Verizon (VZ) stock vs the S&P 500 and communication services stocks
As of 12 October 2026, Verizon (VZ) is beating communication services stocks as a group (XLC) but trailing the S&P 500 over the past three months.
Where Verizon stands now
As of 12 October 2026, Verizon 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, VZ is slipping: still ahead of communication services stocks (XLC) over three months, but behind over the past month. 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.
Verizon is 4.3% of XLC, so its moves weigh on the fund. It sits in 3 of the sector and theme funds Zensei tracks. The thing to watch is the market: it beats its peers, but the group as a whole is not keeping up with the S&P 500.
Verizon 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.
Is Verizon in the S&P 500?
As of 12 October 2026, Verizon is in the S&P 500. Its sector fund, Communication Services (XLC), holds it at 4.3% weight.
Every stock in one of the 11 S&P 500 sector funds is in the index. See Communication Services Stocks (XLC)
Verizon ETF: the funds that hold VZ
3 funds that Zensei tracks hold VZ. The main sector is the fund Zensei groups it with. The other funds follow by weight.
VZ stock performance: 1-month, 3-month and 1-year vs the S&P 500
Verizon 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
VZ against communication services stocks, in depth
See the size of the gap between Verizon 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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Which stocks are Verizon's peers?
As of 12 October 2026, the largest other holdings of Communication Services Select Sector SPDR (XLC) by weight are Meta Platforms (META), Alphabet (GOOGL), Alphabet Inc (GOOG), Walt Disney (DIS), AT&T (T). They share the fund with Verizon. They are fund peers among communication services stocks, not always direct business competitors.
Which ETFs hold Verizon?
As of 12 October 2026, 3 funds that Zensei tracks hold VZ. Zensei groups it with communication services stocks in Communication Services Select Sector SPDR (XLC), where its weight is 4.3%. It is also in Alger Mid Cap 40 ETF (KNCT, 1.9%), SPDR S&P 1500 Momentum Tilt ETF (MMTM, 0.2%).
Is Verizon in the S&P 500?
As of 12 October 2026, Verizon is in the S&P 500. Its sector fund, Communication Services (XLC), holds it at 4.3% weight.
What sector is Verizon in?
As of 12 October 2026, Zensei groups Verizon with communication services stocks (XLC, its primary fund). This is also its S&P 500 sector fund. It is also in 5G stocks (KNCT) and momentum stocks (MMTM).
Is Verizon stock beating the S&P 500?
As of 12 October 2026, Verizon (VZ) is down 14.1% over the past month. The S&P 500 is up 2.1% over the same month. Over three months, the stock is up 1.9% and the S&P 500 is up 4.1%.
Is Verizon doing better than other communication services stocks?
As of 12 October 2026, Verizon (VZ) 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
- ·Beating the market and communication services stocks → beating communication services stocks, trailing the market
- ·First tracked: beating the market and communication services stocks
Track Verizon against communication services stocks and the market
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