# ETFs and Stocks That Consistently Outperformed META (Meta Platforms)

> Source: BetterThanSPY research, https://betterthanspy.com/research/etfs-and-stocks-that-outperform-meta
> Data as of October 22, 2026. Total returns include reinvested dividends. Past performance does not predict future results; nothing here is investment advice.

META (Meta Platforms, Inc.) screened against the entire market of over 10,000 stocks and ETFs over 8 periods from 1 month to 10 years, with dividends reinvested. To make the list, an investment had to outperform META in at least 3 of 5 short-term periods and 2 of 3 long-term periods. "All-weather" means outperforming in every long-term period and all but one short-term period. Returns in the tables are total returns over each period; volatility and Sharpe ratio cover 5 years.

## Key findings

- How hard it was to top META: Out of over 10,000 stocks and ETFs screened, 35 of 958 eligible ETFs (3.7%) and 265 of 1,501 eligible stocks (18%) outperformed META in a majority of the short-term and long-term timeframes. Eleven ETFs and 73 stocks were all-weather, outperforming in every long-term timeframe and all but one short-term timeframe.
- Who came out ahead across the three groups:
  - Popular alternatives: VGT and XLK each outperformed in 4 of 5 short-term and 3 of 3 long-term timeframes. AAPL cleared the bar with 5 of 5 short-term and 2 of 3 long-term timeframes. MSFT and QQQ fell short, each with 5 of 5 or 4 of 5 short-term periods, respectively, but only 1 of 3 long-term periods.
  - Top ETFs: Technology funds led the group. Nine of the top ETFs were in Technology, and RSPT, VGT, XLK, and FTEC each outperformed in 4 or more of 5 short-term timeframes and all 3 long-term timeframes.
  - Top stocks: 265 stocks made the cut. Standouts included healthcare companies NTRA and LLY, technology company FTNT, and industrials company BWLP, each of which outperformed in all 5 short-term and all 3 long-term timeframes.
- The risk trade-off: The top ETFs had lower volatility than META, and all 15 had higher Sharpe ratios (a measure of risk-adjusted performance). The top stocks had volatility similar to META overall, though 6 of 10 were less volatile. All 10 had higher Sharpe ratios, so their returns were stronger relative to their measured risk.

## How popular alternatives compare

| Investment | Status | Periods outperformed | 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Volatility | Sharpe |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| META: Meta Platforms, Inc. (benchmark) |  |  | −11.9% | +3.5% | −3.7% | 0.0% | −11.2% | +109% | +102% | +391% | 45.4% | 0.54 |
| [VGT](https://betterthanspy.com/research/vgt): Vanguard Information Technology ETF | Made the list | 4/5 short, 3/3 long, all-weather | −6.1% | +2.7% | +15.4% | +25.9% | +26.7% | +135% | +130% | +753% | 26.1% | 0.77 |
| [XLK](https://betterthanspy.com/research/xlk): State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF | Made the list | 4/5 short, 3/3 long, all-weather | −7.1% | +1.3% | +15.6% | +26.8% | +28.4% | +126% | +139% | +741% | 26.1% | 0.80 |
| [AAPL](https://betterthanspy.com/research/aapl): Apple Inc. | Made the list | 5/5 short, 2/3 long | +2.5% | +6.9% | +27.7% | +28.8% | +35.2% | +104% | +140% | +1,194% | 28.0% | 0.77 |
| [MSFT](https://betterthanspy.com/research/msft): Microsoft Corporation | Fell short | 5/5 short, 1/3 long | +4.6% | +33.7% | +20.9% | +10.9% | +0.9% | +61.9% | +75.6% | +862% | 28.2% | 0.54 |
| [QQQ](https://betterthanspy.com/research/qqq): Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 | Fell short | 4/5 short, 1/3 long | −5.8% | 0.0% | +7.8% | +15.3% | +16.9% | +101% | +94.0% | +531% | 23.0% | 0.69 |
| [AMZN](https://betterthanspy.com/research/amzn): Amazon.com, Inc. | Fell short | 4/5 short, 1/3 long | −1.8% | +2.3% | −1.9% | +10.5% | +14.9% | +97.8% | +50.1% | +498% | 36.6% | 0.41 |
| FDN: First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund | Fell short | 5/5 short, 0/3 long | −4.1% | +6.2% | +6.0% | +5.9% | +1.1% | +81.4% | +15.4% | +239% | 27.6% | 0.24 |
| [VOO](https://betterthanspy.com/research/voo): Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | Fell short | 4/5 short, 0/3 long | −1.2% | +2.5% | +8.0% | +12.7% | +15.7% | +88.8% | +80.8% | +319% | 16.9% | 0.79 |
| [SPY](https://betterthanspy.com/research/spy): State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF | Fell short | 4/5 short, 0/3 long | −1.2% | +2.5% | +8.0% | +12.7% | +15.6% | +88.4% | +80.3% | +316% | 17.2% | 0.78 |
| [VB](https://betterthanspy.com/research/vb): Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF | Fell short | 4/5 short, 0/3 long | −1.0% | −2.3% | +2.1% | +11.4% | +15.1% | +68.6% | +35.2% | +179% | 20.6% | 0.40 |
| SNAP: Snap Inc. | Fell short | 3/5 short, 0/3 long | +12.8% | +41.8% | +8.6% | −22.0% | −18.4% | −33.2% | −88.5% | — | 75.2% | -0.19 |
| PINS: Pinterest, Inc. | Fell short | 2/5 short, 0/3 long | +24.7% | +1.7% | +11.2% | −13.7% | −30.5% | −13.9% | −60.5% | — | 55.5% | -0.06 |

## ETFs that consistently outperformed META

| Investment | Periods outperformed | 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Volatility | Sharpe | Expense | Assets |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| META: Meta Platforms, Inc. (benchmark) |  | −11.9% | +3.5% | −3.7% | 0.0% | −11.2% | +109% | +102% | +391% | 45.4% | 0.54 |  |  |
| RSPT: Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Technology ETF | 5/5 short, 3/3 long, all-weather | −3.9% | +6.2% | +21.6% | +40.0% | +43.0% | +141% | +116% | +559% | 25.1% | 0.74 | 0.40% | $6.1B |
| IYW: iShares U.S. Technology ETF | 4/5 short, 3/3 long, all-weather | −6.4% | +2.4% | +16.3% | +24.7% | +26.1% | +138% | +135% | +773% | 26.7% | 0.78 | 0.37% | $24B |
| [VGT](https://betterthanspy.com/research/vgt): Vanguard Information Technology ETF | 4/5 short, 3/3 long, all-weather | −6.1% | +2.7% | +15.4% | +25.9% | +26.7% | +135% | +130% | +753% | 26.1% | 0.77 | 0.09% | $178B |
| [XLK](https://betterthanspy.com/research/xlk): State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF | 4/5 short, 3/3 long, all-weather | −7.1% | +1.3% | +15.6% | +26.8% | +28.4% | +126% | +139% | +741% | 26.1% | 0.80 | 0.08% | $125B |
| FTEC: Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF | 4/5 short, 3/3 long, all-weather | −6.1% | +2.6% | +15.4% | +25.9% | +26.9% | +136% | +132% | +737% | 26.1% | 0.78 | 0.08% | $22B |
| IXN: iShares Global Tech ETF | 4/5 short, 3/3 long, all-weather | −8.8% | −0.5% | +14.3% | +28.7% | +31.1% | +140% | +137% | +693% | 26.2% | 0.79 | 0.37% | $9.1B |
| XNTK: State Street SPDR NYSE Technology ETF | 4/5 short, 3/3 long, all-weather | −10.3% | −1.9% | +13.0% | +23.3% | +24.8% | +159% | +115% | +691% | 29.3% | 0.67 | 0.35% | $2.0B |
| IGM: iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF | 4/5 short, 3/3 long, all-weather | −7.9% | +0.2% | +11.0% | +21.4% | +23.1% | +149% | +126% | +686% | 26.6% | 0.75 | 0.37% | $11B |
| SPMO: Invesco S&P 500 Momentum ETF | 4/5 short, 3/3 long, all-weather | −9.4% | −7.3% | +7.9% | +16.7% | +17.2% | +149% | +130% | +485% | 20.9% | 0.91 | 0.13% | $22B |
| EWT: iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF | 4/5 short, 3/3 long, all-weather | −9.7% | +2.3% | +20.7% | +60.6% | +67.3% | +187% | +147% | +448% | 24.3% | 0.87 | 0.59% | $12B |
| DXJ: WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund | 4/5 short, 3/3 long, all-weather | −2.3% | +0.4% | +10.4% | +23.0% | +34.3% | +125% | +225% | +415% | 19.1% | 1.34 | 0.48% | $8.1B |
| [SMH](https://betterthanspy.com/research/smh): VanEck Semiconductor ETF | 3/5 short, 3/3 long | −13.8% | −10.8% | +9.8% | +40.2% | +55.0% | +272% | +304% | +1,570% | 37.0% | 0.94 | 0.35% | $66B |
| [SOXX](https://betterthanspy.com/research/soxx): iShares Semiconductor ETF | 3/5 short, 3/3 long | −17.0% | −14.3% | +10.3% | +51.9% | +68.0% | +219% | +221% | +1,297% | 39.0% | 0.80 | 0.33% | $39B |
| FTXL: First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF | 3/5 short, 3/3 long | −16.0% | −12.2% | +9.3% | +56.8% | +81.8% | +234% | +220% | +1,019% | 39.0% | 0.79 | 0.60% | $1.2B |
| XSD: State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF | 3/5 short, 3/3 long | −15.4% | −14.6% | +2.6% | +35.0% | +36.6% | +158% | +121% | +805% | 40.9% | 0.59 | 0.35% | $2.7B |

## Stocks that consistently outperformed META

| Investment | Periods outperformed | 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Volatility | Sharpe | Market cap |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| META: Meta Platforms, Inc. (benchmark) |  | −11.9% | +3.5% | −3.7% | 0.0% | −11.2% | +109% | +102% | +391% | 45.4% | 0.54 |  |
| [NTRA](https://betterthanspy.com/research/ntra): Natera, Inc. | 5/5 short, 3/3 long, all-weather | +2.7% | +51.9% | +93.2% | +75.4% | +113% | +901% | +249% | +3,934% | 57.6% | 0.73 | $58B |
| [FTNT](https://betterthanspy.com/research/ftnt): Fortinet, Inc. | 5/5 short, 3/3 long, all-weather | −0.7% | +11.6% | +98.6% | +122% | +104% | +208% | +158% | +2,668% | 44.8% | 0.65 | $127B |
| BWLP: BW LPG Limited | 5/5 short, 3/3 long, all-weather | +1.2% | +20.7% | +46.1% | +116% | +129% | +232% | +966% | +2,648% | 50.9% | 1.19 | $3.8B |
| MEDP: Medpace Holdings, Inc. | 5/5 short, 3/3 long, all-weather | +3.8% | +23.8% | +28.6% | +14.5% | +19.6% | +187% | +250% | +2,003% | 52.1% | 0.73 | $18B |
| [LLY](https://betterthanspy.com/research/lly): Eli Lilly and Company | 5/5 short, 3/3 long, all-weather | +11.7% | +12.5% | +42.3% | +21.5% | +61.9% | +131% | +461% | +1,870% | 32.8% | 1.22 | $1.2T |
| LPG: Dorian LPG Ltd. | 5/5 short, 3/3 long, all-weather | −3.9% | +19.7% | +49.2% | +123% | +107% | +123% | +817% | +1,827% | 43.6% | 1.24 | $2.2B |
| COKE: Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. | 5/5 short, 3/3 long, all-weather | +12.5% | +16.7% | +15.1% | +44.1% | +67.4% | +257% | +468% | +1,564% | 38.0% | 1.11 | $14B |
| CORT: Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated | 5/5 short, 3/3 long, all-weather | −8.5% | +18.3% | +131% | +181% | +46.0% | +294% | +474% | +1,434% | 76.0% | 0.80 | $12B |
| [URI](https://betterthanspy.com/research/uri): United Rentals, Inc. | 5/5 short, 3/3 long, all-weather | +6.5% | +7.5% | +38.9% | +32.3% | +13.0% | +179% | +213% | +1,407% | 39.1% | 0.78 | $69B |
| [MPC](https://betterthanspy.com/research/mpc): Marathon Petroleum Corporation | 5/5 short, 3/3 long, all-weather | +17.9% | +45.8% | +108% | +181% | +148% | +226% | +660% | +1,314% | 33.4% | 1.39 | $129B |

## What stands out

Technology funds were prominent among the ETF leaders, while the leading stocks came from a wider range of sectors, including healthcare, technology, and industrials. The pattern was not limited to recent performance: the highlighted ETFs and stocks outperformed META across all 3 long-term timeframes as well as most or all short-term periods. Still, the overall pool was selective, especially among ETFs, where 35 of 958 eligible funds qualified.

The risk figures show different paths to higher returns. The top ETFs combined lower volatility with higher Sharpe ratios than META over 5 years. The top stocks were bumpier on average, but 6 of 10 had lower volatility and all 10 had higher Sharpe ratios. These results describe the historical ride, not a guarantee that the same pattern will continue.

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