The largest 5 stocks by market capitalization are substantially outperforming the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) Year-To-Date (YTD) as of August 7, 2020. The total market capitalization of these 5 technology stocks equals $6.9 trillion, about 24% of the total capitalization of the S&P 500 ($29 trillion).
(1) Apple ($1.90 trillion) — +51.4% YTD
(2) Microsoft ($1.61 trillion) — +34.7%
(3) Amazon ($1.58 trillion) — +71.4%
(4) Alphabet ($1.02 trillion) — +11.9%
(5) Facebook ($766 billion) — +30.8%
Also,
Netflix ($218 billion) — +52.9%
S&P 500 — +3.7%
DJIA — -3.9%
Nasdaq — +22.7%
Berkshire Hathaway ($509 billion) — -7.4%
