Beating communication services stocks, trailing the market

Walt Disney (DIS) stock vs the S&P 500 and communication services stocks

As of 2 October 2026, Walt Disney (DIS) is beating communication services stocks as a group (XLC) but trailing the S&P 500 over the past three months.

Prices as of 2 October 2026

DIS 1M

−3.8%

S&P 500 1M

+1.3%

Funds that hold it

Weight in XLC

4.4%

Where Walt Disney stands now

As of 2 October 2026, Walt Disney is behind the S&P 500 on every window Zensei tracks, from one month to one year. The market has preferred other stocks for some time.

Inside its group, DIS is slipping: still ahead of communication services stocks (XLC) over three months, but behind over the past month. As a group, communication services stocks are trailing the S&P 500 right now. A strong stock in a weak group: it holds up while its peers struggle.

Walt Disney is 4.4% of XLC, so its moves weigh on the fund. It sits in 2 of the sector and theme funds Zensei tracks. The thing to watch is the market: it beats its peers, but the group as a whole is not keeping up with the S&P 500.

DIS vs the S&P 500: returns

Walt Disney and the S&P 500 (SPY) side by side, over each window Zensei tracks.

Window

DIS

S&P 500

1 week−3.7%−0.2%

2 weeks−3.0%+1.2%

1 month−3.8%+1.3%

3 months+2.7%+3.6%

6 months+6.6%+17.9%

1 year−7.5%+16.2%

Prices as of 2 October 2026 · computed from daily adjusted closes · how we measure

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DIS against communication services stocks, in depth

See the size of the gap between Walt Disney and communication services stocks (XLC) over every window, its momentum and its relative strength, and where it sits among communication services stocks.

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Which ETFs hold Walt Disney?

2 funds that Zensei tracks hold DIS, by weight. The fund with the largest weight is its sector on this page.

Fund

Weight

XLCCommunication Services StocksMain sector

Communication Services Select Sector SPDR

4.4%

MMTMMomentum Stocks

SPDR S&P 1500 Momentum Tilt ETF

0.07%

Walt Disney competitors

The largest other holdings of Communication Services Select Sector SPDR (XLC), with their return over the past month.

Stock

Weight

METAMeta Platforms

22.4%+25.9%

GOOGLAlphabet

11.3%+2.6%

GOOGAlphabet Inc

9.0%+2.6%

WBDWarner Bros. Discovery Inc

4.8%+9.3%

APPAppLovin

4.5%−14.0%

TAT&T

4.4%−6.5%

TTWOTake-Two Interactive Software Inc

4.3%−6.4%

NFLXNetflix

4.1%−17.0%

Each stock measured against the sector, with momentum and relative strengthUnlock with Premium

Walt Disney stock: common questions

Is Walt Disney stock beating the S&P 500?

As of 2 October 2026, Walt Disney (DIS) is down 3.8% over the past month. The S&P 500 is up 1.3% over the same month. Over three months, the stock is up 2.7% and the S&P 500 is up 3.6%.

Which ETFs hold Walt Disney?

As of 2 October 2026, 2 funds that Zensei tracks hold DIS. Its largest weight is in Communication Services Select Sector SPDR (XLC), at 4.4%. It is also in SPDR S&P 1500 Momentum Tilt ETF (MMTM, 0.1%).

Who are Walt Disney's competitors?

As of 2 October 2026, the largest other holdings of Communication Services Select Sector SPDR (XLC) are Meta Platforms (META), Alphabet (GOOGL), Alphabet Inc (GOOG), Warner Bros. Discovery Inc (WBD), AppLovin (APP). These are the stocks Walt Disney sits next to among communication services stocks.

Is Walt Disney doing better than other communication services stocks?

As of 2 October 2026, Walt Disney (DIS) is ahead of communication services stocks as a group (XLC) over the past three months. Zensei Edge shows the size of the gap, its momentum and its relative strength.

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