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WHAT MOVED THE MARKET TODAY

Consumer Discretionary · Select Sector

47 stocks · cap-weighted, ETF-derived weights · Aug 25, 2026 close
117.94
−1.47 (−1.23%)
XLY 117.94 · −1.5 pts (−1.23%) YTD
126.99121.31115.63109.95104.26EW +2.43%H 124.52 · Jan 12L 105.66 · Mar 30
Dec 31Mar 3Apr 29Jun 29Aug 25
Breadth
21 / 47
stocks fell with the index
Concentration
100%+
of the decline from TSLA, NKE, MCD
Biggest driver
TSLA −4.65
TESLA INC, −22.12%
Biggest offset
AMZN +4.53
AMAZON.COM INC, +13.10%

What drove it

47 members · detractors first · YTD · residual 1.4bp within 60bp gate

The XLY fell 1.23% (−1.47 pts) so far this year, but 26 of 47 members went the other way. TSLA and NKE dragged the tape lower, contributing more than the entire move.

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+9.1 pts from 25 gainers10.6 pts from 22 losers
net −1.5 pts · losers outweigh gainers 1.2 to 1
Stock
Points
Return
XLYsum of all 47 stocks
−1.5
100%
−1.23%
TSLATESLA INC
−4.7
316%
−22.12%
NKENIKE INC CL B
−0.9
64%
−37.07%
MCDMCDONALD S CORP
−0.9
62%
−11.20%
TJXTJX COMPANIES INC
−0.7
51%
−8.65%
LOWLOWE S COS INC
−0.6
43%
−10.19%
AZOAUTOZONE INC
−0.4
29%
−10.77%
LULULULULEMON ATHLETICA INC
−0.3
21%
−43.06%
ORLYO REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC
−0.3
19%
−0.98%
TSCOTRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY
−0.3
17%
−28.38%
HDHOME DEPOT INC
−0.2
16%
−0.41%
APTVAPTIV PLC
−0.2
14%
−38.72%
LVSLAS VEGAS SANDS CORP
−0.2
13%
−26.59%
ULTAULTA BEAUTY INC
−0.1
10%
−11.20%
CCLCARNIVAL CORP LTD
−0.1
9%
−13.49%
CMGCHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC
−0.1
6%
+1.18%
17 othersclick to expand the full index
−0.1
6%
·
GPCGENUINE PARTS CO
+0.1
−6%
+14.49%
BBYBEST BUY CO INC
+0.1
−7%
+31.12%
RCLROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD
+0.1
−10%
+5.99%
FFORD MOTOR CO
+0.1
−10%
+8.76%
GMGENERAL MOTORS CO
+0.2
−12%
+6.03%
WSMWILLIAMS SONOMA INC
+0.2
−14%
+32.27%
EXPEEXPEDIA GROUP INC
+0.2
−14%
+19.77%
EBAYEBAY INC
+0.2
−16%
+22.45%
HLTHILTON WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS IN
+0.4
−24%
+14.76%
MARMARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL CL A
+0.4
−27%
+15.77%
GRMNGARMIN LTD
+0.4
−27%
+43.43%
ROSTROSS STORES INC
+0.5
−34%
+34.44%
SBUXSTARBUCKS CORP
+0.5
−37%
+27.15%
ABNBAIRBNB INC CLASS A
+0.7
−49%
+40.36%
AMZNAMAZON.COM INC
+4.5
−308%
+13.10%
Cap weighting, illustrated

AMAZON.COM INC and PULTEGROUP INC moved almost identically (+13.10% vs +12.10%), yet AMZN moved the XLY 80.8× 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 −1.47 pt move · cell size = points contributed · color = direction, intensity = return
TSLA−4.7 pts(−22.1%)
AMZN+4.5 pts(+13.1%)
NKE−0.9 pts(−37.1%)
MCD−0.9 pts(−11.2%)
TJX−0.7 pts(−8.6%)
ABNB+0.7 pts(+40.4%)
LOW−0.6 pts(−10.2%)
SBUX+0.5 pts(+27.2%)
ROST+0.5 pts(+34.4%)
AZO−0.4 pts(−10.8%)
GRMN+0.4 pts
MAR+0.4 pts
HLT+0.4 pts
LULU−0.3 pts
ORLY
TSCO−0.3 pts
HD−0.2 pts
EBAY
EXPE+0.2 pts
APTV−0.2 pts
LVS
GM
F
RCL
CCL

Concentration curve

cumulative share of the −1.47 pt move · sorted by contribution
0%50%100%12243547stocks:3 stocks = 443%100% covered at 1

When they drove it

cumulative points through the period
0TSLA −4.65NKE −0.94MCD −0.91AMZN +4.53ABNB +0.73SBUX +0.55Dec 31Aug 25

Breadth

member returns, this period
−50%−25%0%+25%
From −43.06% (LULU) to +43.43% (GRMN). Equal-weight, the XLY would be +2.43% vs the actual −1.23%; the gap is what cap weighting did.

By sector

point contribution · sums to −1.47 pts
-47
−1.5

The year, session by session

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