Long Term Perspective

 

 

This index is based on 502 companies with capitalization ranging from $1 billion to $600 billion, according to S&P.  This index captures 75 percent of U.S. equities.

 

The S&P 500 increased 11.4 percent in 2014 after surging 29.6 percent in 2013. The S&P 500 outpaced the Dow for both years. The 10-year average for the S&P 500 for 2014 posted at 7.2 percent up from 7.0 percent in 2013.

 

On March 20, 2015, the following changes to the S&P500 were announced:

Additions:	Deletions:
American Airlines Group (AAL)	Allergan (AGN)
Equinox (EQIX)	Denbury Resources (DNR)
SL Green Realty (SLG)	Nabors Industries (NBR)
Hannesbrands (HBI)	Avon Products (AVP)

 

Short Term Perspective

 

 

The S&P 500 increased 9.0 percent from a year ago after rising 5.2 percent in June.

 

 

The index added 2.0 percent in July after retreating 2.1 percent in June. The S&P 500 increased in four of the seven months so far in 2015.