Re:Are Index Funds Eating the World?
by mortehu on Saturday August 27, 2016 @10:53AM
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tcoppi is arguing against market cap weighting, which is the reason why VITSX is so close to VFINX despite containing other stocks.
If the total market is outperforming S&P 500, that means the companies not in S&P 500 perform better overall, so giving them greater weight than suggested by their relative market cap would have been beneficial.
Re:Are Index Funds Eating the World?
by loeg on Saturday August 27, 2016 @12:49PM
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Total market has outperformed slightly since 2008, but for a good period prior to that, the S&P500 was outperforming total market (also slightly). It's not super cut and dried.
If the total market is outperforming S&P 500, that means the companies not in S&P 500 perform better overall, so giving them greater weight than suggested by their relative market cap would have been beneficial.