The largest 6 stocks by market capitalization substantially outperformed the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) in 2020. The total market capitalization of these 6 technology stocks plus Berkshire Hathaway equals $8.86 trillion, about 28% of the total capitalization of the S&P 500 ($32 trillion).
(1) Apple ($2.26 trillion) — -0.48% YTD
(2) Microsoft ($1.66 trillion) — -1.26%
(3) Amazon ($1.58 trillion) — -2.3%
(4) Alphabet ($1.23 trillion) — +2.6%
(5) Tesla ($820 billion) — +24.7%
(6) Facebook (763 billion) — -2.1%
(7) Berkshire Hathaway ($550 billion) — +1.2%
S&P 500 — +1.8%
DJIA — +1.6%
Nasdaq — +2.4%
Department of Finance
Robert H. Smith School of Business
University of Maryland
