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Real Estate · Select Sector

30 stocks · cap-weighted, ETF-derived weights · Aug 25, 2026 close
45.36
−1.53 (−3.25%)
XLRE 45.36 · −1.5 pts (−3.25%) 5Y
58.6151.7544.8838.0231.15EW +19.17%H 51.16 · Dec 28L 32.84 · Oct 3
Aug 17, 2021Nov 16, 2022Feb 22, 2024May 21, 2025Aug 25, 2026
Breadth
13 / 30
stocks fell with the index
Concentration
100%+
of the decline from CCI, AMT, SBAC
Biggest driver
CCI −2.21
CROWN CASTLE INC, −50.76%
Biggest offset
WELL +3.21
WELLTOWER INC, +216.39%

What drove it

30 members · detractors first · 5Y · residual 1588.7bp exceeds 60bp gate

The XLRE fell 3.25% (−1.53 pts) over five years, but 17 of 30 members went the other way. CCI and AMT dragged the tape lower, contributing more than the entire move.

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+10.0 pts from 14 gainers8.8 pts from 16 losers
net −1.5 pts · gainers outweigh losers 1.1 to 1
Stock
Points
Return
XLREsum of all 30 stocks
−1.5
100%
−3.25%
CCICROWN CASTLE INC
−2.2
145%
−50.76%
AMTAMERICAN TOWER CORP
−2.1
136%
−27.07%
SBACSBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP
−1.1
73%
−43.56%
AREALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUIT
−1.1
69%
−68.03%
CSGPCOSTAR GROUP INC
−0.7
48%
−60.56%
DOCHEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES INC
−0.4
29%
−18.28%
MAAMID AMERICA APARTMENT COMM
−0.3
17%
−16.21%
OREALTY INCOME CORP
−0.2
14%
+15.48%
UDRUDR INC
−0.2
10%
−12.92%
EXREXTRA SPACE STORAGE INC
−0.1
8%
+0.26%
CPTCAMDEN PROPERTY TRUST
−0.1
8%
−12.29%
BXPBXP INC
−0.1
6%
−19.55%
INVHINVITATION HOMES INC
−0.1
6%
−10.45%
VICIVICI PROPERTIES INC
−0.1
5%
+15.40%
VMRKVIVMARK RESIDENTIAL
−0.1
4%
−1.57%
ESSESSEX PROPERTY TRUST INC
−0.0
0%
+9.70%
FRTFEDERAL REALTY INVS TRUST
+0.0
−1%
+24.53%
WYWEYERHAEUSER CO
+0.0
−3%
−11.02%
REGREGENCY CENTERS CORP
+0.2
−10%
+45.13%
KIMKIMCO REALTY CORP
+0.2
−14%
+40.06%
PSAPUBLIC STORAGE
+0.3
−17%
+25.77%
PLDPROLOGIS INC
+0.4
−24%
+23.53%
HSTHOST HOTELS + RESORTS INC
+0.4
−25%
+84.89%
EQIXEQUINIX INC
+0.6
−39%
+42.52%
VTRVENTAS INC
+0.6
−42%
+97.15%
DLRDIGITAL REALTY TRUST INC
+0.7
−43%
+41.18%
CBRECBRE GROUP INC A
+1.1
−73%
+63.31%
IRMIRON MOUNTAIN INC
+1.1
−75%
+222.01%
SPGSIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC
+1.2
−77%
+123.10%
WELLWELLTOWER INC
+3.2
−211%
+216.39%
Cap weighting, illustrated

PROLOGIS INC and FEDERAL REALTY INVS TRUST moved almost identically (+23.53% vs +24.53%), yet PLD moved the XLRE 20.4× 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 −1.53 pt move · cell size = points contributed · color = direction, intensity = return
WELL+3.2 pts(+216.4%)
CCI−2.2 pts(−50.8%)
AMT−2.1 pts(−27.1%)
SPG+1.2 pts(+123.1%)
IRM+1.1 pts(+222.0%)
SBAC−1.1 pts(−43.6%)
CBRE+1.1 pts(+63.3%)
ARE−1.1 pts(−68.0%)
CSGP−0.7 pts
DLR+0.7 pts
VTR+0.6 pts(+97.1%)
EQIX+0.6 pts(+42.5%)
DOC−0.4 pts(−18.3%)
HST+0.4 pts
PLD+0.4 pts
PSA
MAA
KIM
O
UDR−0.2 pts
REG+0.2 pts
EXR
CPT
VICI

Concentration curve

cumulative share of the −1.53 pt move · sorted by contribution
0%50%100%8152330stocks:3 stocks = 354%100% covered at 1

When they drove it

cumulative points through the period
0CCI −2.21AMT −2.08SBAC −1.11WELL +3.21SPG +1.18IRM +1.14Aug 17Aug 25

Breadth

member returns, this period
−100%0%+100%+200%
From −68.03% (ARE) to +222.01% (IRM). Equal-weight, the XLRE would be +19.17% vs the actual −3.25%; the gap is what cap weighting did.

By sector

point contribution · sums to −1.53 pts
-30
+1.2

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