I realize my suggestion of looking at composition of SP500 didn't get much traction in this discussion, but I'm curious whether any of the regular contributors have an understanding of what tends to drive market gains. For general information, the index is comprised of 11 sectors: energy, materials, industrials, consumer discretionary, consumer staples, health care, financials, information technology, communications services, utilities and real estate.
Can anybody in the discussion rank these sectors in terms of which dominate by market capitalization? Or at a minimum, name the biggest 2 or 3 and the smallest 2 or 3?
As a bonus question, can anyone say which sectors have been the best and worst performers over the last year? Last 2 years? 5 years? 10 years? 30 years?
Keen to know if any of this detail seems pertinent to any market nerds other than me. If you think this kind of detail is irrelevant, maybe say why you think so.