The concentration and unwinding of stocks

The concentration and unwinding of stocks

Much has been written lately about the poor breadth and high concentration of the US equity market. The biggest 10 stocks account for more than 30% of the index market cap and in some cases each of the top three are bigger than developed stock exchanges such as London or Frankfurt. But, what is the path to normality?

By: Gustavo A. Cano

A tale of underperformance

A tale of underperformance

While the breadth of this cyclical bull market is adequate in absolute terms, there is no question that on a relative basis the leadership remains quite narrow. As of June, only 28% of the stocks in the S&P 500 are outperforming the benchmark. 

By: Jurrien Timmer