On the Sector Breakdown of S&P 500 Index

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The S&P 500 is the benchmark index of the US equity market. Billions of dollars are invested in derivative products of this index as it is considered as the barometer of health of the US economy. The number of constituents in the index is actually 505 due to different share classes of some companies.

The biggest sector in the S&P 500 is IT at around 22% at the end of Sept 2019. The healthcare and financials are the next largest sectors with 13% each. The following chart shows the sector breakdown the S&P 500:

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Source: S&P 500

The performance of S&P 500 since mid-2009:

Download:  S&P 500 Factsheet (in pdf)

Related ETF:

  • SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)

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Knowledge is Power: Disadvantage of Index Funds, East European Stocks, Frontier Markets Edition

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The S&P 500 is up by 19% YTD on price basis. Including dividends it has increased by 21.05%. The following stocks reached a new 52-week high yesterday:

Home Depot Inc. 238.17
Nike Inc. Cl B 95.89
Royal Bank of Canada 81.61
TJX Cos. 60.54
PNC Financial Services Group Inc. 144.32

With that said, below are some interesting reads for the weekend:

 

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