# ETFs and Stocks That Consistently Outperformed AMZN (Amazon)

> Source: EasyCompare research, https://easycompare.io/research/etfs-and-stocks-that-outperform-amzn
> Data as of October 20, 2026. Total returns include reinvested dividends. Past performance does not predict future results; nothing here is investment advice.

AMZN (Amazon.com, 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 AMZN 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 AMZN: The screen covered over 10,000 stocks and ETFs, including 958 eligible ETFs and 1501 eligible stocks with 10 years of history. Under the rule requiring outperformance in at least 3 of 5 short-term and 2 of 3 long-term timeframes, 31 ETFs, or 3.2%, and 192 stocks, or 13%, qualified. Five ETFs and 41 stocks also met the all-weather rule, outpacing AMZN 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 periods, making them all-weather qualifiers. EBAY qualified with 5 of 5 short-term and 2 of 3 long-term periods, while SHOP and AAPL each qualified with 3 of 5 short-term and 2 of 3 long-term periods. JPM and WMT fell short with 1 of 5 short-term and 2 of 3 long-term periods, while QQQ managed 2 of 5 and 1 of 3.
  - Top ETFs: Technology funds led the group, making up 10 of the top ETFs shown, alongside 3 Broad Market and 2 International funds. The top ETFs included IYW, VGT, XLK, and FTEC, each of which outperformed in 4 of 5 short-term and 3 of 3 long-term periods.
  - Top stocks: 192 stocks qualified, and the top stocks shown included NTRA and LLY in Healthcare, COKE in Consumer Staples, and CVI in Energy. Each outperformed in 5 of 5 short-term and 3 of 3 long-term periods.
- The risk trade-off: Over 5 years, the top ETFs generally had a smoother ride than AMZN, with 11 of 15 showing lower volatility and all 15 posting higher Sharpe ratios. The top stocks were bumpier: only 2 of 10 had lower volatility, though all 10 had higher Sharpe ratios, meaning their stronger returns per unit of risk more than offset the added swings over this period.

## How popular alternatives compare

| Investment | Status | Periods outperformed | 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Volatility | Sharpe |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AMZN: Amazon.com, Inc. (benchmark) |  |  | +1.6% | +5.1% | +5.8% | +16.0% | +21.3% | +110% | +53.8% | +548% | 36.6% | 0.42 |
| [VGT](https://easycompare.io/research/vgt): Vanguard Information Technology ETF | Made the list | 4/5 short, 3/3 long, all-weather | −4.2% | +6.3% | +19.1% | +27.6% | +26.7% | +138% | +133% | +779% | 26.0% | 0.78 |
| [XLK](https://easycompare.io/research/xlk): State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF | Made the list | 4/5 short, 3/3 long, all-weather | −4.8% | +5.7% | +20.3% | +29.0% | +29.3% | +131% | +143% | +767% | 26.0% | 0.82 |
| [EBAY](https://easycompare.io/research/ebay): eBay Inc. | Made the list | 5/5 short, 2/3 long | +11.9% | +6.5% | +13.8% | +40.5% | +28.3% | +213% | +74.2% | +374% | 32.9% | 0.50 |
| [SHOP](https://easycompare.io/research/shop): Shopify Inc. | Made the list | 3/5 short, 2/3 long | +25.8% | +39.4% | +28.4% | +10.4% | +5.3% | +239% | +16.6% | +3,916% | 66.9% | 0.38 |
| [AAPL](https://easycompare.io/research/aapl): Apple Inc. | Made the list | 3/5 short, 2/3 long | +0.2% | +4.0% | +24.6% | +25.6% | +29.9% | +99.0% | +133% | +1,168% | 28.0% | 0.75 |
| [MSFT](https://easycompare.io/research/msft): Microsoft Corporation | Made the list | 3/5 short, 2/3 long | +6.0% | +32.5% | +27.7% | +13.2% | +3.8% | +66.6% | +80.3% | +946% | 28.2% | 0.56 |
| [COST](https://easycompare.io/research/cost): Costco Wholesale Corporation | Made the list | 3/5 short, 2/3 long | +10.7% | +6.5% | 0.0% | +16.9% | +6.9% | +87.2% | +123% | +685% | 22.9% | 0.82 |
| [JPM](https://easycompare.io/research/jpm): JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Fell short | 1/5 short, 2/3 long | −4.3% | −0.6% | +6.8% | +5.0% | +13.0% | +150% | +122% | +537% | 24.3% | 0.78 |
| [WMT](https://easycompare.io/research/wmt): Walmart Inc. | Fell short | 1/5 short, 2/3 long | +9.7% | +5.3% | −7.5% | +5.2% | +11.0% | +130% | +158% | +508% | 22.6% | 0.96 |
| [QQQ](https://easycompare.io/research/qqq): Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 | Fell short | 2/5 short, 1/3 long | −3.2% | +3.2% | +11.2% | +17.4% | +17.9% | +106% | +97.2% | +553% | 23.0% | 0.71 |
| [SPY](https://easycompare.io/research/spy): State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF | Fell short | 1/5 short, 1/3 long | −0.6% | +3.9% | +9.1% | +13.5% | +15.8% | +89.3% | +81.7% | +321% | 17.1% | 0.79 |
| [VTI](https://easycompare.io/research/vti): Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF | Fell short | 1/5 short, 1/3 long | −0.8% | +3.2% | +8.3% | +13.1% | +15.2% | +87.9% | +72.6% | +302% | 17.5% | 0.71 |
| [IWM](https://easycompare.io/research/iwm): iShares Russell 2000 ETF | Fell short | 0/5 short, 0/3 long | −3.4% | −5.4% | −0.1% | +11.6% | +12.3% | +71.3% | +29.0% | +158% | 22.4% | 0.34 |
| [BABA](https://easycompare.io/research/baba): Alibaba Group Holding Limited | Fell short | 0/5 short, 0/3 long | −6.1% | −9.7% | −21.7% | −29.6% | −36.8% | +44.5% | −34.8% | +11.2% | 51.3% | 0.08 |

## ETFs that consistently outperformed AMZN

| Investment | Periods outperformed | 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Volatility | Sharpe | Expense | Assets |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AMZN: Amazon.com, Inc. (benchmark) |  | +1.6% | +5.1% | +5.8% | +16.0% | +21.3% | +110% | +53.8% | +548% | 36.6% | 0.42 |  |  |
| IYW: iShares U.S. Technology ETF | 4/5 short, 3/3 long, all-weather | −4.2% | +5.6% | +20.4% | +26.8% | +27.0% | +143% | +138% | +805% | 26.6% | 0.79 | 0.37% | $24B |
| [VGT](https://easycompare.io/research/vgt): Vanguard Information Technology ETF | 4/5 short, 3/3 long, all-weather | −4.2% | +6.3% | +19.1% | +27.6% | +26.7% | +138% | +133% | +779% | 26.0% | 0.78 | 0.09% | $178B |
| [XLK](https://easycompare.io/research/xlk): State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF | 4/5 short, 3/3 long, all-weather | −4.8% | +5.7% | +20.3% | +29.0% | +29.3% | +131% | +143% | +767% | 26.0% | 0.82 | 0.08% | $125B |
| FTEC: Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF | 4/5 short, 3/3 long, all-weather | −4.2% | +6.3% | +19.1% | +27.6% | +27.0% | +139% | +135% | +763% | 26.1% | 0.79 | 0.08% | $22B |
| RSPT: Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Technology ETF | 4/5 short, 3/3 long, all-weather | −2.8% | +8.4% | +24.4% | +41.0% | +42.9% | +141% | +119% | +572% | 25.1% | 0.75 | 0.40% | $6.1B |
| [SMH](https://easycompare.io/research/smh): VanEck Semiconductor ETF | 3/5 short, 3/3 long | −8.3% | −2.2% | +17.8% | +46.4% | +57.8% | +290% | +323% | +1,665% | 36.9% | 0.97 | 0.35% | $66B |
| [SOXX](https://easycompare.io/research/soxx): iShares Semiconductor ETF | 3/5 short, 3/3 long | −10.6% | −4.5% | +19.9% | +59.7% | +71.2% | +234% | +237% | +1,392% | 38.9% | 0.82 | 0.33% | $39B |
| FTXL: First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF | 3/5 short, 3/3 long | −9.6% | −1.9% | +18.2% | +64.8% | +85.1% | +249% | +235% | +1,077% | 38.8% | 0.82 | 0.60% | $1.2B |
| XSD: State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF | 3/5 short, 3/3 long | −10.0% | −5.8% | +11.5% | +40.9% | +35.0% | +166% | +132% | +857% | 40.8% | 0.62 | 0.35% | $2.7B |
| XNTK: State Street SPDR NYSE Technology ETF | 3/5 short, 3/3 long | −6.7% | +3.7% | +18.9% | +27.2% | +26.2% | +168% | +119% | +728% | 29.3% | 0.68 | 0.35% | $2.0B |
| IXN: iShares Global Tech ETF | 3/5 short, 3/3 long | −6.2% | +4.4% | +19.3% | +31.2% | +32.0% | +145% | +141% | +720% | 26.2% | 0.81 | 0.37% | $9.1B |
| IGM: iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF | 3/5 short, 3/3 long | −5.1% | +4.5% | +16.2% | +24.4% | +24.3% | +156% | +130% | +720% | 26.5% | 0.76 | 0.37% | $11B |
| EWT: iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF | 4/5 short, 2/3 long | −7.2% | +11.9% | +28.4% | +65.7% | +69.7% | +195% | +153% | +468% | 24.2% | 0.89 | 0.59% | $12B |
| CIBR: First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF | 4/5 short, 2/3 long | −2.6% | +9.4% | +49.9% | +42.4% | +31.9% | +127% | +93.2% | +454% | 26.1% | 0.64 | 0.58% | $17B |
| GREK: Global X - MSCI Greece ETF | 4/5 short, 2/3 long | −5.6% | +8.8% | +14.9% | +21.4% | +32.7% | +175% | +234% | +380% | 24.6% | 1.11 | 0.56% | $327M |

## Stocks that consistently outperformed AMZN

| Investment | Periods outperformed | 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Volatility | Sharpe | Market cap |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AMZN: Amazon.com, Inc. (benchmark) |  | +1.6% | +5.1% | +5.8% | +16.0% | +21.3% | +110% | +53.8% | +548% | 36.6% | 0.42 |  |
| [NTRA](https://easycompare.io/research/ntra): Natera, Inc. | 5/5 short, 3/3 long, all-weather | +9.5% | +54.6% | +95.4% | +77.4% | +115% | +896% | +261% | +3,841% | 57.6% | 0.74 | $59B |
| [LLY](https://easycompare.io/research/lly): Eli Lilly and Company | 5/5 short, 3/3 long, all-weather | +10.2% | +12.1% | +40.0% | +19.4% | +59.7% | +124% | +451% | +1,807% | 32.8% | 1.21 | $1.2T |
| CORT: Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated | 5/5 short, 3/3 long, all-weather | +2.4% | +27.2% | +151% | +205% | +48.2% | +317% | +498% | +1,593% | 75.9% | 0.81 | $13B |
| COKE: Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. | 5/5 short, 3/3 long, all-weather | +12.3% | +17.3% | +14.9% | +42.9% | +61.7% | +255% | +461% | +1,569% | 38.0% | 1.10 | $14B |
| CVI: CVR Energy, Inc. | 5/5 short, 3/3 long, all-weather | +16.4% | +79.1% | +106% | +147% | +78.5% | +115% | +304% | +1,424% | 52.3% | 0.80 | $6.2B |
| [MPC](https://easycompare.io/research/mpc): Marathon Petroleum Corporation | 5/5 short, 3/3 long, all-weather | +18.1% | +51.1% | +123% | +191% | +159% | +234% | +690% | +1,387% | 33.4% | 1.41 | $133B |
| WSM: Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | 5/5 short, 3/3 long, all-weather | +12.2% | +14.1% | +26.5% | +37.0% | +35.6% | +238% | +199% | +1,268% | 44.4% | 0.71 | $30B |
| HALO: Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. | 5/5 short, 3/3 long, all-weather | +11.6% | +61.3% | +78.8% | +76.9% | +87.1% | +254% | +226% | +1,196% | 40.4% | 0.79 | $14B |
| ANF: Abercrombie & Fitch Co. | 5/5 short, 3/3 long, all-weather | +18.3% | +71.3% | +66.3% | +30.7% | +143% | +166% | +328% | +1,117% | 62.9% | 0.77 | $6.9B |
| [VLO](https://easycompare.io/research/vlo): Valero Energy Corporation | 5/5 short, 3/3 long, all-weather | +10.2% | +38.9% | +93.2% | +166% | +176% | +259% | +524% | +1,061% | 36.9% | 1.18 | $125B |

## What stands out

Technology funds were prominent among the ETF leaders, including broad technology and semiconductor strategies such as IYW, VGT, XLK, and SMH. The qualifying funds did not rely only on a recent run: the leading technology ETFs shown outperformed AMZN across all 3 long-term periods, as well as most short-term periods. The stock leaders were more varied, spanning Healthcare, Energy, Consumer Staples, and Consumer Discretionary, though Healthcare appeared often among the names shown.

The risk figures describe a different ride for funds and individual stocks. Over 5 years, the top ETFs had median volatility of 26.2%, below AMZN's 36.6%, and a median Sharpe ratio of 0.79 versus 0.42. The top stocks had median volatility of 42.4%, moderately higher than AMZN's, but their median Sharpe ratio was 0.80. All of the top ETFs and stocks had higher Sharpe ratios than the benchmark, suggesting their returns compensated for their risk over this period.

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