Stock Market Terms – S&P 500 Index, S&P 500 index funds and S&P 500 companies
One of the most frequently used sock market terms is the S&P 500 index. It is very important for beginners in stock market to understand this term. S&P 500 value weighted index of 500 large companies of America. This index was established in 1975 and contains all large companies whose stocks are being traded in at least one of the two main American exchanges which are NASDAQ and NYSE.
S&P 500 index is one of the most widely used indices after DOW Jones index for following large cap companies. This index is maintained by Standard and Poor’s which is a division of McGraw Hill. The ticker symbol for the S&P 500 index varies. Some examples of the symbol are ^GSPC, .INX, and $SPX.
There are various index funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) which are based on S&P 500 index. Some of these funds are:
Vanguard 500 Index Fund (VFINX)
Fidelity Spartan US Equity Index Fund Advantage (FUSVX)
E*TRADE S&P 500 Index Fund (ETSPX)
Columbia Large Cap Index Fund (NINDX)
DWS Equity 500 Index Fund (BTIEX)
USAA S&P 500 Index Fund (USSPX)
Rydex S&P 500 A (RYSOX)
Rydex S&P 500 C (RYSYX)
The S&P 500 stock market index, maintained by Standard & Poor’s, comprises 500 large-cap American companies. S&P 500 is a core component of the U.S. indices that could be used as building blocks for portfolio construction. It is also the U.S. component of S&P Global 1200.
Index constituents exhibit the following characteristics:
- Market Coverage – Approximately 75% of the U.S. equities market
- Weighting – Market capitalization
- Market Capitalization – Minimum of US$ 3 billion
- Public Float – At least 50%
- Reconstitution – As needed basis
The companies which constitute this index are:
| Symbol | Company | Sector |
| MMM | 3M Co | Industrials |
| ABT | Abbott Laboratories | Health Care |
| ANF | Abercrombie & Fitch Company A | Consumer Discretionary |
| ADBE | Adobe Systems Inc | Information Technology |
| AMD | Advanced Micro Devices | Information Technology |
| AES | AES Corp | Utilities |
| AET | Aetna Inc | Health Care |
| ACS | Affiliated Computer Services | Information Technology |
| AFL | AFLAC Inc | Financials |
| A | Agilent Technologies Inc | Information Technology |
| APD | Air Products & Chemicals Inc | Materials |
| AKS | AK Steel Hldg Corp | Materials |
| AKAM | Akamai Technologies Inc | Information Technology |
| AA | Alcoa Inc | Materials |
| AYE | Allegheny Energy Inc | Utilities |
| ATI | Allegheny Technologies Inc | Materials |
| AGN | Allergan Inc | Health Care |
| ALL | Allstate Corp | Financials |
| ALTR | Altera Corp | Information Technology |
| MO | Altria Group Inc | Consumer Staples |
| AMZN | Amazon.com Inc | Consumer Discretionary |
| AEE | Ameren Corp | Utilities |
| AEP | American Electric Power | Utilities |
| AXP | American Express Co | Financials |
| AIG | American Intl Group Inc | Financials |
| AMT | American Tower Corp A | Telecommunications Services |
| AMP | Ameriprise Financial Inc | Financials |
| ABC | AmerisourceBergen Corp | Health Care |
| AMGN | Amgen Inc | Health Care |
| APH | Amphenol Corp A | Information Technology |
| APC | Anadarko Petroleum Corp | Energy |
| ADI | Analog Devices Inc | Information Technology |
| AOC | Aon Corp | Financials |
| APA | Apache Corp | Energy |
| AIV | Apartment Investment & Mgmt | Financials |
| APOL | Apollo Group Inc | Consumer Discretionary |
| AAPL | Apple Inc. | Information Technology |
| AMAT | Applied Materials Inc | Information Technology |
| ADM | Archer-Daniels-Midland Co | Consumer Staples |
| AIZ | Assurant Inc | Financials |
| T | AT&T Inc | Telecommunications Services |
| ADSK | Autodesk Inc | Information Technology |
| ADP | Automatic Data Processing | Information Technology |
| AN | AutoNation Inc | Consumer Discretionary |
| AZO | AutoZone Inc | Consumer Discretionary |
| AVB | AvalonBay Communities Inc | Financials |
| AVY | Avery Dennison Corp | Industrials |
| AVP | Avon Products | Consumer Staples |
| BHI | Baker Hughes Inc | Energy |
| BLL | Ball Corp | Materials |
| BAC | Bank of America Corp | Financials |
| BCR | Bard C.R. Inc | Health Care |
| BAX | Baxter Intl Inc | Health Care |
| BBT | BB&T Corp | Financials |
| BDX | Becton Dickinson & Co | Health Care |
| BBBY | Bed Bath & Beyond Inc | Consumer Discretionary |
| BMS | Bemis Co Inc | Materials |
| BBY | Best Buy Co Inc | Consumer Discretionary |
| BIG | Big Lots Inc | Consumer Discretionary |
| BIIB | Biogen Idec Inc | Health Care |
| BJS | BJ Services Co | Energy |
| BDK | Black & Decker Corp | Consumer Discretionary |
| HRB | Block H & R Inc | Consumer Discretionary |
| BMC | BMC Software Inc | Information Technology |
| BA | Boeing Co | Industrials |
| BXP | Boston Properties Inc | Financials |
| BSX | Boston Scientific Corp | Health Care |
| BMY | Bristol-Myers Squibb | Health Care |
| BRCM | Broadcom Corp A | Information Technology |
| BF/B | Brown-Forman Corp B | Consumer Staples |
| BNI | Burlington Northern Santa Fe Co | Industrials |
| CA | CA Inc | Information Technology |
| COG | Cabot Oil & Gas A | Energy |
| CAM | Cameron International Corp | Energy |
| CPB | Campbell Soup Co | Consumer Staples |
| COF | Capital One Financial | Financials |
| CAH | Cardinal Health Inc | Health Care |
| CCL | Carnival Corp | Consumer Discretionary |
| CAT | Caterpillar Inc | Industrials |
| CBG | CB Richard Ellis Group Inc A | Financials |
| CBS | CBS Corp B | Consumer Discretionary |
| CELG | Celgene Corp | Health Care |
| CNP | Centerpoint Energy Inc | Utilities |
| CTL | Centurytel Inc | Telecommunications Services |
| CEPH | Cephalon Inc | Health Care |
| CF | CF Industries Holdings | Materials |
| CHRW | CH Robinson Worldwide Inc | Industrials |
| CHK | Chesapeake Energy Corp | Energy |
| CVX | Chevron Corp | Energy |
| CME | Chicago Mercantile Exchange | Financials |
| CB | Chubb Corp | Financials |
| CIEN | CIENA Corp | Information Technology |
| CI | CIGNA Corp | Health Care |
| CINF | Cincinnati Financial Corp | Financials |
| CTAS | Cintas Corp | Industrials |
| CSCO | Cisco Systems Inc | Information Technology |
| C | Citigroup Inc | Financials |
| CTXS | Citrix Systems Inc | Information Technology |
| CLX | Clorox Co | Consumer Staples |
| CMS | CMS Energy Corp | Utilities |
| COH | Coach Inc | Consumer Discretionary |
| KO | Coca-Cola Co | Consumer Staples |
| CCE | Coca-Cola Enterprises | Consumer Staples |
| CTSH | Cognizant Tech Solutions Corp | Information Technology |
| CL | Colgate-Palmolive Co | Consumer Staples |
| CMCSA | Comcast Corp A | Consumer Discretionary |
| CMA | Comerica Inc (MI) | Financials |
| CSC | Computer Sciences | Information Technology |
| CPWR | Compuware Corp | Information Technology |
| CAG | ConAgra Foods Inc | Consumer Staples |
| COP | ConocoPhillips | Energy |
| CNX | CONSOL Energy Inc | Energy |
| ED | Consolidated Edison Inc | Utilities |
| STZ | Constellation Brands Inc A | Consumer Staples |
| CEG | Constellation Energy Group | Utilities |
| CVG | Convergys Corp | Information Technology |
| CBE | Cooper Industries Ltd (Bermuda) | Industrials |
| GLW | Corning Inc | Information Technology |
| COST | Costco Wholesale Corp | Consumer Staples |
| CVH | Coventry Health Care Inc | Health Care |
| CSX | CSX Corp | Industrials |
| CMI | Cummins Inc | Industrials |
| CVS | CVS Caremark Corp. | Consumer Staples |
| DHR | Danaher Corp | Industrials |
| DRI | Darden Restaurants Inc | Consumer Discretionary |
| DVA | Davita Inc | Health Care |
| DF | Dean Foods Co | Consumer Staples |
| DE | Deere & Co | Industrials |
| DELL | Dell Inc | Information Technology |
| DNR | Denbury Resources Inc | Energy |
| XRAY | Dentsply Intl | Health Care |
| DVN | Devon Energy Corp | Energy |
| DV | DeVry Inc | Consumer Discretionary |
| DO | Diamond Offshore Drilling | Energy |
| DTV | DIRECTV Group Inc | Consumer Discretionary |
| DFS | Discover Financial Services | Financials |
| D | Dominion Resources Inc | Utilities |
| RRD | Donnelley R.R. & Sons | Industrials |
| DOV | Dover Corp | Industrials |
| DOW | Dow Chemical | Materials |
| DPS | Dr Pepper Snapple Group | Consumer Staples |
| DTE | DTE Energy Co | Utilities |
| DUK | Duke Energy Corp | Utilities |
| DNB | Dun & Bradstreet Corp | Industrials |
| DD | DuPont E.I. de Nemours | Materials |
| DYN | Dynegy Inc A | Utilities |
| ETFC | E*TRADE Financial Corp | Financials |
| EMN | Eastman Chemical Co | Materials |
| EK | Eastman Kodak Co | Consumer Discretionary |
| ETN | Eaton Corp | Industrials |
| EBAY | eBay Inc. | Information Technology |
| ECL | Ecolab Inc | Materials |
| EIX | Edison Intl | Utilities |
| EP | El Paso Corp | Energy |
| ERTS | Electronic Arts | Information Technology |
| EMC | EMC Corp | Information Technology |
| EMR | Emerson Electric Co | Industrials |
| ESV | ENSCO Intl Inc | Energy |
| ETR | Entergy Corp | Utilities |
| EOG | EOG Resources | Energy |
| EQT | EQT Corporation | Utilities |
| EFX | Equifax Inc | Industrials |
| EQR | Equity Residential | Financials |
| EL | Estee Lauder Cos. | Consumer Staples |
| EXC | Exelon Corp | Utilities |
| EXPE | Expedia | Consumer Discretionary |
| EXPD | Expeditors Intl of WA Inc | Industrials |
| ESRX | Express Scripts Inc | Health Care |
| XOM | Exxon Mobil Corp | Energy |
| FDO | Family Dollar Stores Inc | Consumer Discretionary |
| FAST | Fastenal Co | Industrials |
| FII | Federated Investors Inc B | Financials |
| FDX | FedEx Corp | Industrials |
| FIS | Fidelity National Information | Information Technology |
| FITB | Fifth Third Bancorp (OH) | Financials |
| FHN | First Horizon National Corp | Financials |
| FE | FirstEnergy Corp | Utilities |
| FISV | Fiserv Inc | Information Technology |
| FLIR | FLIR Systems Inc | Information Technology |
| FLS | Flowserve Corp | Industrials |
| FLR | Fluor Corp | Industrials |
| FMC | FMC Corp | Materials |
| FTI | FMC Technologies Inc | Energy |
| F | Ford Motor Co | Consumer Discretionary |
| FRX | Forest Laboratories | Health Care |
| FO | Fortune Brands Inc | Consumer Discretionary |
| FPL | FPL Group Inc | Utilities |
| BEN | Franklin Resources Inc | Financials |
| FCX | Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold | Materials |
| FTR | Frontier Communications Corp | Telecommunications Services |
| GME | GameStop Corp A | Consumer Discretionary |
| GCI | Gannett Co Inc | Consumer Discretionary |
| GPS | Gap Inc | Consumer Discretionary |
| GD | General Dynamics | Industrials |
| GE | General Electric Co | Industrials |
| GIS | General Mills Inc | Consumer Staples |
| GPC | Genuine Parts Co | Consumer Discretionary |
| GNW | Genworth Financial Inc | Financials |
| GENZ | Genzyme Corp | Health Care |
| GILD | Gilead Sciences Inc | Health Care |
| GS | Goldman Sachs Group Inc | Financials |
| GR | Goodrich Corp | Industrials |
| GT | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co | Consumer Discretionary |
| GOOG | Google Inc | Information Technology |
| GWW | Grainger W.W. Inc | Industrials |
| HAL | Halliburton Co | Energy |
| HOG | Harley-Davidson Inc | Consumer Discretionary |
| HAR | Harman Intl Industries Inc | Consumer Discretionary |
| HRS | Harris Corp | Information Technology |
| HIG | Hartford Finl Services Group | Financials |
| HAS | Hasbro Inc | Consumer Discretionary |
| HCP | HCP Inc | Financials |
| HCN | Health Care REIT Inc | Financials |
| HNZ | Heinz H.J. Co | Consumer Staples |
| HSY | Hershey Foods Corp | Consumer Staples |
| HES | Hess Corp | Energy |
| HPQ | Hewlett-Packard Co | Information Technology |
| HD | Home Depot Inc | Consumer Discretionary |
| HON | Honeywell Intl Inc | Industrials |
| HRL | Hormel Foods Corp | Consumer Staples |
| DHI | Horton D.R. Inc | Consumer Discretionary |
| HSP | Hospira Inc | Health Care |
| HST | Host Hotels & Resorts Inc | Financials |
| HCBK | Hudson City Bancorp | Financials |
| HUM | Humana Inc | Health Care |
| HBAN | Huntington Bancshares (OH) | Financials |
| ITW | Illinois Tool Works Inc | Industrials |
| RX | IMS Health Inc | Health Care |
| TEG | Integrys Energy Group Inc | Utilities |
| INTC | Intel Corp | Information Technology |
| ICE | IntercontinentalExchange | Financials |
| IPG | Interpublic Group Cos | Consumer Discretionary |
| IBM | Intl Business Machines Corp | Information Technology |
| IFF | Intl Flavors & Fragrances | Materials |
| IGT | Intl Game Technology | Consumer Discretionary |
| IP | Intl Paper Co | Materials |
| INTU | Intuit Inc | Information Technology |
| ISRG | Intuitive Surgical Inc | Health Care |
| IVZ | Invesco Ltd | Financials |
| IRM | Iron Mountain Inc | Industrials |
| ITT | ITT Corporation | Industrials |
| JBL | Jabil Circuit Inc | Information Technology |
| JEC | Jacobs Engineering Group Inc | Industrials |
| JNS | Janus Capital Group Inc | Financials |
| JDSU | JDS Uniphase Corp | Information Technology |
| JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | Health Care |
| JCI | Johnson Controls Inc | Consumer Discretionary |
| JPM | JP Morgan Chase & Co | Financials |
| JNPR | Juniper Networks Inc | Information Technology |
| KBH | KB Home | Consumer Discretionary |
| K | Kellogg Co | Consumer Staples |
| KEY | KeyCorp | Financials |
| KMB | Kimberly-Clark | Consumer Staples |
| KIM | Kimco Realty Corp | Financials |
| KG | King Pharmaceuticals Inc | Health Care |
| KLAC | KLA-Tencor Corporation | Information Technology |
| KSS | Kohl’s Corp | Consumer Discretionary |
| KFT | Kraft Foods Inc A | Consumer Staples |
| KR | Kroger Co | Consumer Staples |
| LLL | L-3 Communications Holdings | Industrials |
| LH | Lab Corp of America Hldgs | Health Care |
| LM | Legg Mason Inc | Financials |
| LEG | Leggett & Platt | Consumer Discretionary |
| LEN | Lennar Corp A | Consumer Discretionary |
| LUK | Leucadia National Corp (NY) | Financials |
| LXK | Lexmark International Inc | Information Technology |
| LIFE | Life Technologies Corp | Health Care |
| LLY | Lilly Eli & Co | Health Care |
| LTD | Limited Brands Inc | Consumer Discretionary |
| LNC | Lincoln National Corp | Financials |
| LLTC | Linear Technology Corp | Information Technology |
| LMT | Lockheed Martin | Industrials |
| L | Loews Corp | Financials |
| LO | Lorillard Inc | Consumer Staples |
| LOW | Lowe’s Cos Inc | Consumer Discretionary |
| LSI | LSI Corporation | Information Technology |
| MTB | M&T Bank Corp | Financials |
| M | Macy’s Inc | Consumer Discretionary |
| MTW | Manitowoc Co Inc | Industrials |
| MRO | Marathon Oil Corp | Energy |
| MAR | Marriott Intl A | Consumer Discretionary |
| MMC | Marsh & McLennan Companies | Financials |
| MI | Marshall & Ilsley Corp (WI) | Financials |
| MAS | Masco Corp | Industrials |
| MEE | Massey Energy Co | Energy |
| MA | Mastercard Inc A | Information Technology |
| MAT | Mattel Inc | Consumer Discretionary |
| MBI | MBIA Inc | Financials |
| MFE | McAfee Inc | Information Technology |
| MKC | McCormick & Co | Consumer Staples |
| MCD | McDonald’s Corp | Consumer Discretionary |
| MHP | McGraw-Hill Cos Inc | Consumer Discretionary |
| MCK | McKesson Corp | Health Care |
| MWV | MeadWestvaco Corp | Materials |
| MHS | Medco Health Solutions Inc | Health Care |
| MDT | Medtronic Inc | Health Care |
| WFR | MEMC Electronic Materials | Information Technology |
| MRK | Merck & Co Inc | Health Care |
| MDP | Meredith Corp | Consumer Discretionary |
| MET | Metlife Inc | Financials |
| PCS | Metropcs Communications Inc | Telecommunications Services |
| MCHP | Microchip Technology Inc | Information Technology |
| MU | Micron Technology Inc | Information Technology |
| MSFT | Microsoft Corp | Information Technology |
| MIL | Millipore Corp | Health Care |
| MOLX | Molex Inc | Information Technology |
| TAP | Molson Coors Brewing Co B | Consumer Staples |
| MON | Monsanto Co. | Materials |
| MWW | Monster Worldwide Inc | Industrials |
| MCO | Moody’s Corp | Financials |
| MS | Morgan Stanley | Financials |
| MOT | Motorola Inc | Information Technology |
| MUR | Murphy Oil Corp | Energy |
| MYL | Mylan Inc. | Health Care |
| NBR | Nabors Industries Ltd | Energy |
| NDAQ | Nasdaq OMX Group/The | Financials |
| NOV | National Oilwell Varco Inc | Energy |
| NSM | National Semiconductor | Information Technology |
| NTAP | NetApp Inc | Information Technology |
| NYT | New York Times Co A | Consumer Discretionary |
| NWL | Newell Rubbermaid Inc | Consumer Discretionary |
| NEM | Newmont Mining Corp | Materials |
| NWSA | News Corporation A | Consumer Discretionary |
| GAS | NICOR Inc | Utilities |
| NKE | NIKE Inc B | Consumer Discretionary |
| NI | Nisource Inc | Utilities |
| NBL | Noble Energy Inc | Energy |
| JWN | Nordstrom Inc | Consumer Discretionary |
| NSC | Norfolk Southern Corp | Industrials |
| NU | Northeast Utilities | Utilities |
| NTRS | Northern Trust Corp (IL) | Financials |
| NOC | Northrop Grumman Corp | Industrials |
| NOVL | Novell Inc | Information Technology |
| NVLS | Novellus Systems Inc | Information Technology |
| NUE | Nucor Corp | Materials |
| NVDA | Nvidia Corp | Information Technology |
| NYX | NYSE Euronext | Financials |
| ORLY | O’Reilly Automotive | Consumer Discretionary |
| OXY | Occidental Petroleum | Energy |
| ODP | Office Depot Inc | Consumer Discretionary |
| OMC | Omnicom Group | Consumer Discretionary |
| ORCL | Oracle Corp | Information Technology |
| OI | Owens-Illinois Inc | Materials |
| PCAR | PACCAR Inc | Industrials |
| PTV | Pactiv Corporation | Materials |
| PLL | Pall Corp | Industrials |
| PH | Parker-Hannifin Corp | Industrials |
| PDCO | Patterson Cos Inc | Health Care |
| PAYX | Paychex Inc | Information Technology |
| BTU | Peabody Energy Corp | Energy |
| JCP | Penney J.C. Inc | Consumer Discretionary |
| PBCT | People’s United Financial Inc | Financials |
| POM | Pepco Holdings Inc | Utilities |
| PBG | Pepsi Bottling Group Inc | Consumer Staples |
| PEP | PepsiCo Inc | Consumer Staples |
| PKI | PerkinElmer Inc | Health Care |
| PFE | Pfizer Inc | Health Care |
| PCG | PG&E Corporation | Utilities |
| PM | Philip Morris International | Consumer Staples |
| PNW | Pinnacle West Capital (AZ) | Utilities |
| PXD | Pioneer Natural Resources | Energy |
| PBI | Pitney Bowes Inc | Industrials |
| PCL | Plum Creek Timber Co | Financials |
| PNC | PNC Finl Services Group | Financials |
| RL | Polo Ralph Lauren A | Consumer Discretionary |
| PPG | PPG Industries Inc | Materials |
| PPL | PPL Corp | Utilities |
| PX | Praxair Inc | Materials |
| PCP | Precision Castparts Corp | Industrials |
| PFG | Principal Financial Group | Financials |
| PG | Procter & Gamble | Consumer Staples |
| PGN | Progress Energy Inc | Utilities |
| PGR | Progressive Corp | Financials |
| PLD | Prologis | Financials |
| PRU | Prudential Financial Inc | Financials |
| PEG | Public Service Enterprise Grp | Utilities |
| PSA | Public Storage | Financials |
| PHM | Pulte Homes Inc | Consumer Discretionary |
| QLGC | QLogic Corp | Information Technology |
| QCOM | QUALCOMM Inc | Information Technology |
| PWR | Quanta Services Inc | Industrials |
| DGX | Quest Diagnostics | Health Care |
| STR | Questar Corp | Utilities |
| Q | Qwest Communications Intl Inc | Telecommunications Services |
| RSH | RadioShack Corp | Consumer Discretionary |
| RRC | Range Resources Corp | Energy |
| RTN | Raytheon Co | Industrials |
| RHT | Red Hat Inc | Information Technology |
| RF | Regions Financial Corp | Financials |
| RSG | Republic Services Inc | Industrials |
| RAI | Reynolds American Inc | Consumer Staples |
| RHI | Robert Half Intl Inc | Industrials |
| ROK | Rockwell Automation Inc | Industrials |
| COL | Rockwell Collins | Industrials |
| RDC | Rowan Companies Inc | Energy |
| R | Ryder System Inc | Industrials |
| SWY | Safeway Inc | Consumer Staples |
| CRM | Salesforce.com | Information Technology |
| SNDK | SanDisk Corp | Information Technology |
| SLE | Sara Lee Corp | Consumer Staples |
| SCG | SCANA Corp | Utilities |
| SGP | Schering-Plough Corp | Health Care |
| SLB | Schlumberger Ltd | Energy |
| SCHW | Schwab Charles Corp | Financials |
| SNI | Scripps Networks Interactive | Consumer Discretionary |
| SEE | Sealed Air Corp | Materials |
| SHLD | Sears Holdings Corp | Consumer Discretionary |
| SRE | Sempra Energy | Utilities |
| SHW | Sherwin-Williams Co | Consumer Discretionary |
| SIAL | Sigma-Aldrich Corp | Materials |
| SPG | Simon Property Group | Financials |
| SLM | SLM Corp | Financials |
| SII | Smith Intl Inc | Energy |
| SJM | Smucker J.M. Co | Consumer Staples |
| SNA | Snap On Inc | Consumer Discretionary |
| SO | Southern Co | Utilities |
| LUV | Southwest Airlines Co | Industrials |
| SWN | Southwestern Energy Co | Energy |
| SE | Spectra Energy Corp | Energy |
| S | Sprint Nextel Corp | Telecommunications Services |
| STJ | St Jude Medical Inc | Health Care |
| SWK | Stanley Works | Consumer Discretionary |
| SPLS | Staples Inc | Consumer Discretionary |
| SBUX | Starbucks Corp | Consumer Discretionary |
| HOT | Starwood Hotel & Resort World | Consumer Discretionary |
| STT | State Street Corp | Financials |
| SRCL | Stericycle Inc | Industrials |
| SYK | Stryker Corp | Health Care |
| JAVA | Sun Microsystems Inc | Information Technology |
| SUN | Sunoco Inc | Energy |
| STI | SunTrust Banks Inc (GA) | Financials |
| SVU | Supervalu Inc | Consumer Staples |
| SYMC | Symantec Corp | Information Technology |
| SYY | Sysco Corp | Consumer Staples |
| TROW | T Rowe Price Group Inc | Financials |
| TGT | Target Corp | Consumer Discretionary |
| TE | TECO Energy Inc | Utilities |
| TLAB | Tellabs Inc | Information Technology |
| THC | Tenet Healthcare | Health Care |
| TDC | Teradata Corp | Information Technology |
| TER | Teradyne Inc | Information Technology |
| TSO | Tesoro Corp | Energy |
| TXN | Texas Instruments Inc | Information Technology |
| TXT | Textron Inc | Industrials |
| BK | The Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Financials |
| TMO | Thermo Fisher Scientific | Health Care |
| TIF | Tiffany & Co | Consumer Discretionary |
| TWC | Time Warner Cable Inc | Consumer Discretionary |
| TWX | Time Warner Inc | Consumer Discretionary |
| TIE | Titanium Metals Corp | Materials |
| TJX | TJX Cos Inc | Consumer Discretionary |
| TMK | Torchmark Corp | Financials |
| TSS | Total System Services Inc | Information Technology |
| TRV | Travelers Cos Inc | Financials |
| TSN | Tyson Foods Inc A | Consumer Staples |
| UNP | Union Pacific Corp | Industrials |
| UPS | United Parcel Service Inc B | Industrials |
| X | United States Steel Corp | Materials |
| UTX | United Technologies Corp | Industrials |
| UNH | Unitedhealth Group Inc | Health Care |
| UNM | Unum Group | Financials |
| USB | US Bancorp | Financials |
| VLO | Valero Energy Corp | Energy |
| VAR | Varian Medical Systems Inc | Health Care |
| VTR | Ventas Inc | Financials |
| VRSN | VeriSign Inc | Information Technology |
| VZ | Verizon Communications Inc | Telecommunications Services |
| VFC | VF Corp | Consumer Discretionary |
| VIA/B | Viacom Inc B (New) | Consumer Discretionary |
| VNO | Vornado Realty Trust | Financials |
| VMC | Vulcan Materials Co | Materials |
| WMT | Wal-Mart Stores | Consumer Staples |
| WAG | Walgreen Co | Consumer Staples |
| DIS | Walt Disney Co | Consumer Discretionary |
| WPO | Washington Post Co B | Consumer Discretionary |
| WM | Waste Management Inc | Industrials |
| WAT | Waters Corp | Health Care |
| WPI | Watson Pharmaceuticals | Health Care |
| WLP | WellPoint Inc | Health Care |
| WFC | Wells Fargo & Co | Financials |
| WDC | Western Digital Corp | Information Technology |
| WU | Western Union Co | Information Technology |
| WY | Weyerhaeuser Co | Materials |
| WHR | Whirlpool Corp | Consumer Discretionary |
| WFMI | Whole Foods Market Inc | Consumer Staples |
| WMB | Williams Cos Inc | Energy |
| WIN | Windstream Corp | Telecommunications Services |
| WEC | Wisconsin Energy Corp | Utilities |
| WYE | Wyeth | Health Care |
| WYN | Wyndham Worldwide Corp | Consumer Discretionary |
| WYNN | Wynn Resorts Ltd | Consumer Discretionary |
| XEL | Xcel Energy Inc | Utilities |
| XRX | Xerox Corp | Information Technology |
| XLNX | Xilinx Inc | Information Technology |
| XL | XL Capital Ltd A (Bermuda) | Financials |
| XTO | XTO Energy Inc | Energy |
| YHOO | Yahoo Inc | Information Technology |
| YUM | Yum! Brands Inc | Consumer Discretionary |
| ZMH | Zimmer Holdings Inc | Health Care |
| ZION | Zions Bancorp (UT) | Finance |
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