The S&P 500 Just Did Something It Hasn't Done in Over Four Decades, and That Could Signal a Big Move in 2025

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has experienced a strong recovery since the index hit a relative low in October 2022. Over the past 27 months, the benchmark stock index has soared roughly 69% higher. Yet, many investors have likely seen their personal portfolios fall short of that benchmark due to a phenomenon unseen in more than 40 years.In 2024, just 28% of stocks in the S&P 500 outperformed the overall index. That's the second-lowest reading available dating back to 1980. The only year where fewer components outperformed the index was 2023, when 27% did better than the index's return. With just a handful of stocks doing better than the S&P 500, investors who haven't owned the biggest and best-performing stocks over the last 27 months have fallen behind. The S&P 500 is now more concentrated among the top 10 constituents than ever before in history. And if the past is any indication of what to expect, it could signal a big move in the stock market in 2025.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool