Apple (AAPL) stock vs the S&P 500 and tech stocks
As of 12 October 2026, Apple (AAPL) is beating the S&P 500 but trailing tech stocks as a group (XLK) over the past three months.
Where Apple stands now
As of 12 October 2026, Apple is ahead of the S&P 500 on every window Zensei tracks, from one month to one year. The trend against the market is intact on all horizons.
Inside its group, AAPL lags: it is behind tech stocks (XLK) over both the past month and three months. As a group, tech stocks are among the strongest groups in the market right now. The group is doing the work here; the stock is not keeping up with it.
Apple is 13.3% of XLK, a weight large enough to drive the fund. It sits in 8 of the sector and theme funds Zensei tracks. The thing to watch is its group: it beats the market, but its peers beat it, so the stronger names sit elsewhere in the group.
Apple peers in tech stocks
The largest other holdings of Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK), by weight in the fund, with their plain return over the past month. They share the fund with the stock. They are not always direct business competitors.
Is Apple in the S&P 500?
As of 12 October 2026, Apple is in the S&P 500. Its sector fund, Technology (XLK), holds it at 13.3% weight.
Every stock in one of the 11 S&P 500 sector funds is in the index. See Tech Stocks (XLK)
Apple ETF: the funds that hold AAPL
8 funds that Zensei tracks hold AAPL. The main sector is the fund Zensei groups it with. The other funds follow by weight.
AAPL stock performance: 1-month, 3-month and 1-year vs the S&P 500
Apple and the S&P 500 (SPY) side by side, over each window Zensei tracks.
Prices as of · computed from daily adjusted closes · how we measure
AAPL against tech stocks, in depth
See the size of the gap between Apple and tech stocks (XLK) over every window, its momentum and its relative strength, and where it sits among tech stocks.
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Which stocks are Apple's peers?
As of 12 October 2026, the largest other holdings of Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK) by weight are NVIDIA (NVDA), Microsoft (MSFT), AMD (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Micron Technology (MU). They share the fund with Apple. They are fund peers among tech stocks, not always direct business competitors.
Which ETFs hold Apple?
As of 12 October 2026, 8 funds that Zensei tracks hold AAPL. Zensei groups it with tech stocks in Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK), where its weight is 13.3%. It is also in SPDR S&P 1500 Momentum Tilt ETF (MMTM, 9.2%), EA Series Trust Next Generation Media ETF (GGME, 7.9%), Alger Mid Cap 40 ETF (KNCT, 7.7%), MUSQ Global Music Industry ETF (MUSQ, 4.8%), First Trust S-Network Future Vehicles & Technology ETF (CARZ, 4.8%).
Is Apple in the S&P 500?
As of 12 October 2026, Apple is in the S&P 500. Its sector fund, Technology (XLK), holds it at 13.3% weight.
What sector is Apple in?
As of 12 October 2026, Zensei groups Apple with tech stocks (XLK, its primary fund). This is also its S&P 500 sector fund. It is also in music stocks (MUSQ), EV stocks (CARZ), metaverse stocks (FMET) and momentum stocks (MMTM).
Is Apple stock beating the S&P 500?
As of 12 October 2026, Apple (AAPL) is up 2.6% over the past month. The S&P 500 is up 2.1% over the same month. Over three months, the stock is up 7.6% and the S&P 500 is up 4.1%.
Is Apple doing better than other tech stocks?
As of 12 October 2026, Apple (AAPL) is behind tech stocks as a group (XLK) over the past three months. Zensei Edge shows the size of the gap, its momentum and its relative strength.
Recent changes
- ·Beating the market and tech stocks → beating the market, trailing tech stocks
- ·Beating the market, trailing tech stocks → beating the market and tech stocks
- ·First tracked: beating the market, trailing tech stocks
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