METV - U.S. Tech Stocks: Heavyweights That Move Global Markets
2024-07-04 02:35:00 ET
Summary
- Understanding country, industry and stock concentrations in global equities today is important to monitor risk, interpret what is driving markets and form expectations of market opportunities.
- US stocks account for over three-quarters of the top 250 stocks in the FTSE All-World index by weight, and Technology accounts for over a third of the top 250 stocks’ index weight.
- Single US Tech stocks have a larger representation in the global index than most country group of equities. They potentially bring large idiosyncratic or company-specific risk to equity portfolios that is likely to be a feature of investing in today’s global equity markets.
By Mark Barnes, PhD, Head of Global Investment Research, Americas, Global Investment Research, FTSE Russell and Indhu Raghavan, CFA, Investment Research Writer, Global Investment Research, FTSE Russell
Understanding concentration in global equities today is important to monitor risk, interpret what is driving markets and form expectations of market opportunities. ...
U.S. Tech Stocks: Heavyweights That Move Global Markets