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Cap-Weighted Funds Are Very Popular in the Industry. What Are They?

Cap-Weighted Funds Are Very Popular in the Industry. What Are They?

Update: 2025-10-31

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Today, Paul talks about cap-weighted funds, a popular method for trying to represent an area of the market through capitalization. Listen along to hear what these funds are, what capitalization means, and why companies call these funds diversified, but leave millions of investors mostly owning a few of America’s largest companies.

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Cap-Weighted Funds Are Very Popular in the Industry. What Are They?

Cap-Weighted Funds Are Very Popular in the Industry. What Are They?

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