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equal weight

(also equalweight)
 
 
adjective STOCK MARKET

Definition

giving all shares in a group equal importance, with the same importance given to shares in small companies as to shares in large companies: The table shows a calculation of a five-stock index, comparing a market weight versus an equal weight calculation. → Compare market weight
equal-weighted adjective The S&P Equal Weight Index is the equal-weighted version of the S&P 500.
(Definition of equal weight adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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