Overview

The Dow Jones Global Indexes (DJGI) family is a comprehensive global index series designed to provide a complete range of portfolio-management and benchmarking tools. The indexes are designed to be broad yet investable, targeting 95% market capitalization coverage.

The Dow Jones U.S. Index is a widely adopted measure of the U.S. stock market. It is made up of 95% of U.S. stocks by float-adjusted market capitalization, excluding the most thinly traded securities.

A wide array of size-segment, style and sector indexes allow investment professionals to track nearly any segment of the U.S. market:

Size-Segment Indexes

The following size-segment indexes categorize stocks based on float-adjusted market capitalization. The top 70% of U.S. stocks are included in the large-cap index, the next 20% make up the mid-cap index, and the next 5% are included in the small-cap index.

  • Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Index
  • Dow Jones U.S. Mid-Cap Index
  • Dow Jones U.S. Small-Cap Index

Style Indexes

The Dow Jones U.S. Style Indexes categorize stocks by investment style. A comprehensive, six-factor model is used to determine whether a stock is "growth" or "value." Stocks determined to be style-neutral are excluded from the indexes.

  • Dow Jones U.S. Growth Index
  • Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Growth Index
  • Dow Jones U.S. Mid-Cap Growth Index
  • Dow Jones U.S. Small-Cap Growth Index
  • Dow Jones U.S. Value Index
  • Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Value Index
  • Dow Jones U.S. Mid-Cap Value Index
  • Dow Jones U.S. Small-Cap Value Index

Sector Indexes

A comprehensive of family of U.S. sector indexes is available. Most widely used are the 10 Dow Jones U.S. Industry Indexes:

Industry Indexes

  • Dow Jones U.S. Basic Materials Index
  • Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Goods Index
  • Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Services Index
  • Dow Jones U.S. Financials Index
  • Dow Jones U.S. Health Care Index
  • Dow Jones U.S. Industrials Index
  • Dow Jones U.S. Oil & Gas Index
  • Dow Jones U.S. Technology Index
  • Dow Jones U.S. Telecommunications Index
  • Dow Jones U.S. Utilities Index

Also available are more-granular indexes for the 19 Supersectors, 41 Sectors and 114 Subsectors defined by the Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB). ICB is a widely adopted sector classification standard maintained jointly by Dow Jones Indexes and FTSE Group. For a complete list of all ICB Industries, Supersectors, Sectors and Subsectors, as well as their definitions, visit www.icbenchmark.com.

The Dow Jones Global Index is a broad yet investable measure of the global stock market. It targets 95% coverage of markets open to foreign investment. The index currently tracks 51 countries, including 25 developed markets and 26 emerging markets.

Included in the Dow Jones Global Indexes family are a wide range of regional, country, size-segment and sector indexes. Together these indexes give investment professionals the flexibility to track nearly any piece of the U.S. market.

Regional Indexes

Following are some of the more-commonly referenced regional indexes within the Dow Jones Global Indexes family:

  • Dow Jones Global ex-U.S. Index
  • Dow Jones Developed Markets Index
  • Dow Jones Emerging Markets Index
  • Dow Jones Americas Index
  • Dow Jones Latin America Index
  • Dow Jones Asia/Pacific Index
  • Dow Jones Middle East & Africa Index

Country Indexes

The Dow Jones Global Indexes family currently includes 51 country indexes, for the following markets:

Developed Markets
Australia Finland Iceland Netherlands Spain
Austria France Ireland New Zealand Sweden
Belgium Germany Israel Norway Switzerland
Canada Greece Italy Portugal U.K.
Denmark Hong Kong Japan Singapore U.S.
Emerging Markets
Brazil Czech Republic Latvia Philippines Slovenia
Bulgaria Estonia Lithuania Poland South Africa
Chile Hungary Malaysia Romania South Korea
China Offshore India Malta Russia Taiwan
Cyprus Indonesia Mexico Slovakia Thailand

Size-Segment Indexes

Large-cap, mid-cap and small-cap indexes are available at the global level, and for each country and region. The top 70% of stocks by float-adjusted market capitalization are included in the large-cap index, the next 20% make up the mid-cap index, and the next 5% are included in the small-cap index.

Sector Indexes

The Dow Jones Global Indexes family includes a comprehensive of series of global sector indexes, as well as sector indexes for each country and region.

The sectors are defined based on the Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB), a widely adopted classification standard jointly maintained by Dow Jones Indexes and FTSE Group. ICB includes 10 broad Industries, 19 Supersectors, 41 Sectors, and at the most granular level, 114 Subsectors. For a complete list of these sectors and their definitions, visit www.icbenchmark.com.

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