| Sample | StockGuide | ||
Industry | N | percentage | N | percentage |
Integrated mines | Excluded | 7 | 0.68 | |
Mining | 22 | 2.79 | 30 | 2.94 |
Gold and precious minerals | 75 | 9.52 | 91 | 8.90 |
Mining exploration—no production | 21 | 2.66 | 26 | 2.54 |
Integrated oils | 4 | 0.51 | 6 | 0.59 |
Oil & gas producers | 114 | 14.47 | 156 | 15.26 |
Oil & gas, mining, or forest services | 23 | 2.92 | 30 | 2.94 |
Pipelines | Excluded | 3 | 0.29 | |
Paper & forest products | 26 | 3.30 | 31 | 3.03 |
Building materials | 10 | 1.27 | 17 | 1.66 |
Autos and parts | 13 | 1.65 | 21 | 2.05 |
Breweries & beverages | 7 | 0.89 | 9 | 0.88 |
Distilleries | 3 | 0.38 | 6 | 0.59 |
Food processing | 19 | 2.41 | 24 | 2.35 |
Household goods | 37 | 4.70 | 40 | 3.91 |
Tobacco | Excluded | 2 | 0.20 | |
Department stores | Excluded | 2 | 0.20 | |
Food stores | 4 | 0.51 | 6 | 0.59 |
Biotechnology/pharmaceuticals | 41 | 5.20 | 50 | 4.89 |
Hospitality | 11 | 1.40 | 12 | 1.17 |
Restaurants | 5 | 0.63 | 9 | 0.88 |
Specialty stores | 26 | 3.30 | 33 | 3.23 |
Wholesale distributors & importers | 13 | 1.65 | 16 | 1.57 |
Business services | 18 | 2.28 | 20 | 1.96 |
Chemicals and fertilizers | 16 | 2.03 | 20 | 1.96 |
Electrical & electronic products | 7 | 0.89 | 7 | 0.68 |
Machinery & structural steel | Excluded | 4 | 0.39 | |
Fabricating & engineering | 21 | 2.66 | 28 | 2.74 |
Specialty industries | 27 | 3.43 | 31 | 3.03 |
Steel producers | 10 | 1.27 | 10 | 0.98 |
Steel distributing & servicing | Excluded | 4 | 0.39 | |
Transportation equipment | 6 | 0.76 | 7 | 0.68 |
Industrial contractors | 6 | 0.76 | 6 | 0.59 |
Technology—hardware | 52 | 6.60 | 63 | 6.16 |
Technology—software | 35 | 4.44 | 44 | 4.31 |
Transportation & environnemental services | 21 | 2.66 | 27 | 2.64 |
Gas & electrical utilities | 12 | 1.52 | 14 | 1.37 |
Telephone utilities | 11 | 1.40 | 18 | 1.76 |
Broadcasting | 7 | 0.89 | 9 | 0.88 |
Cable & entertainment | 28 | 3.55 | 31 | 3.03 |
Publishing & printing | 9 | 1.14 | 11 | 1.08 |
Real estate & construction | 28 | 3.55 | 41 | 4.01 |
Financial services | Excluded | Excluded | ||
Conglomerates | Excluded | Excluded | ||
Total | 788 | 100 | 1022 | 100 |