Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ)
VZ · Communication Services ·
United States
Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) is a US company in the Communication Services sector. The stock has its largest weight in XUCM (MSCI USA Communication Services), at 7.31%. Anyone who holds an ETF containing Verizon Communications also has an indirect stake in the company.
Data and Charts: Verizon Communications
Key Data for Verizon Communications
Verizon Communications Stock Price Chart
The Verizon Communications chart shows daily closing prices and is set to the current year by default. The stock is up 9.8% year to date and up 14.8% over twelve months. The last recorded close on October 30, 2026, was $44.73, at 46% of the 52-week range.
Price series from our database since Jul 30, 2024, 567 daily values.
Verizon Communications Stock Performance
| Year to date | +9.8% | 1 year | +14.8% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -2.5% | 3 months | -4.4% |
| Calendar year 2025 | +1.9% |
Measured in euros, Verizon Communications is up 15.5% year to date and up 18.7% over twelve months. The difference from the dollar figures above comes from the exchange rate alone. Each daily price is converted at the ECB euro reference rate for that day.
Alysly Data Analysis: Verizon Communications
Verizon Communications Connections
The map shows how Verizon Communications connects to ETFs, indices and other names. Each link is based on measured data and is not a recommendation.
- MSCI USA Communication Services Index · contains
- MSCI World Communication Services Index · contains
- MSCI World SRI Index · contains
- MSCI World Value Index · contains
- S&P Global Dividend Aristocrats Index · contains
- S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index · contains
- United States Country · domicile
- SPYD ETF · holds
- ZPRG ETF · holds
- WVAL ETF · holds
- XDEV ETF · holds
- XDEB ETF · holds
- XWTS ETF · holds
- XUCM ETF · holds
- ZPD3 ETF · holds
- WTEL ETF · holds
- 2B7K ETF · holds
- Communication Services Sector · sector
- Comcast Corporation Stock · similar ETF exposure
- General Mills Stock · similar ETF exposure
What ETF Is Verizon Communications In?
Verizon Communications has very high ETF coverage and is held by 26 of the 104 ETFs we track, which together follow 14 indices. That puts the stock in more ETFs than 94.3% of the 4,341 stocks we track.
| ETF | Index | Weight | per €1,000 in the ETF |
|---|---|---|---|
| XUCM | MSCI USA Communication Services | 7.31% | €73.14 |
| XWTS | MSCI World Communication Services | 4.48% | €44.76 |
| WTEL | MSCI World Communication Services | 4.35% | €43.47 |
| SPYD | S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats | 2.76% | €27.63 |
| 2B7K | MSCI World SRI | 2.28% | €22.80 |
| WVAL | MSCI World Value | 2.18% | €21.80 |
| XDEV | MSCI World Value | 1.99% | €19.88 |
| ZPD3 | S&P Global Dividend Aristocrats | 1.93% | €19.34 |
| ZPRG | S&P Global Dividend Aristocrats | 1.80% | €17.98 |
| XDEB | MSCI World Minimum Volatility | 0.99% | €9.89 |
| XD9U / XD9D | MSCI USA | 0.27% | €2.73 |
| SPYL / SPY5 | S&P 500 | 0.27% | €2.72 |
| SXR8 | S&P 500 | 0.27% | €2.70 |
| XDWD / XDWL | MSCI World | 0.20% | €2.00 |
| EUNL | MSCI World | 0.20% | €2.00 |
| SWWD | MSCI World | 0.20% | €1.98 |
| SPPW | MSCI World | 0.20% | €1.98 |
| IUSQ | MSCI ACWI | 0.18% | €1.80 |
| WIMI | MSCI World IMI | 0.18% | €1.79 |
| SPYY | MSCI ACWI | 0.18% | €1.78 |
| XDEW | S&P 500 Equal Weight | 0.17% | €1.71 |
| SPYI / SPSA | MSCI ACWI IMI | 0.14% | €1.38 |
The last column shows how much of €1,000 in one of these funds goes to Verizon Communications, based on each fund's latest holdings list.
US-listed ETFs holding Verizon Communications (weight per latest SEC filing): SCHD 3.96%, VYM 0.80%, IVV 0.27%, SPY 0.27%, VOO 0.27%, VTI 0.22%. These funds are registered in the US; retail investors in the EU usually cannot buy them.
Verizon Communications Weight in iShares Core MSCI World (EUNL) Since 2019
In iShares Core MSCI World (EUNL), Verizon Communications had a weight of 0.60% on Sep 30, 2019 and 0.20% on Oct 29, 2026. The fund tracks the MSCI World. Its share peaked at 0.63% on Mar 31, 2020. The weight rises and falls with the stock's price performance relative to the other index members. It can also change when the index provider adjusts the index composition.
What's Inside Your ETF Portfolio and the ETF overlap check show how much Verizon Communications overlaps with the rest of a portfolio.
Which Tracked Investors Hold Verizon Communications?
Verizon Communications is not among the largest purchases in the quarter ending Jun 30, 2026. The list is led by GOOGL, DAL and NEBIUS GROUP N.V. Of the 2 tracked managers holding the stock, 1 added.
| Investor | Shares | Value | Quarter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgewater Associates | 980,458 | $42M | increased by 545,629 |
| Soros Fund Management | 43,292 | $2M | unchanged |
As of Jun 30, 2026. Based on quarterly filings with the US securities regulator, submitted up to 45 days after the reference date. The change counts shares, not price gains.
What Verizon Communications Executives and Directors Traded Recently
| Date | Person | Type | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2026 | Malady Kyle Officer, EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business | Sell (plan) | 1,100 | $43.00 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | Malady Kyle Officer, EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business | Sell (plan) | 1,100 | $44.48 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | Malady Kyle Officer, EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business | Sell (plan) | 1,100 | $42.93 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Malady Kyle Officer, EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business | Sell (plan) | 1,100 | $45.75 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Malady Kyle Officer, EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business | Sell (plan) | 1,100 | $46.40 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | Malady Kyle Officer, EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business | Sell (plan) | 1,100 | $47.65 |
The table shows open-market purchases and sales reported over the past 90 days. Directors, officers and shareholders owning more than ten percent must report such transactions within two trading days. Awards and option exercises are excluded.
“Plan” means the transaction follows a schedule set up in advance under Rule 10b5-1. Sales consistently outnumber purchases in these filings because a large part of executive pay is granted in shares. For comparison: over the period covered, executives and directors reported sales at 271 of 350 tracked companies and purchases at 32.
Stocks With ETF Exposure Similar to Verizon Communications
| Stock | Shared ETFs | r | 1 year | Annualized volatility | Net margin | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon Communications | – | – | +14.8% | 24.5% | 12.4% | +2.5% |
| 22 | – | -4.5% | 30.5% | – | – | |
| Fox Corporation | 22 | – | -3.5% | 31.1% | 9.8% | +5.1% |
| 22 | – | +8.3% | 32.5% | -0.3% | +10.1% | |
| Charter Communications | 21 | – | -51.7% | 46.1% | 9.1% | -0.6% |
| 23 | +0.43 | -15.0% | 29.8% | 16.2% | +0.0% | |
| Amcor PLC | 21 | – | +20.7% | 28.1% | 4.7% | +56.6% |
| 20 | – | -0.8% | 27.4% | 13.1% | +3.4% | |
| 22 | – | -27.1% | 25.9% | -0.5% | -5.4% |
These stocks reach a portfolio through largely the same funds as Verizon Communications. “Shared ETFs” counts the funds that hold both.
Return and volatility are calculated from our daily closing prices in US dollars. Margin and growth come from each company's latest SEC annual filing. Because fiscal years do not end on the same date for every company, the underlying periods are not fully identical.
Fundamental Analysis: Verizon Communications
Verizon Communications Key Financials
Figures come from the SEC annual filing for the latest reported fiscal year (period end Dec 31, 2025).
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Net income | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY ended Dec 2023 | 134.0 | 11.6 | 8.7% |
| FY ended Dec 2024 | 134.8 | 17.5 | 13.0% |
| FY ended Dec 2025 | 138.2 | 17.2 | 12.4% |
Technical Analysis: Verizon Communications
Verizon Communications Risk Metrics
The close on Oct 30, 2026, was 13.1% below the highest close since Jul 30, 2024. That high was reached on Sep 15, 2026. When the S&P 500 rose or fell 1%, Verizon Communications moved 0.45% on average in the opposite direction (past 252 trading days). The correlation of -0.21, however, shows only a moderate link to the broad market. Accordingly, moves in the S&P 500 explain only a small part of the daily price moves of Verizon Communications.
What Verizon Communications Correlates With
| Instrument | r | −1 … +1 |
|---|---|---|
| T-Mobile US Inc. | +0.72 | |
| BCE Inc. | +0.65 | |
| PepsiCo Inc. | +0.47 | |
| CoStar Group Inc. | +0.45 | |
| Comcast Corporation Class A | +0.43 | |
| Brown & Brown Inc. | +0.42 | |
| KAIA | -0.49 | |
| MAGIC | -0.49 | |
| Amphenol Corporation Class A | -0.48 |
The strongest co-movers are listed at the top, the strongest inverse movers at the bottom. Low or negative correlations can help spread risk more broadly across a portfolio.


