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About the Indices
Benchmark index in the U.S. for the largest technology stocks
- Launched in 1985
- 100 of the largest non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq
- Include non-U.S. companies
- It is a market capitalization-weighted index which is similar to the mainstream indices
- Often confused with the well-known NASDAQ index, which is a composite index that includes almost all companies listed on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, with a total of over 3,000 companies
Company | % of index weight |
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Apple Inc. (AAPL) | 13.70% |
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) | 10.48% |
Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) | 6.99% |
Tesla Inc. (TSLA) | 3.83% |
Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) | 3.69% |
Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) | 3.57% |
Meta Platforms Inc. (META) | 2.60% |
NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) | 2.54% |
PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP) | 2.33% |
Costco Wholesales Corp (COST) | 2.03% |
Benchmark index in the U.S. for blue-chip stocks
- Launched in 1896
- It is a price-weighted index and tracks 30 most prominent companies traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq. Its components are selected by an index committee
- The compositions were chosen from S&P 500 Index. It covers all industries except transportation and utilities
- Includes only US companies
- The use of the word “Industrial” in the name was for historical reason, component companies now have little correlation with the industrial sector
Company | % of index weight |
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UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) | 11.30% |
The Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS) | 6.75% |
The Home Depot Inc. (HD) | 5.85% |
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) | 5.50% |
McDonald's Corporation (MCD) | 5.42% |
Amgen Inc. (AMGN) | 5.13% |
Visa Inc. (V) | 4.06% |
Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) | 3.92% |
Honeywell International Inc. (HON) | 3.86% |
The Travelers Cos Inc (TRV) | 3.71% |
U.S. Index DLCs FAQs
The price of underlying DLCs will move during Singapore trading hours since the issuers use underlying futures as hedging tools. In the case of the Nasdaq, issuers use NASDAQ 100 E-mini Futures, whereas the Dow Jones E-mini Futures is used as hedging tool for the Dow Jones index DLCs. These futures have a very short maintenance period and are traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange's electronic trading platform for nearly 24 hours, which means that when events occur in the APAC region or Europe while the U.S. stock market is closed, it will still reflect on the U.S. stock futures immediately. Singapore investors can adjust their strategy before the U.S. stock market opens.
In assessing the performance of the DLCs you should be aware that daily leverage performance of the DLC is always referenced to the previous closing level of the US indices, which is usually 4pm Eastern Time for regular trading days.