S&P 500 Snapshot: Index Ends Choppy Week in the Red

The S&P 500 ended its choppy week in the red, ultimately finishing with a loss of 0.6%. This marks the second straight weekly decline, the longest streak since late March.

The S&P 500 posted a 0.6% weekly loss.

The index is currently sitting 2.6% below its record close reached on June 2nd, 2026.

The S&P 500 is currently up 8.3% year-to-date, while the S&P Equal Weight is up 11.4% year-to-date.

The index is currently sitting 2.6% below its record close reached on June 2nd, 2026.

On October 9, 2007 the S&P 500 reached a then all-time high, closing the day at 1565.15. Then on March 9, 2009, the index dropped ~57% off of its high from exactly 17 months before, closing the day at 676.53. This time period became known as the Global Financial Crisis. It took over 5 years before the index reached a new then all-time high on March 28, 2013, where it closed out at 1569.19.

The index has been below the 50-day moving average since July 23rd, 2026 and above the 200-day moving average since April 8th, 2026. Additionally the 50-day moving average has been above the 200-day moving average since July 1st, 2025.

The S&P 500 is market cap-weighted index which includes roughly the 500 largest U.S. stocks spanning 11 sectors. The S&P 500 Equal Weight Index includes the same constituents as the S&P 500 but each company is equally weighted at a fixed weight.

So how do these two indexes match up against each other this year? The S&P 500 is currently up 8.3% year to date, while the S&P Equal Weight is up 11.4% year to date.

ETFs associated with the S&P 500 include: iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV), SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO), SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (SPYM), and Invesco S&P 500® Equal Weight ETF (RSP).