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Utilities · Select Sector

31 stocks · cap-weighted, ETF-derived weights · Oct 9, 2026 close
41.40
−49.40 (−54.41%)
XLU 41.40 · −49.4 pts (−54.41%) 1Y
102.6085.7368.8551.9835.11EW −3.49%H 92.90 · Oct 15L 39.25 · Sep 28
Oct 8, 2025Jan 8, 2026Apr 10, 2026Jul 13, 2026Oct 9, 2026
Breadth
22 / 31
stocks fell with the index
Concentration
5%
of the decline from NEE, SO, DUK
Biggest driver
NEE −1.29
NEXTERA ENERGY INC, −6.02%
Biggest offset
CEG +0.61
CONSTELLATION ENERGY, −19.33%

What drove it

31 members · detractors first · 1Y · residual 4876.1bp exceeds 60bp gate

The XLU fell 54.41% (−49.40 pts) over the past year on a mixed tape; NEE, SO, DUK did most of the damage, with 5% of the decline between them.

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+1.3 pts from 4 gainers−6.7 pts from 27 losers
net −49.4 pts · losers outweigh gainers 5.2 to 1
Stock
Points
Return
XLUsum of all 31 stocks
−49.4
100%
−54.41%
NEENEXTERA ENERGY INC
−1.3
3%
−6.02%
SOSOUTHERN CO/THE
−0.6
1%
−7.53%
DUKDUKE ENERGY CORP
−0.6
1%
−4.14%
PCGP G + E CORP
−0.5
1%
−20.80%
SRESEMPRA
−0.3
1%
−10.66%
EXCEXELON CORP
−0.3
1%
−8.01%
AWKAMERICAN WATER WORKS CO INC
−0.3
1%
−6.80%
VSTVISTRA CORP
−0.3
1%
−21.51%
XELXCEL ENERGY INC
−0.2
0%
−7.83%
ESEVERSOURCE ENERGY
−0.2
0%
−7.54%
DTEDTE ENERGY COMPANY
−0.2
0%
−7.75%
NRGNRG ENERGY INC
−0.2
0%
−34.97%
PPLPPL CORP
−0.2
0%
−5.97%
WECWEC ENERGY GROUP INC
−0.2
0%
−7.18%
ATOATMOS ENERGY CORP
−0.2
0%
−6.46%
PEGPUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GP
−0.2
0%
−9.46%
CMSCMS ENERGY CORP
−0.2
0%
−8.04%
NINISOURCE INC
−0.1
0%
−5.29%
CNPCENTERPOINT ENERGY INC
−0.1
0%
−0.83%
DDOMINION ENERGY INC
−0.1
0%
+5.04%
AEEAMEREN CORPORATION
−0.1
0%
+0.62%
EDCONSOLIDATED EDISON INC
−0.1
0%
+7.87%
FEFIRSTENERGY CORP
−0.1
0%
−0.70%
LNTALLIANT ENERGY CORP
−0.0
0%
−0.73%
EVRGEVERGY INC
−0.0
0%
+6.74%
PNWPINNACLE WEST CAPITAL
−0.0
0%
+10.71%
AESAES CORP
−0.0
0%
+5.12%
EIXEDISON INTERNATIONAL
+0.0
0%
+6.24%
ETRENTERGY CORP
+0.1
0%
+8.97%
AEPAMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER
+0.6
−1%
+6.31%
CEGCONSTELLATION ENERGY
+0.6
−1%
−19.33%

Attribution map

slicing the −49.40 pt move · cell size = points contributed · color = direction, intensity = return
NEE−1.3 pts(−6.0%)
SO−0.6 pts(−7.5%)
CEG+0.6 pts(−19.3%)
AEP+0.6 pts(+6.3%)
DUK−0.6 pts(−4.1%)
PCG−0.5 pts(−20.8%)
SRE−0.3 pts(−10.7%)
EXC−0.3 pts(−8.0%)
AWK−0.3 pts(−6.8%)
VST−0.3 pts(−21.5%)
XEL−0.2 pts
ES−0.2 pts
DTE−0.2 pts(−7.7%)
NRG−0.2 pts(−35.0%)
PPL−0.2 pts(−6.0%)
WEC−0.2 pts
ATO−0.2 pts
PEG−0.2 pts(−9.5%)
CMS−0.2 pts(−8.0%)
NI−0.1 pts
CNP
D
AEE
ED
ETR
FE
EVRG

Concentration curve

cumulative share of the −49.40 pt move · sorted by contribution
0%50%100%8162331stocks:3 stocks = 5%100% covered at 31

When they drove it

cumulative points through the period
0NEE −1.29SO −0.63DUK −0.56CEG +0.61AEP +0.59ETR +0.06Oct 8Oct 9

Breadth

member returns, this period
−40%−30%−20%−10%0%+10%
From −34.97% (NRG) to +10.71% (PNW). Equal-weight, the XLU would be −3.49% vs the actual −54.41%; the gap is what cap weighting did.

By sector

point contribution · sums to −49.40 pts
-31
−5.4

The year, session by session

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