S&P 500 (Standard And Poor'S 500)
| The S&P 500, or Standard and Poor's 500, is a stock market index representing the performance of the top 500 companies in the United States. The index is widely considered to be a leading indicator of U.S. stock market performance. The S&P 500 is a capitalization-weighted index. This means that the weight of each company in the index is proportionate to its market capitalization. The index is calculated using a base-weighted average of the prices of 500 large-cap stocks. The S&P 500 was first published in 1957. It is one of the oldest and most widely-followed stock market indices in the world. The index is maintained by Standard & Poor's, a division of McGraw Hill Financial. The S&P 500 is a widely-used benchmark for U.S. stock market performance. Many investment professionals use the index to measure the performance of the U.S. stock market. The S&P 500 is a capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks. The index is calculated using a base-weighted average of the prices of 500 large-cap stocks. The index is maintained by Standard & Poor's, a division of McGraw Hill Financial. The S&P 500 is a widely-used benchmark for U.S. stock market performance. Many investment professionals use the index to measure the performance of the U.S. stock market. The index is also used as a benchmark for index funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that track the performance of the U.S. stock market. |
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