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Real Estate · Select Sector

30 stocks · cap-weighted, ETF-derived weights · Aug 25, 2026 close
45.36
+3.20 (+7.60%)
XLRE 45.36 · +3.2 pts (+7.60%) 2Y
48.3845.3742.3639.3536.34EW +10.92%H 45.96 · Jul 29L 37.08 · Apr 8
Aug 20, 2024Feb 21, 2025Aug 25, 2025Feb 24, 2026Aug 25, 2026
Breadth
17 / 30
stocks rose with the index
Concentration
100%+
of the gain from WELL, SPG, EQIX
Biggest driver
WELL +2.46
WELLTOWER INC, +113.27%
Biggest drag
CSGP −0.74
COSTAR GROUP INC, −56.16%

What drove it

30 members · drivers first · 2Y · residual 689.0bp exceeds 60bp gate

The XLRE rose 7.60% (+3.20 pts) over two years, but 13 of 30 members went the other way. WELL and SPG carried the tape higher, contributing more than the entire move.

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+8.2 pts from 19 gainers3.4 pts from 11 losers
net +3.2 pts · gainers outweigh losers 2.4 to 1
Stock
Points
Return
XLREsum of all 30 stocks
+3.2
100%
+7.60%
WELLWELLTOWER INC
+2.5
77%
+113.27%
SPGSIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC
+0.9
27%
+51.11%
EQIXEQUINIX INC
+0.8
26%
+35.01%
VTRVENTAS INC
+0.7
22%
+68.08%
DLRDIGITAL REALTY TRUST INC
+0.7
21%
+36.61%
CBRECBRE GROUP INC A
+0.7
21%
+36.09%
PLDPROLOGIS INC
+0.6
19%
+23.42%
OREALTY INCOME CORP
+0.4
11%
+15.21%
HSTHOST HOTELS + RESORTS INC
+0.2
8%
+54.67%
IRMIRON MOUNTAIN INC
+0.2
6%
+17.47%
BXPBXP INC
+0.2
5%
+13.36%
KIMKIMCO REALTY CORP
+0.1
4%
+16.92%
REGREGENCY CENTERS CORP
+0.1
4%
+17.71%
ESSESSEX PROPERTY TRUST INC
+0.1
2%
+9.43%
FRTFEDERAL REALTY INVS TRUST
+0.1
2%
+13.60%
DOCHEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES INC
+0.0
1%
+11.35%
PSAPUBLIC STORAGE
+0.0
0%
+7.29%
CPTCAMDEN PROPERTY TRUST
+0.0
0%
−2.67%
UDRUDR INC
+0.0
0%
−1.97%
MAAMID AMERICA APARTMENT COMM
−0.0
−2%
−7.11%
VMRKVIVMARK RESIDENTIAL
−0.1
−2%
−1.57%
INVHINVITATION HOMES INC
−0.1
−2%
−8.55%
WYWEYERHAEUSER CO
−0.1
−3%
−13.61%
EXREXTRA SPACE STORAGE INC
−0.1
−4%
−6.67%
SBACSBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP
−0.2
−7%
−10.82%
VICIVICI PROPERTIES INC
−0.3
−8%
−7.62%
AREALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUIT
−0.4
−13%
−48.24%
CCICROWN CASTLE INC
−0.6
−20%
−23.18%
AMTAMERICAN TOWER CORP
−0.7
−22%
−13.05%
CSGPCOSTAR GROUP INC
−0.7
−23%
−56.16%
Cap weighting, illustrated

REALTY INCOME CORP and FEDERAL REALTY INVS TRUST moved almost identically (+15.21% vs +13.60%), yet O moved the XLRE 6.8× 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 +3.20 pt move · cell size = points contributed · color = direction, intensity = return
WELL+2.5 pts(+113.3%)
SPG+0.9 pts(+51.1%)
EQIX+0.8 pts(+35.0%)
CSGP−0.7 pts(−56.2%)
AMT−0.7 pts(−13.1%)
VTR+0.7 pts(+68.1%)
DLR+0.7 pts(+36.6%)
CBRE+0.7 pts(+36.1%)
CCI−0.6 pts(−23.2%)
PLD+0.6 pts(+23.4%)
ARE−0.4 pts(−48.2%)
O+0.4 pts(+15.2%)
VICI−0.3 pts
HST+0.2 pts
SBAC
IRM+0.2 pts
BXP+0.2 pts
KIM
EXR−0.1 pts
REG
WY
ESS
INVH
MAA

Concentration curve

cumulative share of the +3.20 pt move · sorted by contribution
0%50%100%8152330stocks:3 stocks = 130%100% covered at 2

When they drove it

cumulative points through the period
0WELL +2.46SPG +0.87EQIX +0.82CSGP −0.74AMT −0.70CCI −0.64Aug 20Aug 25

Breadth

member returns, this period
−75%−25%+25%+75%
From −56.16% (CSGP) to +113.27% (WELL). Equal-weight, the XLRE would be +10.92% vs the actual +7.60%; the gap is what cap weighting did.

By sector

point contribution · sums to +3.20 pts
-30
+4.8

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