GICS Information

The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS), a collaboration between Standard & Poor’s and Morgan Stanley Capital International, is an eight-digit system of classification under that identifies a company according to its business activity. The eight digits can be broken down according to a hierarchy of economic sectors, industry groups, industries and sub-industries:  All Economic Sectors are represented by the leftmost 2 digits; Industry Groups are represented by the combination of the leftmost 4 digits; Industries are represented by the combination of the leftmost 6 digits; and Sub-Industries are represented by the combination of the leftmost 8 digits.

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Below is a breakout of the entire structure, grouped by Ecomonic Sector:

Economic Sectors:
Energy
Materials
Industrials
Consumer Discretionary
Consumer Staples
Health Care
Financials
Information Technology
Telecommunication Services
Utilities

Industry Group Code Industry Group Industry Code Industry Sub-Industry Code Sub-Industry
Code: 10 Economic Sector: Energy      
1010 Energy 101010 Energy Equipment & Services 10101010 Oil & Gas Drilling
10101020 Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
101020 Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 10102010 Integrated Oil & Gas
10102020 Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
10102030 Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing
10102040 Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation
10102050 Coal & Consumable Fuels
Code: 15 Economic Sector: Materials      
1510 Materials 151010 Chemicals 15101010  Commodity Chemicals
15101020 Diversified Chemicals
15101030 Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals
15101040 Industrial Gases
15101050 Specialty Chemicals
151020 Construction Materials 15102010 Construction Materials
151030 Containers & Packaging 15103010  Metal & Glass Containers
15103020  Paper Packaging
151040 Metals & Mining  15104010 Aluminum
15104020 Diversified Metals & Mining
15104030 Gold
15104040 Precious Metals & Minerals
15104050 Steel
151050 Paper & Forest Products  15105010 Forest Products
15105020 Paper Products
Code: 20 Economic Sector: Industrials      
2010 Capital Goods 201010 Aerospace & Defense 20101010 Aerospace & Defense
201020 Building Products 20102010 Building Products
201030 Construction & Engineering 20103010 Construction & Engineering
201040 Electrical Equipment 20104010 Electrical Components & Equipment
20104020 Heavy Electrical Equipment
201050 Industrial Conglomerates  20105010 Industrial Conglomerates 
201060 Machinery 20106010 Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks
20106020 Industrial Machinery
201070  Trading Companies & Distributors 20107010 Trading Companies & Distributors
2020 Commercial & Professional Services 202010 Commercial Services & Supplies 20201010 Commercial Printing
20201020 Data Processing Services
(Discontinued effective April 30, 2003)
20201030 Diversified Commercial & Professional Services
(Discontinued effective August 31, 2008)
20201040 Human Resource & Employment Services
(Discontinued effective August 31, 2008)
20201050 Environmental & Facilities Services
20201060 Office Services & Supplies
20201070 Diversified Support Services
20201080 Security & Alarm Services
202020  Professional Services 20202010 Human Resource & Employment Services
20202020 Research & Consulting Service
2030 Transportation 203010 Air Freight & Logistics 20301010 Air Freight & Logistics
203020 Airlines 20302010 Airlines
203030 Marine 20303010 Marine
203040 Road & Rail 20304010 Railroads
20304020 Trucking
203050 Transportation Infrastructure 20305010 Airport Services
20305020 Highways & Railtracks
20305030 Marine Ports & Services
Code: 25 Economic Sector: Consumer Discretionary    
2510 Automobiles & Components  251010 Auto Components 25101010 Auto Parts & Equipment
25101020 Tires & Rubber
251020  Automobiles 25102010 Automobile Manufacturers
25102020 Motorcycle Manufacturers
2520 Consumer Durables & Apparel 252010 Household Durables 25201010 Consumer Electronics
25201020 Home Furnishings
25201030 Homebuilding
25201040 Household Appliances
25201050 Housewares & Specialties
252020  Leisure Equipment & Products 25202010 Leisure Products
25202020 Photographic Products
252030 Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 25203010 Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods
25203020 Footwear
25203030 Textiles
2530  Consumer Services 253010 Hotels, Restaurant & Leisure 25301010  Casinos & Gaming
25301020 Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines
25301030 Leisure Facilities
25301040 Restaurants
253020 Diversified Consumer Services 25302010 Education Services
25302020 Specialized Consumer Services
2540 Media 254010 Media 25401010 Advertising
25401020 Broadcasting
25401025 Cable & Satellite
25401030 Movies & Entertainment
25401040 Publishing
2550 Retailing 255010 Distributors 25501010 Distributors
255020 Internet & Catalog Retail 25502010 Catalog Retail
25502020 Internet Retail
255030 Multiline Retail  25503010 Department Stores
25503020 General Merchandise Stores
255040 Specialty Retail 25504010 Apparel Retail
25504020 Computer & Electronic Retail
25504030 Home Improvement Retail
25504040 Specialty Stores
25504050 Automotive Retail
25504060 Homefurnishing Retail
Code: 30 Economic Sector: Consumer Staples    
3010 Food & Staples Retailing
301010 Food & Staples Retailing
30101010 Drug Retail
30101020 Food Distributors
30101030 Food Retail
30101040 Hypermarkets & Super Centers
3020 Food, Beverage & Tobacco 302010 Beverages  30201010 Brewers
30201020 Distillers & Vintners
30201030 Soft Drinks
302020  Food Products 30202010 Agricultural Products
30202020 Meat, Poultry & Fish
(Discontinued effective March 28, 2002)
30202030 Packaged Foods & Meats
302030  Tobacco 30203010 Tobacco
3030 Household & Personal Products 303010 Household Products 30301010 Household Products
303020  Personal Products 30302010 Personal Products
Code: 35 Economic Sector: Health Care      
3510 Health Care Equipment & Services 351010 Health Care Equipment & Supplies 35101010 Health Care Equipment
35101020 Health Care Supplies
351020  Health Care Providers & Services 35102010 Health Care Distributors
35102015 Health Care Services
35102020  Health Care Facilities
35102030 Managed Health Care
351030 Health Care Technology
35103010 Health Care Technology
3520  Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
352010 Biotechnology 35201010 Biotechnology
352020 Pharmaceuticals 35202010 Pharmaceuticals
352030 Life Sciences Tools & Services
35203010 Life Sciences Tools & Services
Code: 40 Economic Sector: Financials      
4010 Banks 401010 Commercial Banks
40101010 Diversified Banks
40101015 Regional Banks
401020 Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 40102010 Thrifts & Mortgage Finance
4020 Diversified Financials 402010 Diversified Financial Services
40201010 Consumer Finance
(Discontinued effective 5/1/03)
40201020 Other Diversified Financial Services
40201030 Multi-Sector Holdings
40201040 Specialized Finance
402020 Consumer Finance
40202010 Consumer Finance
402030 Capital Markets
40203010 Asset Management & Custody Banks
40203020 Investment Banking & Brokerage
40203030 Diversified Capital Markets
4030 Insurance 403010 Insurance 40301010 Insurance Brokers
40301020 Life & Health Insurance
40301030 Multi-line Insurance
40301040 Property & Casualty Insurance
40301050 Reinsurance
4040 Real Estate 404010 Real Estate
(Discontinued effective C.O.B. 4/28/06)
40401010 Real Estate Investment Trusts
(Discontinued effective C.O.B. 4/28/06)
40401020 Real Estate Management & Development
(Discontinued effective C.O.B. 4/28/06)
404020 Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
40402010 Diversified REITs
40402020 Industrial REITs
40402030 Mortgage REITs
40402040 Office REITs
40402050 Residential REITs
40402060 Retail REITs
40402070 Specialized REITs
404030 Real Estate Management & Development
40403010 Diversified Real Estate Activities
40403020 Real Estate Operating Companies
40403030 Real Estate Development
40403040 Real Estate Services
Code: 45 Economic Sector: Information Technology    
4510 Software & Services 451010 Internet Software & Services 45101010 Internet Software & Services
451020 IT Services
45102010 IT Consulting & Other Services
45102020 Data Processing and Outsourced Services
451030 Software 45102010 Application Software
45103020 Systems Software
45103030 Home Entertainment Software
4520 Technology Hardware & Equipment 452010 Communications Equipment 45201010 Networking Equipment (Discontinued effective 4/30/03)
45201020 Communications Equipment
45201020 Telecommunications Equipment (Discontinued effective 4/30/03)
452020 Computers & Peripherals 45202010 Computer Hardware
45202020 Computer Storage & Peripherals
452030 Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 45203010 Electronic Equipment & Instruments
45203015 Electronic Components
45203020 Electronic Manufacturing Services
45203030 Technology Distributors
452040 Office Electronics 45204010 Office Electronics
452050 Semiconductor Equipment & Prods
(Discontinued effective 4/30/03)
45205010 Semiconductor Equipment
(Discontinued effective 4/30/03)
45205020 Semiconductors
(Discontinued effective 4/30/03)
4530 Semiconductor Equipment
453010 Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
45301010 Semiconductor Equipment
45301020 Semiconductors
Code: 50 Economic Sector: Telecommunication Services    
5010 Telecommunication Srvs 501010 Diversified Telecommunication Srv 50101010 Alternative Carriers
50101020  Integrated Telecommunication Services
501020 Wireless Telecommunication Srvs 50102010 Wireless Telecommunication Services
Code: 55 Economic Sector: Utilities      
5510 Utilities 551010 Electric Utilities 55101010 Electric Utilities
551020 Gas Utilities 55102010 Gas Utilities
551030 Multi-Utilities 55103010 Multi-Utilities
551040 Water Utilities 55104010 Water Utilities
551050 Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders 55105010 Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders

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