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The S&P 500's 2.6% decline from Christmas through year-end was the worst end to a year since at least 1952.
Source: Bespoke
Warren Buffett did it again! Berkshire Hathaway outperformed the S&P 500 in 2024.
Source: Barchart
The last time just 10 stocks accounted for 38% of total market cap was just before the Great Depression
Source: Goldman, zerohedge
MicroStrategy $MSTR now down 47% since hitting an all-time high 6 weeks ago
Source: Barchart
The Enormous Eight: 2024 Returns
Nvidia $NVDA: +171% Netflix $NFLX: +83% $META: +66% Tesla $TSLA: +63% Amazon $AMZN: +44% Google $GOOGL: +36% Apple $AAPL: +31% -S&P 500 $SPY: +25% Microsoft $MSFT: +13% -S&P Equal Weight $RSP: +13% -S&P SmallCap $IJR: +9% Source: Charlie Bilello
An ETF that tracks the Mag7, $MAGS, registered its largest inflow since inception last Friday,
gathering +$157mm (~8% of current AUM), pushing December inflows to +$800mm (~41% of current AUM) Source: GS, zerohedge
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