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The 2024-25 'Magnificent Seven' (Apple, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Tesla) collectively account for over 30% of the S&P 500. From a research perspective, this concentration:

Doesn't matterMeans active equity managers benchmarked to the S&P 500 face a structural challenge: refusing to own these names is a massive bet against the index; owning them at index weight removes the analyst's edge; the practical response is either own these names with rigorous analysis OR run a clearly differentiated mandate that explicitly excludes themMeans the index is too smallShould be banned