S&P 500 Q1 2022 buybacks were $281.0 billion, up 4.0% from Q4 2021’s record of $270.1 billion; the 12-month March 2022 expenditure of $985 billion set a record, up 11.7% from 2021’s record of $882 billion and up 97.2% from the 12-month March 2021’s $499 billion.
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