The Global Dow
The Global Dow (GDOW) was created by Dow Jones & Company and is a 150-stock index of corporations from around the world. Only blue-chip stocks are included in the index.
Like its famous progenitor, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDU), stocks in The Global Dow are selected by senior editors of The Wall Street Journal. Joining them for this new index were Dow Jones Newswires senior editors in the three major regions of the globe. But unlike the Dow everyone is familiar with, The Global Dow is much bigger -- 150 stocks rather than 30 -- and its components are weighted equally rather than by price. All 30 Dow industrial stocks are included in The Global Dow, as well as some from the Dow Jones Transportation and Utility averages.
The biggest difference, however, is in concept and purpose. The Global Dow tracks leading companies from around the world in all industries, selected not just for current size and reputation but also for their potential.
The Global Dow covers both developed and emerging markets, recognizing that far-flung areas of the world are becoming more closely linked and more interdependent, and that wealth creation is no longer concentrated in a few countries. In addition, it includes companies from emerging sectors, such as alternative energy.
The components of The Global Dow are equally weighted. This means that price movements of the larger stocks have no greater impact on index performance that those of the smaller stocks.
The Global Dow is calculated and disseminated in real time by Dow Jones Indexes. Current and closing values can be accessed through a variety of media, including daily in The Wall Street Journal, and real time at www.djindexes.com. The Base Value is 1000 as of December 31, 2000.
The Global Dow (GDOW) components
- 3M Co.
- ABB Ltd.
- Abbott Laboratories
- Alcoa Inc.
- Allianz SE
- Amazon.com Inc.
- America Movil S.A.B. de C.V. Series L
- American Express Co.
- Anglo American PLC
- Apple Inc.
- ArcelorMittal
- Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A.
- Astrazeneca PLC
- AT&T Inc.
- AXA S.A.
- BAE Systems PLC
- Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.
- Banco Santander S.A.
- Bank of America Corp.
- Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
- BASF S.E.
- Baxter International Inc.
- Bharti Airtel Ltd.
- BHP Billiton Ltd.
- BNP Paribas S.A.
- Boeing Co.
- BP PLC
- Carnival Corp.
- Carrefour S.A.
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. Series CPO
- Chevron Corp.
- China Construction Bank Corp.
- China Mobile Ltd.
- China Petroleum & Chemical Corp.
- China Unicom Ltd.
- Cisco Systems Inc.
- Citigroup Inc.
- Coca-Cola Co.
- Colgate-Palmolive Co.
- Compagnie de Saint-Gobain S.A.
- Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais-CEMIG Pr
- Companhia Vale do Rio Doce Pref A
- ConocoPhillips
- Credit Suisse Group
- Daimler AG
- Deere & Co.
- Deutsche Bank AG
- Deutsche Post AG
- E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co.
- E.ON AG
- eBay Inc.
- EDP-Energias de Portugal S.A.
- Exxon Mobil Corp.
- FedEx Corp.
- First Solar Inc.
- Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.
- Gamesa Corporacion Tecnologica S.A.
- GAZPROM OAO
- GDF Suez S.A.
- General Electric Co.
- General Motors Corp.
- Gilead Sciences Inc.
- GlaxoSmithKline PLC
- Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
- Google Inc. Cl A
- Hewlett-Packard Co.
- Home Depot Inc.
- Honda Motor Co. Ltd.
- Honeywell International Inc.
- HSBC Holdings PLC (UK Reg)
- Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.
- Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd.
- Infosys Technologies Ltd.
- ING Groep N.V.
- International Business Machines Corp.
- Johnson & Johnson
- JPMorgan Chase & Co.
- Komatsu Ltd.
- Kraft Foods Inc. Cl A
- L.M. Ericsson Telephone Co. Series B
- LG Electronics Inc.
- LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton
- McDonald's Corp.
- Medtronic Inc.
- Merck & Co. Inc.
- Microsoft Corp.
- Mitsubishi Corp.
- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.
- Mitsui & Co. Ltd.
- Mizuho Financial Group Inc.
- Monsanto Co.
- National Australia Bank Ltd
- National Bank of Greece S.A.
- National Grid PLC
- Nestle S.A.
- News Corp Cl A
- Nike Inc. Cl B
- Nintendo Co. Ltd.
- Nippon Steel Corp.
- Nokia Corp.
- Novartis AG
- Panasonic Corporation
- PetroChina Co. Ltd.
- Petroleo Brasileiro S/A Pref
- Pfizer Inc.
- Philip Morris International Inc.
- Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc.
- Procter & Gamble Co.
- Q-Cells AG
- Reliance Industries Ltd.
- Renewable Energy Corp. ASA
- Rio Tinto PLC
- Roche Holding AG Part. Cert.
- Royal Bank of Canada
- Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
- Royal Dutch Shell PLC A
- Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
- SAP AG
- Schlumberger Ltd.
- Seven & I Holdings Co. Ltd.
- Siemens AG
- Societe Generale S.A.
- Sony Corp.
- Southwest Airlines Co.
- SunPower Corp. Cl A
- Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. ADS
- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
- Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
- Tata Steel Ltd.
- Telefonica S.A.
- Tesco PLC
- Time Warner Inc.
- Toshiba Corp.
- Total S.A.
- Toyota Motor Corp.
- UBS AG
- UniCredit S.p.A.
- United Parcel Service Inc. Cl B
- United Technologies Corp.
- Veolia Environnement S.A.
- Verizon Communications Inc.
- Vestas Wind Systems A/S
- Vinci S.A.
- VISA Inc. Cl A
- Vodafone Group PLC
- Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
- Walt Disney Co.
Country Allocation
| Country | % |
|---|---|
| USA | 42.27% |
| Japan | 9.97% |
| Great Britain | 8.30% |
| France | 6.85% |
| Germany | 4.74% |
| Switzerland | 4.62% |
| China | 3.05% |
| India | 2.39% |
| Spain | 2.29% |
| Hong Kong | 2.20% |
| Brazil | 1.86% |
| Canada | 1.64% |
| South Korea | 1.52% |
| Australia | 1.37% |
| Italy | 1.15% |
| Mexico | 0.96% |
| Taiwan | 0.79% |
| Portugal | 0.73% |
| Finland | 0.68% |
| Sweden | 0.64% |
| Russia | 0.54% |
| Greece | 0.44% |
| Norway | 0.40% |
| Denmark | 0.32% |
| Netherlands | 0.29% |
Sector Allocation
| Sector | % |
|---|---|
| Financials | 17.17% |
| Industrials | 13.19% |
| Consumer Goods | 12.27% |
| Oil & Gas | 10.54% |
| Technology | 10.41% |
| Health Care | 10.37% |
| Consumer Services | 9.58% |
| Basic Materials | 6.21% |
| Telecommunications | 5.95% |
| Utilities | 4.30% |
See also
- Dow Jones Composite Average
- Dow Jones Global Titans 50
- Dow Jones Industrial Average
- Dow Jones STOXX 50
- Dow Jones Transportation Average
- Dow Jones Utility Average
- Dow Jones Global Titans
- Dow Jones & Company
- Dow Jones Indexes