UPS stock vs the S&P 500 and transportation stocks
As of 12 October 2026, UPS is trailing both the S&P 500 and transportation stocks as a group (IYT) over the past three months.
Where UPS stands now
As of 12 October 2026, UPS gives a mixed picture against the S&P 500, ahead on some windows and behind on others.
Inside its group, UPS lags: it is behind transportation stocks (IYT) over both the past month and three months. As a group, transportation stocks are trailing the S&P 500 right now. Stock and group are both under pressure.
UPS is 4.3% of IYT, so its moves weigh on the fund. It sits in 4 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.
UPS peers in transportation stocks
The largest other holdings of iShares U.S. Transportation ETF (IYT), 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 UPS in the S&P 500?
As of 12 October 2026, UPS is in the S&P 500. Its sector fund, Industrials (XLI), holds it at 1.3% weight.
Every stock in one of the 11 S&P 500 sector funds is in the index. See Industrial Stocks (XLI)
UPS ETF: the funds that hold UPS
4 funds that Zensei tracks hold UPS. The main sector is the fund Zensei groups it with. The other funds follow by weight.
UPS stock performance: 1-month, 3-month and 1-year vs the S&P 500
UPS 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
UPS against transportation stocks, in depth
See the size of the gap between UPS and transportation stocks (IYT) over every window, its momentum and its relative strength, and where it sits among transportation stocks.
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Which stocks are UPS's peers?
As of 12 October 2026, the largest other holdings of iShares U.S. Transportation ETF (IYT) by weight are Union Pacific Corp (UNP), Uber Technologies (UBER), CSX Corp (CSX), Delta Air Lines Inc (DAL), United Airlines Holdings Inc (UAL). They share the fund with UPS. They are fund peers among transportation stocks, not always direct business competitors.
Which ETFs hold UPS?
As of 12 October 2026, 4 funds that Zensei tracks hold UPS. Zensei groups it with transportation stocks in iShares U.S. Transportation ETF (IYT), where its weight is 4.3%. It is also in U.S. Global Sea to Sky Cargo ETF (SEA, 2.7%), Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI, 1.3%), SPDR S&P 1500 Momentum Tilt ETF (MMTM, 0.1%).
Is UPS in the S&P 500?
As of 12 October 2026, UPS is in the S&P 500. Its sector fund, Industrials (XLI), holds it at 1.3% weight.
What sector is UPS in?
As of 12 October 2026, Zensei groups UPS with transportation stocks (IYT, its primary fund). In the S&P 500, it is in the Industrials sector fund (XLI). It is also in cargo stocks (SEA) and momentum stocks (MMTM).
Is UPS stock beating the S&P 500?
As of 12 October 2026, UPS is down 4.9% over the past month. The S&P 500 is up 2.1% over the same month. Over three months, the stock is down 14.2% and the S&P 500 is up 4.1%.
Is UPS doing better than other transportation stocks?
As of 12 October 2026, UPS is behind transportation stocks as a group (IYT) over the past three months. Zensei Edge shows the size of the gap, its momentum and its relative strength.
Recent changes
- ·First tracked: trailing the market and transportation stocks
Track UPS against transportation stocks and the market
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