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Real Estate · Select Sector

30 stocks · cap-weighted, ETF-derived weights · Oct 9, 2026 close
41.62
−3.31 (−7.38%)
XLRE 41.62 · −3.3 pts (−7.38%) 5Y
56.0849.7643.4437.1230.80EW +9.72%H 51.81 · Dec 31L 32.35 · Oct 27
Oct 1, 2021Jan 4, 2023Apr 9, 2024Jul 9, 2025Oct 9, 2026
Breadth
15 / 30
stocks fell with the index
Concentration
100%+
of the decline from CSGP, ARE, CCI
Biggest driver
CSGP −1.25
COSTAR GROUP INC, −66.20%
Biggest offset
WELL +3.12
WELLTOWER INC, +201.93%

What drove it

30 members · detractors first · 5Y · residual 1565.5bp exceeds 60bp gate

The XLRE fell 7.38% (−3.31 pts) over five years, but 15 of 30 members went the other way. CSGP and ARE dragged the tape lower, contributing more than the entire move.

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+8.1 pts from 10 gainers−8.3 pts from 20 losers
net −3.3 pts · losers outweigh gainers 1.0 to 1
Stock
Points
Return
XLREsum of all 30 stocks
−3.3
100%
−7.38%
CSGPCOSTAR GROUP INC
−1.3
38%
−66.20%
AREALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUIT
−1.2
36%
−70.90%
CCICROWN CASTLE INC
−1.1
33%
−41.93%
AMTAMERICAN TOWER CORP
−0.8
24%
−20.43%
SBACSBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP
−0.7
21%
−40.90%
DOCHEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES INC
−0.5
15%
−26.42%
WYWEYERHAEUSER CO
−0.4
12%
−34.42%
MAAMID AMERICA APARTMENT COMM
−0.3
10%
−25.82%
BXPBXP INC
−0.3
9%
−32.00%
UDRUDR INC
−0.3
8%
−23.01%
VICIVICI PROPERTIES INC
−0.3
8%
+1.79%
PLDPROLOGIS INC
−0.3
8%
+17.61%
CPTCAMDEN PROPERTY TRUST
−0.2
7%
−22.85%
VMRKVIVMARK RESIDENTIAL
−0.2
6%
−10.98%
INVHINVITATION HOMES INC
−0.2
5%
−18.89%
ESSESSEX PROPERTY TRUST INC
−0.1
4%
−0.93%
EXREXTRA SPACE STORAGE INC
−0.1
3%
−3.37%
FRTFEDERAL REALTY INVS TRUST
−0.1
3%
+7.31%
OREALTY INCOME CORP
−0.1
2%
+8.54%
CBRECBRE GROUP INC A
−0.0
1%
+30.24%
REGREGENCY CENTERS CORP
+0.0
−1%
+25.92%
HSTHOST HOTELS + RESORTS INC
+0.1
−4%
+66.44%
KIMKIMCO REALTY CORP
+0.1
−4%
+25.84%
PSAPUBLIC STORAGE
+0.3
−8%
+20.68%
DLRDIGITAL REALTY TRUST INC
+0.4
−13%
+45.18%
VTRVENTAS INC
+0.6
−19%
+71.44%
SPGSIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC
+0.7
−21%
+93.36%
IRMIRON MOUNTAIN INC
+1.2
−37%
+212.15%
EQIXEQUINIX INC
+1.5
−44%
+42.87%
WELLWELLTOWER INC
+3.1
−94%
+201.93%
Cap weighting, illustrated

AMERICAN TOWER CORP and INVITATION HOMES INC moved almost identically (−20.43% vs −18.89%), yet AMT moved the XLRE 5.1× 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 −3.31 pt move · cell size = points contributed · color = direction, intensity = return
WELL+3.1 pts(+201.9%)
EQIX+1.5 pts(+42.9%)
CSGP−1.3 pts(−66.2%)
IRM+1.2 pts(+212.1%)
ARE−1.2 pts(−70.9%)
CCI−1.1 pts(−41.9%)
AMT−0.8 pts(−20.4%)
SPG+0.7 pts(+93.4%)
SBAC−0.7 pts(−40.9%)
VTR+0.6 pts(+71.4%)
DOC−0.5 pts(−26.4%)
DLR+0.4 pts(+45.2%)
WY−0.4 pts
MAA−0.3 pts
BXP−0.3 pts
UDR−0.3 pts
VICI
PSA
PLD−0.3 pts
CPT
VMRK
INVH−0.2 pts
HST
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Concentration curve

cumulative share of the −3.31 pt move · sorted by contribution
0%50%100%8152330stocks:3 stocks = 106%100% covered at 3

When they drove it

cumulative points through the period
0CSGP −1.25ARE −1.19CCI −1.08WELL +3.12EQIX +1.46IRM +1.22Oct 1Oct 9

Breadth

member returns, this period
−100%0%+100%+200%
From −70.90% (ARE) to +212.15% (IRM). Equal-weight, the XLRE would be +9.72% vs the actual −7.38%; the gap is what cap weighting did.

By sector

point contribution · sums to −3.31 pts
-30
−0.1

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