Dow Jones Equity Indices

Learn the system used to select Dow Jones index components Components of the Wilshire 5000 must be a common stock, REIT or limited partnership and their securities must be primarily in the U.S. stock market. The Dow Jones index listing makes additions and subtractions of constituents at the close of business on the third Friday of each month, adding new companies that meet the criteria and removing those that no longer do. The Dow Jones listings focusing on market sectors, known as the Averages, don't have specific requirements for their constituents; they choose which stocks to include based upon reputation, continued growth, investor interest and representation of the sector.

I recommend:  Obtain more information on the Wilshire 5000 index by visiting the Wilshire website. Visit the Dow Jones Indexes website for an overview on the Dow Jones Averages.

Use Dow Jones equity indices to measure sector stocks The Dow Jones Averages measure the stock market in the industrial, transportation and utility sectors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) measures 30 industrial companies and is the most widely-known stock index available. 20 companies make up the Dow Jones Transportation Average (DJTA), representing the transportation industry and one of the oldest indexes available. The Dow Jones Utility Average (DJUA) represents 15 stocks in the utility market.

I recommend:  Obtain up-to-date information on the DJIA at MSN Money. For more information on the DJTA, visit Street Authority. Find the current standing for the DJUA components on Yahoo! Finance.

Invest in the global market through Dow stock listings While the Dow Jones Averages indices may fit your needs by providing the stock market trends specific U.S. sectors, Dow Jones' global indices provide information on the ever-growing global market. The Dow Jones World Index contains more than 2500 global companies; the top 10% of those 2500 companies make up the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World). They update this index on a yearly basis, including 5 subset indexes for easier investment strategies.

I recommend:  Investopedia provides more information on Dow Jones Sustainability World Index. Visit the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes website for more information on the methodology for selecting components of DJSI World.