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The Baron funds appear to have boosted the value of their SpaceX preferred by a similar percentage relative to the March 31 valuations.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Such overweights relative to the float create an artificial demand for a stock that is greater than its publicly available supply, which could pose risks for index investors.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Marvell is an information-technology company, and that sector is underrepresented in the S&P 500 relative to its weighting in the S&P Total Market Index, which houses a wider swath of companies.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

“Everything is much more contemporary relative to what was created more than 40 years ago, but it’s still very true to the origin story and to the DNA of the brand.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Using this procedure, observers who are moving relative to each other will assign different times and positions to the same event.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking