Standard & Poorâ€(tm)s Composite Index – an index comprising shares of 500 US companies reflecting the general trend in the US stock market.

Designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the market value of 500 major industry stocks.

Established by Standard & Poor's, the S&P 500 is a basket of 500 stocks that make up one of the three major stock indices, the other two being the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq.

An index based on the stock prices of 500 large-capitalization companies. The S&P 500 is capitalization-weighted, representing the market value of all outstanding common shares of the firms listed (share price x shares outstanding)

This index consists of 500 stocks chosen by Standard and Poor's, Inc. It is a market-value weighted index (stock price times number of shares outstanding) that is widely used as a benchmark of U.S. equity performance.

the broader index showing the performance of the US top 500 shares. 'S&P' stands for 'Standard and Poors', an international credit rating company

(Standard & Poor's 500) a broad stock-market average composed of large, well-established company stocks.

A United States stockmarket , maintained by Standard & Poors (S&P), equivalent to the Australian All Ordinaries Index. (See also Dow Jones Index).

Mirror the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index.

The Standard & Poor's 500 Index of 500 companies in major US industries, weighted by capitalization.

An index of 500 of the largest stocks traded on the US stock market, chosen by analysts at Standard & Poor's to give a balanced representation of the market as a whole. These 500 stocks make up around 70% of the value of the entire US stock market. Over the last 50 years, the S&P 500 has gained an average of 13.6% each year, and over the last ten years it has outperformed around 90% of all mutual funds. These factors have made the index a standard benchmark for mutual fund performance – funds that beat it are thought to have done well. It is also the basis for many index funds, most notably the Vanguard 500 Index Fund, which give people an inexpensive way to invest in the companies that make up the S&P 500. (see also , index fund)

Standard & Poor's 500. A basket of 500 stocks that are considered to be widely held. The S&P 500 index is weighted by market value, and its performance is thought to be representative of the stock market as a whole (over 70% of all U.S. equity is tracked by the S&P 500). The index selects its companies based upon their market size, liquidity, and sector. Most of the companies in the index are solid mid cap or large cap corporations. Most experts consider the S&P 500 one of the best benchmarks available to judge overall U.S. market performance.

The Standard & Poor's 500 is the most common index used by professional money managers to assess the performance of the U.S. stock market. While the Dow Jones Industrial Average tracks the prices of just 30 large stocks, the S&P 500 measures the market capitalization of 500 stocks (see Capitalization). Vanguard's 500 Index and Tax-Managed Growth & Income funds are designed to mimic this index. Investors should be aware that the S&P 500 index, like most, does not incorporate the value of reinvested dividends but is merely a price index.

A composite index of 500 stocks compiled by Standard & Poor's Corporation that is used as a broad measure of stock market performance.

A widely followed benchmark of stock market performance, the S&P 500 includes 400 industrial firms, 40 financial stocks, 40 utilities and 20 transport stocks. All the firms are large. The S&P 500 is also the basis of much index investing.

An arithmetic-weighted index of the 500 largest companies in the United States. The index, which is supposed to be representative of the health of corporate America, is made up of stocks listed on both the NYSE and Nasdaq and is updated regularly in order to ensure that new large companies, such as those created by mergers, demergers and IPOs, are included.

This market value-weighted index of 500 widely held stocks is often used as a proxy for the stock market. It is heavily influenced by the largest issues, making it a "large cap" index. The capitalization size is normally at least $1.5 billion. Included are the stocks of 400 industrial companies, 40 public utility companies, 40 financial companies, and 20 transportation companies. This composition is flexible and the number of issues in each sector has varied as relatively unsuccessful companies have been frequently replaced with more successful companies.

'S&P' stands for Standard & Poors (an international credit rating company). It defines the broader US equity market, tracking the performance of the top 500 companies.

Widely regarded as the standard for measuring large-cap U.S. stock market performance. The S&P 500 Index consists of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation. It is a market-value-weighted index (stock price times number of shares outstanding), with each stock's weight in the Index proportionate to its market value. The "500" is one of the most widely used benchmarks of U.S. equity performance.

This is a stock market index which is composed of 500 of the largest companies on the US stock market.

The Standard & Poor's 500 Index. An index of 500 of the more important U.S. equities, chosen to represent a broad range of economic sectors and weighted by market capitalization.

The Standard & Poor's 500 is an index made up of 500 blue chip stocks. The index is commonly used to measure stock market performance.

Standard and Poor's index of the top 500 companies quoted on the New York Stock Exchange.

A leading market cap weighted stock index composed of 500 publicly traded companies. Go to Top

The S&P 500 Index is a capitalization-weighted index of 500 widely traded stocks. Created by Standard & Poor's, it is considered to represent the performance of the stock market in general. It is not an investment product available for purchase.

This index broadly covers the 500 leading companies listed on US stockmarkets. The index is calculated in real time.

Widely regarded as the standard for measuring large-cap U.S. stock market performance, this popular index includes a representative sample of leading companies in leading industries. The S&P 500 is used by 97% of U.S. money managers and pension plan sponsors to benchmark their performance.

The Standard and Poors index of the top 500 US companies

Standard & Poor`s 500 Stock Index. A market-value weighted index that includes 500 of the world`s largest and most widely held companies. It is an often-tracked proxy of stock market performance.

A value-weighted index that offers broad coverage of the securities market. It is composed of 400 industrial stocks, 40 financial stocks, 40 public utility stocks and 20 transportation stocks.

A stock performance index that represents the performance of 500 stocks selected the Standard & Poor's Corporation. Index holdings are organized under four main sector headings: industrials, utilities, financial and transportation.

Standard & Poor's 500 Index is usually considered the benchmark for U.S. equity performance. It represents 70% of all U.S. publicly traded companies.

US abbreviation of Standard & Poor's 500 equity Index. It consists of the 500 most traded US equities and is e.g. used as an underlying index for equity futures and equity options.

(see Standard & Poor's 500 Index)

A United States stockmarket index, consisting of 500 companies chosen by Standard & Poors (S&P).

One of the most widely followed benchmarks on Wall Street. It consists of 500 companies selected on size, activity and industry group. (http://www.spglobal.com/indexmain500.shtml) Also see STANDARD & POOR'S

onsidered to be a benchmark of the overall stock market. This index is comprised of 500 widely-held Blue Chip stocks representing industrial, transportation, utility and financial companies with a heavy emphasis in industrials.

a commonly used index of the 500 largest publicly traded U.S. companies

Standard & Poor's 500 are the 500 largest companies in the U.S. Referred to by investment professionals as “the market”. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is “the market” to non-professionals.

The Standard and Poor's 500 is an unmanaged index comprised of 500 common stocks representing major U.S. industry sectors. Capitalization weighted benchmark that tracks broad-based changes in the U.S. stock market. The index is comprised of 400 industrial, 20 transportation, 40 utility, and 40 financial companies. The index is calculated on a total return basis with dividends reinvested.

A United States stockmarket index, similar to the Australian All Ordinaries Index. See entry below for Standard & Poor’s.

The Standard & Poor's 500; a market value weighted index of 500 blue chip stocks. An index that's considered to be an overall benchmark of the market as a whole.

The basket of 500 widely held stocks which are thought to measure changes in stock-market conditions. The S&P 500 index is a service of Standard & Poor's corporation, a financial advisory, securities rating, and publishing firm. The index tracks industrial, transportation, financial and utility stocks.

An index consisting of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity and industry group representation, among other factors. The S&P 500 is designed to be a leading indicator of U.S. equities, and it is meant to reflect the risk/return characteristics of the large-cap universe. Companies included in the index are selected by the S&P Index Committee, which is a team of analysts and economists at Standard and Poor\'s. The S&P 500 is a market-value weighted index, which means each stock\'s weight in the index is proportionate to its market value.

The S&P 500 is an index containing the stocks of 500 mostly American Large-Cap corporations. The index is the most notable of many indices owned and maintained by Standard & Poor's, a division of Mc Graw-Hill. S&P 500 also refers to the 500 companies whose stocks are included in the index.