CFA R50 Industry Flashcards
3 major commercial Industry classification systems
Global Industry Classification System (GICS)
- according to principal business activity
- 10 sector, 24 industry group,68 industry, 154 sub industry
Russell Global Sectors (RGS)
- according to products or services produced
- 9 sectors, 32 subsectors, 141 industries
Industry Classification Benchmark (IGB)
- according to source of majority of revenue
- 10 industries, 19 supersectors, 41 sectors, 114 subsectors
10 sectors
Basic Materials and Processing- materials, chemicals, paper, metal, mining
Consumer Discretionary- auto, apparal, hotel, resturant
Consumer Staples- food, beverage, tobacco, personal care
Energy- exploration, production, refining of natural resources used to produce energy, or company that provides equipt or services too
Financial services
Health Care
industrial/producer durables
technology- manufacture and sale of computers, software, semiconductors, communications equipt, internet, etc
telecommunications-fixed line and wireless communication
utilities-electric, gas, water–sometimes telecommunications
