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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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Global Industry Classification Standard | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
industry classification standard
ⓘ
taxonomy ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf | Global Industry Classification Standard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
equity securities
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publicly traded companies ⓘ |
| competesWith |
ICB (Industry Classification Benchmark)
NERFINISHED
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NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedBy |
MSCI
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Standard & Poor's NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain | equity markets ⓘ |
| fullName | Global Industry Classification Standard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponentType |
industry
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industry group ⓘ sector ⓘ sub-industry ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
global coverage
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hierarchical structure ⓘ mutually exclusive sector assignments ⓘ |
| hasLevelCount | 4 ⓘ |
| hasSectorCount | 11 ⓘ |
| hasSectorExample |
Consumer Discretionary
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Energy ⓘ Financials ⓘ Health Care ⓘ Information Technology ⓘ |
| introducedIn | 1999 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
MSCI
NERFINISHED
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S&P Dow Jones Indices NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | some earlier regional industry classifications ⓘ |
| scope | global ⓘ |
| updated | periodically ⓘ |
| usedBy |
MSCI equity indexes
NERFINISHED
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S&P Dow Jones Indices NERFINISHED ⓘ asset managers ⓘ investment analysts ⓘ portfolio managers ⓘ research providers ⓘ stock exchanges ⓘ |
| usedFor |
categorizing companies
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financial analysis ⓘ industry classification ⓘ investment decision-making ⓘ sector classification ⓘ |
| usedIn |
benchmark index design
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company peer analysis ⓘ performance attribution ⓘ portfolio construction ⓘ sector rotation strategies ⓘ |
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Global Industry Classification Standard