GICS

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GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) is a widely used system for categorizing companies into sectors and industries to facilitate financial analysis and investment decision-making.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf industry classification standard
taxonomy
abbreviationOf Global Industry Classification Standard NERFINISHED
appliesTo equity securities
publicly traded companies
competesWith ICB (Industry Classification Benchmark) NERFINISHED
NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) NERFINISHED
developedBy MSCI NERFINISHED
Standard & Poor's NERFINISHED
domain equity markets
fullName Global Industry Classification Standard NERFINISHED
hasComponentType industry
industry group
sector
sub-industry
hasFeature global coverage
hierarchical structure
mutually exclusive sector assignments
hasLevelCount 4
hasSectorCount 11
hasSectorExample Consumer Discretionary NERFINISHED
Energy
Financials
Health Care
Information Technology
introducedIn 1999
language English
maintainedBy MSCI NERFINISHED
S&P Dow Jones Indices NERFINISHED
predecessorOf some earlier regional industry classifications
scope global
updated periodically
usedBy MSCI equity indexes NERFINISHED
S&P Dow Jones Indices NERFINISHED
asset managers
investment analysts
portfolio managers
research providers
stock exchanges
usedFor categorizing companies
financial analysis
industry classification
investment decision-making
sector classification
usedIn benchmark index design
company peer analysis
performance attribution
portfolio construction
sector rotation strategies

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