After the close on 17 March, S&P Dow Jones and MSCI will reclassify the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) structure. This will influence 14 S&P 500 companies. The current GICS structure ...

The Consumer Discretionary sector of the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) was established in 1999 to represent cyclical industries. XLY is an attractive sector ETF with many choices ...

A reclassification within the Info Tech and Financial sectors is set to take place later this month, an event that could have an impact on key exchange traded funds related to those market segments.

At the end of August, benchmark providers Standard & Poor's, Dow Jones and MSCI will promote real estate from an industry group within the financial sector to a sector of its own. As such, real estate ...

Six months ago, the investment community was preparing for a major shakeup in sector classifications as the indexes behind popular sector funds were changing and mega-cap companies such as Alphabet, ...

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Real estate companies—such as equity REITs and real estate development/management companies— will soon break out into their own sector on the Global Industry ...

With nearly $16 billion in assets under management, First There Were Changes to GICS On Nov. 10, 2014, index providers S&P Dow Jones Indices and MSCI announced the result of their annual review of the ...

If you invest in exchange-traded funds, you’ll want to take a close look at the stocks and other securities held by your ETFs as 2018 progresses. Two of the most prominent providers of indexes that ...

Last year, S&P Dow Jones Indices and MSCI announced changes to the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) and published the full list of companies that will be affected. These changes will go ...