ICE: factor decomposition (Financials)

How much of ICE's move over the window is systematic (market, XLF sector-excess, rate-excess via TLT) vs. idiosyncratic (stock-specific).

Return decomposition (log-return points, additive)

Market+5.38ppSector (excess)+5.07ppRate (excess)-0.74ppIdiosyncratic-21.39pp

Factor betas

Beta · Market (SPY)+0.27
Beta · Sector-excess (XLF)+0.95
Beta · Rate-excess (TLT)+0.21
R²0.25
Window2025-08-22 → 2026-09-24 (273 trading days)

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Moderate confidence: R² is 0.25; these three factors explain some but not most of ICE's day-to-day variance. Treat the split below as directional.

Note: the net move here (-11.7pp) is small relative to the systematic and idiosyncratic swings underneath it; they're largely offsetting each other, which is why the idiosyncratic share below exceeds 100% (it's dividing by a small net, not an error). Read the pp values themselves as the meaningful numbers here, not the ratio.

Of ICE's -11.7pp move over this window, -21.4pp (183% of the total magnitude) is idiosyncratic, not explained by riding market, sector, or rate moves. The rest (+9.7pp) came from systematic exposure: market +5.4pp, sector +5.1pp, rate -0.7pp.