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Real Estate · Select Sector

30 stocks · cap-weighted, ETF-derived weights · Aug 25, 2026 close
45.36
+9.17 (+25.32%)
XLRE 45.36 · +9.2 pts (+25.32%) 3Y
51.0146.0040.9935.9730.96EW +35.42%H 46.01 · Jul 28L 32.19 · Oct 25
Aug 18, 2023May 21, 2024Feb 24, 2025Nov 19, 2025Aug 25, 2026
Breadth
24 / 30
stocks rose with the index
Concentration
66%
of the gain from WELL, SPG, CBRE
Biggest driver
WELL +3.31
WELLTOWER INC, +213.69%
Biggest drag
CSGP −0.76
COSTAR GROUP INC, −58.09%

What drove it

30 members · drivers first · 3Y · residual 1183.3bp exceeds 60bp gate

The XLRE rose 25.32% (+9.17 pts) over three years, and 66% of that gain came from just three stocks: WELL, SPG, CBRE.

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+13.8 pts from 21 gainers2.3 pts from 9 losers
net +9.2 pts · gainers outweigh losers 6.0 to 1
Stock
Points
Return
XLREsum of all 30 stocks
+9.2
100%
+25.32%
WELLWELLTOWER INC
+3.3
36%
+213.69%
SPGSIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC
+1.4
15%
+120.56%
CBRECBRE GROUP INC A
+1.3
14%
+84.40%
EQIXEQUINIX INC
+1.1
12%
+52.48%
DLRDIGITAL REALTY TRUST INC
+1.1
12%
+73.88%
VTRVENTAS INC
+1.1
12%
+145.37%
IRMIRON MOUNTAIN INC
+1.0
10%
+125.46%
PLDPROLOGIS INC
+0.7
8%
+29.92%
OREALTY INCOME CORP
+0.5
5%
+29.92%
PSAPUBLIC STORAGE
+0.4
5%
+33.34%
HSTHOST HOTELS + RESORTS INC
+0.3
3%
+67.45%
ESSESSEX PROPERTY TRUST INC
+0.3
3%
+38.29%
EXREXTRA SPACE STORAGE INC
+0.3
3%
+29.28%
KIMKIMCO REALTY CORP
+0.2
3%
+45.29%
BXPBXP INC
+0.2
3%
+33.60%
REGREGENCY CENTERS CORP
+0.2
2%
+41.07%
FRTFEDERAL REALTY INVS TRUST
+0.1
1%
+38.92%
UDRUDR INC
+0.1
1%
+12.30%
DOCHEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES INC
+0.1
1%
+29.00%
CPTCAMDEN PROPERTY TRUST
+0.1
1%
+14.36%
MAAMID AMERICA APARTMENT COMM
+0.0
0%
+3.29%
INVHINVITATION HOMES INC
−0.0
0%
+0.71%
VMRKVIVMARK RESIDENTIAL
−0.1
−1%
−1.57%
AMTAMERICAN TOWER CORP
−0.1
−1%
+12.48%
VICIVICI PROPERTIES INC
−0.1
−1%
+3.87%
WYWEYERHAEUSER CO
−0.1
−2%
−17.15%
SBACSBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP
−0.3
−4%
−10.52%
CCICROWN CASTLE INC
−0.4
−4%
−10.53%
AREALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUIT
−0.4
−5%
−46.09%
CSGPCOSTAR GROUP INC
−0.8
−8%
−58.09%
Cap weighting, illustrated

PROLOGIS INC and HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES INC moved almost identically (+29.92% vs +29.00%), yet PLD moved the XLRE 8.3× 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 +9.17 pt move · cell size = points contributed · color = direction, intensity = return
WELL+3.3 pts(+213.7%)
SPG+1.4 pts(+120.6%)
CBRE+1.3 pts(+84.4%)
EQIX+1.1 pts(+52.5%)
DLR+1.1 pts(+73.9%)
VTR+1.1 pts(+145.4%)
IRM+1.0 pts(+125.5%)
CSGP−0.8 pts(−58.1%)
PLD+0.7 pts(+29.9%)
O+0.5 pts(+29.9%)
ARE−0.4 pts(−46.1%)
PSA+0.4 pts
CCI−0.4 pts
SBAC−0.3 pts
HST+0.3 pts
ESS+0.3 pts
EXR+0.3 pts
KIM
BXP
REG
WY−0.1 pts
FRT
VICI
DOC
CPT

Concentration curve

cumulative share of the +9.17 pt move · sorted by contribution
0%50%100%8152330stocks:3 stocks = 66%100% covered at 6

When they drove it

cumulative points through the period
0WELL +3.31SPG +1.41CBRE +1.28CSGP −0.76ARE −0.42CCI −0.41Aug 18Aug 25

Breadth

member returns, this period
−100%0%+100%+200%
From −58.09% (CSGP) to +213.69% (WELL). Equal-weight, the XLRE would be +35.42% vs the actual +25.32%; the gap is what cap weighting did.

By sector

point contribution · sums to +9.17 pts
-30
+11.5

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