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Barron's 400 Index
The Barron's 400 Index or B400 is a stock market index of 400 Public company, public companies in the United States, as selected by editors and associates of Barron's (newspaper), ''Barron's'' magazine. Established in 2007, the Barron's 400 has tended to outperform certain other major indexes at least through the first half of 2013. Summary The index is equal-weighted, aiming to hold each of 400 companies in equal proportion of about a quarter percent of the overall index. The index selects companies based on fundamental analysis criteria such as Return on investment, Market growth, growth, value (economics), market value, profit (economics), profits and cash flow. The Barron's 400 employs a consistent “growth-at-a-reasonable price” (GARP) selection strategy. The index differs from other major indexes in that it is equal-weighted, unlike the Dow Jones US Total Stock Market Index, the NASDAQ Composite and the Standard & Poor's 500 (S&P 500), which are Capitalization-weighted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stock Market Index
In finance, a stock index, or stock market index, is an index that measures a stock market, or a subset of the stock market, that helps investors compare current stock price levels with past prices to calculate market performance. Two of the primary criteria of an index are that it is ''investable'' and ''transparent'': The methods of its construction are specified. Investors can invest in a stock market index by buying an index fund, which are structured as either a mutual fund or an exchange-traded fund, and "track" an index. The difference between an index fund's performance and the index, if any, is called ''tracking error''. For a list of major stock market indices, see List of stock market indices. Types of indices by weighting method Stock market indices could be segmented by their index weight methodology, or the rules on how stocks are allocated in the index, independent of its stock coverage. For example, the S&P 500 and the S&P 500 Equal Weight both covers the sam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
