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Equal-Weighted S&P 500 Beats Cap-Weighted Version by Widest Margin in Six Years as Tech Stocks Lag
The equal-weighted S&P 500 outperformed its capitalization-weighted counterpart this week by the largest margin in six years. The move coincided with investor rotation away from leading technology stocks.
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The equal-weighted version of the S&P 500 outperformed the traditional capitalization-weighted index this week by the widest margin in six years. The gap opened as investors shifted holdings away from the largest technology companies. Market data showed the equal-weighted index pulling ahead during the period.
The outperformance marked the strongest relative gain for the equal-weighted measure since 2020. The rotation reduced concentration in a handful of mega-cap technology names that have dominated recent index returns. Equal weighting assigns the same influence to each constituent regardless of market value.
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