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 Services & Supplies 202010 Commercial Services & Supplies 20201010 Commercial Printing
20201020 Data Processing Services
(Discontinued effective April 30, 2003)
20201030 Diversified Commercial & Professional Services
20201040 Human Resource & Employment Services
20201050 Environmental & Facilities Services
20201060 Office Services & Supplies
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 & Cable TV
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
(Formerly Food & Drug Retailing prior to 5/1/03)
301010 Food & Staples Retailing
(Formerly Food & Drug Retailing prior to 5/1/03)
30101010 Drug Retail
30101020 Food Distributors
30101030 Food Retail
30101040 Hypermarkets & Super Centers
(New as of 5/1/03)
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
(Effective C.O.B. 4/28/06)
35103010 Health Care Technology
(Effective C.O.B. 4/28/06)
3520  Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
(Formerly Pharmaceuticals & Biotech prior to 5/1/06)
352010 Biotechnology 35201010 Biotechnology
352020 Pharmaceuticals 35202010 Pharmaceuticals
352030 Life Sciences Tools & Services
(Effective C.O.B. 4/28/06)
35203010 Life Sciences Tools & Services
(Effective C.O.B. 4/28/06)
Code: 40 Economic Sector: Financials      
4010 Banks 401010 Commercial Banks
(Formerly Banks prior to 5/1/03)
40101010 Diversified Banks
(Formerly Banks prior to 5/1/03)
40101015 Regional Banks
(New as of 5/1/03)
401020 Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 40102010 Thrifts & Mortgage Finance
(New as of 5/1/03)
4020 Diversified Financials 402010 Diversified Financial Services
(Formerly Diversified Financials prior to 5/1/03)
40201010 Consumer Finance
(Discontinued effective 5/1/03)
40201020 Other Diversified Financial Services
(Formerly Diversified Financial Services prior to 5/1/03)
40201030 Multi-Sector Holdings
40201040 Specialized Finance
(New as of 5/1/03)
402020 Consumer Finance
(New as of 5/1/03)
40202010 Consumer Finance
(New as of 5/1/03)
402030 Capital Markets
(New as of 5/1/03)
40203010 Asset Management & Custody Banks
(New as of 5/1/03)
40203020 Investment Banking & Brokerage
(New as of 5/1/03)
40203030 Diversified Capital Markets
(New as of 5/1/03)
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)
(Effective C.O.B. 4/28/06)
40402010 Diversified REITs
(Effective C.O.B. 4/28/06)
40402020 Industrial REITs
(Effective C.O.B. 4/28/06)
40402030 Mortgage REITs
(Effective C.O.B. 4/28/06)
40402040 Office REITs
(Effective C.O.B. 4/28/06)
40402050 Residential REITs
(Effective C.O.B. 4/28/06)
40402060 Retail REITs
(Effective C.O.B. 4/28/06)
40402070 Specialized REITs
(Effective C.O.B. 4/28/06)
404030 Real Estate Management & Development
(Effective C.O.B. 4/28/06)
40403010 Real Estate Management & Development
(Effective C.O.B. 4/28/06)
Code: 45 Economic Sector: Information Technology    
4510 Software & Services 451010 Internet Software & Services 45101010 Internet Software & Services
451020 IT Services
(Formerly IT Consulting & Services prior to 5/1/03)
45102010 IT Consulting & Other Services
(Formerly IT Consulting & Services prior to 5/1/03)
45102020 Data Processing and Outsourced Services
(New as of 5/1/03)
451030 Software 45102010 Application Software
45103020 Systems Software
45103030 Home Entertainment Software
(New as of 5/1/03)
4520 Technology Hardware & Equipment 452010 Communications Equipment 45201010 Networking Equipment (Discontinued effective 4/30/03)
45201020 Communications Equipment
(New as of 5/1/03)
45201020 Telecommunications Equipment (Discontinued effective 4/30/03)
452020 Computers & Peripherals 45202010 Computer Hardware
45202020 Computer Storage & Peripherals
452030 Electronic Equipment & Instruments 45203010 Electronic Equipment Manufacturers
(Formerly Electronic Equipment & Instruments prior to 5/1/03)
45203020 Electronic Manufacturing Services
(New as of 5/1/03)
45203030 Technology Distributors
(New as of 5/1/03)
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
(New as of 5/1/03)
453010 Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
(New as of 5/1/03)
45301010 Semiconductor Equipment
(New as of 5/1/03)
45301020 Semiconductors
(New as of 5/1/03)
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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