List of Dow Jones Industrial Average Companies(DJIA)

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (commonly known as the Dow or Dow 30) is a stock market index that tracks the performance of 30 prominent U.S. blue-chip stocks. It is a price-weighted index, meaning stocks with higher prices have a greater impact on the index's overall movement. To maintain consistency over time, especially during stock splits, dividend payouts, share buybacks, and mergers, a divisor is applied to the index. The Dow is managed by a committee that selects stocks representing the broader U.S. economy, excluding the transportation and utility sectors, which are tracked by separate indices (Dow Jones Transportation Average and Dow Jones Utility Average). The Dow is one of the most widely followed stock market indices in the U.S., and from these 30 stocks, the high dividend yield group known as the "Dogs of the Dow" is derived.

What is Dogs of the Dow?

The "Dogs of the Dow" is an investment strategy that focuses on selecting the highest dividend-yielding stocks from the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA). At the start of each year, investors choose the 10 stocks from the Dow 30 that have the highest dividend yields, based on their closing prices from the previous year. The idea is that these high-yielding stocks are undervalued, and as they recover, they provide both a solid dividend income and potential price appreciation. Investors typically hold these stocks for the year and then rebalance the portfolio annually.

Dow Jones Industrial Average Companies Table Description: The table below lists the 30 companies that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average. It includes each company's ticker symbol, name, Sector, Industry, and the percentage change over one month and 12 months. The table is updated daily after the market closes.