I. The full name of S&P 500 is "Standard & Poor's 500 Index", and the full name of Nasdaq 100 is "Nasdaq 100 Index". Their main difference lies in the number of stocks, types, market sources and so on.
1Number of stocks
From the name of the index, we can see that there are 500 constituents of the S&P 500 index and only 100 constituents of the Nasdaq 100 index.
2 Types of Stocks
The biggest difference between the two in terms of types of stocks is that the Nasdaq 100 Index does not contain financial stocks.
The Nasdaq 100 Index consists mainly of high-tech stocks with large market capitalization, and most of the stocks are in the computer industry, such as Apple, Microsoft, Google and so on.
The S&P 500 is made up of 400 industrial stocks, 20 transportation stocks, 40 utilities stocks and 40 financials stocks.
3 Market Sources
The S&P 500 constituents are sourced from major U.S. exchanges, such as the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Exchange. The constituents of the Nasdaq 100, on the other hand, originate only from the Nasdaq exchange.
4 time of establishment
S&P 500 index in 1957 began to compile, has a history of 64 years. The Nasdaq 100, on the other hand, was created in 1971.
5Other
The stability of the indexes varies greatly due to the number and type of stocks. The Nasdaq 100 is certainly more volatile than the S&P 500.
The constituents of the S&P 500 index cover a relatively wide range of industries, including information technology, consumer discretionary, health care, financials, industrials and energy, with information technology accounting for nearly 30% of the total, and the rest of the industries being more balanced.
Two, the Nasdaq 100 index is mainly composed of U.S. high-tech companies, can be said to accommodate a lot of high-quality U.S. science and technology stocks, including familiar Apple, Google, Microsoft, Intel and other high-tech companies, the growth of these companies is relatively good, high growth.
Three, business
Standard & Poor's 500 index English abbreviation for S&P 500 lndex, is a record of 500 listed companies in the United States a stock index. This stock index is created and maintained by Standard & Poor's Corporation. All of the companies covered by the S&P 500 are listed companies traded on major U.S. exchanges, such as the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq. Compared to the Dow Jones, the S&P 500 includes more companies and therefore has a more diversified risk profile that reflects a wider range of market changes.