| Number of
Companies comprising index |
30 |
| Wide Recognition,
Blue-Chip Composition and Diversification |
Accounts for more than 25% of
the investable U.S. market as measured by Dow Jones U.S.
Total Market Index. |
| Symbol |
DJIA |
| Weighting
Scheme |
Price Weighted (most other
indexes’ weightings are affected by both price changes and changes
in the number of shares outstanding)
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| Review Frequency
|
As Needed (usually only after
corporate acquisitions or other important shifts in a company’s
core business) |
| Inception
of Index |
May 26, 1896 |
Companies
(as of June 8, 2009) |
| AIG, Inc. |
IBM |
| Alcoa |
Intel |
| Altria Group, Inc. |
Johnson & Johnson |
| American Express |
JP Morgan Chase |
| AT&T Inc. |
McDonald |
| Boeing |
Merck |
| Caterpillar |
Microsoft |
| Cisco Systems Inc. |
Minnesota Mining & Mfg. |
| Coca Cola |
Pfizer, Inc. |
| Dupont |
Proctor & Gamble |
| Exxon Mobil |
Travelers Cos. |
| General Electric |
United Technology |
| Hewlett Packard |
Verizon Communications |
| Home Depot |
Wal-Mart |
| Honeywell |
Walt Disney |
|
