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Latest details regarding the S&P500 as at end of December 2021

Category: S&P500
Date: 5 January 2022
S&P500 Index Level: 4 700
We take a look at the latest details of the S&P500 as at end of December 2021. Ever wanted to know what sectors and industries makes up the S&P 500 or what type of returns the  S&P 500 has provided to investors over the last couple of years. Look no further the answer is below.
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So the bulk of the S&P500 is made up four sectors. They are Information Technology, Health Care, Industrials and Financials. These four sectors make up 65.7% of the total S&P500. So four sectors account for almost two thirds of the total value of the S&P 500"

More About The S&P 500

The Dow Jones Industrial Average® (The Dow®), is a price-weighted measure of 30 U.S. blue-chip companies. The index covers all industries except transportation and utilities.

Sector Breakdown of the S&P 500

The image below shows the contributions of the various sectors to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) as at end December 2021. The combined market capital of all the firms in the Dow Jones amounted to $42.68 trillion
Sector breakdown of the Dow Jones Industrial Average constituents
So the bulk of the S&P500 is made up by four sectors. They are Information Technology, Health Care, Industrials and Financials. These four sectors make up 65.7% of the total S&P500. So four sectors account for almost two thirds of the total value of the S&P500

Dow Jones Industrial Average Index performance over the last 5 years

The image below ( as obtained from SPglobal.com) shows the performance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average  (DJIA) over the last 5 years. And its been a pretty good time for the Dow Jones, with the index providing an annualized returns of 16.31% per year for the last 5 years. 
Dow Jones Industrial Average performance over the last 5 years
Dow Jones Industrial Average performance over the last 5 years

Fundamentals of the &P500

  • Number of firms in the S&P 500: 505
  • P/E trailing: 27.07
  • P/E projected: 21.45
  • Price to book: 4.48
  • Indicated dividend yield: 1.35%
  • Price/Sales: 2.94
  • Price/Cash flow: 28.82
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