The Big 8 of Stocks

 There are 8 massive stocks that dominate the stock market, as follows:

Big 8
			Market Cap	Market Cap
Rank	Symbol	Company	06/30/20	08/28/20
1	AAPL	Apple Inc	1,563.0	2,138.0
2	MSFT	Microsoft	1,541.0	1,732.0
3	AMZN	Amazon	1,382.0	1,703.0
4	GOOG	Alphabet	963.0	1,119.0
5	FB	Facebook	647.2	836.4
6	BABA	Alibaba	579.5	781.4
7	TCEHY	Tencent	611.5	673.8
8	BRK	Berkshire Hathaway	427.8	521.0
Honorable Mention
	V	VISA	412.7	459.0
	TSLA	Tesla	200.8	412.5
	JNJ	Johnson & Johnson	370.2	404.4
	WMT	Walmart	339.2	397.4
	JPM	JP Morgan Chase	286.7	313.0
	VZ	Verizon		245.2
	NFLX	Netflix		231.0
	BAC	Bank of America	205.8	227.8
	XOM	Exxon Mobil	189.1	172.1
	CHL	China Mobile		149.5
	TM	Toyota		133.9
	RDS	Royal Dutch Shell	131.4	117.8
	WFC	Wells Fargo	105.5	101.6
	GE	General Electric		57.9

These 8 stocks seem exempt from the "laws of physics".  Their price earnings ratios make no sense.  They keep going up because when the Fed engages in quantitative easing, there is excess cash floating around the system that goes into stocks.  Not all stocks - these stocks.  Would it make more sense to invest in these than bonds?

Disclaimer: This is not investment advice, I am just speculating.

Update: Proctor & Gamble (PG) has a market value of $345 billion, so it also deserves a slot on the honorable mention list.  

Samsung Electronics is listed on the Korean Stock Exchange, but it can be purchased OTC with the symbol SSNLF.  Its market value in USD is $324.7B.

Update 2:  Salesforce (CRM) will replace Exxon in the DJIA on Aug 31.  Salesforce has a market cap of $244.3, now much higher than Exxon.

Update 3: Nestle is listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange under the symbol NESN.  It can be purchased OTC in the US under the symbol NSRGY.  It has a market capitalization of about $344.6B which is higher than some of the other companies listed.

Update 4: Adobe (ADBE) stock was at 293.61 of Apr 3.  Its high was 528.49 on Aug 26, although it could break that any day now. So it is up exactly 80% from low to high.  It has a current market cap of about $253B.

Update 5: NVIDIA (NVDA) also deserves a mention.  It had a low of $196.40 on Mar 16, and a high of 573.86 on Sept 2, for an increase of 192%.  It has a current market value of about $311B.