Blue-chip Dow notches its first record close of the year, makes history

[Wall Street in New York City]
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While Wall Street's benchmark S&P 500 (SP500 [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/SP500]) and tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (COMP:IND [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/COMP:IND]) have already posted numerous record closes this year, its most venerable index, the Dow (DJI [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/DJI]), finally got there as well on Friday. And, with that achievement, the 129-year-old gauge has made history by notching its longest streak of consecutive years with at least one all-time peak.

"We've now seen 13 straight years with at least 1 all-time high, surpassing the epic 1989-2000 streak (12 years). Records are made to be broken," Charlie Bilello, chief market strategist at Creative Planning, noted on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday.

See the information he shared below:
[Dow all time highs]
Creative Planning

The Dow (DJI [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/DJI]) on Friday advanced +1.89% to end at 45,631.74 points. Its previous record close was 45,014.04 points notched on December 4, 2024.

Only six of the blue-chip index's 30 components are in the red this year so far:

* UnitedHealth (UNH [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/UNH]), -39.2% YTD.
* Salesforce (CRM [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/CRM]), -25.7% YTD.
* Merck (MRK [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/MRK]), -12.2% YTD.
* Apple (AAPL [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/AAPL]), -9.1% YTD.
* Procter & Gamble (PG [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/PG]), -5.4% YTD.
* Honeywell (HON [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/HON]), -1.4% YTD.

Here's a look at the performance of the index's 24 yearly gainers:

* Nvidia (NVDA [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/NVDA]), +32.5% YTD.
* Boeing (BA [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/BA]), +30% YTD.
* Goldman Sachs (GS [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/GS]), +29.6% YTD.
* Johnson & Johnson (JNJ [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/JNJ]), +24% YTD.
* JPMorgan (JPM [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/JPM]), +23.6% YTD.
* 3M (MMM [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/MMM]), +23% YTD.
* Microsoft (MSFT [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/MSFT]), +20.3% YTD.
* Caterpillar (CAT [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/CAT]), +20.1% YTD.
* Travelers (TRV [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/TRV]), +14.7% YTD.
* Cisco (CSCO [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/CSCO]), +13.7% YTD.
* Amgen (AMGN [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/AMGN]), +12.7% YTD.
* Coca-Cola (KO [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/KO]), +12.6% YTD.
* Verizon (VZ [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/VZ]), +11.1% YTD.
* Visa (V [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/V]), +10.8% YTD.
* IBM (IBM [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/IBM]), +10.1% YTD.
* Sherwin-Williams (SHW [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/SHW]), +9.7% YTD.
* Chevron (CVX [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/CVX]), +9.2% YTD.
* McDonald's (MCD [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/MCD]), +8.3% YTD.
* American Express (AXP [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/AXP]), +7.5% YTD.
* Walmart (WMT [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/WMT]), +7.2% YTD.
* Walt Disney (DIS [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/DIS]) +6.7% YTD.
* Home Depot (HD [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/HD]), +6.1% YTD.
* Amazon (AMZN [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/AMZN]), +4.1% YTD.
* Nike (NKE [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/NKE]), +3.6% YTD.

Here are some exchange-traded funds that track the Dow: (NYSEARCA:DIA [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/DIA]), (NYSEARCA:DDM [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/DDM]), (NYSEARCA:UDOW [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/UDOW]), (NYSEARCA:DOG [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/DOG]), (NYSEARCA:DXD [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/DXD]), and (NYSEARCA:SDOW [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/SDOW]).

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