The largest 6 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 18, 2020. The total market capitalization of these 6 technology stocks plus Berkshire Hathaway equals $8.55 trillion, about 27% of the total capitalization of the S&P 500 ($32 trillion). (Note: Tesla will be joining the S&P 500 on December 21.)
(1) Apple ($2.17 trillion) — +72.5% YTD
(2) Microsoft ($1.65 trillion) — +38.6%
(3) Amazon ($1.59 trillion) — +73.2%
(4) Alphabet ($1.18 trillion) — +28.9%
(5) Facebook ($788 billion) — +34.7%
(6) Tesla ($648 billion) — +731%
(7) Berkshire Hathaway ($528 billion) — -0.5%
S&P 500 — +14.8%
DJIA — +5.8%
Nasdaq — +42.2%
Department of Finance
Robert H. Smith School of Business
University of Maryland
