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A Look at the Dow Jones Total Market Index Sector Performance
By JLP | April 13, 2007
Here’s how the ten sectors of the Dow Jones Total Market Index have performed so far this year:
I included the performance of a portfolio equally weighted in each of the 10 sectors. Notice how it is outperforming the iShares Dow Jones Total Market Index (IYY).
Topics: Investing | 2 Comments »
April 14th, 2007 at 5:13 pm
I have a little bit invested in IYZ… can’t complain.
April 15th, 2007 at 3:51 am
Of course, that’s because IYY is weighted by market capitalization, which means it owns more of the stocks that make up a greater share of the total market. The rank would be reversed if financials were doing better. The simple average “overweights” basic materials and natural resources.