Crypto Innovators vs the S&P 500 (DAPP): is it outperforming?
Over the past month, DAPP has underperformed the S&P 500 by 16.5 points. Here is where that puts it in the sector rotation — updated daily.
Where DAPP sits on the rotation map
Crypto Innovators 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.
DAPP vs SPY: head-to-head returns
DAPP (crypto innovators) and SPY (the S&P 500) side by side over every window Zensei tracks. The spread is the difference — positive means DAPP won that window.
Data as of 2026-07-13 · computed from daily adjusted closes · how we measure
The read
Crypto Innovators (DAPP) is losing its lead. It built a 12.1-point advantage over the S&P 500 across the longer, time-shifted window, but over the past month it has slipped 16.5 points behind the market — the weakening quadrant of the rotation map. Ranked by one-month spread, it currently stands #114 of the 115 groups Zensei tracks — among the market's weakest pockets right now.
On the shorter tape, DAPP's momentum is weakening: the intraday trend that carried the move is cooling across the shorter windows. DAPP's relative-strength line has broken below its long-term average — the long-term outperformance trend is no longer intact. Both signals point the same direction here: the market is not rewarding this group on either horizon.
The exposure comes via VanEck Digital Transformation ETF, whose 18 tracked holdings are led by BLOCK INC CLASS A, COINBASE GLOBAL INC ORDINARY SHARES CLASS A and IREN LTD. Weighted by portfolio, the fund's holdings trade at roughly 54.5× earnings and 47.9× sales. The thing to watch from here is whether this is a pause or a handoff: weakening groups sometimes reset and reclaim leadership, but a deepening one-month deficit usually means rotation has moved on.
What's inside DAPP
Top 5 of 18 tracked holdings, by portfolio weight.
Crypto Innovators vs the market — common questions
Is crypto innovators outperforming the S&P 500?
Right now, no: over the past month DAPP has underperformed the S&P 500 by 16.5 points. This page updates daily, so the answer reflects current market data rather than a dated article.
What is DAPP?
DAPP is VanEck Digital Transformation ETF, the fund Zensei uses to measure the crypto innovators group against the S&P 500 benchmark (SPY).
Which stocks are in DAPP?
DAPP's largest tracked positions are BLOCK INC CLASS A, COINBASE GLOBAL INC ORDINARY SHARES CLASS A, IREN LTD, BITMINE IMMERSION TECHNOLOGIES INC, FIGURE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS INC ORDINARY SHARES-CLASS A — 18 holdings in total. The full list, with each stock measured against the group, is part of Zensei Premium.
What quadrant is crypto innovators in right now?
As of the latest daily data, crypto innovators is in the weakening quadrant — still ahead over the longer window, but behind the market over the past month. The quadrant rules are documented on the Zensei methodology page.
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