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 18, 2020. The total market capitalization of these 5 technology stocks equals $6.5 trillion, about 23% of the total capitalization of the S&P 500 ($28 trillion).
(1) Apple ($1.83 trillion) — +45.5% YTD
(2) Microsoft ($1.52 trillion) — +27.1%
(3) Amazon ($1.47 trillion) — +59.9%
(4) Alphabet ($991 billion) — +8.3%
(5) Facebook ($720 billion) — +23.0%
Also,
Berkshire Hathaway ($522 billion) — -3.5%
Tesla ($412 billion) — +428%
S&P 500 — +2.8%
DJIA — -3.1%
Nasdaq — +20.3%
Department of Finance
Robert H. Smith School of Business
University of Maryland
