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 September 11, 2020. The total market capitalization of these 5 technology stocks equals $6.8 trillion, about 25% of the total capitalization of the S&P 500 ($28 trillion).
(1) Apple ($1.92 trillion) — +52.6% YTD
(2) Amazon ($1.55 trillion) — +68.6%
(3) Microsoft ($1.54 trillion) — +29.4%
(4) Alphabet ($1.03 trillion) — +13.2%
(5) Facebook ($760 billion) — +29.9%
Also,
Berkshire Hathaway ($521 billion) — -3.7%
Tesla ($347 billion) — +345%
S&P 500 — +3.4%
DJIA — -3.1%
Nasdaq — +21.0%
Department of Finance
Robert H. Smith School of Business
University of Maryland
