August and YTD Asset Class Performance By: TalkMarkets September 01, 2020 at 11:42 AM EDT The S&P 500 (SPY) gained 6.98% in August, but the Dow (DIA) and the Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) did even better with gains of 7.77% and 10.94%, respectively. Read More >> Related Stocks: Dow Industrials SPDR Nasdaq ETF Russell 2000 Ishares ETF S&P Midcap 400 Value Ishares ETF S&P Smallcap 600 Value Ishares ETF S&P Smallcap Ishares Core ETF SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Select Dividend Ishares ETF