But tech traders have also punished
mega-cap consumer tech names like Apple Inc.
The Russell 2000 (RUT) outperformed its large and
mega-cap brethren for the first time in weeks, which may have much to do with the annual reconstitution process that is concluding today.
The Enhanced Dividend Income SMA Strategy features a concentrated domestic equity portfolio of 20 to 25
mega-cap blue chips from the S&P 100.
In order of appearance, they were an inflation scare, potential trade wars, a fall from grace of certain
mega-cap technology companies, and finally, concerns about the sustainability of the recovery in Europe.
If that's the case it could be especially good for small-cap "because traditionally, when the economy is on stable footing, small and mid-cap stocks outperform large and
mega-cap stocks."
More than twice as many
mega-cap companies (54%) use social media in IR compared to micro-cap firms (26%).
An obvious flaw in 10% stop orders is that a 10% buffer for a lottery-ticket biotech stock is much different from one for a
mega-cap soda company.
This means that investment is often in'
mega-cap' companies, and the choice might be between Nestle (listed in Switzerland), Unilever (UK and the Netherlands) or Proctor and Gamble in the US.
However, these discussions are most likely to occur in the boardrooms of
mega-cap companies.
During bear markets in Europe, investors normally sell cyclical markets like Germany and Sweden and rotate into the lower beta Swiss market, dominated by
mega-cap pharmas Novartis and Roche Holdings.
It holds
mega-cap stocks like Apple Inc., Exxon Mobil Corp.
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Mega-Cap Stocks and International Equities Warrant a Closer Look