Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC)
Daily ERM3 factor decomposition: how much of NSC's variance is explained by the market, its sector, and its subsector — and the ETF notionals that would neutralize each layer.
- Price
- $329.99
- Market cap
- $74.3B
- 23-day vol
- 18.1%
- Sector proxy
- XLI
- Subsector proxy
- IYT
Risk DNA
37% of NSC's variance is systematic (explainable by market, sector, and subsector factors); the rest is stock-specific.
NSC carries 63% stock-specific risk against a peer average of 76% — 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 NSC held — executable hedge weights, not regression betas. L1 hedges market only; L3 adds sector and subsector layers.
| Level | Market (SPY) | Sector (XLI) | Subsector (IYT) | Explained risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L1 | $-0.07 | — | — | 0.2% |
| L2 | $0.54 | $-0.65 | — | 19.5% |
| L3 | $0.66 | $-0.26 | $-0.56 | 36.7% |
Data as of October 24, 2026. Updated daily from the ERM3 pipeline.
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