Dow Jones Industrial Average - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSE: DJI, also called the DJIA, Dow 30, The Dow Jones or The Dow) is a stock market index. It was created by Charles Dow, who started the Wall Street Journal newspaper and later Dow Jones & Company.

The stock prices of 30 companies are used to calculate the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The 30 companies are picked by experts who work for Dow Jones. They are supposed to represent the general economy of the United States. The rules to pick companies say that all the companies must be from the USA. The rules also say the companies' stocks must be traded on either the NYSE or the Nasdaq Exchange.

In the past the companies were all heavy industries companies and made things like steel, oil, autos, and appliances. Now the it has many different kinds of companies including some that offer products and services like medicine or software.

Since 2020, these are the companies that currently make up the Dow Jones:

Company	Exchange	Symbol	Industry	Date Added	Notes
3M	NYSE	MMM Archived 2013-10-21 at the Wayback Machine	Conglomerate	1976-08-09	as Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing
American Express	NYSE	AXP Archived 2013-08-09 at the Wayback Machine	Consumer finance	1982-08-30
Amgen	NASDAQ	AMGN	Pharmaceuticals	2020-08-31
Apple	NASDAQ	AAPL	Consumer Electronics	2015-03-18
Boeing	NYSE	BA Archived 2012-10-17 at the Wayback Machine	Aerospace and Defense contractor	1987-03-12
Caterpillar	NYSE	CAT Archived 2013-04-25 at the Wayback Machine	Construction and Mining equipment	1991-05-06
Chevron	NYSE	CVX Archived 2013-05-13 at the Wayback Machine	Oil & gas	2008-02-19	also 1930-07-18 to 1999-11-01
Cisco Systems	NASDAQ	CSCO	Computer networking	2009-06-08
Coca-Cola	NYSE	KO Archived 2012-12-12 at the Wayback Machine	Beverages	1987-03-12	also 1932-05-26 to 1935-11-20
DuPont	NYSE	DD Archived 2013-05-13 at the Wayback Machine	Chemical industry	1935-11-20	also 1924-01-22 to 1925-08-31
General Electric	NYSE	GE Archived 2014-04-10 at the Wayback Machine	Conglomerate	1907-11-07
Goldman Sachs	NYSE	GS Archived 2012-10-13 at the Wayback Machine	Banking, Financial services	2013-09-20
The Home Depot	NYSE	HD Archived 2012-12-12 at the Wayback Machine	Home improvement retailer	1999-11-01
Honeywell	NYSE	HON Archived 2013-04-25 at the Wayback Machine	Conglomerate	2020-08-31
Intel	NASDAQ	INTC	Semiconductors	1999-11-01
IBM	NYSE	IBM Archived 2012-10-14 at the Wayback Machine	Computers and technology	1979-06-29	also 1932-05-26 to 1939-03-04
Johnson & Johnson	NYSE	JNJ Archived 2013-04-25 at the Wayback Machine	Pharmaceuticals	1997-03-17
JPMorgan Chase	NYSE	JPM Archived 2013-08-26 at the Wayback Machine	Banking	1991-05-06
McDonald's	NYSE	MCD Archived 2013-12-20 at the Wayback Machine	Fast food	1985-10-30
Merck	NYSE	MRK Archived 2013-04-25 at the Wayback Machine	Pharmaceuticals	1979-06-29
Microsoft	NASDAQ	MSFT	Software	1999-11-01
Nike	NYSE	NKE Archived 2013-01-16 at the Wayback Machine	Apparel	2013-09-20
Procter & Gamble	NYSE	PG Archived 2013-05-13 at the Wayback Machine	Consumer goods	1932-05-26
Salesforce	NYSE	CRM Archived 2014-06-04 at the Wayback Machine	Software	2020-08-31
Travelers	NYSE	TRV Archived 2013-05-13 at the Wayback Machine	Insurance	2009-06-08
UnitedHealth Group	NYSE	UNH Archived 2013-05-13 at the Wayback Machine	Managed health care	2012-09-24
United Technologies	NYSE	UTX Archived 2013-04-25 at the Wayback Machine	Conglomerate	1939-03-14	as United Aircraft
Verizon	NYSE	VZ Archived 2013-05-13 at the Wayback Machine	Telecommunication	2004-04-08
Visa	NYSE	V Archived 2012-10-16 at the Wayback Machine	Consumer banking	2013-09-20
Wal-Mart	NYSE	WMT Archived 2013-05-13 at the Wayback Machine	Retail	1997-03-17
Walt Disney	NYSE	DIS Archived 2013-07-23 at the Wayback Machine	Broadcasting and entertainment	1991-05-06

For a list of companies that have once been a part on the Dow Jones but are no longer part of it, see this list.