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The S&P 500 ETF (SPY) Then And Now
October 29, 2012 at 16:17 PM EDT
The S&P 500 is one of the most widely-followed benchmarks in the world, serving as a barometer not only for the U.S. economy but for global markets. It’s been almost 20 years since the first S&P 500 ETF debuted; started trading in early 1993. With the 20th birthday coming in January 2013, we take a look back at the evolution of one of the best-known indexes over the past two decades. While some of the names remain the same, many components of the S&P 500 have undergone radical changes since the first ETF debuted. We’ll start a full decade before the launch of SPY in 1983, before IBM and AT&T shortened their names, the Sears Tower was still Sears headquarters, and cameras were apparently big business [for year-by-year profiles, sign up for the free ETFdb newsletter]. 1983: Oil Is King In 1983 oil companies were thriving, with several energy components [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: No Related Posts
The S&P 500 is one of the most widely-followed benchmarks in the world, serving as a barometer not only for the U.S. economy but for global markets. It’s been almost 20 years since the first S&P 500 ETF debuted; started trading in early 1993. With the 20th birthday coming in January 2013, we take a look back at the evolution of one of the best-known indexes over the past two decades. While some of the names remain the same, many components of the S&P 500 have undergone radical changes since the first ETF debuted. We’ll start a full decade before the launch of SPY in 1983, before IBM and AT&T shortened their names, the Sears Tower was still Sears headquarters, and cameras were apparently big business [for year-by-year profiles, sign up for the free ETFdb newsletter]. 1983: Oil Is King In 1983 oil companies were thriving, with several energy components [...]
