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Meta Platforms (META) stock vs the S&P 500 and communication services stocks

As of 12 October 2026, Meta Platforms (META) is beating both the S&P 500 and communication services stocks as a group (XLC) over the past three months.

Prices as of Last update : Among the strongest → beating the market and communication services stocks
META 1M
+14.7%
S&P 500 1M
+2.1%
Funds that hold it
7
Weight in XLC
23.1%

Where Meta Platforms stands now

As of 12 October 2026, Meta Platforms has turned: it is ahead of the S&P 500 over the past one and three months, but still behind over the longer run. A recent turn like this needs time to prove itself.

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

Meta Platforms is 23.1% of XLC, a weight large enough to drive the fund. It sits in 7 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.

Meta Platforms peers in communication services stocks

The largest other holdings of Communication Services Select Sector SPDR (XLC), 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
GOOGLAlphabet
12.4%+4.2%
GOOGAlphabet Inc
10.0%+4.0%
DISWalt Disney
4.7%+1.8%
TAT&T
4.5%−12.6%
TTWOTake-Two Interactive Software Inc
4.5%−3.1%
TMUST-Mobile US Inc
4.4%−16.7%
APPAppLovin
4.3%−16.4%
VZVerizon
4.3%−14.1%
Each stock measured against the sector, with momentum and relative strengthUnlock with Premium

Is Meta Platforms in the S&P 500?

Yes

As of 12 October 2026, Meta Platforms is in the S&P 500. Its sector fund, Communication Services (XLC), holds it at 23.1% weight.

Every stock in one of the 11 S&P 500 sector funds is in the index. See Communication Services Stocks (XLC)

Meta Platforms ETF: the funds that hold META

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

Fund
Weight
XLCCommunication Services StocksMain sector
Communication Services Select Sector SPDR
23.1%
SOCLSocial Media Stocks
Global X Social Media ETF
12.0%
FDNInternet Stocks
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund
10.8%
GGMEMedia Stocks
EA Series Trust Next Generation Media ETF
8.6%
FMETMetaverse Stocks
Fidelity Metaverse ETF
5.3%
BUZZSocial Sentiment Stocks
VanEck Social Sentiment ETF
3.2%
THNQAI Stocks
Robo Global Artificial Intelligence ETF
2.3%

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

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

Window
META
S&P 500
1 week+0.1%+0.4%
2 weeks−1.2%+0.9%
1 month+14.7%+2.1%
3 months+13.2%+4.1%
6 months+12.3%+12.6%
1 year+5.7%+20.4%

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

Zensei Edge

META against communication services stocks, in depth

See the size of the gap between Meta Platforms and communication services stocks (XLC) over every window, its momentum and its relative strength, and where it sits among communication services stocks.

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Meta Platforms stock: common questions

Which stocks are Meta Platforms's peers?

As of 12 October 2026, the largest other holdings of Communication Services Select Sector SPDR (XLC) by weight are Alphabet (GOOGL), Alphabet Inc (GOOG), Walt Disney (DIS), AT&T (T), Take-Two Interactive Software Inc (TTWO). They share the fund with Meta Platforms. They are fund peers among communication services stocks, not always direct business competitors.

Which ETFs hold Meta Platforms?

As of 12 October 2026, 7 funds that Zensei tracks hold META. Zensei groups it with communication services stocks in Communication Services Select Sector SPDR (XLC), where its weight is 23.1%. It is also in Global X Social Media ETF (SOCL, 12.0%), First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (FDN, 10.8%), EA Series Trust Next Generation Media ETF (GGME, 8.6%), Fidelity Metaverse ETF (FMET, 5.3%), VanEck Social Sentiment ETF (BUZZ, 3.2%).

Is Meta Platforms in the S&P 500?

As of 12 October 2026, Meta Platforms is in the S&P 500. Its sector fund, Communication Services (XLC), holds it at 23.1% weight.

What sector is Meta Platforms in?

As of 12 October 2026, Zensei groups Meta Platforms with communication services stocks (XLC, its primary fund). This is also its S&P 500 sector fund. It is also in social media stocks (SOCL), internet stocks (FDN), metaverse stocks (FMET) and AI stocks (THNQ).

Is Meta Platforms stock beating the S&P 500?

As of 12 October 2026, Meta Platforms (META) is up 14.7% over the past month. The S&P 500 is up 2.1% over the same month. Over three months, the stock is up 13.2% and the S&P 500 is up 4.1%.

Is Meta Platforms doing better than other communication services stocks?

As of 12 October 2026, Meta Platforms (META) is ahead of communication services stocks as a group (XLC) over the past three months. Zensei Edge shows the size of the gap, its momentum and its relative strength.

Recent changes

  1. ·Among the strongest → beating the market and communication services stocks
  2. ·First tracked: among the strongest

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