The largest 6 stocks by market capitalization are substantially outperforming the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) Year-To-Date (YTD) as of December 24, 2020. The total market capitalization of these 6 technology stocks plus Berkshire Hathaway equals $8.6 trillion, about 27% of the total capitalization of the S&P 500 ($32 trillion). (Note: Tesla joined the S&P 500 on December 21.)
(1) Apple ($2.26 trillion) — +79.8% YTD
(2) Microsoft ($1.68 trillion) — +41.3%
(3) Amazon ($1.58 trillion) — +71.7%
(4) Alphabet ($1.18 trillion) — +29.5%
(5) Facebook (763 billion) — +30.3%
(6) Tesla ($617 billion) — +691%
(7) Berkshire Hathaway ($532 billion) — +0.2%
S&P 500 — +14.6%
DJIA — +5.8%
Nasdaq — +42.7%
Department of Finance
Robert H. Smith School of Business
University of Maryland
