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S&P Global 1200

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Map of all countries in the S&P 1200 as of Jan 21, 2019

The S&P Global 1200 Index is a free-float weighted stock market index of global equities from Standard & Poor's. The index was launched on Sep 30, 1999 and covers 31 countries and approximately 70 percent of global stock market capitalization.[1] It is composed of seven regional indices:

The Global 1200 includes companies in all eleven GICS sectors. The largest sector, in terms of weight and number of companies, is financials. Other top sectors represented are consumer discretionary, health care, and information technology. Among the smallest are utilities, materials, communication services, and energy.

Subset

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S&P also has the "S&P International 700", which is the S&P Global 1200 minus the S&P 500.[2]

Top 10 Constituents by index weight

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Constituent Symbol Sector
Apple Inc. AAPL Information Technology
Microsoft Corp MSFT Information Technology
Amazon.com Inc AMZN Consumer Discretionary
Facebook Inc A FB Communication Services
Alphabet Inc A GOOGL Communication Services
Alphabet Inc C GOOG Communication Services
Berkshire Hathaway B BRK.B Financials
Tencent Holdings Ltd. 00700 Communication Services
Johnson & Johnson JNJ Health Care
JP Morgan Chase & Co JPM Financials

Sector representation

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  Energy (4%)
  Materials (4%)
  Industrials (11%)
  Consumer Discretionary (11%)
  Consumer Staples (6%)
  Healthcare (12%)
  Financials (15%)
  Information Technology (25%)
  Communication Services (8%)
  Utilities (2%)
  Real Estate (2%)

The GICS breakdown is shown here, with information technology being the biggest sector.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "S&P Global 1200 | S&P Dow Jones Indices".
  2. ^ "S&P 700 - S&P Dow Jones Indices".
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