2020 Performance of 7 Largest Stocks

The largest 6 stocks by market capitalization substantially outperformed the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) in 2020.  The total market capitalization of these 6 technology stocks plus Berkshire Hathaway equals $8.75 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 ($2.27 trillion) —         +80.8% YTD

(2) Microsoft ($1.68 trillion) —   +41.0%

(3) Amazon ($1.62 trillion) —      +76.3%

(4) Alphabet ($1.20 trillion) —      +30.9%

(5) Facebook (779 billion) —         +33.1%

(6) Tesla ($658 billion) —                +743%

(7) Berkshire Hathaway ($544 billion)  — +2.4%

S&P 500 —  +16.3% (18.4% dividends included)

DJIA     —         +7.3%

Nasdaq  —   +43.6%

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  1. January 26, 2021

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