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large-cap

American  
[lahrj-kap] / ˈlɑrdʒˈkæp /

adjective

  1. designating a company, or a mutual fund that invests in companies, with a market capitalization of $5 billion or more.


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While the “national team” has intervened in markets before, the analysts say this round differs in its focus on chip makers, artificial-intelligence and technology hardware stocks, rather than large-cap financials and state-owned enterprises.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

It shows the percentage of large-cap, actively managed U.S. stock funds that beat the S&P 500 in each of the past 25 calendar years.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

Over 1, 3, 5, 7, 10 and 15 years, the S&P 400 had better average returns than the large-cap S&P 500.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

For the Russell 2000, there may be an additional challenge: the index did its annual rebalancing recently, graduating some top-performing members to the large-cap Russell 1000.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 4, 2026

That is more than double the rate expected for the Russell 1000, which tracks large-cap stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 4, 2026

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