Feel free to make simplifying assumptions or give partial answers (ex.: just links for some of the raw data).
Raw data needed for this calculation:
dividends given by each public companies (or at least the biggest ones)
historical value of each public companies (or at least the biggest ones)
historical value of a total market index fund (failing that, top 3000, or top 500 companies)
Can be restricted to the US.
[Question] If instead of giving out dividends, public companies bought total market index funds, which companies would be the biggest?
Feel free to make simplifying assumptions or give partial answers (ex.: just links for some of the raw data).
Raw data needed for this calculation:
dividends given by each public companies (or at least the biggest ones)
historical value of each public companies (or at least the biggest ones)
historical value of a total market index fund (failing that, top 3000, or top 500 companies)
Can be restricted to the US.