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Social Media vs the S&P 500 (SOCL): is it outperforming?

Over the past month, SOCL has underperformed the S&P 500 by 0.6 points. Here is where that puts it in the sector rotation — updated daily.

1M spread vs SPY
−0.6 pts
Quadrant
Lagging
Momentum
Mixed
RS health
Strong
Holdings P/E
26.0×

Where SOCL sits on the rotation map

Social Media 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.

SOCL vs SPY: head-to-head returns

SOCL (social media) and SPY (the S&P 500) side by side over every window Zensei tracks. The spread is the difference — positive means SOCL won that window.

Window
SOCL
SPY
Spread
1 week−0.2%−0.3%+0.0 pts
2 weeks+8.1%+2.8%+5.4 pts
1 month+0.6%+1.2%−0.6 pts
3 months+2.9%+9.5%−6.6 pts
6 months−20.8%+8.5%−29.3 pts
1 year−12.2%+21.4%−33.6 pts

Data as of 2026-07-13 · computed from daily adjusted closes · how we measure

The read

Social Media (SOCL) is out of favor: it trails the S&P 500 on both rotation windows — 0.6 points behind over the past month and 5.9 points behind over the longer, time-shifted window. That is the lagging quadrant. Ranked by one-month spread, it currently stands #46 of the 115 groups Zensei tracks.

On the shorter tape, SOCL's momentum is mixed: the longer intraday trend is still positive, but the recent windows have gone flat. SOCL's relative-strength line — its price ratio against the S&P 500 — is trading above its moving averages, the healthiest configuration we track. The longer trend remains healthier than the recent tape suggests — the kind of divergence worth rechecking in a week.

The exposure comes via Global X Social Media ETF, whose 27 tracked holdings are led by REDDIT INC CLASS A SHARES, META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A and NETEASE INC ADR. Weighted by portfolio, the fund's holdings trade at roughly 26.0× earnings and 10.8× sales. The thing to watch from here is the one-month spread: laggards only become interesting when the recent window turns positive first — until then, the market is voting elsewhere.

What's inside SOCL

Top 5 of 27 tracked holdings, by portfolio weight.

Holding
Weight
1M
RDDTREDDIT INC CLASS A SHARES
12.0%+23.9%
METAMETA PLATFORMS INC CLASS A
9.6%+15.9%
NTESNETEASE INC ADR
5.5%+4.5%
GOOGLALPHABET INC CLASS A
5.4%−2.0%
PINSPINTEREST INC CLASS A
5.4%+11.8%
22 more holdings — each measured against the sector, with momentum and relative strengthUnlock with Premium

Social Media vs the market — common questions

Is social media outperforming the S&P 500?

Right now, no: over the past month SOCL has underperformed the S&P 500 by 0.6 points. This page updates daily, so the answer reflects current market data rather than a dated article.

What is SOCL?

SOCL is Global X Social Media ETF, the fund Zensei uses to measure the social media group against the S&P 500 benchmark (SPY).

Which stocks are in SOCL?

SOCL's largest tracked positions are REDDIT INC CLASS A SHARES, META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A, NETEASE INC ADR, ALPHABET INC CLASS A, PINTEREST INC CLASS A — 27 holdings in total. The full list, with each stock measured against the group, is part of Zensei Premium.

What quadrant is social media in right now?

As of the latest daily data, social media is in the lagging quadrant — trailing the S&P 500 on both windows. The quadrant rules are documented on the Zensei methodology page.

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