The benchmark stock market index, S&P 500, tracks 500 of the top publicly traded U.S. corporations. It covers technology, healthcare, banking, and consumer products to provide a broad view of the U.S. economy. The capitalization-weighted Standard and Poor's 500 Index tracks 500 big and publicly listed U.S. corporations. This index includes technology, healthcare, energy, and finance and indicates
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Indices track the way the prices of a group of shares sold on a stock market change over time. For example, the FTSE 100 lists the 100 largest companies on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). When you trade indexes, you can open a single position to gain exposure to a whole economy or business.
American financial intelligence company Standard & Poor's is part of S&P Global. S&P is a leader in financial market analysis, particularly benchmark and investable indices, and company and country credit ratings.
The S&P 500's valuation is based on each company's market cap, adjusted to include only publicly traded shares. However, each S&P 500 business is weighted by dividing its market cap by the group's total market cap.
S&P 500 ETFs passively monitor this significant U.S. large-cap index. S&P 500 ETFs from State Street (SPDR), Vanguard (VOO), and iShares (IVV) are popular.
The S&P 500 index includes 505 equities from 500 firms. Few S&P 500 businesses issue multiple stock classes, therefore quantities vary. S&P 500 stocks include Alphabet Class C (GOOG 0.02%) and Alphabet Class A (GOOGL -0.09%).