Groundbreaking:
The Dow Jones Portfolio Indexes are innovative investment measures. The Dow Jones Relative Risk Indexes use a unique adaptation of Nobel Prize winning concepts to benchmark investment strategies at various fixed levels of risk. The Dow Jones Target Date Indexes are the only total-portfolio indexes from a major provider that reflect systematic reduction in potential risk over time.

Diverse:
Each Dow Jones Portfolio Index consists of numerous subindexes that represent stocks, bonds and cash. The subindexes in turn contain large numbers of components. The diversity of the asset base increases the likelihood that the indexes will accurately mirror the broader markets.

Well-known:
The Dow Jones Relative Risk Indexes and Dow Jones Target Date Indexes are made up of underlying indexes from providers that investors and managers know and trust. Dow Jones equity indexes make up the stock component and Barclays Capital indexes make up the bond and cash components.

Respected:
The Dow Jones Portfolio Indexes are maintained by one of America's most trusted resources for financial information.

Systematic/rules-based:
The Dow Jones Portfolio Indexes, and their component equity and bond indexes, are constructed and maintained according to transparent and disciplined processes that are based on quantitative models. Stringent guidelines for component selection and removal are employed to ensure the integrity and accuracy of the indexes in reflecting performance.

Comprehensive:
The Dow Jones Portfolio Indexes provide broad coverage of the represented asset classes of stocks, bonds and cash.

Straightforward:
The indexes are constructed according to simple yet effective formulae, making them understandable to investors.