Joseph Calhoun·2026-06-22·via All Articles on Seeking Alpha
Summary
Technology stocks have been outperforming for a long time. That’s how technology gets to be nearly 40% of the S&P 500 and the Russell 1000 and 60% of the NASDAQ 100.
There have been two competing narratives this year in the investment discussion – the Iran War and the AI buildout.
Making money in bonds this year has been a matter of sticking to short duration or taking on some credit risk. Dollar-denominated EM bonds were the biggest winners with junk a close second.
Valuations for stocks have fallen a bit this year even as prices have risen but some of that is due to one-time factors that probably won’t repeat (mark to market gains on AI stock holdings).
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Can Tech Stocks Keep Outperforming?
Technology stocks have been outperforming for a long time. That’s how technology gets to be nearly 40% of the S&P 500 and the Russell 1000 and 60% of the NASDAQ 100. The concentration of