Dow Jones Averages Methodology

Index Objective and Highlights

Dow Jones Industrial Average. The index is a 30-stock, price-weighted index that measures the performance of some of the largest U.S. companies. Except for the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) Transportation Industry Group from the Industrials Sector and the Utilities Sector, which are covered by the Dow Jones Transportation Average and the Dow Jones Utility Average, respectively, the index includes constituents from a variety of sectors.

Dow Jones Transportation Average.The index is a 20-stock, price-weighted index that measures the performance of some of the largest U.S. companies within the transportation industry group.

Dow Jones Utility Average. The index is a 15-stock, price-weighted index that measures the performance of some of the largest U.S. companies within the utilities sector.

Dow Jones Composite Average™. The index is a price-weighted measure of 65 U.S. companies that includes all components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average™, Dow Jones Transportation Average™, and Dow Jones Utility Average™.

Dow Jones High Yield Select 10 Index. The index measures the top ten companies in the Dow Jones Industrial Average™selected based on indicated annual dividend yield. At each rebalancing, the constituents are equal weighted.

Dow Jones Industrial Average Yield Weighted. The index includes all the securities from the Dow Jones Industrial Average™that pay dividends. At each rebalancing, the constituents are weighted by their indicated annual dividend yield.

Dow Jones Industrial Average Equal Weight Index. The index includes all the securities from the Dow Jones Industrial Average™. At each rebalancing, the constituents are equal weighted.

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