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Utilities · Select Sector

31 stocks · cap-weighted, ETF-derived weights · Aug 25, 2026 close
43.30
−42.74 (−49.67%)
XLU 43.30 · −42.7 pts (−49.67%) 1Y
102.1086.0670.0153.9737.93EW +5.72%H 92.90 · Oct 15L 41.87 · Jan 7
Aug 22, 2025Nov 20, 2025Feb 24, 2026May 26, 2026Aug 25, 2026
Breadth
9 / 31
stocks fell with the index
Concentration
3%
of the decline from SO, VST, DUK
Biggest driver
SO −0.37
SOUTHERN CO/THE, −1.66%
Biggest offset
CEG +1.10
CONSTELLATION ENERGY, −9.87%

What drove it

31 members · detractors first · 1Y · residual 5194.6bp exceeds 60bp gate

The XLU fell 49.67% (−42.74 pts) over the past year, but 22 of 31 members went the other way. SO and VST dragged the tape lower, accounting for 3% of the decline.

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+3.5 pts from 13 gainers2.3 pts from 18 losers
net −42.7 pts · gainers outweigh losers 1.5 to 1
Stock
Points
Return
XLUsum of all 31 stocks
−42.7
100%
−49.67%
SOSOUTHERN CO/THE
−0.4
1%
−1.66%
VSTVISTRA CORP
−0.4
1%
−26.57%
DUKDUKE ENERGY CORP
−0.4
1%
+0.66%
AWKAMERICAN WATER WORKS CO INC
−0.3
1%
−3.98%
PPLPPL CORP
−0.2
0%
−2.15%
PEGPUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GP
−0.2
0%
−9.57%
DTEDTE ENERGY COMPANY
−0.1
0%
+0.96%
NINISOURCE INC
−0.1
0%
−3.45%
CMSCMS ENERGY CORP
−0.1
0%
−3.39%
EXCEXELON CORP
−0.1
0%
+1.21%
WECWEC ENERGY GROUP INC
−0.1
0%
+0.73%
ATOATMOS ENERGY CORP
−0.0
0%
+1.84%
EDCONSOLIDATED EDISON INC
−0.0
0%
+7.99%
CNPCENTERPOINT ENERGY INC
−0.0
0%
+4.04%
NRGNRG ENERGY INC
−0.0
0%
−21.01%
PNWPINNACLE WEST CAPITAL
−0.0
0%
+10.05%
LNTALLIANT ENERGY CORP
−0.0
0%
+4.41%
ESEVERSOURCE ENERGY
−0.0
0%
+11.62%
AEEAMEREN CORPORATION
+0.0
0%
+7.81%
EVRGEVERGY INC
+0.0
0%
+15.54%
AESAES CORP
+0.1
0%
+13.21%
FEFIRSTENERGY CORP
+0.1
0%
+9.59%
DDOMINION ENERGY INC
+0.1
0%
+12.93%
PCGP G + E CORP
+0.1
0%
+22.15%
XELXCEL ENERGY INC
+0.2
0%
+7.12%
SRESEMPRA
+0.2
0%
+4.68%
EIXEDISON INTERNATIONAL
+0.3
−1%
+40.29%
ETRENTERGY CORP
+0.3
−1%
+21.92%
NEENEXTERA ENERGY INC
+0.5
−1%
+13.55%
AEPAMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER
+0.6
−1%
+10.16%
CEGCONSTELLATION ENERGY
+1.1
−3%
−9.87%
Cap weighting, illustrated

ENTERGY CORP and P G + E CORP moved almost identically (+21.92% vs +22.15%), yet ETR moved the XLU 3.0× 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 −42.74 pt move · cell size = points contributed · color = direction, intensity = return
CEG+1.1 pts(−9.9%)
AEP+0.6 pts(+10.2%)
NEE+0.5 pts(+13.5%)
SO−0.4 pts(−1.7%)
VST−0.4 pts(−26.6%)
DUK−0.4 pts(+0.7%)
ETR+0.3 pts(+21.9%)
EIX+0.3 pts
AWK−0.3 pts(−4.0%)
SRE+0.2 pts(+4.7%)
PPL−0.2 pts(−2.2%)
XEL+0.2 pts(+7.1%)
PEG−0.2 pts(−9.6%)
DTE−0.1 pts
NI−0.1 pts
CMS−0.1 pts
PCG+0.1 pts
EXC
D
FE
AES+0.1 pts
WEC−0.1 pts
EVRG
ATO
ED

Concentration curve

cumulative share of the −42.74 pt move · sorted by contribution
0%50%100%8162331stocks:3 stocks = 3%100% covered at 31

When they drove it

cumulative points through the period
0SO −0.37VST −0.36DUK −0.36CEG +1.10AEP +0.61NEE +0.46Aug 22Aug 25

Breadth

member returns, this period
−30%−10%+10%+30%
From −26.57% (VST) to +40.29% (EIX). Equal-weight, the XLU would be +5.72% vs the actual −49.67%; the gap is what cap weighting did.

By sector

point contribution · sums to −42.74 pts
-31
+1.2

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