Equity Market Structure — William Blair Equity Research
How S&P
Sectors
Move Together
A study of monthly return correlations across Large, Mid, and Small Cap U.S. equities. High correlations reduce diversification benefit. Low or negative correlations offer portfolio protection.
2000

2019
Source: Bloomberg
William Blair Equity Research
*Sector performance indices
S&P Sector Correlations 2000–2019 — Monthly Return Data Bloomberg • William Blair Equity Research • TradingTimeMachine.com