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 28, 2020. The total market capitalization of these 5 technology stocks equals $7.5 trillion, about 25% of the total capitalization of the S&P 500 ($30 trillion).
(1) Apple ($2.13 trillion) — +70.0% YTD
(2) Microsoft ($1.73 trillion) — +45.2%
(3) Amazon ($1.69 trillion) — +84.1%
(4) Alphabet ($1.12 trillion) — +22.4%
(5) Facebook ($837 billion) — +43.1%
Also,
Berkshire Hathaway ($521 billion) — -3.6%
Tesla ($413 billion) — +429%
S&P 500 — +8.6%
DJIA — +0.4%
Nasdaq — +30.4%
Department of Finance
Robert H. Smith School of Business
University of Maryland
