Cloud Computing vs the S&P 500 (SKYY): is it outperforming?
Over the past month, SKYY has outperformed the S&P 500 by 3.2 points. Here is where that puts it in the sector rotation — updated daily.
Where SKYY sits on the rotation map
Cloud Computing highlighted against the 11 broad S&P 500 sectors. Vertical: 1-month spread vs the S&P 500. Horizontal: the longer, time-shifted window — the methodology explains the math.
SKYY vs SPY: head-to-head returns
SKYY (cloud computing) and SPY (the S&P 500) side by side over every window Zensei tracks. The spread is the difference — positive means SKYY won that window.
Data as of 2026-07-13 · computed from daily adjusted closes · how we measure
The read
Cloud Computing (SKYY) sits in the leading quadrant of the rotation map: it has clearly beaten the S&P 500 by 3.2 points over the past month, on top of a 14.4-point advantage over the longer, time-shifted window. Ranked by one-month spread, it currently stands #15 of the 115 groups Zensei tracks.
On the shorter tape, SKYY's momentum is mixed: the longer intraday trend is still positive, but the recent windows have gone flat. SKYY's relative-strength line is holding around its moving averages — the trend is intact but no longer extending. The longer trend remains healthier than the recent tape suggests — the kind of divergence worth rechecking in a week.
The exposure comes via First Trust Cloud Computing ETF, whose 63 tracked holdings are led by ARISTA NETWORKS INC, DIGITALOCEAN HOLDINGS INC and EVERPURE INC CLASS A. Weighted by portfolio, the fund's holdings trade at roughly 76.5× earnings and 8.8× sales. The thing to watch from here is durability: leaders that hold their one-month spread while the longer window keeps building tend to stay leaders; a fading spread is the early exit signal.
What's inside SKYY
Top 5 of 63 tracked holdings, by portfolio weight.
Cloud Computing vs the market — common questions
Is cloud computing outperforming the S&P 500?
Right now, yes: over the past month SKYY has outperformed the S&P 500 by 3.2 points. This page updates daily, so the answer reflects current market data rather than a dated article.
What is SKYY?
SKYY is First Trust Cloud Computing ETF, the fund Zensei uses to measure the cloud computing group against the S&P 500 benchmark (SPY).
Which stocks are in SKYY?
SKYY's largest tracked positions are ARISTA NETWORKS INC, DIGITALOCEAN HOLDINGS INC, EVERPURE INC CLASS A, NUTANIX INC CLASS A, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP — 63 holdings in total. The full list, with each stock measured against the group, is part of Zensei Premium.
What quadrant is cloud computing in right now?
As of the latest daily data, cloud computing is in the leading quadrant — outperforming the S&P 500 on both the recent and the longer, time-shifted window. The quadrant rules are documented on the Zensei methodology page.
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