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1. S&P 500 total return up 16.3% while Equal Weight S&P 500 up 9.4% since year end
Tue Nov 25, 2025, 07:25 PM
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I sometimes compare the S&P 500 ETF VOO to RSP - the equal-weight version of the S&P 500, where the Magnificent Seven only have a 7/500 = 1.4% weighting.

Using the ETF's for both, both of which include reinvested dividends

Use the Adjusted Close column to compare the November 25 value to the December 31, 2024 value, because that includes reinvested dividends. The regular Close column is just the price (no dividends or other distributions)

VOO: https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/VOO/history/
RSP: https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/RSP/history/

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Occasionally, the AP has a "How major US stock indexes fared". This one is for Friday November 21 --
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/major-us-stock-indexes-fared-212309852.html

For the year (meaning year-to-date, meaning since the December 31 close)
((remember these are index values, i.e. prices only, not total returns))

The S&P 500 is up 721.36 points, or 12.3%.

The Dow is up 3,701.19 points, or 8.7%.

The Nasdaq is up 2,962.29 points, or 15.3%.

The Russell 2000 is up 139.43 points, or 6.3%. (the small cap index)

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