Western Digital (WDC) stock vs the S&P 500 and tech stocks
As of 12 October 2026, Western Digital (WDC) is among the weakest stocks we track. It is well behind the S&P 500 and behind tech stocks as a group (XLK) over the past three months.
Where Western Digital stands now
As of 12 October 2026, Western Digital gives a mixed picture against the S&P 500, ahead on some windows and behind on others.
Inside its group, WDC lags: it is behind tech stocks (XLK) over both the past month and three months. As a group, tech stocks are among the strongest groups in the market right now. The group is doing the work here; the stock is not keeping up with it.
Western Digital is 0.8% of XLK, so the fund's direction owes little to it. The thing to watch is the past month: stocks this far behind only become interesting once the recent window turns.
Western Digital peers in tech stocks
The largest other holdings of Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK), 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 Western Digital in the S&P 500?
As of 12 October 2026, Western Digital is in the S&P 500. Its sector fund, Technology (XLK), holds it at 0.80% weight.
Every stock in one of the 11 S&P 500 sector funds is in the index. See Tech Stocks (XLK)
Western Digital ETF: the funds that hold WDC
One fund that Zensei tracks holds WDC. The main sector is the fund Zensei groups it with. The other funds follow by weight.
WDC stock performance: 1-month, 3-month and 1-year vs the S&P 500
Western Digital 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
WDC against tech stocks, in depth
See the size of the gap between Western Digital and tech stocks (XLK) over every window, its momentum and its relative strength, and where it sits among tech stocks.
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Which stocks are Western Digital's peers?
As of 12 October 2026, the largest other holdings of Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK) by weight are NVIDIA (NVDA), Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), AMD (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO). They share the fund with Western Digital. They are fund peers among tech stocks, not always direct business competitors.
Which ETFs hold Western Digital?
As of 12 October 2026, one fund that Zensei tracks holds WDC. Zensei groups it with tech stocks in Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK), where its weight is 0.8%.
Is Western Digital in the S&P 500?
As of 12 October 2026, Western Digital is in the S&P 500. Its sector fund, Technology (XLK), holds it at 0.80% weight.
What sector is Western Digital in?
As of 12 October 2026, Zensei groups Western Digital with tech stocks (XLK, its primary fund). This is also its S&P 500 sector fund.
Is Western Digital stock beating the S&P 500?
As of 12 October 2026, Western Digital (WDC) is down 13.5% over the past month. The S&P 500 is up 2.1% over the same month. Over three months, the stock is down 30.3% and the S&P 500 is up 4.1%.
Is Western Digital doing better than other tech stocks?
As of 12 October 2026, Western Digital (WDC) is behind tech stocks as a group (XLK) over the past three months. Zensei Edge shows the size of the gap, its momentum and its relative strength.
Recent changes
- ·Trailing the market and tech stocks → among the weakest
- ·First tracked: trailing the market and tech stocks
Track Western Digital against tech stocks and the market
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