The IBD 50 is coming out of its worst-ever correction, a temblor that’s changed the composition of the list.
To its February low, the IBD 50 declined more than 26% from a peak in July 2015. The move marks the largest decline in the index since its inception in 2011. (That’s excluding its predecessor, the IBD 100.)
After a drop of such magnitude, you can expect significant changes in the composition of the list. The high-growth companies typically found in the list thinned out, while some slower-growth stocks emerged.