
Total Returns and Sector Exposure for Growth Indexes
By Amanda LawrenceMay. 21 2018, Published 9:59 a.m. ET
Total returns and sector exposure
If we dig into the S&P 500 and the S&P Growth indexes, we can see that they have the highest exposure to information technology (or IT). The S&P 500 Growth index generated a three-year and five-year annualized return of 13.2% and 15.2%, respectively. These returns compare to the S&P 500 (SPY) at 10.7% and 13% for the same timespan, respectively. The S&P 500 Growth index generated YTD (year-to-date) return of 5.5%, compared to the S&P 500 at 1.5%. The S&P 500 Growth has 41% exposure to information technology, compared to the S&P 500 at 24.8%. Apple (AAPL), Microsoft Corp (MSFT), Amazon.com (AMZN), Facebook (FB), and Alphabet (GOOGL) form the top five constituents of the index.
S&P 1000 Growth and S&P 1000 Pure Growth
The S&P 1000 Growth and S&P 1000 Pure Growth indexes have three-year annualized returns of 11.6% and 10.2%, respectively. They have five-year annualized returns of 13.1% and 12.9%, respectively. They have YTD returns of 4.3% and 4.5%, respectively.
The S&P 1000 Growth index has 21.3% exposure to IT. Abiomed (ABMD), Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR), Teleflex (TFX), NVR (NVR), and Domino’s Pizza (DPZ) form the top five constituents of the index.
The S&P 1000 Pure Growth index has 24.7% exposure to IT. Enanta Pharmaceuticals (ENTA), Abiomed (ABMD), Qualys (QLYS), BioTelemetry (BEAT), and Supernus Pharmaceuticals (SUPN) form the top five constituents of the index.