The largest 7 stocks by market capitalization are substantially outperforming the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) Year-To-Date (YTD) as of December 4, 2020. The total market capitalization of these 6 technology stocks plus Berkshire Hathaway equals $8.42 trillion, about 27% of the total capitalization of the S&P 500 ($31 trillion). (Note: Tesla will be joining the S&P 500 on December 21.)
(1) Apple ($2.09 trillion) — +66.5% YTD
(2) Microsoft ($1.62 trillion) — +35.9%
(3) Amazon ($1.57 trillion) — +71.2%
(4) Alphabet ($1.24 trillion) — +36.2%
(5) Facebook ($798 billion) — +36.3%
(6) Tesla ($558 billion) — +616%
(7) Berkshire Hathaway ($542 billion) — +2.2%
S&P 500 — +14.5%
DJIA — +5.9%
Nasdaq — +38.9%
Department of Finance
Robert H. Smith School of Business
University of Maryland
