The Dow Jones Global Titans 50

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is a float-adjusted index of 50 of the largest (by

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) and best known blue chip companies traded on the

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, and

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. The index represents the biggest and most

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stocks traded in individual countries. It was created by

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to reflect the

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of international blue chip

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in the wake of

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and the creation of

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s. The DJ Global Titans 50 is part of the Dow Jones Global Titans Indexes that were created to reflect the globalization of international blue chip securities in the wake of mergers and the creation of mega-corporations. They are large cap companies with at least some of their operations outside of their

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s. Each index is constructed by selecting stocks from the corresponding benchmark indexes of the

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. Dow Jones also offers the Dow Jones Sector Titans Indexes, which are global indexes covering large-cap stocks in sectors such as financial services, chemicals, industrial goods and services, energy, consumer goods, and noncyclical goods and services.

Statistics

As of July 19, 2019 the DJ Global Titans 50 had a total

valued at US$230,709.11 million and a total return of 15.23 percent over the last three years.

Composition

As of March 2022, there are 55 constituents that make up the DJGT, this is caused by certain companies, like

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, having multiple constituents within the index.

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