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Trailing the market and EV stocks

Rivian Automotive (RIVN) stock vs the S&P 500 and EV stocks

As of 12 October 2026, Rivian Automotive (RIVN) is trailing both the S&P 500 and EV stocks as a group (CARZ) over the past three months.

Prices as of Last update : Among the weakest → trailing the market and EV stocks
RIVN 1M
−15.5%
S&P 500 1M
+2.1%
Funds that hold it
3
Weight in CARZ
0.41%

Where Rivian Automotive stands now

As of 12 October 2026, Rivian Automotive 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, RIVN lags: it is behind EV stocks (CARZ) over both the past month and three months. As a group, EV stocks are trailing the S&P 500 right now. Stock and group are both under pressure.

Rivian Automotive is 0.4% of CARZ, so the fund's direction owes little to it. It sits in 3 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.

Rivian Automotive peers in EV stocks

The largest other holdings of First Trust S-Network Future Vehicles & Technology ETF (CARZ), 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
5.8%+9.2%
AMDAMD
5.1%+15.1%
NVDANVIDIA
5.0%+3.7%
INTCIntel
4.9%−1.5%
AAPLApple
4.8%+2.6%
TSMTSMC
4.6%+2.9%
4.3%+4.2%
Each stock measured against the sector, with momentum and relative strengthUnlock with Premium

Is Rivian Automotive in the S&P 500?

No

As of 12 October 2026, Rivian Automotive is not in the S&P 500. Zensei groups it with EV stocks (CARZ), where it has 0.41% weight.

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

Rivian Automotive ETF: the funds that hold RIVN

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

Fund
Weight
CARZEV StocksMain sector
First Trust S-Network Future Vehicles & Technology ETF
0.41%
Invesco MSCI Sustainable Future ETF
2.1%
VanEck Social Sentiment ETF
0.62%

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

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

Window
RIVN
S&P 500
1 week−7.3%+0.4%
2 weeks−12.5%+0.9%
1 month−15.5%+2.1%
3 months−21.8%+4.1%
6 months−15.3%+12.6%
1 year+5.8%+20.4%

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

Zensei Edge

RIVN against EV stocks, in depth

See the size of the gap between Rivian Automotive and EV stocks (CARZ) over every window, its momentum and its relative strength, and where it sits among EV stocks.

See the full analysis

Rivian Automotive stock: common questions

Which stocks are Rivian Automotive's peers?

As of 12 October 2026, the largest other holdings of First Trust S-Network Future Vehicles & Technology ETF (CARZ) by weight are Microsoft (MSFT), AMD (AMD), NVIDIA (NVDA), Micron Technology (MU), Intel (INTC). They share the fund with Rivian Automotive. They are fund peers among EV stocks, not always direct business competitors.

Which ETFs hold Rivian Automotive?

As of 12 October 2026, 3 funds that Zensei tracks hold RIVN. Zensei groups it with EV stocks in First Trust S-Network Future Vehicles & Technology ETF (CARZ), where its weight is 0.4%. It is also in Invesco MSCI Sustainable Future ETF (ERTH, 2.1%), VanEck Social Sentiment ETF (BUZZ, 0.6%).

Is Rivian Automotive in the S&P 500?

As of 12 October 2026, Rivian Automotive is not in the S&P 500. Zensei groups it with EV stocks (CARZ), where it has 0.41% weight.

What sector is Rivian Automotive in?

As of 12 October 2026, Zensei groups Rivian Automotive with EV stocks (CARZ, its primary fund). It is also in sustainability stocks (ERTH) and social sentiment stocks (BUZZ).

Is Rivian Automotive stock beating the S&P 500?

As of 12 October 2026, Rivian Automotive (RIVN) is down 15.5% over the past month. The S&P 500 is up 2.1% over the same month. Over three months, the stock is down 21.8% and the S&P 500 is up 4.1%.

Is Rivian Automotive doing better than other EV stocks?

As of 12 October 2026, Rivian Automotive (RIVN) is behind EV stocks as a group (CARZ) 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 EV stocks
  2. ·Trailing the market and EV stocks → among the weakest
  3. ·First tracked: trailing the market and EV stocks

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