large-cap
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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“This was hugely consequential and very different from what has happened in previous rebalances because we got Apple, Microsoft, Amazon,” said Mary Jane Matts, director of large-cap equities at CS McKee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
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
The large-cap index is better on various ratios, including the Sortino ratio.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 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
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