On Friday, FTSE Russell announced latest news of the FTSE Russell indexes, including the Russell 1000 Index, Russell 2000 Index, and Russell Microcap Index. 
depositphotos The news was revealing – not least because of significant changes to the top three companies by market cap in the Russell 1000 index. Apple loses number one spot to MicrosoftFor the first time since 2020, Microsoft (MSFT) retook its crown as the largest company position in both the Russell 3000 and Russell 1000 Indexes, dethroning Apple from the top spot.While Microsoft Corporation increased its market capitalization by almost 27% in the past year, rising to $2893.6 billion, Apple Inc. (AAPL) actually lost market cap, falling 2% to $2630 billion. Nvidia beats out Google The mighty Alphabet, parent company to Google (GOOGL), was relegated from third to fourth place, as Nvidia (NVDA) moved up the ranks into third place.More By This Author:Very Bad News For Bumble And Match Group Stocks Copper Price Analysis As Star Hedge Fund Manager Raises Target SOXS ETF: Another Expensive Way To Go Broke
