Constituent

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Definition of 'Constituent'

A single member of an index. A constituent is typically a stock or company that is part of a larger index such as the S&P500 or Dow Jones Industrial Average. The aggregate of all the constituents make up the index, and generally each constituent has to meet the requirements and be selected to be included in the index.
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Investopedia explains 'Constituent'

For example, to become a constituent in the S&P500, a stock has to meet certain requirements with regard to market cap, market exposure, liquidity, etc. Indexes also periodically review their constituents to make sure they are meeting the minimum requirements, and if they don't, the index may remove the constituents from the index. This can negatively affect the constituents' reputation with investors.
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'Constituent'

  • Where can I find a list of all of the stocks in the S&P 500?

    http://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/08/find-stocks-in-SP500.asp
    The actual list of all 500 stocks in the S&P 500 is called the Constituent List.
    It can be found on the official Standard & PoorÂ’s website under the. ...

  • Strategies For Determining The Market's True Worth

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/07/true-value.asp
    ... capitalization-weighted index. The larger a constituent member's market cap
    is, the larger its weight in the index. This makes intuitive ...

  • Breakup Key For Fortune Brands?

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2010/Breakup-Key-For-Fortune-Brands-FO-DEO-ELY-NKE-MAS-SWK-BF.B1209.aspx
    ... golf clubs, faucets and front doors always seemed to fuel speculation that Fortune
    Brands (NYSE:FO) would eventually break itself up into its constituent parts ...

  • Tech Sector's Run Not Over Yet

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2011/Tech-Sectors-Run-Not-Over-Yet-AAPL-CPWR-ORCL-AMZN-SYMC0728.aspx
    ... Symantec (Nasdaq:SYMC) - which isn't actually an S&P 500 constituent but is an
    important technology barometer all the same - will report last quarter's results ...

  • Adding A Healthy Dose Of Dividends

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2010/Adding-A-Healthy-Dose-Of-Dividends-DVY-MO-SYY-BMY0105.aspx
    ... SDY). Both funds yield around 3.5%; however, investors can find higher
    yields by choosing some of the funds' constituent stocks. ...

  • S&P 500 ETFs: Market Weight Vs. Equal Weight

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/exchangetradedfunds/08/market-equal-weight.asp
    ... company is. Therefore, even Apple will have the same weight (0.2%) as the
    smallest company that is a constituent in the S&P 500. In ...

  • The Leverage Cliff: Watch Your Step

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/financial-theory/09/leverage-cliffs.asp
    ... up bets. The leverage investment strategy may be sound, but risk tolerance
    of constituent investors is not being factored in. It ...

  • The Mandatory Convertible: A "Must Have" For Your Portfolio?

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/bonds/09/mandatory-convertible.asp
    ... upside participation. How this is accomplished is best understood by examining
    the constituent parts of the security. Mandatories ...

  • Choose Your Own Asset Allocation Adventure

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/stocks/07/allocate_assets.asp
    ... These factors measure how diversified the constituent asset classes are and measures
    how similar asset classes perform over the investment horizon that is ...

  • How's Your State Pension Fund These Days?

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2010/Hows-Your-State-Pension-Fund-These-Days-CNU-XOM-HGG-FMR-DNBK-PRSP0720.aspx
    ... Their entire mandate is about tracking indexes. It would have been a lot
    faster looking at the S&P Small Cap 600 constituent list. ...

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