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WHAT MOVED THE MARKET TODAY

Real Estate · Select Sector

30 stocks · cap-weighted, ETF-derived weights · Aug 25, 2026 close
45.36
+1.32 (+3.01%)
XLRE 45.36 · +1.3 pts (+3.01%) QTD
46.1745.5144.8544.1943.53EW +1.97%H 46.01 · Jul 28L 44.03 · Jun 30
Jun 30Jul 15Jul 29Aug 11Aug 25
Breadth
17 / 30
stocks rose with the index
Concentration
66%
of the gain from WELL, PLD, AMT
Biggest driver
WELL +0.32
WELLTOWER INC, +6.25%
Biggest drag
IRM −0.09
IRON MOUNTAIN INC, −4.26%

What drove it

30 members · drivers first · QTD · residual 13.1bp within 60bp gate

The XLRE rose 3.01% (+1.32 pts) so far this quarter, but 13 of 30 members went the other way. WELL and PLD carried the tape higher, accounting for 66% of the gain.

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+1.8 pts from 15 gainers0.5 pts from 15 losers
net +1.3 pts · gainers outweigh losers 3.7 to 1
Stock
Points
Return
XLREsum of all 30 stocks
+1.3
100%
+3.01%
WELLWELLTOWER INC
+0.3
24%
+6.25%
PLDPROLOGIS INC
+0.3
22%
+5.81%
AMTAMERICAN TOWER CORP
+0.3
21%
+9.22%
CBRECBRE GROUP INC A
+0.2
17%
+12.66%
DLRDIGITAL REALTY TRUST INC
+0.2
13%
+7.08%
VTRVENTAS INC
+0.1
9%
+5.64%
EQIXEQUINIX INC
+0.1
7%
+2.98%
CSGPCOSTAR GROUP INC
+0.1
6%
+15.85%
SBACSBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP
+0.1
6%
+6.32%
BXPBXP INC
+0.1
5%
+8.81%
CCICROWN CASTLE INC
+0.0
4%
+0.75%
OREALTY INCOME CORP
+0.0
3%
+1.87%
DOCHEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES INC
+0.0
1%
+1.65%
AREALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUIT
+0.0
1%
+0.15%
WYWEYERHAEUSER CO
+0.0
0%
+2.09%
PSAPUBLIC STORAGE
−0.0
0%
+1.40%
ESSESSEX PROPERTY TRUST INC
−0.0
−1%
+0.14%
INVHINVITATION HOMES INC
−0.0
−1%
−0.02%
FRTFEDERAL REALTY INVS TRUST
−0.0
−1%
−3.70%
EXREXTRA SPACE STORAGE INC
−0.0
−1%
−0.30%
REGREGENCY CENTERS CORP
−0.0
−1%
−3.79%
HSTHOST HOTELS + RESORTS INC
−0.0
−1%
−2.99%
UDRUDR INC
−0.0
−2%
−4.01%
CPTCAMDEN PROPERTY TRUST
−0.0
−3%
−5.44%
MAAMID AMERICA APARTMENT COMM
−0.0
−3%
−3.89%
KIMKIMCO REALTY CORP
−0.0
−3%
−5.13%
VICIVICI PROPERTIES INC
−0.0
−3%
−0.94%
VMRKVIVMARK RESIDENTIAL
−0.1
−4%
−1.57%
SPGSIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC
−0.1
−5%
−2.11%
IRMIRON MOUNTAIN INC
−0.1
−7%
−4.26%
Cap weighting, illustrated

IRON MOUNTAIN INC and FEDERAL REALTY INVS TRUST moved almost identically (−4.26% vs −3.70%), yet IRM moved the XLRE 6.8× 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 +1.32 pt move · cell size = points contributed · color = direction, intensity = return
WELL+0.3 pts(+6.2%)
PLD+0.3 pts(+5.8%)
AMT+0.3 pts(+9.2%)
CBRE+0.2 pts(+12.7%)
DLR+0.2 pts(+7.1%)
VTR+0.1 pts(+5.6%)
IRM−0.1 pts
EQIX+0.1 pts(+3.0%)
CSGP+0.1 pts(+15.9%)
SBAC+0.1 pts(+6.3%)
BXP+0.1 pts(+8.8%)
SPG−0.1 pts(−2.1%)
VMRK−0.1 pts
CCI+0.0 pts
VICI−0.0 pts
KIM−0.0 pts
MAA−0.0 pts
CPT
O+0.0 pts
UDR−0.0 pts
HST
REG
DOC
EXR
ARE

Concentration curve

cumulative share of the +1.32 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 +0.32PLD +0.29AMT +0.27IRM −0.09SPG −0.06VMRK −0.05Jun 30Aug 25

Breadth

member returns, this period
−10%−5%0%+5%+10%+15%
From −5.44% (CPT) to +15.85% (CSGP). Equal-weight, the XLRE would be +1.97% vs the actual +3.01%; the gap is what cap weighting did.

By sector

point contribution · sums to +1.32 pts
-30
+1.3

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