The largest 5 stocks by market capitalization are substantially outperforming the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) Year-To-Date (YTD) as of August 21, 2020. The total market capitalization of these 5 technology stocks equals $7.2 trillion, about 25% of the total capitalization of the S&P 500 ($29 trillion).

(1) Apple ($2.13 trillion) — +69.4% YTD

(2) Amazon ($1.64 trillion) — +77.8%

(3) Microsoft ($1.61 trillion) — +35.1%

(4) Alphabet ($1.08 trillion) —+17.6%

(5) Facebook ($761 billion) —+30.1%

Also,

Netflix ($217 billion) —+52.2%

Tesla ($382 billion) —+390%

S&P 500 —+5.2%

DJIA —-2.1%

Nasdaq—+26.1%

Berkshire Hathaway ($495 billion)—-8.4%