S&P 500 Index

The S&P 500 Index is a free-float capitalization-weighted index, which includes 500 large-cap common stocks traded actively in the United States.

The S&P 500 index, also known as S&P 500, SP500 or Standard & Poor's 500 index, includes 500 large-cap common public stocks actively traded in the U.S. stock exchanges. After the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500 index is the most widely followed index of large-cap U.S. stocks, capturing 75% coverage of U.S. equities. It is considered a bellwether for the American economy, as it is includes both growth stocks and the generally less volatile value stocks.

Calculation Of Index

The S&P 500 index has traditionally been market-value weighted, meaning, movements in the prices of stocks with higher market capitalizations have a greater effect on the index than companies with smaller market caps. Since 2005 the S&P 500 index is float weighted. That is, Standard & Poor's now calculates the market caps relevant to the index using only the number of "float" shares, which are available for public trading.

Selection Of Index Components

The S&P 500 index is focused on U.S.-based publicly traded companies, although there are a few legacy companies with headquarters in other countries. The stocks included in the S&P 500 are those of large publicly held companies that trade on either of the two largest American stock market companies; the NYSE Euronext and the NASDAQ OMX. The components of the S&P 500 index are selected by committee, so they are representative of the industries in the United States economy.

Index Historical Chart

The S&P 500 index in its present is published since 03-04-1957. S&P 500 index reached all-time highs just before the last financial crisis on 09-11-2007, when index reached intraday level of 1,576.09 points. The latest minimal value of the index was reached in March 2009, when index fell below the 680 level.

S&P 500 Index

Index Sector Allocation

The S&P 500 index has the following sector allocation (as of 5/28/2010):

  • Information Technology: 18.81%
  • Financials: 16.44%
  • Health Care: 11.63%
  • Consumer Staples: 11.22%
  • Energy: 10.82%
  • Consumer Discretionary: 10.69%
  • Industrials: 10.59%
  • Utilities: 3.52%
  • Materials: 3.44%
  • Telecommunication Services: 2.84%

Index Components

The S&P 500 index components shown in table below are sorted by weightings and valid as of 5/28/2010.

Company Symbol Sector Weight
Exxon Mobil Corp XOM Energy 2.90%
Apple Inc AAPL Information Technology 2.36%
Microsoft Corp MSFT Information Technology 2.00%
Procter & Gamble Co PG Consumer Staples 1.80%
General Electric Co GE Industrials 1.77%
International Business Mach IBM Information Technology 1.65%
Johnson & Johnson JNJ Health Care 1.63%
Bank Of America Corporation BAC Financials 1.60%
Jpmorgan Chase & Co JPM Financials 1.60%
Wells Fargo & Co New WFC Financials 1.51%
Chevron Corp New CVX Energy 1.51%
At&T Inc T Telecommunication Services 1.46%
Cisco Sys Inc CSCO Information Technology 1.35%
Pfizer Inc PFE Health Care 1.25%
Coca Cola Co KO Consumer Staples 1.20%
Intel Corp INTC Information Technology 1.20%
Google Inc GOOG Information Technology 1.19%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc Del BRK.B Financials 1.19%
Hewlett Packard Co HPQ Information Technology 1.10%
Wal Mart Stores Inc WMT Consumer Staples 1.10%
Merck & Co Inc New MRK Health Care 1.07%
Pepsico Inc PEP Consumer Staples 1.04%
Oracle Corp ORCL Information Technology 0.90%
Philip Morris Intl Inc PM Consumer Staples 0.84%
Verizon Communications Inc VZ Telecommunication Services 0.79%
Citigroup Inc C Financials 0.79%
Conocophillips COP Energy 0.78%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS Financials 0.77%
Abbott Labs ABT Health Care 0.75%
Mcdonalds Corp MCD Consumer Discretionary 0.73%
Schlumberger Ltd SLB Energy 0.68%
Occidental Pete Corp Del OXY Energy 0.68%
Disney Walt Co DIS Consumer Discretionary 0.66%
United Technologies Corp UTX Industrials 0.64%
United Parcel Service Inc UPS Industrials 0.63%
Qualcomm Inc QCOM Information Technology 0.61%
Home Depot Inc HD Consumer Discretionary 0.58%
3M Co MMM Industrials 0.57%
Comcast Corp New CMCSA Consumer Discretionary 0.52%
Amgen Inc AMGN Health Care 0.51%
Kraft Foods Inc KFT Consumer Staples 0.50%
Boeing Co BA Industrials 0.49%
Cvs Caremark Corporation CVS Consumer Staples 0.49%
American Express Co AXP Financials 0.48%
Us Bancorp Del USB Financials 0.47%
Medtronic Inc MDT Health Care 0.44%
Amazon Com Inc AMZN Consumer Discretionary 0.44%
Altria Group Inc MO Consumer Staples 0.43%
Target Corp TGT Consumer Discretionary 0.42%
Bristol Myers Squibb Co BMY Health Care 0.40%
Ford Mtr Co Del F Consumer Discretionary 0.40%
Colgate Palmolive Co CL Consumer Staples 0.39%
E M C Corp Mass EMC Information Technology 0.39%
Caterpillar Inc Del CAT Industrials 0.39%
Morgan Stanley MS Financials 0.38%
Lowes Cos Inc LOW Consumer Discretionary 0.37%
Union Pac Corp UNP Industrials 0.37%
Time Warner Inc TWX Consumer Discretionary 0.36%
Directv DTV Consumer Discretionary 0.36%
Emerson Elec Co EMR Industrials 0.35%
Unitedhealth Group Inc UNH Health Care 0.34%
Lilly Eli & Co LLY Health Care 0.34%
Metlife Inc MET Financials 0.34%
Freeport-Mcmoran Copper & G FCX Materials 0.33%
Bank Of New York Mellon Cor BK Financials 0.33%
Honeywell Intl Inc HON Industrials 0.33%
Du Pont E I De Nemours & Co DD Materials 0.33%
Pnc Finl Svcs Group Inc PNC Financials 0.33%
Gilead Sciences Inc GILD Health Care 0.33%
Visa Inc V Information Technology 0.33%
Walgreen Co WAG Consumer Staples 0.32%
Dow Chem Co DOW Materials 0.31%
Texas Instrs Inc TXN Information Technology 0.31%
Apache Corp APA Energy 0.31%
News Corp NWSA Consumer Discretionary 0.30%
Devon Energy Corp New DVN Energy 0.29%
Nike Inc NKE Consumer Discretionary 0.29%
Monsanto Co New MON Materials 0.28%
Express Scripts Inc ESRX Health Care 0.28%
Corning Inc GLW Information Technology 0.28%
Prudential Finl Inc PRU Financials 0.27%
Southern Co SO Utilities 0.27%
Medco Health Solutions Inc MHS Health Care 0.27%
Eog Res Inc EOG Energy 0.27%
Newmont Mining Corp NEM Materials 0.27%
General Dynamics Corp GD Industrials 0.27%
Fedex Corp FDX Industrials 0.27%
Anadarko Pete Corp APC Energy 0.26%
Costco Whsl Corp New COST Consumer Staples 0.26%
Exelon Corp EXC Utilities 0.26%
Baxter Intl Inc BAX Health Care 0.26%
Travelers Companies Inc TRV Financials 0.26%
Kimberly Clark Corp KMB Consumer Staples 0.26%
Lockheed Martin Corp LMT Industrials 0.26%
Xto Energy Inc XTO Energy 0.25%
Simon Ppty Group Inc New SPG Financials 0.25%
Deere & Co DE Industrials 0.25%
Celgene Corp CELG Health Care 0.25%
Ebay Inc EBAY Information Technology 0.25%
Praxair Inc PX Materials 0.24%
General Mls Inc GIS Consumer Staples 0.24%
Dominion Res Inc Va New D Utilities 0.24%
Dell Inc DELL Information Technology 0.23%
Wellpoint Inc WLP Health Care 0.23%
Halliburton Co HAL Energy 0.23%
Marathon Oil Corp MRO Energy 0.22%
Thermo Fisher Scientific In TMO Health Care 0.22%
Cme Group Inc CME Financials 0.21%
Duke Energy Corp New DUK Utilities 0.21%
Bb&T Corp BBT Financials 0.21%
Norfolk Southern Corp NSC Industrials 0.21%
Danaher Corp Del DHR Industrials 0.21%
Aflac Inc AFL Financials 0.21%
Automatic Data Processing I ADP Information Technology 0.21%
Fpl Group Inc FPL Utilities 0.21%
Viacom Inc New VIA.B Consumer Discretionary 0.21%
Csx Corp CSX Industrials 0.21%
Raytheon Co RTN Industrials 0.20%
Mastercard Inc MA Information Technology 0.20%
Time Warner Cable Inc TWC Consumer Discretionary 0.20%
Starbucks Corp SBUX Consumer Discretionary 0.20%
Yum Brands Inc YUM Consumer Discretionary 0.20%
Johnson Ctls Inc JCI Consumer Discretionary 0.19%
Tjx Cos Inc New TJX Consumer Discretionary 0.19%
State Str Corp STT Financials 0.19%
Mckesson Corp MCK Health Care 0.19%
Capital One Finl Corp COF Financials 0.19%
Allergan Inc AGN Health Care 0.19%
Northrop Grumman Corp NOC Industrials 0.19%
Yahoo Inc YHOO Information Technology 0.19%
Illinois Tool Wks Inc ITW Industrials 0.18%
Sysco Corp SYY Consumer Staples 0.18%
Applied Matls Inc AMAT Information Technology 0.18%
Adobe Sys Inc ADBE Information Technology 0.17%
Becton Dickinson & Co BDX Health Care 0.17%
Precision Castparts Corp PCP Industrials 0.17%
Chubb Corp CB Financials 0.17%
Allstate Corp ALL Financials 0.17%
Baker Hughes Inc BHI Energy 0.17%
American Tower Corp AMT Telecommunication Services 0.17%
Archer Daniels Midland Co ADM Consumer Staples 0.16%
Schwab Charles Corp New SCHW Financials 0.16%
National Oilwell Varco Inc NOV Energy 0.16%
Motorola Inc MOT Information Technology 0.16%
Waste Mgmt Inc Del WM Industrials 0.16%
Carnival Corp CCL Consumer Discretionary 0.16%
Staples Inc SPLS Consumer Discretionary 0.16%
Kohls Corp KSS Consumer Discretionary 0.16%
Public Svc Enterprise Group PEG Utilities 0.16%
Hess Corp HES Energy 0.16%
Pg&E Corp PCG Utilities 0.16%
American Elec Pwr Inc AEP Utilities 0.16%
Sprint Nextel Corp S Telecommunication Services 0.16%
Stryker Corp SYK Health Care 0.15%
Paccar Inc PCAR Industrials 0.15%
Cognizant Technology Soluti CTSH Information Technology 0.15%
Broadcom Corp BRCM Information Technology 0.15%
Air Prods & Chems Inc APD Materials 0.15%
Chesapeake Energy Corp CHK Energy 0.15%
Franklin Res Inc BEN Financials 0.15%
Best Buy Inc BBY Consumer Discretionary 0.15%
Entergy Corp New ETR Utilities 0.14%
Juniper Networks Inc JNPR Information Technology 0.14%
Heinz H J Co HNZ Consumer Staples 0.14%
Cummins Inc CMI Industrials 0.14%
Kellogg Co K Consumer Staples 0.14%
Nucor Corp NUE Materials 0.14%
Suntrust Bks Inc STI Financials 0.14%
Progressive Corp Ohio PGR Financials 0.13%
Kroger Co KR Consumer Staples 0.13%
Southwestern Energy Co SWN Energy 0.13%
Netapp Inc NTAP Information Technology 0.13%
Spectra Energy Corp SE Energy 0.13%
Genzyme Corp GENZ Health Care 0.13%
Coach Inc COH Consumer Discretionary 0.13%
Price T Rowe Group Inc TROW Financials 0.13%
Biogen Idec Inc BIIB Health Care 0.13%
Equity Residential EQR Financials 0.13%
Xerox Corp XRX Information Technology 0.13%
Public Storage PSA Financials 0.13%
Aetna Inc New AET Health Care 0.13%
Intuitive Surgical Inc ISRG Health Care 0.13%
Cardinal Health Inc CAH Health Care 0.13%
Northern Tr Corp NTRS Financials 0.12%
Vornado Rlty Tr VNO Financials 0.12%
St Jude Med Inc STJ Health Care 0.12%
Consolidated Edison Inc ED Utilities 0.12%
Zimmer Hldgs Inc ZMH Health Care 0.12%
Alcoa Inc AA Materials 0.12%
Omnicom Group Inc OMC Consumer Discretionary 0.12%
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc BBBY Consumer Discretionary 0.12%
Marsh & Mclennan Cos Inc MMC Financials 0.12%
Eaton Corp ETN Industrials 0.12%
Loews Corp L Financials 0.12%
Williams Cos Inc Del WMB Energy 0.12%
Symantec Corp SYMC Information Technology 0.12%
Sempra Energy SRE Utilities 0.12%
Avon Prods Inc AVP Consumer Staples 0.11%
Agilent Technologies Inc A Information Technology 0.11%
Intuit INTU Information Technology 0.11%
Ecolab Inc ECL Materials 0.11%
Hartford Finl Svcs Group In HIG Financials 0.11%
Lorillard Inc LO Consumer Staples 0.11%
Progress Energy Inc PGN Utilities 0.11%
Western Un Co WU Information Technology 0.11%
Firstenergy Corp FE Utilities 0.11%
Conagra Foods Inc CAG Consumer Staples 0.11%
Discovery Communicatns New DISCA Consumer Discretionary 0.11%
Sandisk Corp SNDK Information Technology 0.11%
Boston Properties Inc BXP Financials 0.11%
Ppg Inds Inc PPG Materials 0.11%
Valero Energy Corp New VLO Energy 0.11%
Edison Intl EIX Utilities 0.11%
Aon Corp AON Financials 0.11%
Peabody Energy Corp BTU Energy 0.11%
Gap Inc Del GPS Consumer Discretionary 0.11%
Noble Energy Inc NBL Energy 0.11%
Fifth Third Bancorp FITB Financials 0.10%
Centurytel Inc CTL Telecommunication Services 0.10%
Murphy Oil Corp MUR Energy 0.10%
Ameriprise Finl Inc AMP Financials 0.10%
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co MJN Consumer Staples 0.10%
Intl Paper Co IP Materials 0.10%
Parker Hannifin Corp PH Industrials 0.10%
Cbs Corp New CBS Consumer Discretionary 0.10%
Ppl Corp PPL Utilities 0.10%
C H Robinson Worldwide Inc CHRW Industrials 0.10%
Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc DPS Consumer Staples 0.10%
L-3 Communications Hldgs In LLL Industrials 0.10%
Salesforce Com Inc CRM Information Technology 0.10%
Sara Lee Corp SLE Consumer Staples 0.10%
Republic Svcs Inc RSG Industrials 0.10%
Hcp Inc HCP Financials 0.10%
Xcel Energy Inc XEL Utilities 0.09%
Macys Inc M Consumer Discretionary 0.09%
Smith Intl Inc SII Energy 0.09%
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc HST Financials 0.09%
Southwest Airls Co LUV Industrials 0.09%
Cigna Corp CI Health Care 0.09%
Rockwell Collins Inc COL Industrials 0.09%
Paychex Inc PAYX Information Technology 0.09%
Boston Scientific Corp BSX Health Care 0.09%
Regions Financial Corp New RF Financials 0.09%
Fidelity Natl Information S FIS Information Technology 0.09%
Life Technologies Corp LIFE Health Care 0.09%
Weyerhaeuser Co WY Materials 0.09%
Cameron International Corp CAM Energy 0.09%
Amerisourcebergen Corp ABC Health Care 0.09%
Itt Corp New ITT Industrials 0.09%
Reynolds American Inc RAI Consumer Staples 0.09%
Clorox Co Del CLX Consumer Staples 0.09%
Stanley Black & Decker Inc SWK Consumer Discretionary 0.09%
Mcgraw Hill Cos Inc MHP Consumer Discretionary 0.09%
Priceline Com Inc PCLN Consumer Discretionary 0.09%
Principal Finl Group Inc PFG Financials 0.09%
Goodrich Corp GR Industrials 0.09%
Analog Devices Inc ADI Information Technology 0.09%
Starwood Hotels&Resorts Wrl HOT Consumer Discretionary 0.09%
Safeway Inc SWY Consumer Staples 0.09%
Intercontinentalexchange In ICE Financials 0.09%
Hospira Inc HSP Health Care 0.09%
Marriott Intl Inc New MAR Consumer Discretionary 0.09%
Fluor Corp New FLR Industrials 0.09%
Dover Corp DOV Industrials 0.08%
Coca Cola Enterprises Inc CCE Consumer Staples 0.08%
Expeditors Intl Wash Inc EXPD Industrials 0.08%
Citrix Sys Inc CTXS Information Technology 0.08%
Ca Inc CA Information Technology 0.08%
Lincoln Natl Corp Ind LNC Financials 0.08%
Consol Energy Inc CNX Energy 0.08%
Avalonbay Cmntys Inc AVB Financials 0.08%
Invesco Ltd IVZ Financials 0.08%
Western Digital Corp WDC Information Technology 0.08%
El Paso Corp EP Energy 0.08%
Quest Diagnostics Inc DGX Health Care 0.08%
Laboratory Corp Amer Hldgs LH Health Care 0.08%
Mattel Inc MAT Consumer Discretionary 0.08%
Questar Corp STR Utilities 0.08%
Humana Inc HUM Health Care 0.08%
Forest Labs Inc FRX Health Care 0.08%
Whirlpool Corp WHR Consumer Discretionary 0.08%
Qwest Communications Intl I Q Telecommunication Services 0.08%
Hershey Co HSY Consumer Staples 0.08%
Bard C R Inc BCR Health Care 0.08%
Micron Technology Inc MU Information Technology 0.08%
Unum Group UNM Financials 0.08%
Computer Sciences Corp CSC Information Technology 0.08%
Rockwell Automation Inc ROK Industrials 0.08%
Genworth Finl Inc GNW Financials 0.08%
Cliffs Natural Resources In CLF Materials 0.08%
Dte Energy Co DTE Utilities 0.08%
Nyse Euronext NYX Financials 0.08%
Pioneer Nat Res Co PXD Energy 0.07%
Ventas Inc VTR Financials 0.07%
Amphenol Corp New APH Information Technology 0.07%
Discover Finl Svcs DFS Financials 0.07%
Nvidia Corp NVDA Information Technology 0.07%
Fiserv Inc FISV Information Technology 0.07%
Fortune Brands Inc FO Consumer Discretionary 0.07%
Range Res Corp RRC Energy 0.07%
Constellation Energy Group CEG Utilities 0.07%
Fmc Technologies Inc FTI Energy 0.07%
Harley Davidson Inc HOG Consumer Discretionary 0.07%
Sherwin Williams Co SHW Consumer Discretionary 0.07%
Keycorp New KEY Financials 0.07%
O Reilly Automotive Inc ORLY Consumer Discretionary 0.07%
Altera Corp ALTR Information Technology 0.07%
Whole Foods Mkt Inc WFMI Consumer Staples 0.07%
Lauder Estee Cos Inc EL Consumer Staples 0.07%
Aes Corp AES Utilities 0.07%
V F Corp VFC Consumer Discretionary 0.07%
Apollo Group Inc APOL Consumer Discretionary 0.07%
Akamai Technologies Inc AKAM Information Technology 0.07%
United States Stl Corp New X Materials 0.07%
Bmc Software Inc BMC Information Technology 0.07%
Xilinx Inc XLNX Information Technology 0.07%
Campbell Soup Co CPB Consumer Staples 0.07%
Autodesk Inc ADSK Information Technology 0.07%
Limited Brands Inc LTD Consumer Discretionary 0.07%
Comerica Inc CMA Financials 0.07%
Fastenal Co FAST Industrials 0.07%
M & T Bk Corp MTB Financials 0.07%
Smucker J M Co SJM Consumer Staples 0.07%
Nordstrom Inc JWN Consumer Discretionary 0.07%
Davita Inc DVA Health Care 0.07%
Denbury Res Inc DNR Energy 0.07%
Molson Coors Brewing Co TAP Consumer Staples 0.07%
Sigma Aldrich Corp SIAL Materials 0.07%
Penney J C Inc JCP Consumer Discretionary 0.07%
Ross Stores Inc ROST Consumer Discretionary 0.07%
Genuine Parts Co GPC Consumer Discretionary 0.07%
Waters Corp WAT Health Care 0.06%
Vulcan Matls Co VMC Materials 0.06%
Grainger W W Inc GWW Industrials 0.06%
Linear Technology Corp LLTC Information Technology 0.06%
Varian Med Sys Inc VAR Health Care 0.06%
Harris Corp Del HRS Information Technology 0.06%
Nrg Energy Inc NRG Utilities 0.06%
Brown Forman Corp BF.B Consumer Staples 0.06%
Xl Cap Ltd XL Financials 0.06%
Darden Restaurants Inc DRI Consumer Discretionary 0.06%
Hudson City Bancorp HCBK Financials 0.06%
Mylan Inc MYL Health Care 0.06%
Millipore Corp MIL Health Care 0.06%
Ameren Corp AEE Utilities 0.06%
International Game Technolo IGT Consumer Discretionary 0.06%
Kimco Realty Corp KIM Financials 0.06%
Wynn Resorts Ltd WYNN Consumer Discretionary 0.06%
Wisconsin Energy Corp WEC Utilities 0.06%
Plum Creek Timber Co Inc PCL Financials 0.06%
Autozone Inc AZO Consumer Discretionary 0.06%
Tiffany & Co New TIF Consumer Discretionary 0.06%
Textron Inc TXT Industrials 0.06%
Eqt Corp EQT Utilities 0.06%
Family Dlr Stores Inc FDO Consumer Discretionary 0.06%
Cerner Corp CERN Health Care 0.06%
Red Hat Inc RHT Information Technology 0.06%
First Solar Inc FSLR Industrials 0.06%
Roper Inds Inc New ROP Industrials 0.06%
Nabors Industries Ltd NBR Energy 0.06%
Block H & R Inc HRB Consumer Discretionary 0.05%
Electronic Arts Inc ERTS Information Technology 0.05%
Prologis PLD Financials 0.05%
Slm Corp SLM Financials 0.05%
Allegheny Technologies Inc ATI Materials 0.05%
Tyson Foods Inc TSN Consumer Staples 0.05%
Centerpoint Energy Inc CNP Utilities 0.05%
Health Care Reit Inc HCN Financials 0.05%
Teradata Corp Del TDC Information Technology 0.05%
Flowserve Corp FLS Industrials 0.05%
Kla-Tencor Corp KLAC Information Technology 0.05%
Hasbro Inc HAS Consumer Discretionary 0.05%
Saic Inc SAI Information Technology 0.05%
Jacobs Engr Group Inc Del JEC Industrials 0.05%
Peoples United Financial In PBCT Financials 0.05%
Airgas Inc ARG Materials 0.05%
Microchip Technology Inc MCHP Information Technology 0.05%
Owens Ill Inc OI Materials 0.05%
Verisign Inc VRSN Information Technology 0.05%
Mccormick & Co Inc MKC Consumer Staples 0.05%
Mcafee Inc MFE Information Technology 0.05%
Stericycle Inc SRCL Industrials 0.05%
Polo Ralph Lauren Corp RL Consumer Discretionary 0.05%
Windstream Corp WIN Telecommunication Services 0.05%
Legg Mason Inc LM Financials 0.05%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD Information Technology 0.05%
Masco Corp MAS Industrials 0.05%
Dentsply Intl Inc New XRAY Health Care 0.05%
American Intl Group Inc AIG Financials 0.05%
Cf Inds Hldgs Inc CF Materials 0.05%
Urban Outfitters Inc URBN Consumer Discretionary 0.05%
Pitney Bowes Inc PBI Industrials 0.05%
Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc WPI Health Care 0.05%
Oneok Inc New OKE Utilities 0.05%
Ball Corp BLL Materials 0.05%
Newell Rubbermaid Inc NWL Consumer Discretionary 0.05%
Northeast Utils NU Utilities 0.05%
Expedia Inc Del EXPE Consumer Discretionary 0.05%
Carefusion Corp CFN Health Care 0.05%
Iron Mtn Inc IRM Industrials 0.05%
Cincinnati Finl Corp CINF Financials 0.04%
Cephalon Inc CEPH Health Care 0.04%
Huntington Bancshares Inc HBAN Financials 0.04%
Eastman Chem Co EMN Materials 0.04%
Diamond Offshore Drilling I DO Energy 0.04%
F M C Corp FMC Materials 0.04%
Flir Sys Inc FLIR Information Technology 0.04%
Quanta Svcs Inc PWR Industrials 0.04%
Sears Hldgs Corp SHLD Consumer Discretionary 0.04%
Marshall & Ilsley Corp New MI Financials 0.04%
Cb Richard Ellis Group Inc CBG Financials 0.04%
Torchmark Corp TMK Financials 0.04%
Wyndham Worldwide Corp WYN Consumer Discretionary 0.04%
Leucadia Natl Corp LUK Financials 0.04%
Nisource Inc NI Utilities 0.04%
Meadwestvaco Corp MWV Materials 0.04%
Interpublic Group Cos Inc IPG Consumer Discretionary 0.04%
Scana Corp New SCG Utilities 0.04%
Scripps Networks Interact I SNI Consumer Discretionary 0.04%
Assurant Inc AIZ Financials 0.04%
Moodys Corp MCO Financials 0.04%
Pall Corp PLL Industrials 0.04%
Helmerich & Payne Inc HP Energy 0.04%
Donnelley R R & Sons Co RRD Industrials 0.04%
Zions Bancorporation ZION Financials 0.04%
Avery Dennison Corp AVY Industrials 0.04%
Equifax Inc EFX Industrials 0.04%
Pactiv Corp PTV Materials 0.04%
Pinnacle West Cap Corp PNW Utilities 0.04%
Robert Half Intl Inc RHI Industrials 0.04%
Dun & Bradstreet Corp Del N DNB Industrials 0.04%
Gannett Inc GCI Consumer Discretionary 0.04%
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp COG Energy 0.04%
Pepco Holdings Inc POM Utilities 0.04%
Devry Inc Del DV Consumer Discretionary 0.04%
Pulte Group Inc PHM Consumer Discretionary 0.04%
International Flavors&Fragr IFF Materials 0.04%
Lsi Corporation LSI Information Technology 0.04%
Sunoco Inc SUN Energy 0.04%
Gamestop Corp New GME Consumer Discretionary 0.04%
Allegheny Energy Inc AYE Utilities 0.04%
Integrys Energy Group Inc TEG Utilities 0.04%
Tellabs Inc TLAB Information Technology 0.04%
Leggett & Platt Inc LEG Consumer Discretionary 0.04%
Cintas Corp CTAS Industrials 0.03%
Cms Energy Corp CMS Utilities 0.03%
D R Horton Inc DHI Consumer Discretionary 0.03%
Massey Energy Corp MEE Energy 0.03%
National Semiconductor Corp NSM Information Technology 0.03%
Teco Energy Inc TE Utilities 0.03%
Constellation Brands Inc STZ Consumer Staples 0.03%
Sealed Air Corp New SEE Materials 0.03%
Abercrombie & Fitch Co ANF Consumer Discretionary 0.03%
Bemis Inc BMS Materials 0.03%
Coventry Health Care Inc CVH Health Care 0.03%
Lexmark Intl New LXK Information Technology 0.03%
Big Lots Inc BIG Consumer Discretionary 0.03%
Goodyear Tire & Rubr Co GT Consumer Discretionary 0.03%
Total Sys Svcs Inc TSS Information Technology 0.03%
Molex Inc MOLX Information Technology 0.03%
Supervalu Inc SVU Consumer Staples 0.03%
E Trade Financial Corp ETFC Financials 0.03%
Washington Post Co WPO Consumer Discretionary 0.03%
Rowan Cos Inc RDC Energy 0.03%
Lennar Corp LEN Consumer Discretionary 0.03%
First Horizon Natl Corp FHN Financials 0.03%
Patterson Companies Inc PDCO Health Care 0.03%
Hormel Foods Corp HRL Consumer Staples 0.03%
Nasdaq Omx Group Inc NDAQ Financials 0.03%
Perkinelmer Inc PKI Health Care 0.03%
Jabil Circuit Inc JBL Information Technology 0.03%
Memc Electr Matls Inc WFR Information Technology 0.03%
Jds Uniphase Corp JDSU Information Technology 0.03%
Radioshack Corp RSH Consumer Discretionary 0.03%
Snap On Inc SNA Industrials 0.03%
Frontier Communications Cor FTR Telecommunication Services 0.03%
Tenet Healthcare Corp THC Health Care 0.03%
Novellus Sys Inc NVLS Information Technology 0.03%
Apartment Invt & Mgmt Co AIV Financials 0.02%
Ryder Sys Inc R Industrials 0.02%
Metropcs Communications Inc PCS Telecommunication Services 0.02%
Harman Intl Inds Inc HAR Consumer Discretionary 0.02%
King Pharmaceuticals Inc KG Health Care 0.02%
Qlogic Corp QLGC Information Technology 0.02%
Novell Inc NOVL Information Technology 0.02%
Federated Invs Inc Pa FII Financials 0.02%
Janus Cap Group Inc JNS Financials 0.02%
Teradyne Inc TER Information Technology 0.02%
Dean Foods Co New DF Consumer Staples 0.02%
Compuware Corp CPWR Information Technology 0.02%
Monster Worldwide Inc MWW Information Technology 0.02%
Nicor Inc GAS Utilities 0.02%
Autonation Inc AN Consumer Discretionary 0.02%
Tesoro Corp TSO Energy 0.02%
Ak Stl Hldg Corp AKS Materials 0.02%
Office Depot Inc ODP Consumer Discretionary 0.02%
Eastman Kodak Co EK Consumer Discretionary 0.02%
Titanium Metals Corp TIE Materials 0.02%
U.S. Dollar CASH_USD Unassigned 0.01%
Meredith Corp MDP Consumer Discretionary 0.01%
New York Times Co NYT Consumer Discretionary 0.01%

Price Return vs. Total Return vs. Net Total Return

The S&P 500 index is generally quoted as a price return index, while also "total return" and "net total return" versions of the index exists; all three versions differ in how dividends are accounted for. The price return version does not account for dividends; it only captures the changes in the prices of the index components. The total return version reflects the effects of dividend reinvestment and the net total return version reflects the effects of dividend reinvestment after the deduction of withholding tax.

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