The S&P 500 is a stock market index tracking the stock performance of 500 companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States that are considered to have large market capitalizations. The S&P 500 is a subset of the S&P 1500. It is maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices and its components are selected by a committee. For a list of the criteria for addition to the index, see S&P 1500 § Selection criteria.
- Country
- United States
- Website
- http://www.spindices.com/indices/equity/sp-500, https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/indices/equity/sp-500/#overview