Private Equity vs the S&P 500 (PSP): is it outperforming?
Over the past month, PSP has outperformed the S&P 500 by 1.0 points. Here is where that puts it in the sector rotation — updated daily.
Where PSP sits on the rotation map
Private Equity 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.
PSP vs SPY: head-to-head returns
PSP (private equity) and SPY (the S&P 500) side by side over every window Zensei tracks. The spread is the difference — positive means PSP won that window.
Data as of 2026-07-22 · computed from daily adjusted closes · how we measure
The read
Private Equity (PSP) has just turned the corner. Over the longer, time-shifted window it trailed the S&P 500 by 12.3 points, but over the past month it has moved clearly ahead of the market — a 1.0-point edge that puts it in the improving quadrant. Ranked by one-month spread, it currently stands #51 of the 115 groups Zensei tracks.
On the shorter tape, PSP's momentum is weakening: the intraday trend that carried the move is cooling across the shorter windows. PSP's relative-strength line is holding around its moving averages — the trend is intact but no longer extending. The longer trend remains healthier than the recent tape suggests — the kind of divergence worth rechecking in a week.
The exposure comes via Invesco Global Listed Private Equity ETF, whose 28 tracked holdings are led by BLACKSTONE INC, KKR & CO INC ORDINARY SHARES and TPG INC ORDINARY SHARES CLASS A. Weighted by portfolio, the fund's holdings trade at roughly 51.0× earnings and 5.6× 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 PSP
Top 5 of 28 tracked holdings, by portfolio weight.
Private Equity vs the market — common questions
Is private equity outperforming the S&P 500?
Right now, yes: over the past month PSP has outperformed the S&P 500 by 1.0 point. This page updates daily, so the answer reflects current market data rather than a dated article.
What is PSP?
PSP is Invesco Global Listed Private Equity ETF, the fund Zensei uses to measure the private equity group against the S&P 500 benchmark (SPY).
Which stocks are in PSP?
PSP's largest tracked positions are BLACKSTONE INC, KKR & CO INC ORDINARY SHARES, TPG INC ORDINARY SHARES CLASS A, n/a, ARES CAPITAL CORP — 28 holdings in total. The full list, with each stock measured against the group, is part of Zensei Premium.
What quadrant is private equity in right now?
As of the latest daily data, private equity 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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