A hedge fund manager friend had mentioned a research report that had noted the Dow, FTSE and Nikkei were at neither all time nor 2013 highs.
Those there indices sounded like it a bit of cherry picking to me. So rather than succumb to the usual confirmation bias, I decided to see what major indexes were or were not actually making 2013 and all time highs
These are the results:
| Index | All Time highs? | 2013 highs? |
| Dow Composite | No | No |
| Dow Transports | Yes | Yes |
| Dow Utilities | No | No |
| Nasdaq 100 | No | Yes |
| Russell 1000 | Yes | Yes |
| Russell 2000 | Yes | Yes |
| Russell 3000 | Yes | Yes |
| S&P 100 | No | Yes |
| S&P 400 Mid Caps | Yes | Yes |
| S&P 600 Small Caps | Yes | Yes |
| Wilshire 5000 | Yes | Yes |
| EAFE | No | Yes |
| EEM | No | No |
| Brazil | No | No |
| China | No | No |
| France | No | Yes |
| Germany | No | Yes |
Source: Ritholtz Wealth Management
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