WMTMT◆
WHAT MOVED THE MARKET TODAY

Real Estate · Select Sector

30 stocks · cap-weighted, ETF-derived weights · Oct 9, 2026 close
41.62
+8.43 (+25.38%)
XLRE 41.62 · +8.4 pts (+25.38%) 3Y
50.2545.4440.6335.82EW +33.68%H 45.76 · Jul 27L 32.19 · Oct 25
Oct 4, 2023Jul 9, 2024Apr 9, 2025Jan 7, 2026Oct 9, 2026
Breadth
24 / 30
stocks rose with the index
Concentration
68%
of the gain from WELL, EQIX, SPG
Biggest driver
WELL +3.20
WELLTOWER INC, +191.65%
Biggest drag
CSGP −1.06
COSTAR GROUP INC, −61.18%

What drove it

30 members · drivers first · 3Y · residual 1172.2bp exceeds 60bp gate

The XLRE rose 25.38% (+8.43 pts) over three years, and 68% of that gain came from just three stocks: WELL, EQIX, SPG.

Read the latest market-close note: Goldman and Microsoft Push the Dow to a Large Gain While Telecoms Sink Communication Services

+13.3 pts from 24 gainers−2.1 pts from 6 losers
net +8.4 pts · gainers outweigh losers 6.3 to 1
Stock
Points
Return
XLREsum of all 30 stocks
+8.4
100%
+25.38%
WELLWELLTOWER INC
+3.2
38%
+191.65%
EQIXEQUINIX INC
+1.4
16%
+51.95%
SPGSIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC
+1.1
14%
+118.75%
VTRVENTAS INC
+1.1
13%
+119.36%
IRMIRON MOUNTAIN INC
+1.0
11%
+116.62%
AMTAMERICAN TOWER CORP
+0.8
9%
+28.39%
CBRECBRE GROUP INC A
+0.6
8%
+83.83%
DLRDIGITAL REALTY TRUST INC
+0.6
7%
+65.32%
OREALTY INCOME CORP
+0.6
7%
+27.30%
EXREXTRA SPACE STORAGE INC
+0.5
5%
+30.36%
PSAPUBLIC STORAGE
+0.4
5%
+25.03%
PLDPROLOGIS INC
+0.4
4%
+30.37%
KIMKIMCO REALTY CORP
+0.3
4%
+49.59%
ESSESSEX PROPERTY TRUST INC
+0.3
3%
+43.21%
HSTHOST HOTELS + RESORTS INC
+0.3
3%
+65.47%
REGREGENCY CENTERS CORP
+0.2
2%
+40.02%
BXPBXP INC
+0.1
2%
+24.52%
SBACSBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP
+0.1
1%
+1.10%
FRTFEDERAL REALTY INVS TRUST
+0.1
1%
+35.99%
CPTCAMDEN PROPERTY TRUST
+0.1
1%
+15.65%
DOCHEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES INC
+0.1
1%
+26.73%
CCICROWN CASTLE INC
+0.1
1%
+3.22%
MAAMID AMERICA APARTMENT COMM
+0.1
1%
+2.80%
UDRUDR INC
+0.0
0%
+8.92%
INVHINVITATION HOMES INC
−0.0
−1%
−5.30%
VICIVICI PROPERTIES INC
−0.1
−1%
−5.41%
VMRKVIVMARK RESIDENTIAL
−0.2
−2%
−10.98%
WYWEYERHAEUSER CO
−0.3
−4%
−30.46%
AREALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUIT
−0.4
−4%
−46.12%
CSGPCOSTAR GROUP INC
−1.1
−13%
−61.18%
Cap weighting, illustrated

AMERICAN TOWER CORP and HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES INC moved almost identically (+28.39% vs +26.73%), yet AMT moved the XLRE 8.8× 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 +8.43 pt move · cell size = points contributed · color = direction, intensity = return
WELL+3.2 pts(+191.7%)
EQIX+1.4 pts(+51.9%)
SPG+1.1 pts(+118.8%)
VTR+1.1 pts(+119.4%)
CSGP−1.1 pts(−61.2%)
IRM+1.0 pts(+116.6%)
AMT+0.8 pts(+28.4%)
CBRE+0.6 pts(+83.8%)
DLR+0.6 pts(+65.3%)
O+0.6 pts(+27.3%)
EXR+0.5 pts(+30.4%)
PSA+0.4 pts(+25.0%)
PLD+0.4 pts
ARE−0.4 pts
WY−0.3 pts
KIM+0.3 pts
ESS+0.3 pts
HST+0.3 pts
REG
VMRK
VICI
SBAC
FRT
CPT
MAA

Concentration curve

cumulative share of the +8.43 pt move · sorted by contribution
0%50%100%8152330stocks:3 stocks = 68%100% covered at 6

When they drove it

cumulative points through the period
0WELL +3.20EQIX +1.37SPG +1.14CSGP −1.06ARE −0.36WY −0.35Oct 4Oct 9

Breadth

member returns, this period
−100%−50%0%+50%+100%+150%
From −61.18% (CSGP) to +191.65% (WELL). Equal-weight, the XLRE would be +33.68% vs the actual +25.38%; the gap is what cap weighting did.

By sector

point contribution · sums to +8.43 pts
-30
+11.2

The year, session by session

every trading day of 2026 · hover for the move
JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCT

Share this move

pick a view, download it as a 16:9 PNG
What moved the market, in your inbox
The daily note publishes here after every close; the week's story lands in your inbox on Fridays, free. Read the daily notes.
Babylon Burns

WMTMT is built by the founders of Babylon Burns, a letter on markets, macro, and the systems behind them. The numbers live here; the arguments live there. Subscribing below joins the Babylon Burns letter.

SESSIONSETTLEDBOARDXLRE 3YMEMBERS30RESIDUAL1172.2BP / 60BP GATESRCNASDAQ · CBOE · ALPHA VANTAGEWMTMT.COM