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US Internet vs the S&P 500 (FDN): is it outperforming?

Over the past month, FDN has outperformed the S&P 500 by 2.7 points. Here is where that puts it in the sector rotation — updated daily.

1M spread vs SPY
+2.7 pts
Quadrant
Improving
Momentum
Mixed
RS health
Strong
Holdings P/E
67.2×

Where FDN sits on the rotation map

US Internet 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.

FDN vs SPY: head-to-head returns

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

Window
FDN
SPY
Spread
1 week+1.6%−0.3%+1.9 pts
2 weeks+6.3%+2.8%+3.6 pts
1 month+3.9%+1.2%+2.7 pts
3 months+10.5%+9.5%+1.0 pts
6 months+2.5%+8.5%−6.1 pts
1 year+4.0%+21.4%−17.4 pts

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

The read

US Internet (FDN) has just turned the corner. Over the longer, time-shifted window it trailed the S&P 500 by 1.8 points, but over the past month it has moved clearly ahead of the market — a 2.7-point edge that puts it in the improving quadrant. Ranked by one-month spread, it currently stands #20 of the 115 groups Zensei tracks.

On the shorter tape, FDN's momentum is mixed: the longer intraday trend is still positive, but the recent windows have gone flat. FDN'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 First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund, whose 42 tracked holdings are led by META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A, AMAZON.COM INC and CISCO SYSTEMS INC. Weighted by portfolio, the fund's holdings trade at roughly 67.2× earnings and 9.8× sales. The thing to watch from here is confirmation: improving groups that hold a positive one-month spread long enough for the longer window to turn are the classic early-rotation entries — the ones that fail fall back quickly.

What's inside FDN

Top 5 of 42 tracked holdings, by portfolio weight.

Holding
Weight
1M
METAMETA PLATFORMS INC CLASS A
10.6%+15.9%
AMZNAMAZON.COM INC
9.9%+3.7%
CSCOCISCO SYSTEMS INC
8.3%−1.2%
GOOGLALPHABET INC CLASS A
5.3%−2.0%
ANETARISTA NETWORKS INC
5.2%+10.9%
37 more holdings — each measured against the sector, with momentum and relative strengthUnlock with Premium

US Internet vs the market — common questions

Is us internet outperforming the S&P 500?

Right now, yes: over the past month FDN has outperformed the S&P 500 by 2.7 points. This page updates daily, so the answer reflects current market data rather than a dated article.

What is FDN?

FDN is First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund, the fund Zensei uses to measure the us internet group against the S&P 500 benchmark (SPY).

Which stocks are in FDN?

FDN's largest tracked positions are META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A, AMAZON.COM INC, CISCO SYSTEMS INC, ALPHABET INC CLASS A, ARISTA NETWORKS INC — 42 holdings in total. The full list, with each stock measured against the group, is part of Zensei Premium.

What quadrant is us internet in right now?

As of the latest daily data, us internet is in the improving quadrant — behind the market over the longer window, but ahead over the past month. The quadrant rules are documented on the Zensei methodology page.

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