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How Small Is Small and How Large Is Large? On Aug. 2, 2018, Apple became the first company in history to achieve a market cap of $1 trillion. Today, Apple has a market cap of $2.59 trillion.
Market capitalization, sometimes referred to as market cap, is the total value of a publicly traded company's outstanding common shares owned by stockholders. [ 2 ] Market capitalization is equal to the market price per common share multiplied by the number of common shares outstanding.
Large-cap stocks are generally considered to be safer investments than their mid- and small-cap stock counterparts because they are larger, more established companies with a proven track record.
The Swiss Performance Index (SPI) is a wide total-return index that tracks equity primarily listed on SIX Swiss Exchange with a free-float of at least 20%, and excluding investment companies. [1] The index covers large, mid and small caps and is weighted by market capitalization.
The Russell 2000 is by far the most common benchmark for mutual funds that identify themselves as "small-cap", while the S&P 500 index is used primarily for large capitalization stocks. It is the most widely quoted measure of the overall performance of small-cap to mid-cap company shares.
Stock market indices may be categorized by their index weight methodology, or the rules on how stocks are allocated in the index, independent of its stock coverage. For example, the S&P 500 and the S&P 500 Equal Weight each cover the same group of stocks, but the S&P 500 is weighted by market capitalization, while the S&P 500 Equal Weight places equal weight on each constituent.
[2] The vertical axis of the Style Box represents an investment's size category: small, mid and large. [3] The horizontal axis depicts fund investment style categories such as "value" and "growth," which are common to stocks and funds. The "blend" definition in the central column differs for stocks and funds.
Large-capitalization tech stocks are having a relatively good year in 2024. *Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Nov. 23, 2024. The video was published on Nov. 25, 2024.