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WHAT MOVED THE MARKET TODAY

Health Care · Select Sector

59 stocks · cap-weighted, ETF-derived weights · Aug 26, 2026 · session in progress
173.95
−1.35 (−0.77%)
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XLV 173.95 · −1.4 pts (−0.77%) 1D
175.78175.18174.57173.97173.37prev close 175.30EW −0.05%H 175.30 · openL 173.52 · 11:55
open10:2511:3012:3013:30
5-minute bars · index reconstructed live from member prices
Breadth
28 / 59
stocks fell with the index
Concentration
91%
of the decline from LLY, ABBV, JNJ
Biggest driver
LLY −0.79
ELI LILLY + CO, −2.88%
Biggest offset
UNH +0.14
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC, +1.37%
Context
19th pctile
of the past year's sessions by daily move, so far

What drove it

59 members · detractors first · 1D · reconstructed from each member's latest trade price; official close pending

The XLV is down 0.77% (−1.35 pts) so far today, but 31 of 59 members went the other way. LLY and ABBV dragged the tape lower, accounting for 91% of the decline.

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+0.5 pts from 31 gainers1.8 pts from 28 losers
net −1.4 pts · losers outweigh gainers 4.0 to 1
Stock
Points
Return
XLVsum of all 59 stocks
−1.4
100%
−0.77%
LLYELI LILLY + CO
−0.8
58%
−2.88%
ABBVABBVIE INC
−0.2
18%
−1.85%
JNJJOHNSON + JOHNSON
−0.2
15%
−1.09%
MRKMERCK + CO. INC.
−0.2
14%
−1.83%
MRNAMODERNA INC
−0.1
7%
−6.96%
BSXBOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP
−0.1
5%
−3.02%
ABTABBOTT LABORATORIES
−0.1
4%
−0.93%
MCKMCKESSON CORP
−0.0
3%
−1.20%
REGNREGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS
−0.0
2%
−1.28%
PFEPFIZER INC
−0.0
1%
−0.46%
AAGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC
−0.0
1%
−1.30%
ISRGINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC
−0.0
1%
−0.41%
VRTXVERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC
−0.0
1%
−0.33%
BMYBRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO
−0.0
1%
−0.31%
HUMHUMANA INC
−0.0
0%
−0.40%
29 othersclick to expand the full index
−0.0
0%
·
BAXBAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC
+0.0
0%
+1.18%
UHSUNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES B
+0.0
0%
+1.97%
ZBHZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS INC
+0.0
0%
+1.18%
IDXXIDEXX LABORATORIES INC
+0.0
−1%
+0.61%
WSTWEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES
+0.0
−1%
+1.17%
IQVIQVIA HOLDINGS INC
+0.0
−1%
+0.76%
ZTSZOETIS INC
+0.0
−1%
+1.09%
SYKSTRYKER CORP
+0.0
−1%
+0.39%
CNCCENTENE CORP
+0.0
−1%
+2.05%
CITHE CIGNA GROUP
+0.0
−2%
+1.16%
ELVELEVANCE HEALTH INC
+0.0
−2%
+1.18%
MDTMEDTRONIC PLC
+0.0
−3%
+1.12%
CVSCVS HEALTH CORP
+0.1
−4%
+1.67%
TMOTHERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC
+0.1
−4%
+0.87%
UNHUNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC
+0.1
−10%
+1.37%
Cap weighting, illustrated

UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC and BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC moved almost identically (+1.37% vs +1.18%), yet UNH moved the XLV 13.9× 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 −1.35 pt move · cell size = points contributed · color = direction, intensity = return
LLY−0.8 pts(−2.9%)
ABBV−0.2 pts(−1.8%)
JNJ−0.2 pts(−1.1%)
MRK−0.2 pts(−1.8%)
UNH+0.1 pts(+1.4%)
MRNA−0.1 pts(−7.0%)
BSX−0.1 pts(−3.0%)
TMO+0.1 pts(+0.9%)
CVS+0.1 pts
ABT−0.1 pts
MDT+0.0 pts
MCK−0.0 pts
ELV+0.0 pts
CI
PFE
CNC
A
ISRG
VRTX
SYK
BMY
ZTS
WST
IDXX

Concentration curve

cumulative share of the −1.35 pt move · sorted by contribution
0%50%100%15304459stocks:3 stocks = 91%100% covered at 4

When they drove it

cumulative points through the period
0LLY −0.79ABBV −0.24JNJ −0.20UNH +0.14TMO +0.06CVS +0.06Aug 25Aug 26

Breadth

member returns, this period
−8%−6%−4%−2%0%+2%
From −6.96% (MRNA) to +2.05% (CNC). Equal-weight, the XLV would be −0.05% vs the actual −0.77%; the gap is what cap weighting did.

By sector

point contribution · sums to −1.35 pts
-59
−1.4

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