−0.1
−2%
−1.57%
WYWEYERHAEUSER CO
−0.1
−2%
−5.69%
CBRECBRE GROUP INC A
−0.1
−3%
−7.70%
AREALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUIT
−0.2
−6%
−30.61%
SBACSBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP
−0.2
−6%
−14.25%
VICIVICI PROPERTIES INC
−0.3
−10%
−16.17%
AMTAMERICAN TOWER CORP
−0.5
−17%
−12.41%
CCICROWN CASTLE INC
−0.6
−19%
−22.94%
CSGPCOSTAR GROUP INC
−1.2
−40%
−64.03%
Cap weighting, illustrated

WELLTOWER INC and HOST HOTELS + RESORTS INC moved almost identically (+48.25% vs +42.99%), yet WELL moved the XLRE 7.9× 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 +3.01 pt move · cell size = points contributed · color = direction, intensity = return
WELL+1.7 pts(+48.2%)
CSGP−1.2 pts(−64.0%)
PLD+1.0 pts(+31.8%)
EQIX+0.9 pts(+38.7%)
VTR+0.7 pts(+41.9%)
SPG+0.6 pts(+29.8%)
CCI−0.6 pts(−22.9%)
AMT−0.5 pts(−12.4%)
DLR+0.4 pts
IRM+0.4 pts
O+0.4 pts(+12.0%)
VICI−0.3 pts(−16.2%)
HST+0.2 pts
SBAC−0.2 pts
ARE
KIM+0.1 pts
DOC+0.1 pts
PSA
FRT+0.1 pts
CBRE−0.1 pts
BXP
REG
WY

Concentration curve

cumulative share of the +3.01 pt move · sorted by contribution
0%50%100%8152330stocks:3 stocks = 122%100% covered at 3

When they drove it

cumulative points through the period
0WELL +1.74PLD +1.02EQIX +0.92CSGP −1.21CCI −0.57AMT −0.51Aug 22Aug 25

Breadth

member returns, this period
−75%−50%−25%0%+25%
From −64.03% (CSGP) to +48.25% (WELL). Equal-weight, the XLRE would be +7.23% vs the actual +7.12%; the gap is what cap weighting did.

By sector

point contribution · sums to +3.01 pts
-30
+4.1

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