Caterpillar Inc. (CAT)
Daily ERM3 factor decomposition: how much of CAT's variance is explained by the market, its sector, and its subsector — and the ETF notionals that would neutralize each layer.
- Price
- $798.57
- Market cap
- $367.9B
- 23-day vol
- 32.1%
- Sector proxy
- XLI
- Subsector proxy
- IYJ
Risk DNA
58% of CAT's variance is systematic (explainable by market, sector, and subsector factors); the rest is stock-specific.
CAT carries 42% stock-specific risk against a peer average of 77% — less of what happens here is specific to this name than is typical for its cohort.
ETF hedge ratios
Dollars of ETF to short per $1 of CAT held — executable hedge weights, not regression betas. L1 hedges market only; L3 adds sector and subsector layers.
| Level | Market (SPY) | Sector (XLI) | Subsector (IYJ) | Explained risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L1 | $-1.81 | — | — | 30.6% |
| L2 | $-0.41 | $-1.46 | — | 56.3% |
| L3 | $-0.64 | $-2.72 | $1.51 | 57.8% |
Data as of September 18, 2026. Updated daily from the ERM3 pipeline.
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