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S&P 500 Companies and Profit Guidance Over the last three months, 80% of S&P 500 companies failed to provide guidance. That’s a record going back to 2001. Image: BofA US Equity & Quant Strategy

Top Five Companies % of S&P 500 Market Capitalization The S&P 500 is more concentrated in the five largest stocks than during the dotcom bubble. Image: BofA Global Investment Strategy

FAAMG vs. S&P 500 and Remaining 495 Companies Is the end of the FAAMG’s outperformance near? Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research

Market Capitalization of the Largest 10 Companies as a % of the Index Market Capitalization This charts highlights the high concentration of market capitalization in the largest 10 companies. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research

Russell 3000 Growth vs. Value – Percentage of Index Represented by Ten Largest Companies The gap between the Russell 3000 Growth Index and the Russell 3000 Value Index (% of ten largest companies) is widening. Image: Strategas Research Partners

Share of U.S. Zombie Companies The cost of extended monetary easing: low interest rates have created zombie firms. Image: Deutsche Bank Global Research

Market Capitalization of 5 Largest Companies as Share of S&P 500 Total The market capitalization of the five largest companies now accounts for 20% of S&P 500 total, while the average is 13%. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research

Drawdowns Since 2011: S&P 500 and Zombie Companies Since the March lows, zombie companies have outperformed the S&P 500 by a wide margin in April and May. Image: Arbor Research & Trading LLC

S&P 500 vs. Zombie Companies Zombie companies have outperformed the S&P 500 by a wide margin in April and May. The process of creative destruction is not taking place, thanks to the Fed and the government. Image: Arbor Research & Trading LLC

Proportion of Companies Beating Earnings Estimates Despite cuts to forecasts, S&P 500 aggregate earnings are beating expectations by the lowest rate since the global financial crisis. Image: Deutsche Bank Asset Allocation