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 4, 2020. The total market capitalization of these 5 technology stocks equals $7.2 trillion, about 25% of the total capitalization of the S&P 500 ($29 trillion).
(1) Apple ($2.07 trillion) — +64.8% YTD
(2) Amazon ($1.64 trillion) — +78.3%
(3) Microsoft ($1.62 trillion) — +35.9%
(4) Alphabet ($1.08 trillion) — +18.1%
(5) Facebook ($806 billion) — +37.8%
Also,
Berkshire Hathaway ($521 billion) — -3.6%
Tesla ($390 billion) — +400%
S&P 500 — +6.1%
DJIA — -1.4%
Nasdaq — +26.1%
Department of Finance
Robert H. Smith School of Business
University of Maryland
