ICB
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ICB (Industry Classification Benchmark) is a globally used system for categorizing companies and securities into sectors and industries to facilitate financial analysis and benchmarking.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
industry classification system
ⓘ
taxonomy ⓘ |
| abbreviationFor | Industry Classification Benchmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
publicly listed companies
ⓘ
securities ⓘ |
| benefit |
facilitating index construction and maintenance
ⓘ
improved comparability of companies across countries ⓘ |
| classificationBasis |
business activities
ⓘ
primary source of revenue ⓘ |
| competesWith |
GICS
NERFINISHED
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Global Industry Classification Standard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dataType | classification code ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Dow Jones Indexes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
FTSE International Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain |
equity markets
ⓘ
financial markets ⓘ |
| feature |
hierarchical structure
ⓘ
mutually exclusive categories ⓘ standardized sector definitions ⓘ |
| fullName | Industry Classification Benchmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| granularity | broad sectors to detailed subsectors ⓘ |
| hasLevel |
industry
ⓘ
sector ⓘ subsector ⓘ supersector ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | FTSE Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outputFormat |
numeric codes
ⓘ
textual sector names ⓘ |
| owner | FTSE Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | categorizing companies and securities into sectors and industries ⓘ |
| scope | global ⓘ |
| standardizationRole | harmonizing sector definitions across markets ⓘ |
| supports |
sector rotation strategies
ⓘ
sector-based performance comparison ⓘ thematic and sector ETFs ⓘ |
| updated | periodically ⓘ |
| use |
benchmarking
ⓘ
financial analysis ⓘ index construction ⓘ portfolio classification ⓘ |
| usedBy |
asset managers
ⓘ
financial data vendors ⓘ index providers ⓘ stock exchanges ⓘ |
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