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 July 24, 2020. The total market capitalization of these 5 technology stocks equals $6.3 trillion, about 23% of the total capitalization of the S&P 500 ($28 trillion).
(1) Apple ($1.61 trillion) — +26.2% YTD
(2) Microsoft ($1.53 trillion) — +27.7%
(3) Amazon ($1.50 trillion) — +62.8%
(4) Alphabet ($1.03 trillion) — +12.6%
(5) Facebook ($658 billion) — +12.4%
Also,
Netflix ($212 billion) — +48.5%
S&P 500 — -0.5%
DJIA — -7.3%
Nasdaq — +15.5%
Berkshire Hathaway ($472 billion) — -14.1%
Department of Finance
Robert H. Smith School of Business
University of Maryland
