The ten largest S&P 500 companies now make up 42.8% of the index's market value, up 1.8 points over six months. Over three months they have beaten the typical S&P 500 stock by 10.4 points, and beaten it by 20.2 points over six months. When a few giants carry the index, the S&P 500 and the typical stock can tell very different stories; the tables below show both.
Chosen by market value today. Alphabet's two share classes count separately.
| Company | Share of index | 1 month | 3 months | 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nvidia (NVDA) | 7.6% | +4.4% | +19.8% | +25.2% |
| Apple Inc. (AAPL) | 6.6% | +2.7% | +6.8% | +31.1% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) (GOOGL) | 5.7% | +2.0% | -6.2% | +40.6% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class C) (GOOG) | 5.6% | +2.0% | -6.7% | +39.0% |
| Microsoft (MSFT) | 5.2% | +4.2% | +34.1% | +0.4% |
| Amazon (AMZN) | 3.7% | -1.4% | +3.0% | +14.0% |
| Meta Platforms (META) | 2.5% | +22.9% | +21.4% | +1.8% |
| Broadcom (AVGO) | 2.3% | -3.3% | -5.0% | +7.1% |
| Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) | 2.0% | +3.8% | -11.7% | -19.3% |
| JPMorgan Chase (JPM) | 1.7% | -6.7% | -1.6% | +9.0% |
SPY weights companies by size; RSP holds all 500 equally.
| Period | S&P 500 (SPY) | Equal weight (RSP) | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +0.8% | -3.7% | +4.5 pts |
| 3 months | +2.7% | -2.1% | +4.8 pts |
| 12 months | +16.4% | +12.1% | +4.3 pts |
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