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Applied Digital (APLD) stock vs the S&P 500 and crypto stocks

As of 12 October 2026, Applied Digital (APLD) is trailing both the S&P 500 and crypto stocks as a group (DAPP) over the past three months.

Prices as of Last update : Among the weakest → trailing the market and data center stocks
APLD 1M
−12.0%
S&P 500 1M
+2.1%
Funds that hold it
5
Weight in DAPP
4.4%

Where Applied Digital stands now

As of 12 October 2026, Applied Digital is behind the S&P 500 on every window Zensei tracks, from one month to one year. The market has preferred other stocks for some time.

Inside its group, APLD lags: it is behind crypto stocks (DAPP) over both the past month and three months. As a group, crypto stocks are losing ground to the S&P 500 right now. The group is in transition, so the stock's place inside it matters more than usual.

Applied Digital is 4.4% of DAPP, so its moves weigh on the fund. It sits in 5 of the sector and theme funds Zensei tracks. The thing to watch is the past month: a turn against the market usually shows there first.

Applied Digital peers in crypto stocks

The largest other holdings of VanEck Digital Transformation ETF (DAPP), 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
COINCoinbase
8.8%+2.9%
XYZBlock Inc
7.8%−3.0%
BMNRBitMine Immersion Technologies
6.8%−4.8%
CRCLCircle Internet Group
6.4%−7.4%
IRENIREN
6.3%−20.6%
MSTRMicroStrategy
5.7%+16.6%
HUTHUT 8 Corp
5.4%−13.5%
RIOTRiot Platforms
4.7%−23.3%
Each stock measured against the sector, with momentum and relative strengthUnlock with Premium

Is Applied Digital in the S&P 500?

No

As of 12 October 2026, Applied Digital is not in the S&P 500. Zensei groups it with crypto stocks (DAPP), where it has 4.4% weight.

None of the 11 S&P 500 sector funds holds it. See Crypto Stocks (DAPP)

Applied Digital ETF: the funds that hold APLD

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

Fund
Weight
DAPPCrypto StocksMain sector
VanEck Digital Transformation ETF
4.4%
DTCRData Center Stocks
Global X Data Center & Digital Infrastructure ETF
4.4%
BLOKBlockchain Stocks
Amplify Transformational Data Sharing ETF
2.1%
BUZZSocial Sentiment Stocks
VanEck Social Sentiment ETF
1.4%
ERTHSustainability Stocks
Invesco MSCI Sustainable Future ETF
1.1%

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

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

Window
APLD
S&P 500
1 week−5.9%+0.4%
2 weeks−11.4%+0.9%
1 month−12.0%+2.1%
3 months−19.4%+4.1%
6 months−26.1%+12.6%
1 year−31.6%+20.4%

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

Zensei Edge

APLD against crypto stocks, in depth

See the size of the gap between Applied Digital and crypto stocks (DAPP) over every window, its momentum and its relative strength, and where it sits among crypto stocks.

See the full analysis

Applied Digital stock: common questions

Which stocks are Applied Digital's peers?

As of 12 October 2026, the largest other holdings of VanEck Digital Transformation ETF (DAPP) by weight are Coinbase (COIN), Block Inc (XYZ), BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR), Circle Internet Group (CRCL), IREN (IREN). They share the fund with Applied Digital. They are fund peers among crypto stocks, not always direct business competitors.

Which ETFs hold Applied Digital?

As of 12 October 2026, 5 funds that Zensei tracks hold APLD. Zensei groups it with crypto stocks in VanEck Digital Transformation ETF (DAPP), where its weight is 4.4%. It is also in Global X Data Center & Digital Infrastructure ETF (DTCR, 4.4%), Amplify Transformational Data Sharing ETF (BLOK, 2.1%), VanEck Social Sentiment ETF (BUZZ, 1.4%), Invesco MSCI Sustainable Future ETF (ERTH, 1.1%).

Is Applied Digital in the S&P 500?

As of 12 October 2026, Applied Digital is not in the S&P 500. Zensei groups it with crypto stocks (DAPP), where it has 4.4% weight.

What sector is Applied Digital in?

As of 12 October 2026, Zensei groups Applied Digital with crypto stocks (DAPP, its primary fund). It is also in data center stocks (DTCR), blockchain stocks (BLOK), social sentiment stocks (BUZZ) and sustainability stocks (ERTH).

Is Applied Digital stock beating the S&P 500?

As of 12 October 2026, Applied Digital (APLD) is down 12.0% over the past month. The S&P 500 is up 2.1% over the same month. Over three months, the stock is down 19.4% and the S&P 500 is up 4.1%.

Is Applied Digital doing better than other crypto stocks?

As of 12 October 2026, Applied Digital (APLD) is behind crypto stocks as a group (DAPP) over the past three months. Zensei Edge shows the size of the gap, its momentum and its relative strength.

Recent changes

  1. ·Among the weakest → trailing the market and data center stocks
  2. ·Trailing the market and data center stocks → among the weakest
  3. ·Among the weakest → trailing the market and data center stocks
  4. ·Trailing the market and data center stocks → among the weakest
  5. ·First tracked: trailing the market and data center stocks

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