Overview

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 as defined by Dow Jones Indexes´ proprietary classification system. For more information on the system, including sector definitions, please visit our Sector Classification page.

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 46 countries, including 25 developed markets and 21 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 46 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	India	Poland
Chile	Indonesia	Russia
China Offshore	Malaysia	South Africa
Colombia	Mexico	South Korea
Czech Republic	Morocco	Taiwan
Egypt	Peru	Thailand
Hungary	Philippines	Turkey

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.

Sectors are defined based on the the proprietary classification system used by Dow Jones Indexes, which includes 10 broad Industries, 19 Supersectors, 41 Sectors, and at the most granular level, 114 Subsectors. More information on Dow Jones Indexes´ proprietary classification system, including the complete sector definitions, can be found at www.djindexes.com/sectorclassification.