Trailing the market and transportation stocks

UPS stock vs the S&P 500 and transportation stocks

As of 2 October 2026, UPS is trailing both the S&P 500 and transportation stocks as a group (IYT) over the past three months.

Prices as of 2 October 2026

UPS 1M

−9.4%

S&P 500 1M

+1.3%

Funds that hold it

Weight in IYT

4.4%

Where UPS stands now

As of 2 October 2026, UPS 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, UPS lags: it is behind transportation stocks (IYT) over both the past month and three months. As a group, transportation stocks are trailing the S&P 500 right now. Stock and group are both under pressure.

UPS is 4.4% of IYT, so its moves weigh on the fund. It sits in 4 of the sector and theme funds Zensei tracks. The thing to watch is the past month: a turn against the market usually shows there first.

UPS vs the S&P 500: returns

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

Window

UPS

S&P 500

1 week−1.0%−0.2%

2 weeks−7.1%+1.2%

1 month−9.4%+1.3%

3 months−14.6%+3.6%

6 months−2.1%+17.9%

1 year+15.9%+16.2%

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

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UPS against transportation stocks, in depth

See the size of the gap between UPS and transportation stocks (IYT) over every window, its momentum and its relative strength, and where it sits among transportation stocks.

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Which ETFs hold UPS?

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

Fund

Weight

IYTTransportation StocksMain sector

iShares U.S. Transportation ETF

4.4%

SEACargo Stocks

U.S. Global Sea to Sky Cargo ETF

2.8%

XLIIndustrial Stocks

Industrial Select Sector SPDR

1.3%

MMTMMomentum Stocks

SPDR S&P 1500 Momentum Tilt ETF

0.13%

UPS competitors

The largest other holdings of iShares U.S. Transportation ETF (IYT), with their return over the past month.

Stock

Weight

UNPUnion Pacific Corp

17.2%−4.2%

UBERUber Technologies

15.1%−9.5%

CSXCsx Corp

9.1%−2.6%

UALUnited Airlines Holdings Inc

4.9%+7.5%

DALDelta Air Lines Inc

4.9%+10.1%

ODFLOld Dominion Freight Line Inc

4.5%−3.3%

NSCNorfolk Southern Corp

4.4%−4.7%

FDXFedex Corp

4.4%−10.3%

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

UPS stock: common questions

Is UPS stock beating the S&P 500?

As of 2 October 2026, UPS is down 9.4% over the past month. The S&P 500 is up 1.3% over the same month. Over three months, the stock is down 14.6% and the S&P 500 is up 3.6%.

Which ETFs hold UPS?

As of 2 October 2026, 4 funds that Zensei tracks hold UPS. Its largest weight is in iShares U.S. Transportation ETF (IYT), at 4.4%. It is also in U.S. Global Sea to Sky Cargo ETF (SEA, 2.8%), Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI, 1.3%), SPDR S&P 1500 Momentum Tilt ETF (MMTM, 0.1%).

Who are UPS's competitors?

As of 2 October 2026, the largest other holdings of iShares U.S. Transportation ETF (IYT) are Union Pacific Corp (UNP), Uber Technologies (UBER), Csx Corp (CSX), United Airlines Holdings Inc (UAL), Delta Air Lines Inc (DAL). These are the stocks UPS sits next to among transportation stocks.

Is UPS doing better than other transportation stocks?

As of 2 October 2026, UPS is behind transportation stocks as a group (IYT) over the past three months. Zensei Edge shows the size of the gap, its momentum and its relative strength.

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