What is the Japanese equivalent of the S&P 500?
The Nikkei 225 Stock Average, Japan's primary stock index, tracks the behavior of 225 large JapNikkei Indexes. Like the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the Nikkei 225 Stock Average is a price-weighted equity index.
The S&P Japan 500 is designed to represent the investable Japanese market. Index constituents are drawn from eligible companies listed in Japan and represent the large-, mid-, and small-cap components of the Japanese equity markets.
The S&P Asia 50 Index is a stock index of Asian stocks that is a part of the S&P Global 1200. The index includes companies listed on the stock exchanges in Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan. This index has an exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States (NYSE Arca: AIA) and in Australia (ASX: IAA).
As mentioned by Ben Voigt, a total stock market index might be better than S&P 500 because it includes small and mid-cap stocks. For international index, I would consider FTSE Global All Cap, or MSCI ACWI IMI.
The Nikkei is short for Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average, the leading and most-respected index of Japanese stocks. It is a price-weighted index composed of Japan's top 225 blue-chip companies traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
- Franklin FTSE Japan ETF.
- JPMorgan BetaBuilders Japan ETF.
- Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF.
- WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend ETF.
- WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity ETF.
- iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF.
- iShares MSCI Japan ETF.
Japan's Nikkei index gave up most of its gains to end flat on Tuesday as a rally by automakers and energy related shares was overshadowed by concerns about U.S. inflation and interest rate rises. The index inched up 0.1% to 27,943.95, after crossing the 28,000-mark for the first time since March 31.
Nikko Asset Management predicts the Nikkei 225 will rise about 16% between now and March 2020, compared to 5% for the S&P 500. John Vail, chief global strategist at Nikko Asset Management, attributes this projected outperformance to a combination of low valuations and momentum.
The return on equity (ROE) of Japanese stocks has nearly doubled since Abenomics, and Japanese equities offer tremendous growth potential compared to other foreign nations, which makes investing in Japan attractive.
The S&P China 500 is designed to measure the performance of the top 500 companies in China. The index includes companies regardless of their place of listing, thereby reflecting a more complete China story than other segmented China equity indices.
What is S&P 500 return YTD 2022?
| Year | Total Return | Price Return |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -10.85 | -11.66 |
S&P 500 1 Year Return is at -6.03%, compared to -11.92% last month and 34.37% last year.
The S&P International 700 measures the non-U.S. component of the global equity market through an index that is designed to be highly liquid and efficient to replicate. The index covers all regions included in the S&P Global 1200 except for the U.S., which is represented by the S&P 500®.
Vanguard is one of the biggest names in the industry, and its S&P 500 index fund historically outperforms the benchmark index.
The Standard & Poor's 500, most commonly referred to as S&P 500, is a stock market index that monitors the performance of 500 large-cap corporations in the United States. Also known as SPX500 or US500, it depicts the stock market's performance by giving information on the risks and returns of the major businesses.
The STOXX® Europe 600 index
Due to its broad market exposure, the STOXX Europe 600 index is often quoted as the European equivalent of the U.S. focused S&P 500 index. ETF investors can benefit from price gains and dividends of the STOXX Europe 600 constituents.
You can't directly invest in the S&P 500 because it's an index, but you can invest in one of the many funds that use it as a benchmark and follow its composition and performance. As a Belgian investor, you can buy shares in an ETF (Exchange Traded Fund) that tracks the performance of the S&P 500.
The FTSE Global All Cap Index is a market-capitalization weighted index representing the performance of large, mid and small cap companies in Developed and Emerging markets. The index is derived from the FTSE Global Equity Index Series (GEIS), which captures 98% of the world's investable market capitalization.
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Wilshire 5000 Companies.
| Company | Ticker | % of Net Assets |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc. | AAPL | 6.29% |
| Microsoft Corp. | MSFT | 5.04% |
| Amazon Inc. | AMZN | 3.31% |
| Alphabet Inc. Class C | GOOG | 1.97% |
