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Updated · Yahoo Finance · Aug 22
Nvidia Becomes VOO's Largest Holding at 7.5% as Value Reaches $5.3 Trillion
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Updated · Yahoo Finance · Aug 22

Nvidia Becomes VOO's Largest Holding at 7.5% as Value Reaches $5.3 Trillion

3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Finance · Aug 22

Summary

  • $10,000 invested in Vanguard's S&P 500 ETF now puts about $750 into Nvidia, which held 7.50% of assets as of June 30, ahead of Apple's 6.58%.
  • Nvidia's rise reflects index mechanics rather than manager choice: S&P 500 funds weight stocks by float-adjusted market value, and Nvidia's latest quarterly revenue jumped 85% to $81.6 billion.
  • The concentration is spreading through the AI trade, with Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet joining Nvidia and Apple to make up 25.22% of the fund; counting both Alphabet share classes pushes the top five companies to nearly 28%.
  • The leadership switch is recent: Nvidia first topped Apple by market value on June 5, 2024, and now stands at about $5.3 trillion versus Apple's $4.5 trillion.

Insights

With Nvidia dominating S&P 500 funds, are passive investors unknowingly making massive, concentrated bets on the AI industry?
As Nvidia uses its valuation to finance the AI ecosystem, could this create a risky financial feedback loop for the broader market?
If ten stocks control 40% of the S&P 500, has the traditional definition of a diversified index fund become completely obsolete?