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Consumer Discretionary · Select Sector

47 stocks · cap-weighted, ETF-derived weights · Aug 26, 2026 close
117.17
−115.46 (−49.63%)
XLY 117.17 · −115.5 pts (−49.63%) 1Y
255.40215.52175.63135.7595.86EW +2.22%H 242.18 · Sep 16L 105.66 · Mar 30
Aug 25, 2025Nov 21, 2025Feb 25, 2026May 27, 2026Aug 26, 2026
Breadth
24 / 47
stocks fell with the index
Concentration
6%
of the decline from HD, NKE, LOW
Biggest driver
HD −3.02
HOME DEPOT INC, −15.92%
Biggest offset
TSLA +7.87
TESLA INC, −0.23%

What drove it

47 members · detractors first · 1Y · residual 5195.9bp exceeds 60bp gate

The XLY fell 49.63% (−115.46 pts) over the past year, but 23 of 47 members went the other way. HD and NKE dragged the tape lower, accounting for 6% of the decline.

Read the latest market-close note: A Flat Headline on the S&P 500 Masks a Split Between Goldman Sachs and Apple

+19.1 pts from 20 gainers14.6 pts from 27 losers
net −115.5 pts · gainers outweigh losers 1.3 to 1
Stock
Points
Return
XLYsum of all 47 stocks
−115.5
100%
−49.63%
HDHOME DEPOT INC
−3.0
3%
−15.92%
NKENIKE INC CL B
−1.8
2%
−49.91%
LOWLOWE S COS INC
−1.6
1%
−17.56%
AZOAUTOZONE INC
−1.0
1%
−27.56%
MCDMCDONALD S CORP
−0.8
1%
−12.77%
RCLROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD
−0.8
1%
−13.80%
ORLYO REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC
−0.7
1%
−12.61%
TSCOTRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY
−0.6
1%
−42.14%
BKNGBOOKING HOLDINGS INC
−0.5
0%
−7.67%
LENLENNAR CORP A
−0.5
0%
−34.43%
CMGCHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC
−0.5
0%
−12.64%
DASHDOORDASH INC A
−0.4
0%
−3.40%
DHIDR HORTON INC
−0.4
0%
−10.86%
CCLCARNIVAL CORP LTD
−0.3
0%
−17.20%
NVRNVR INC
−0.3
0%
−21.78%
17 othersclick to expand the full index
−1.0
1%
·
GRMNGARMIN LTD
+0.1
0%
+26.32%
RLRALPH LAUREN CORP
+0.2
0%
+27.42%
TJXTJX COMPANIES INC
+0.2
0%
+1.88%
HLTHILTON WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS IN
+0.3
0%
+21.58%
TPRTAPESTRY INC
+0.3
0%
+33.97%
SBUXSTARBUCKS CORP
+0.5
0%
+28.94%
FFORD MOTOR CO
+0.5
0%
+21.66%
CVNACARVANA CO
+0.5
0%
+2.10%
EXPEEXPEDIA GROUP INC
+0.5
0%
+57.47%
MARMARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL CL A
+0.6
−1%
+34.37%
ABNBAIRBNB INC CLASS A
+0.8
−1%
+46.76%
ROSTROSS STORES INC
+1.1
−1%
+61.70%
GMGENERAL MOTORS CO
+1.3
−1%
+49.47%
AMZNAMAZON.COM INC
+4.0
−3%
+14.19%
TSLATESLA INC
+7.9
−7%
−0.23%
Cap weighting, illustrated

HOME DEPOT INC and LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP moved almost identically (−15.92% vs −16.52%), yet HD moved the XLY 78.6× 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 −115.46 pt move · cell size = points contributed · color = direction, intensity = return
TSLA+7.9 pts(−0.2%)
AMZN+4.0 pts(+14.2%)
HD−3.0 pts(−15.9%)
NKE−1.8 pts(−49.9%)
LOW−1.6 pts
GM+1.3 pts(+49.5%)
ROST+1.1 pts(+61.7%)
AZO−1.0 pts(−27.6%)
MCD−0.8 pts(−12.8%)
RCL−0.8 pts(−13.8%)
ABNB+0.8 pts
ORLY−0.7 pts
TSCO−0.6 pts(−42.1%)
MAR+0.6 pts(+34.4%)
EXPE+0.5 pts
BKNG−0.5 pts
CVNA+0.5 pts
F
LEN−0.5 pts
SBUX+0.5 pts
CMG
DASH
DHI
TPR+0.3 pts
HLT
NVR
TJX
DECK
DPZ
NCLH

Concentration curve

cumulative share of the −115.46 pt move · sorted by contribution
0%50%100%12243547stocks:3 stocks = 6%100% covered at 47

When they drove it

cumulative points through the period
0HD −3.02NKE −1.83LOW −1.57TSLA +7.87AMZN +3.99GM +1.28Aug 25Aug 26

Breadth

member returns, this period
−50%−25%0%+25%+50%
From −49.91% (NKE) to +61.70% (ROST). Equal-weight, the XLY would be +2.22% vs the actual −49.63%; the gap is what cap weighting did.

By sector

point contribution · sums to −115.46 pts
-47
+4.4

The year, session by session

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