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Dow Jones Indexes and FTSE together offer a definitive classification system called the Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB). The system is supported by the ICB Universe Database, which contains over 60,000 companies and 65,000 securities worldwide from the FTSE and Dow Jones universes. The coverage makes the database a comprehensive tool for global sector analysis.
The expertise of Dow Jones Indexes and FTSE has made ICB a relevant and user-friendly classification standard for trading and investment decisions. Thanks in part to their combined global presence and partnerships, ICB has become a global standard.
The ICB Difference
- Investor focused - ICB was created with the needs of the investment community in mind and offers increased clarity, better structure and universality
- Flexible structure - The four tiers meet industry analysis requirements — from broad
industry trends to detailed analysis — across regions and countries
- Global presence - ICB is adopted by stock exchanges representing over 65% of the world's market capitalization
- Relevant to investors - The Industry and Supersector tiers are designed to reflect and facilitate current sector-based investment strategies
- Global reach - ICB is a single system for truly global players, providing previously unseen coverage for the market
- Assured and accurate - Independent management combined with input from global research teams provides the reassurance of accurate representation and continued growth and monitoring of the market
- Backed by a single database product - The ICB system has been applied to an exhaustive universe of stocks to create the ICB Universe Database
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