The Global Dow
The Global Dow (GDOW) is a 150-stock index of corporations from around the world, created by Dow Jones & Company. Only blue-chip stocks are included in the index.
Like its 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. The Global Dow is bigger—150 stocks rather than 30—and its components are weighted equally rather than by price. All 30 Dow industrial stocks are included, as well as some from the Dow Jones Transportation and Utility averages.
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. It covers both developed and emerging markets. In addition, it includes companies from emerging sectors, such as alternative energy. The components are equally weighted, which means that price movements of the larger stocks have no greater impact on index performance than 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 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
- Amgen Inc.
- American Express Co.
- Anglo American PLC
- Anheuser-Busch InBev
- Apple Inc.
- ArcelorMittal
- Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A.
- Astrazeneca PLC
- AT&T Inc.
- 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.
- Bridgestone Corp.
- BP plc
- Canon Inc.
- Carnival Corp.
- Carrefour S.A.
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Chevron Corp.
- China Construction Bank Corp.
- China Mobile Ltd.
- China Petroleum & Chemical Corp.
- China Unicom Ltd.
- Cisco Systems Inc.
- CLP Holdings Ltd.
- The Coca-Cola Company
- 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
- E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co.
- E.ON AG
- eBay Inc.
- EDP-Energias de Portugal S.A.
- Exxon Mobil Corp.
- FedEx Corp.
- Esprit Holdings Ltd.
- First Solar Inc.
- Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.
- GAZPROM OAO
- GDF Suez S.A.
- General Electric Co.
- 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.
- 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.
- Medco Health Solutions
- Microsoft Corp.
- Mitsubishi Corporation
- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.
- Mitsui & Co. Ltd.
- Mizuho Financial Group Inc.
- Monsanto Company
- NASDAQ OMX Group Inc.
- National Australia Bank Ltd
- 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 Corporation ASA
- Rio Tinto plc
- Roche Holding AG Part. Cert.
- Royal Bank of Canada
- 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.
- Telefónica S.A.
- Tesco PLC
- Time Warner Inc.
- Toshiba Corp.
- Total S.A.
- Toyota Motor Corp.
- Travelers Cos.
- 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% |