Factoid - Thursday, February 5, 2026
Data from Bloomberg revealed that 59.0% of the companies (297 of 503) that comprise the broader S&P 500 Index ("Index") posted higher price-only returns than the Index itself for the month of January 2026. For comparison, 52.5% (264 of 503) of S&P 500 companies outperformed the broader Index in January 2025. On a price-only basis, the Index returned 1.37% and 2.70% in January 2026 and January 2025, respectively.
Posted on Thursday, February 5, 2026 @ 9:52 AM

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