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  S&P 500 Index Stock Prices Relative To Their 52-Week Highs
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View from the Observation Deck 

  1. Today's blog post is an update of one we did on 7/7/16 (click here to view). The chart above shows that a lot has changed with respect to how the 11 sectors have fared since 7/7/16. 
  2. The averages in the chart simply reflect where each of the 500 stocks stood, by sector, relative to their 52-week high as of 1/31/17. Their respective cap-weightings were not factored into the calculations.
  3. From 7/6/16 through 1/31/17, the S&P 500 Index, which is capitalization-weighted, posted a total return of 9.75%, according to Bloomberg. On a price-only basis, which excludes dividends, the index was up 8.53%.
  4. For the 12-month period ended 1/31/17, the S&P 500 Index posted a total return of 20.10% (17.45% on a price-only basis).
  5. As of 1/31/17, the S&P 500 Index, on a cap-weighted basis, stood 0.85% below its all-time high of 2,298.37, which was set just a few days earlier on 1/25/17, according to Bloomberg.
  6. As indicated by the percentages in the chart, the top-performing sectors (down the least, on average, relative to their 52-week highs) are cyclical in nature. The top-performing sectors back on 7/6/16 were defensive in nature. 

This chart is for illustrative purposes only and not indicative of any actual investment. The illustration excludes the effects of taxes and brokerage commissions and other expenses incurred when investing. There can be no assurance that any of the projections cited will occur. Investors cannot invest directly in an index. The S&P 500 Index is a capitalization-weighted index comprised of 500 stocks used to measure large-cap U.S. stock market performance, while the 10 major S&P 500 Sector Indices are capitalization-weighted and comprised of S&P 500 constituents representing a specific sector.

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