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Products April 1, 2009
Dow Jones Introduces Successor to Dow Jones Wilshire Indexes
Dow Jones Indexes has introduced the Dow Jones Total Stock Market Indexes, which will serve as its primary global benchmark family.
Reported by Rebecca Moore
According to a Dow Jones announcement, the new index series is the successor to the Dow Jones Wilshire Index family, which is being discontinued as Dow Jones Indexes has elected to allow its business relationship with Wilshire Associates to expire on March 31. The Dow Jones Total Stock Market Index family is identical in all aspects to the former Dow Jones Wilshire index family, including methodology, composition, and historical data back to 1987.
The Indexes are available on the same data vendors and distribution platforms as used previously, which will help ensure a seamless transition for index users, Dow Jones said.
The Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index measures the performance of all U.S. equities with readily available prices. The Dow Jones Global Total Stock Market Index measures the performance of more than 12,000 companies in 65 countries. The Dow Jones Global Select Real Estate Indexes measure the performance of publicly traded real estate securities that represent the ownership and operation of commercial or residential real estate.
At the close of trading Tuesday, the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index measured 4,495 stocks with a float-adjusted market capitalization of $8.5 trillion. Worldwide, the Dow Jones Global Total Stock Market Index tracked 12,119 stocks with a float-adjusted market capitalization of $19.5 trillion.
More information about the Dow Jones Total Stock Market Index family is available at