Top 10 Stocks Drive S&P 500 Gains: 47% Surge vs. 13% for the Rest

In 2024, the combined market capitalization of the U.S. top 10 stocks—Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, Broadcom, Eli Lilly, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Tesla—soared by 47%, significantly outpacing the 24% overall gain in the S&P 500 index. In contrast, the remaining 493 stocks in the index collectively grew by a more modest 13%.