| Industry Name | Number of firms | Total Dividends (US $ millions) | Special Dividends as % of Total Dividends | Dividend Payout | Dividend Yield | Market Cap (US $ millions) | ROE | Institutional Holdings | Std Dev in Stock Prices |
| Advertising | 54 | $ 1,068.80 | 0.00% | 83.36% | 1.07% | $99,852.01 | 11.85% | 35.24% | 67.19% |
| Aerospace/Defense | 67 | $ 11,113.54 | 17.84% | 51.50% | 1.02% | $1,089,910.75 | 11.94% | 52.89% | 42.74% |
| Air Transport | 24 | $ 755.37 | 0.00% | 14.50% | 0.58% | $129,748.02 | 13.27% | 41.81% | 65.27% |
| Apparel | 37 | $ 1,270.11 | -1.74% | 62.84% | 1.72% | $73,730.67 | 8.47% | 51.48% | 50.93% |
| Auto & Truck | 34 | $ 1,270.51 | 204.44% | 6.93% | 0.09% | $1,428,661.32 | 9.27% | 23.01% | 77.59% |
| Auto Parts | 33 | $ 681.50 | 0.00% | 32.66% | 1.34% | $50,691.27 | 7.09% | 71.15% | 52.62% |
| Bank (Money Center) | 15 | $ 37,379.23 | 0.00% | 31.25% | 2.32% | $1,614,050.90 | 11.52% | 60.10% | 30.47% |
| Banks (Regional) | 591 | $ 18,022.12 | 0.05% | 55.48% | 2.86% | $629,531.12 | 6.80% | 37.72% | 29.96% |
| Beverage (Alcoholic) | 18 | $ 1,485.80 | 0.00% | 55.50% | 2.00% | $74,322.55 | 9.49% | 36.76% | 63.08% |
| Beverage (Soft) | 29 | $ 16,992.10 | 1.79% | 68.69% | 2.79% | $609,267.15 | 30.61% | 41.92% | 47.67% |
| Broadcasting | 22 | $ 842.60 | 0.00% | 0.63% | 2.13% | $39,570.53 | -9.12% | 45.41% | 52.60% |
| Brokerage & Investment Banking | 30 | $ 13,232.02 | 0.15% | 37.16% | 1.85% | $715,949.56 | 13.11% | 67.13% | 40.49% |
| Building Materials | 39 | $ 2,198.35 | 2.21% | 16.63% | 0.86% | $254,594.17 | 27.36% | 81.90% | 34.75% |
| Business & Consumer Services | 152 | $ 7,608.56 | 6.30% | 41.28% | 1.13% | $674,696.55 | 18.27% | 55.00% | 45.39% |
| Cable TV | 9 | $ 5,257.70 | 0.00% | 32.25% | 2.38% | $220,867.57 | 15.50% | 64.71% | 49.73% |
| Chemical (Basic) | 31 | $ 4,315.80 | 0.00% | 128.18% | 5.03% | $85,796.79 | 6.37% | 48.42% | 50.02% |
| Chemical (Diversified) | 4 | $ 322.00 | 0.00% | 1.96% | 5.19% | $6,199.30 | -1.30% | 61.09% | 46.97% |
| Chemical (Specialty) | 60 | $ 7,942.78 | 1.05% | 59.23% | 1.69% | $469,415.13 | 7.78% | 67.70% | 48.15% |
| Coal & Related Energy | 16 | $ 53.44 | 0.00% | 6.85% | 0.42% | $12,751.98 | 11.34% | 39.23% | 53.78% |
| Computer Services | 63 | $ 7,551.03 | 0.00% | 55.31% | 1.98% | $382,023.53 | 17.44% | 53.91% | 44.40% |
| Computers/Peripherals | 35 | $ 18,767.52 | 0.02% | 17.97% | 0.47% | $4,022,753.47 | 0.02% | 47.19% | 52.62% |
| Construction Supplies | 46 | $ 6,971.63 | 2.55% | 29.22% | 1.57% | $445,138.15 | 25.63% | 65.37% | 47.52% |
| Diversified | 21 | $ 5,839.56 | 0.00% | 5.03% | 0.48% | $1,204,376.23 | 20.90% | 43.44% | 59.35% |
| Drugs (Biotechnology) | 535 | $ 19,565.71 | 0.00% | 0.97% | 1.59% | $1,227,666.89 | -14.12% | 37.74% | 86.83% |
| Drugs (Pharmaceutical) | 231 | $ 40,292.59 | 0.03% | 125.49% | 2.31% | $1,746,311.82 | 10.49% | 32.19% | 80.05% |
| Education | 29 | $ 439.60 | 25.59% | 71.87% | 0.85% | $51,624.77 | 4.22% | 55.13% | 55.82% |
| Electrical Equipment | 101 | $ 2,609.75 | 0.00% | 80.27% | 0.69% | $379,645.55 | 4.78% | 41.47% | 72.12% |
| Electronics (Consumer & Office) | 11 | $ - | 0.00% | NA | 0.00% | $2,391.15 | -30.96% | 40.85% | 73.20% |
| Electronics (General) | 122 | $ 1,919.75 | 0.00% | 22.23% | 0.55% | $349,250.25 | 10.19% | 48.35% | 61.61% |
| Engineering/Construction | 42 | $ 358.90 | 0.00% | 8.25% | 0.19% | $185,802.57 | 13.08% | 69.40% | 47.33% |
| Entertainment | 96 | $ 2,119.08 | 0.00% | 0.08% | 0.25% | $846,410.51 | -3.90% | 37.76% | 62.70% |
| Environmental & Waste Services | 50 | $ 2,359.70 | 0.00% | 36.33% | 1.02% | $230,909.07 | 22.32% | 47.44% | 54.48% |
| Farming/Agriculture | 35 | $ 3,449.13 | 5.39% | 30.57% | 1.86% | $184,942.80 | 15.33% | 38.76% | 69.59% |
| Financial Svcs. (Non-bank & Insurance) | 166 | $ 22,468.63 | 6.36% | 18.13% | 0.79% | $2,857,130.52 | 31.55% | 55.44% | 41.96% |
| Food Processing | 77 | $ 11,621.92 | 0.00% | 67.96% | 3.02% | $384,864.07 | 9.80% | 49.35% | 46.27% |
| Food Wholesalers | 14 | $ 1,063.79 | 0.00% | 34.50% | 1.47% | $72,571.86 | 20.05% | 68.25% | 39.17% |
| Furn/Home Furnishings | 28 | $ 975.46 | 10.29% | 84.34% | 2.03% | $47,966.67 | 5.85% | 55.16% | 54.80% |
| Green & Renewable Energy | 18 | $ 581.52 | 0.00% | 0.08% | 2.95% | $19,704.29 | -11.57% | 45.05% | 71.93% |
| Healthcare Products | 218 | $ 7,685.10 | 0.00% | 35.81% | 0.66% | $1,172,932.34 | 8.88% | 41.44% | 67.41% |
| Healthcare Support Services | 113 | $ 16,307.92 | -0.01% | 42.18% | 1.56% | $1,048,116.10 | 11.66% | 49.23% | 54.00% |
| Heathcare Information and Technology | 116 | $ 1,809.52 | 0.82% | 25.67% | 0.26% | $708,297.23 | 3.93% | 47.73% | 64.54% |
| Homebuilding | 30 | $ 1,521.50 | 0.00% | 7.30% | 0.76% | $200,478.49 | 20.15% | 75.63% | 41.43% |
| Hospitals/Healthcare Facilities | 33 | $ 2,546.50 | 0.00% | 23.16% | 1.85% | $137,581.10 | 76.10% | 52.73% | 50.81% |
| Hotel/Gaming | 65 | $ 3,218.60 | 1.67% | 15.16% | 0.47% | $683,110.37 | 42.05% | 56.72% | 45.10% |
| Household Products | 101 | $ 16,610.86 | 0.00% | 73.88% | 2.43% | $684,161.09 | 26.24% | 37.18% | 56.67% |
| Information Services | 16 | $ 835.10 | 0.00% | 34.17% | 1.23% | $67,921.31 | 15.90% | 64.50% | 39.66% |
| Insurance (General) | 22 | $ 3,327.64 | 0.81% | 83.52% | 1.28% | $260,738.95 | 5.63% | 55.22% | 51.01% |
| Insurance (Life) | 19 | $ 6,009.82 | 0.00% | 41.55% | 2.61% | $230,384.15 | 11.89% | 69.14% | 34.31% |
| Insurance (Prop/Cas.) | 53 | $ 6,261.22 | 36.54% | 16.88% | 1.22% | $514,387.76 | 22.60% | 59.01% | 33.69% |
| Investments & Asset Management | 231 | $ 17,948.17 | 0.67% | 59.63% | 2.12% | $846,814.22 | 13.32% | 38.39% | 22.94% |
| Machinery | 109 | $ 6,565.76 | 0.00% | 34.24% | 1.20% | $548,965.20 | 16.56% | 63.99% | 46.07% |
| Metals & Mining | 64 | $ 2,880.70 | 0.00% | 69.06% | 1.95% | $147,772.28 | 12.50% | 26.54% | 72.37% |
| Office Equipment & Services | 14 | $ 388.39 | 0.00% | 201.26% | 2.41% | $16,088.51 | 3.37% | 60.57% | 49.89% |
| Oil/Gas (Integrated) | 4 | $ 28,744.73 | 0.00% | 52.37% | 3.69% | $779,731.80 | 14.20% | 50.61% | 25.56% |
| Oil/Gas (Production and Exploration) | 147 | $ 16,071.55 | 8.84% | 37.63% | 2.93% | $549,336.09 | 17.60% | 43.14% | 47.66% |
| Oil/Gas Distribution | 24 | $ 9,301.94 | 5.29% | 60.73% | 2.97% | $313,646.20 | 19.75% | 56.11% | 38.17% |
| Oilfield Svcs/Equip. | 97 | $ 9,260.56 | 1.18% | 38.72% | 2.74% | $338,498.41 | 13.27% | 59.51% | 49.49% |
| Packaging & Container | 22 | $ 2,721.96 | 0.00% | 32.35% | 2.07% | $131,365.62 | 20.76% | 68.70% | 33.98% |
| Paper/Forest Products | 6 | $ 141.00 | 0.00% | 19.51% | 1.21% | $11,650.06 | 24.20% | 67.46% | 60.66% |
| Power | 48 | $ 23,674.02 | 0.00% | 55.46% | 2.58% | $917,594.72 | 11.13% | 76.40% | 27.31% |
| Precious Metals | 60 | $ 1,703.23 | 0.00% | 1.53% | 2.33% | $73,058.70 | -3.82% | 27.25% | 70.97% |
| Publishing & Newspapers | 19 | $ 427.01 | 0.00% | 72.76% | 1.25% | $34,206.81 | 4.19% | 52.68% | 41.00% |
| R.E.I.T. | 192 | $ 49,782.36 | 0.29% | 203.80% | 4.24% | $1,174,367.79 | 4.73% | 64.81% | 32.08% |
| Real Estate (Development) | 15 | $ 0.22 | 315.35% | 0.07% | 0.00% | $6,134.76 | 6.34% | 30.38% | 49.68% |
| Real Estate (General/Diversified) | 11 | $ 57.60 | 0.00% | 55.78% | 1.49% | $3,866.48 | 4.31% | 47.27% | 26.53% |
| Real Estate (Operations & Services) | 60 | $ 493.53 | 0.00% | 3.04% | 0.42% | $116,768.83 | -1.91% | 33.36% | 56.53% |
| Recreation | 50 | $ 1,204.96 | 7.33% | 328.96% | 1.69% | $71,434.33 | 1.75% | 51.67% | 53.06% |
| Reinsurance | 1 | $ 227.00 | 0.00% | 31.22% | 1.61% | $14,070.60 | 9.02% | 96.53% | 19.87% |
| Restaurant/Dining | 62 | $ 9,848.01 | 0.01% | 55.12% | 1.59% | $621,160.97 | NA | 58.61% | 41.50% |
| Retail (Automotive) | 29 | $ 535.40 | 0.00% | 5.96% | 0.24% | $221,592.27 | 35.70% | 64.60% | 47.39% |
| Retail (Building Supply) | 13 | $ 11,677.90 | 0.14% | 53.23% | 2.03% | $574,810.30 | NA | 68.20% | 52.13% |
| Retail (Distributors) | 66 | $ 4,833.54 | 11.36% | 31.22% | 1.42% | $339,273.73 | 21.64% | 65.05% | 43.89% |
| Retail (General) | 24 | $ 12,250.00 | 56.97% | 14.17% | 0.34% | $3,650,443.66 | 25.37% | 63.22% | 46.69% |
| Retail (Grocery and Food) | 17 | $ 1,276.68 | 1.78% | 23.67% | 1.28% | $99,665.56 | 21.09% | 44.43% | 27.13% |
| Retail (REITs) | 28 | $ 9,308.30 | -0.75% | 143.64% | 4.54% | $205,090.62 | 7.34% | 77.06% | 23.56% |
| Retail (Special Lines) | 98 | $ 5,959.26 | 2.69% | 86.43% | 1.47% | $405,000.12 | 10.13% | 53.63% | 57.00% |
| Rubber& Tires | 3 | $ - | 0.00% | NA | 0.00% | $2,595.79 | -6.41% | 55.29% | 72.04% |
| Semiconductor | 63 | $ 25,345.11 | 0.00% | 32.63% | 0.46% | $5,547,384.32 | 19.08% | 61.06% | 56.05% |
| Semiconductor Equip | 30 | $ 3,346.20 | 0.00% | 20.80% | 0.85% | $394,358.92 | 31.78% | 70.16% | 51.09% |
| Shipbuilding & Marine | 8 | $ 119.90 | 0.00% | 15.05% | 1.04% | $11,532.08 | 11.72% | 51.37% | 45.19% |
| Shoe | 12 | $ 2,348.88 | 0.00% | 32.50% | 1.42% | $165,221.13 | 31.67% | 69.80% | 51.75% |
| Software (Entertainment) | 81 | $ 8,764.60 | 0.00% | 5.95% | 0.22% | $3,923,950.40 | 33.46% | 39.56% | 66.63% |
| Software (Internet) | 29 | $ 0.14 | 0.00% | 0.01% | 0.00% | $210,060.35 | -3.09% | 59.65% | 55.62% |
| Software (System & Application) | 333 | $ 29,972.12 | 1.07% | 23.18% | 0.47% | $6,313,924.55 | 27.66% | 45.80% | 63.63% |
| Steel | 27 | $ 1,548.58 | -1.30% | 20.94% | 1.44% | $107,849.72 | 10.04% | 65.96% | 46.79% |
| Telecom (Wireless) | 11 | $ 3,146.30 | 0.00% | 31.53% | 1.18% | $266,875.10 | 13.42% | 33.22% | 66.73% |
| Telecom. Equipment | 61 | $ 7,465.64 | 0.39% | 66.91% | 1.39% | $538,001.92 | 15.03% | 48.17% | 56.09% |
| Telecom. Services | 32 | $ 19,436.96 | 0.00% | 117.84% | 5.30% | $366,412.09 | 7.75% | 39.19% | 63.71% |
| Tobacco | 12 | $ 15,044.49 | 0.00% | 74.48% | 5.40% | $278,534.71 | NA | 39.54% | 68.34% |
| Transportation | 21 | $ 7,211.20 | 4.92% | 59.78% | 2.06% | $350,394.04 | 17.32% | 57.51% | 51.68% |
| Transportation (Railroads) | 4 | $ 5,344.80 | 0.00% | 42.72% | 2.10% | $254,405.10 | 31.99% | 76.88% | 26.56% |
| Trucking | 24 | $ 859.19 | 8.37% | 23.43% | 0.64% | $134,641.22 | 9.32% | 58.31% | 32.18% |
| Utility (General) | 14 | $ 10,588.50 | 0.00% | 63.23% | 3.29% | $321,357.80 | 10.81% | 85.71% | 18.21% |
| Utility (Water) | 15 | $ 1,148.48 | 0.00% | 57.83% | 2.59% | $44,265.78 | 15.93% | 55.62% | 29.17% |
| Total Market | 6062 | $ 715,876.22 | 2.89% | 37.93% | 1.19% | $60,073,373.97 | 15.93% | 48.47% | 52.53% |
| Total Market (without financials) | 4935 | $ 591,227.39 | 2.84% | 39.68% | 1.13% | $52,404,386.81 | 16.41% | 49.62% | 57.40% |