NEW
YORK, Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Dow
Jones Indices will make the following changes to the Dow Jones
Industrial Average (DJIA) and Dow Jones Transportation Average
(DJTA) effective prior to the open of trading on Monday, February 26:
- Amazon.com Inc. (NASD:AMZN) will replace Walgreens Boots
Alliance Inc. (NASD:WBA) in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
Reflecting the evolving nature of the American economy, this change
will increase consumer retail exposure as well as other business
areas in the DJIA. The index change was prompted by DJIA
constituent Walmart Inc.'s (NYSE:WMT) decision to split its stock
3:1, which will reduce Walmart's index weight due to the price
weighted construction of the index. Walmart will remain in the
DJIA.
- Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE:UBER) will replace JetBlue Airways
Corp. (NASD:JBLU) in the Dow Jones Transportation Average. This
change will help the index gain exposure to the ride sharing
industry. The index change was prompted by JetBlue's low weight in
the index of less than one-half of one percentage point caused by
its low share price. The Dow Jones Transportation Average is a
price weighted index, and thus very low-priced stocks have an
immaterial impact on the index.
The divisors used to calculate the indices from the components'
prices on their respective home exchanges will be changed prior to
the opening on February 26, 2024.
This procedure prevents any distortion in the indices' reflection
of the portion of the U.S. stock market it is designed to measure.
The new divisors can be found in the end-of-day index level files
(*.SDL) via the S&P Dow Jones Indices FTP (EDX) site beginning
on Friday, February 23, 2024.
Following is a summary of the changes that will take place prior
to the open of trading on the effective date:
Effective
Date
|
Index
Name
|
Action
|
Company
Name
|
Ticker
|
GICS (Global
Industry
Classification
Standard) Industry
|
February 26,
2024
|
DJIA
|
Addition
|
Amazon.com
|
AMZN
|
Broadline
Retail
|
|
DJIA
|
Deletion
|
Walgreens Boots
Alliance
|
WBA
|
Consumer Staples
Distribution & Retail
|
|
DJTA
|
Addition
|
Uber
Technologies
|
UBER
|
Ground
Transportation
|
|
DJTA
|
Deletion
|
JetBlue
Airways
|
JBLU
|
Passenger
Airlines
|
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