S&P 500 Cap-Weighted Index vs. S&P 500 Equally-Weighted Index The current gap between the equal- and cap-weighted indexes has generally ended with the underperformance of mega-cap stocks. Image: Gavekal, Macrobond
S&P 500 Equal Weight Index/S&P 500 Index vs. S&P 500 Three-Month Earnings Revisions The current gap between the equal- and cap-weighted indexes has usually ended with the underperformance of mega-cap stocks. Image: Morgan Stanley Weath Management
Top 5 vs. S&P 500 ex-Top 5 – YoY Contribution of EPS and P/E to Returns The performance gap could widen further, as the top 5 largest stocks in the S&P 500 are superior on almost every financial metric (revenue, profit growth, margin structure, volatility and corporate leverage). Image: Credit Suisse Research
S&P 500 – S&P 5 vs. S&P 495 This chart highlights the outperformance of the biggest five companies in the S&P 500 vs. the remaining 495 stocks. Image: BCA Research
S&P 500 Tech and Health Care + Amazon + Google vs. S&P 500 Excluding Tech and Health Care This chart highlights the outperformance of S&P 500 YTD (tech and health care + Amazon + Google) vs. S&P 500 (excluding tech and excluding health care). Image: BofA Global Investment Strategy
U.S. Elections and S&P 500 Average 3-Month Forward Return from August 1st During Election Years The S&P 500 tends to see worse-than-average performance leading up to U.S. elections. Image: Morgan Stanley Research
Next Twelve Months P/E: Mega-Cap Growth Stocks vs. S&P 500 ex Mega-Cap Growth The outperformance of mega-cap growth stocks is similar with forward multiples. Image: Deutsche Bank Asset Allocation
Mega-Cap Growth Stocks vs. S&P 500 This chart highlights the outperformance YTD of mega-cap growth stocks vs. the S&P 500. Image: Deutsche Bank Asset Allocation
S&P 500: FAAMG vs. Remaining 495 Companies Will FAAMG’s outperformance persist in a stagflation environment? Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research
S&P 500 vs. U.S. High Yield/High Grade and Large Cap Growth to Small Cap Value Charts suggesting that new highs in stocks need high yield outperformance and sustained rotation from large cap growth to small cap value. Image: BofA Global Investment Strategy
Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) and S&P 500 This chart suggests that the Conference Board Leading Economic Index doesn’t lead the S&P 500 price performance. Image: Charles Schwab