The table below presents the sector weightings of the Shanghai SSE Composite Index, the primary benchmark for mainland China’s stock market. As of January 1st, 2025, the largest sector within the index is the Financials & Real Estate sector, which accounts for 27.4% of the total index market cap. This […]
Average Equity Returns of Public U.S. Companies
What is the average return of the U.S. stock market? The answer that has been accepted as an undeniable truth among investors is that the average annual return is around 10%. The annualized return of the most followed U.S. large cap equity index between January 1st, 1920 and January 1st, […]
Nikkei 225 Index Sector Weightings
The table below lists the Sector weightings of the Nikkei 225 stock index. The largest sector of the index is the Information Technology sector which makes up 24.23% of the index (Jan 1st, 2024). Consumer Discretionary sector holds the second place with a weighting of 20.97%. It’s important to remember […]
P/E & CAPE Ratio India Stock Market (NIFTY 50)
The current P/E (price-earnings) ratio of India’s NIFTY 50 stock index is 23.17 (January 1st, 2024). The CAPE ratio of the India’s stock market, calculated using the same index, is 34.87. Both ratios are considerably higher than the historical averages which might indicate the the Indian equity market is currently […]
DAX Index Sector Weightings
The table below lists the GICS sector weightings of the DAX index. The largest sector of the index is the Industrials sector which makes up 19.02% of the index. The second and third largest sectors are Materials and Consumer Discretionary. DAX is the most followed equity index for the performance […]