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Short-term Top 10 — Communication Services — what changed on 19 Aug 2026
A dated record of one session: what entered or left, what moved inside the ten and by how much, who is closest to the boundary, and how the list did against its benchmark. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100.
The short-term score is a published weighted sum of percentile ranks, rebalanced every Monday. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2.
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Membership
No company entered or left on 19 Aug 2026. The next scheduled change is at this list's next rebalance.
Inside the ten
Against the previous session, 18 Aug 2026.
| Company | Rank | Score | Pillar that moved most |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spotify (SPOT) | 1 +4 | 67.3 +4.5 | Catalysts 55th → 84th |
| MAGNITE INC (MGNI) | 2 −1 | 65.5 −5.3 | Volume and participation 81th → 68th |
| RUM GROUP INC CLASS A (RUM) | 4 +4 | 59.4 +0.5 | Setup 38th → 39th |
| Fox Corporation (Class A) (FOXA) | 7 −5 | 57.5 −6.4 | Catalysts 62th → 35th |
| IMAX CORP (IMAX) | 8 −2 | 57.2 −5.1 | Volume and participation 36th → 67th |
| GRINDR INC (GRND) | 9 | 57.2 −0.9 | Volume and participation 45th → 39th |
| Take-Two Interactive (TTWO) | 11 −8 | 57.0 −6.5 | Catalysts 75th → 46th |
| JOHN WILEY AND SONS INC CLASS A (WLY) | 13 −3 | 56.8 −0.7 | Volume and participation 49th → 44th |
| SPHERE ENTERTAINMENT CLASS A (SPHR) | 16 −9 | 56.2 −5.2 | Volume and participation 70th → 39th |
| News Corp (Class A) (NWSA) | 18 −14 | 55.6 −7.8 | Volume and participation 83th → 47th |
At the edge
Knocking
- Nexstar Media Group (NXST) scores 4.2 above the lowest member — the sector cap, not the score, is what is keeping it out
- CARGURUS INC CLASS A (CARG) scores 2.8 above the lowest member — the sector cap, not the score, is what is keeping it out
Closest to the exit
- JOHN WILEY AND SONS INC CLASS A (WLY) 0.2 above the score at rank 15, where the hold band ends
- SPHERE ENTERTAINMENT CLASS A (SPHR) 0.4 below the score at rank 15, where the hold band ends
- News Corp (Class A) (NWSA) 1.0 below the score at rank 15, where the hold band ends
Ranked against 66 eligible Communication Services companies on this session. A company at the edge is a company near a boundary, not a prediction that it will cross one.
Against the benchmark
+0.1% since the previous session (2026-08-18), against +0.2% for SPY — 0.1 points behind the benchmark. Tracked since 2026-08-18.
+0.1% since 2026-08-18, against +0.2% for SPY — 0.1 points behind the benchmark. Tracked since 2026-08-18.
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