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Consumer Discretionary · Select Sector

47 stocks · cap-weighted, ETF-derived weights · Aug 26, 2026 close
117.17
−4.38 (−3.60%)
XLY 117.17 · −4.4 pts (−3.60%) 3M
131.39125.36119.34113.31107.28EW +4.44%H 122.06 · May 28L 108.76 · Jul 23
May 27Jun 18Jul 14Aug 4Aug 26
Breadth
21 / 47
stocks fell with the index
Concentration
100%+
of the decline from TSLA, AMZN, TJX
Biggest driver
TSLA −5.23
TESLA INC, −21.47%
Biggest offset
BKNG +0.97
BOOKING HOLDINGS INC, +24.38%

What drove it

47 members · detractors first · 3M · residual 43.4bp within 60bp gate

The XLY fell 3.60% (−4.38 pts) over the past three months, but 26 of 47 members went the other way. TSLA and AMZN dragged the tape lower, contributing more than the entire move.

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

+4.7 pts from 24 gainers9.1 pts from 23 losers
net −4.4 pts · losers outweigh gainers 1.9 to 1
Stock
Points
Return
XLYsum of all 47 stocks
−4.4
100%
−3.60%
TSLATESLA INC
−5.2
119%
−21.47%
AMZNAMAZON.COM INC
−1.3
29%
−4.26%
TJXTJX COMPANIES INC
−0.7
16%
−12.86%
MCDMCDONALD S CORP
−0.3
6%
−4.34%
NKENIKE INC CL B
−0.3
6%
−15.31%
FFORD MOTOR CO
−0.2
6%
−12.50%
LOWLOWE S COS INC
−0.2
4%
−2.97%
MARMARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL CL A
−0.2
4%
−7.05%
CCLCARNIVAL CORP LTD
−0.1
3%
−8.51%
DECKDECKERS OUTDOOR CORP
−0.1
3%
−21.83%
APTVAPTIV PLC
−0.1
2%
−25.19%
EBAYEBAY INC
−0.1
2%
−5.31%
ORLYO REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC
−0.1
2%
+0.60%
LULULULULEMON ATHLETICA INC
−0.1
1%
−11.21%
AZOAUTOZONE INC
−0.1
1%
−0.94%
17 othersclick to expand the full index
+0.0
1%
·
TSCOTRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY
+0.1
−1%
+14.15%
RCLROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD
+0.1
−1%
+6.78%
GMGENERAL MOTORS CO
+0.1
−2%
+2.84%
WSMWILLIAMS SONOMA INC
+0.1
−3%
+16.75%
CVNACARVANA CO
+0.1
−3%
+1.29%
CMGCHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC
+0.1
−3%
+14.24%
SBUXSTARBUCKS CORP
+0.1
−3%
+6.26%
BBYBEST BUY CO INC
+0.1
−3%
+37.14%
GPCGENUINE PARTS CO
+0.2
−4%
+43.33%
GRMNGARMIN LTD
+0.2
−5%
+22.06%
HDHOME DEPOT INC
+0.3
−7%
+6.13%
EXPEEXPEDIA GROUP INC
+0.4
−9%
+47.49%
ABNBAIRBNB INC CLASS A
+0.7
−17%
+42.37%
DASHDOORDASH INC A
+0.9
−20%
+50.36%
BKNGBOOKING HOLDINGS INC
+1.0
−22%
+24.38%
Cap weighting, illustrated

AMAZON.COM INC and WYNN RESORTS LTD moved almost identically (−4.26% vs −4.00%), yet AMZN moved the XLY 98.5× 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 −4.38 pt move · cell size = points contributed · color = direction, intensity = return
TSLA−5.2 pts(−21.5%)
AMZN−1.3 pts
BKNG+1.0 pts(+24.4%)
DASH+0.9 pts(+50.4%)
ABNB+0.7 pts(+42.4%)
TJX−0.7 pts(−12.9%)
EXPE+0.4 pts(+47.5%)
HD+0.3 pts(+6.1%)
MCD−0.3 pts(−4.3%)
NKE−0.3 pts
F−0.2 pts
GRMN+0.2 pts
GPC
LOW−0.2 pts
MAR−0.2 pts
SBUX+0.1 pts
CCL−0.1 pts
CVNA
WSM
DECK
APTV
EBAY
GM
RCL
TSCO
LVS
TPR

Concentration curve

cumulative share of the −4.38 pt move · sorted by contribution
0%50%100%12243547stocks:3 stocks = 164%100% covered at 1

When they drove it

cumulative points through the period
0TSLA −5.23AMZN −1.29TJX −0.69BKNG +0.97DASH +0.87ABNB +0.75May 27Aug 26

Breadth

member returns, this period
−30%−10%+10%+30%+50%
From −25.19% (APTV) to +50.36% (DASH). Equal-weight, the XLY would be +4.44% vs the actual −3.60%; the gap is what cap weighting did.

By sector

point contribution · sums to −4.38 pts
-47
−4.4

The year, session by session

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