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Amazon (AMZN) stock vs the S&P 500 and consumer discretionary stocks

As of 12 October 2026, Amazon (AMZN) is beating both the S&P 500 and consumer discretionary stocks as a group (XLY) over the past three months.

Prices as of Last update : Beating consumer discretionary stocks, trailing the market → beating the market and consumer discretionary stocks
AMZN 1M
+1.1%
S&P 500 1M
+2.1%
Funds that hold it
8
Weight in XLY
23.4%

Where Amazon stands now

As of 12 October 2026, Amazon is still ahead of the S&P 500 over three months, but it gave back ground over the past month.

Inside its group, AMZN leads: it is ahead of consumer discretionary stocks (XLY) over both the past month and three months. As a group, consumer discretionary stocks are trailing the S&P 500 right now. A strong stock in a weak group: it holds up while its peers struggle.

Amazon is 23.4% of XLY, 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 the gap to its group: as long as it stays ahead of both the market and its peers, the trend is intact.

Amazon peers in consumer discretionary stocks

The largest other holdings of Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY), 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.

Stock
Weight
1M
TSLATesla
18.3%+3.4%
HDThe Home Depot Inc
4.9%−5.9%
MCDMcdonald's Corp
4.2%−6.7%
TJXTJX Companies Inc
4.0%+12.6%
BKNGBooking Holdings Inc
3.3%−8.9%
SBUXStarbucks Corp
3.0%−6.5%
LOWLowe's Companies Inc
2.8%−5.7%
MARMarriott International Inc
2.1%+10.3%
Each stock measured against the sector, with momentum and relative strengthUnlock with Premium

Is Amazon in the S&P 500?

Yes

As of 12 October 2026, Amazon is in the S&P 500. Its sector fund, Consumer Discretionary (XLY), holds it at 23.4% weight.

Every stock in one of the 11 S&P 500 sector funds is in the index. See Consumer Discretionary Stocks (XLY)

Amazon ETF: the funds that hold AMZN

8 funds that Zensei tracks hold AMZN. The main sector is the fund Zensei groups it with. The other funds follow by weight.

Fund
Weight
XLYConsumer Discretionary StocksMain sector
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR
23.4%
FDNInternet Stocks
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund
10.0%
MUSQMusic Stocks
MUSQ Global Music Industry ETF
5.2%
SKYYCloud Stocks
First Trust Cloud Computing ETF
3.3%
THNQAI Stocks
Robo Global Artificial Intelligence ETF
1.8%
MMTMMomentum Stocks
SPDR S&P 1500 Momentum Tilt ETF
1.7%
XRTRetail Stocks
SPDR S&P Retail ETF
1.5%
BUZZSocial Sentiment Stocks
VanEck Social Sentiment ETF
1.4%

AMZN stock performance: 1-month, 3-month and 1-year vs the S&P 500

Amazon and the S&P 500 (SPY) side by side, over each window Zensei tracks.

Window
AMZN
S&P 500
1 week+3.2%+0.4%
2 weeks+3.9%+0.9%
1 month+1.1%+2.1%
3 months+4.9%+4.1%
6 months+4.2%+12.6%
1 year+19.9%+20.4%

Prices as of · computed from daily adjusted closes · how we measure

Zensei Edge

AMZN against consumer discretionary stocks, in depth

See the size of the gap between Amazon and consumer discretionary stocks (XLY) over every window, its momentum and its relative strength, and where it sits among consumer discretionary stocks.

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Amazon stock: common questions

Which stocks are Amazon's peers?

As of 12 October 2026, the largest other holdings of Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) by weight are Tesla (TSLA), The Home Depot Inc (HD), Mcdonald's Corp (MCD), TJX Companies Inc (TJX), Booking Holdings Inc (BKNG). They share the fund with Amazon. They are fund peers among consumer discretionary stocks, not always direct business competitors.

Which ETFs hold Amazon?

As of 12 October 2026, 8 funds that Zensei tracks hold AMZN. Zensei groups it with consumer discretionary stocks in Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY), where its weight is 23.4%. It is also in First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (FDN, 10.0%), MUSQ Global Music Industry ETF (MUSQ, 5.2%), First Trust Cloud Computing ETF (SKYY, 3.3%), Robo Global Artificial Intelligence ETF (THNQ, 1.8%), SPDR S&P 1500 Momentum Tilt ETF (MMTM, 1.7%).

Is Amazon in the S&P 500?

As of 12 October 2026, Amazon is in the S&P 500. Its sector fund, Consumer Discretionary (XLY), holds it at 23.4% weight.

What sector is Amazon in?

As of 12 October 2026, Zensei groups Amazon with consumer discretionary stocks (XLY, its primary fund). This is also its S&P 500 sector fund. It is also in internet stocks (FDN), music stocks (MUSQ), cloud stocks (SKYY) and AI stocks (THNQ).

Is Amazon stock beating the S&P 500?

As of 12 October 2026, Amazon (AMZN) is up 1.1% over the past month. The S&P 500 is up 2.1% over the same month. Over three months, the stock is up 4.9% and the S&P 500 is up 4.1%.

Is Amazon doing better than other consumer discretionary stocks?

As of 12 October 2026, Amazon (AMZN) is ahead of consumer discretionary stocks as a group (XLY) over the past three months. Zensei Edge shows the size of the gap, its momentum and its relative strength.

Recent changes

  1. ·Beating consumer discretionary stocks, trailing the market → beating the market and consumer discretionary stocks
  2. ·Beating the market and consumer discretionary stocks → beating consumer discretionary stocks, trailing the market
  3. ·Beating consumer discretionary stocks, trailing the market → beating the market and consumer discretionary stocks
  4. ·Beating the market and consumer discretionary stocks → beating consumer discretionary stocks, trailing the market
  5. ·First tracked: beating the market and consumer discretionary stocks

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