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Real Estate · Select Sector

30 stocks · cap-weighted, ETF-derived weights · Aug 25, 2026 close
45.36
+1.63 (+3.72%)
XLRE 45.36 · +1.6 pts (+3.72%) 6M
47.4845.4943.5041.5139.52EW +5.46%H 46.01 · Jul 28L 40.01 · Mar 27
Feb 24Apr 10May 26Jul 13Aug 25
Breadth
20 / 30
stocks rose with the index
Concentration
81%
of the gain from WELL, EQIX, SPG
Biggest driver
WELL +0.69
WELLTOWER INC, +16.02%
Biggest drag
CSGP −0.34
COSTAR GROUP INC, −33.25%

What drove it

30 members · drivers first · 6M · residual 88.8bp exceeds 60bp gate

The XLRE rose 3.72% (+1.63 pts) over the past six months, and 81% of that gain came from just three stocks: WELL, EQIX, SPG.

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+2.9 pts from 22 gainers1.0 pts from 8 losers
net +1.6 pts · gainers outweigh losers 3.0 to 1
Stock
Points
Return
XLREsum of all 30 stocks
+1.6
100%
+3.72%
WELLWELLTOWER INC
+0.7
42%
+16.02%
EQIXEQUINIX INC
+0.4
22%
+13.92%
SPGSIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC
+0.3
17%
+12.24%
PSAPUBLIC STORAGE
+0.2
10%
+8.23%
PLDPROLOGIS INC
+0.2
10%
+3.74%
VTRVENTAS INC
+0.2
9%
+9.87%
DOCHEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES INC
+0.1
9%
+28.30%
INVHINVITATION HOMES INC
+0.1
9%
+20.28%
BXPBXP INC
+0.1
8%
+24.19%
ESSESSEX PROPERTY TRUST INC
+0.1
8%
+15.23%
HSTHOST HOTELS + RESORTS INC
+0.1
7%
+17.83%
IRMIRON MOUNTAIN INC
+0.1
5%
+8.39%
CBRECBRE GROUP INC A
+0.1
4%
+3.81%
DLRDIGITAL REALTY TRUST INC
+0.1
3%
+9.33%
FRTFEDERAL REALTY INVS TRUST
+0.0
3%
+11.55%
KIMKIMCO REALTY CORP
+0.0
2%
+5.49%
UDRUDR INC
+0.0
2%
+2.97%
MAAMID AMERICA APARTMENT COMM
+0.0
2%
−0.35%
CPTCAMDEN PROPERTY TRUST
+0.0
2%
+1.56%
AREALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUIT
+0.0
1%
+1.42%
REGREGENCY CENTERS CORP
+0.0
1%
+1.20%
EXREXTRA SPACE STORAGE INC
+0.0
0%
−1.01%
SBACSBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP
−0.0
−1%
−5.75%
WYWEYERHAEUSER CO
−0.0
−1%
−0.11%
OREALTY INCOME CORP
−0.0
−2%
−3.47%
VMRKVIVMARK RESIDENTIAL
−0.1
−3%
−1.57%
AMTAMERICAN TOWER CORP
−0.1
−5%
−4.21%
VICIVICI PROPERTIES INC
−0.2
−11%
−10.24%
CCICROWN CASTLE INC
−0.2
−14%
−11.83%
CSGPCOSTAR GROUP INC
−0.3
−21%
−33.25%
Cap weighting, illustrated

WELLTOWER INC and HOST HOTELS + RESORTS INC moved almost identically (+16.02% vs +17.83%), yet WELL moved the XLRE 5.9× 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 +1.63 pt move · cell size = points contributed · color = direction, intensity = return
WELL+0.7 pts(+16.0%)
EQIX+0.4 pts(+13.9%)
CSGP−0.3 pts(−33.2%)
SPG+0.3 pts(+12.2%)
CCI−0.2 pts(−11.8%)
VICI−0.2 pts(−10.2%)
PSA+0.2 pts(+8.2%)
PLD+0.2 pts(+3.7%)
VTR+0.2 pts
DOC+0.1 pts(+28.3%)
INVH+0.1 pts(+20.3%)
BXP+0.1 pts
ESS+0.1 pts
HST+0.1 pts(+17.8%)
AMT−0.1 pts(−4.2%)
IRM+0.1 pts(+8.4%)
CBRE+0.1 pts
VMRK
DLR
FRT
KIM+0.0 pts
O
UDR
MAA
CPT
WY
REG

Concentration curve

cumulative share of the +1.63 pt move · sorted by contribution
0%50%100%8152330stocks:3 stocks = 81%100% covered at 5

When they drove it

cumulative points through the period
0WELL +0.69EQIX +0.36SPG +0.27CSGP −0.34CCI −0.23VICI −0.18Feb 24Aug 25

Breadth

member returns, this period
−40%−20%0%+20%
From −33.25% (CSGP) to +28.30% (DOC). Equal-weight, the XLRE would be +5.46% vs the actual +3.72%; the gap is what cap weighting did.

By sector

point contribution · sums to +1.63 pts
-30
+1.9

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