| 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 | 58 | $ 1,053.13 | 0.00% | 67.63% | 1.72% | $61,332.75 | 13.57% | 38.14% | 52.72% |
| Aerospace/Defense | 77 | $ 10,261.13 | 10.04% | 70.70% | 1.37% | $751,565.46 | 9.87% | 48.79% | 37.56% |
| Air Transport | 21 | $ - | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | $79,873.42 | -11.37% | 50.72% | 37.73% |
| Apparel | 39 | $ 1,985.68 | 0.18% | 54.32% | 3.38% | $58,677.62 | 13.52% | 51.85% | 38.51% |
| Auto & Truck | 31 | $ 2,124.50 | 0.00% | 10.55% | 0.40% | $529,802.35 | 15.68% | 28.81% | 52.61% |
| Auto Parts | 37 | $ 694.40 | 0.00% | 37.14% | 1.29% | $53,768.80 | 7.03% | 62.82% | 39.52% |
| Bank (Money Center) | 7 | $ 29,107.12 | 0.00% | 28.36% | 3.00% | $970,898.50 | 11.35% | 67.84% | 19.59% |
| Banks (Regional) | 557 | $ 19,659.99 | -0.05% | 29.11% | 2.75% | $714,025.97 | 11.80% | 37.76% | 16.76% |
| Beverage (Alcoholic) | 23 | $ 1,270.60 | 37.70% | 79.00% | 1.35% | $94,217.73 | 5.28% | 28.78% | 49.87% |
| Beverage (Soft) | 31 | $ 12,915.35 | 2.17% | 56.52% | 1.98% | $651,146.27 | 31.94% | 35.31% | 41.72% |
| Broadcasting | 26 | $ 1,266.31 | 0.24% | 14.36% | 2.85% | $44,467.78 | 20.76% | 46.38% | 46.90% |
| Brokerage & Investment Banking | 30 | $ 11,022.99 | 4.26% | 28.69% | 2.15% | $513,407.83 | 13.43% | 69.77% | 28.00% |
| Building Materials | 45 | $ 1,861.54 | 7.68% | 12.95% | 1.21% | $154,078.08 | 32.73% | 67.03% | 29.19% |
| Business & Consumer Services | 164 | $ 3,112.87 | 2.46% | 28.23% | 0.82% | $379,894.75 | 12.85% | 54.93% | 45.78% |
| Cable TV | 10 | $ 5,128.40 | 19.25% | 29.05% | 1.93% | $265,074.20 | 12.14% | 55.62% | 25.41% |
| Chemical (Basic) | 38 | $ 4,333.80 | 39.32% | 27.40% | 4.24% | $102,272.75 | 34.78% | 43.19% | 46.58% |
| Chemical (Diversified) | 4 | $ 330.00 | 0.00% | 14.61% | 3.01% | $10,951.42 | 43.44% | 53.65% | 39.49% |
| Chemical (Specialty) | 76 | $ 7,557.41 | 0.00% | 40.46% | 1.60% | $473,773.39 | 11.43% | 58.03% | 42.32% |
| Coal & Related Energy | 19 | $ 513.96 | 6.79% | 20.43% | 3.10% | $16,565.07 | 74.08% | 34.50% | 61.96% |
| Computer Services | 80 | $ 7,172.66 | 0.37% | 93.58% | 2.54% | $282,151.64 | 12.15% | 44.25% | 47.78% |
| Computers/Peripherals | 42 | $ 18,124.95 | 0.00% | 16.95% | 0.83% | $2,186,609.33 | 96.26% | 46.29% | 48.73% |
| Construction Supplies | 49 | $ 4,538.96 | 15.88% | 32.16% | 1.54% | $295,674.91 | 18.78% | 58.34% | 35.11% |
| Diversified | 23 | $ 6,865.35 | -0.83% | 150.68% | 0.68% | $1,008,157.96 | 0.82% | 49.48% | 57.84% |
| Drugs (Biotechnology) | 598 | $ 17,685.00 | 0.25% | 0.06% | 1.49% | $1,190,510.86 | 0.68% | 34.99% | 58.41% |
| Drugs (Pharmaceutical) | 281 | $ 37,183.45 | 0.04% | 51.36% | 2.15% | $1,728,698.74 | 24.54% | 26.38% | 64.88% |
| Education | 33 | $ 90.00 | 1527.67% | 17.44% | 0.32% | $27,781.17 | 3.19% | 56.33% | 41.81% |
| Electrical Equipment | 110 | $ 2,409.19 | 11.76% | 34.46% | 1.06% | $227,582.09 | 13.20% | 41.00% | 58.55% |
| Electronics (Consumer & Office) | 16 | $ - | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | $5,705.18 | 1.28% | 32.47% | 39.56% |
| Electronics (General) | 138 | $ 916.43 | 0.03% | 10.61% | 0.39% | $236,429.62 | 12.42% | 41.68% | 44.94% |
| Engineering/Construction | 43 | $ 432.10 | 0.00% | 16.89% | 0.42% | $102,551.48 | 7.50% | 66.12% | 35.17% |
| Entertainment | 110 | $ 959.84 | 0.00% | 50.42% | 0.18% | $522,868.62 | 1.18% | 34.49% | 57.81% |
| Environmental & Waste Services | 62 | $ 2,146.70 | 2.51% | 46.26% | 1.38% | $155,237.41 | 16.47% | 39.49% | 48.09% |
| Farming/Agriculture | 39 | $ 3,015.71 | 10.00% | 21.03% | 1.27% | $237,559.08 | 23.65% | 38.04% | 54.43% |
| Financial Svcs. (Non-bank & Insurance) | 223 | $ 13,017.30 | 28.79% | 13.65% | 1.65% | $788,130.27 | 48.08% | 40.55% | 27.15% |
| Food Processing | 92 | $ 10,574.62 | 0.00% | 53.78% | 2.30% | $460,118.52 | 11.54% | 46.28% | 34.23% |
| Food Wholesalers | 14 | $ 1,021.60 | 0.00% | 43.59% | 1.66% | $61,617.70 | 18.98% | 59.39% | 32.42% |
| Furn/Home Furnishings | 32 | $ 796.43 | 4.20% | 68.02% | 2.30% | $34,647.62 | 5.45% | 50.25% | 41.91% |
| Green & Renewable Energy | 19 | $ 657.02 | 0.00% | 56.85% | 2.74% | $23,941.98 | 18.27% | 38.16% | 67.60% |
| Healthcare Products | 254 | $ 6,570.31 | 0.00% | 46.13% | 0.68% | $961,673.04 | 7.09% | 42.29% | 50.94% |
| Healthcare Support Services | 131 | $ 13,557.74 | 0.00% | 33.04% | 1.09% | $1,239,022.62 | 12.34% | 49.68% | 47.79% |
| Heathcare Information and Technology | 138 | $ 1,581.92 | 0.00% | 0.04% | 0.20% | $777,103.56 | -0.29% | 46.76% | 53.87% |
| Homebuilding | 32 | $ 1,361.39 | 0.00% | 5.45% | 1.07% | $127,005.83 | 30.75% | 73.83% | 33.33% |
| Hospitals/Healthcare Facilities | 34 | $ 949.00 | 0.00% | 13.56% | 0.84% | $112,605.53 | 49.04% | 59.20% | 51.19% |
| Hotel/Gaming | 69 | $ 793.83 | 25.67% | 49.43% | 0.20% | $401,570.43 | 2.53% | 55.35% | 38.05% |
| Household Products | 127 | $ 14,431.34 | 0.02% | 63.69% | 2.22% | $650,218.40 | 33.18% | 32.90% | 56.83% |
| Information Services | 73 | $ 10,475.09 | 0.00% | 28.07% | 0.81% | $1,295,045.54 | 17.74% | 57.58% | 45.11% |
| Insurance (General) | 21 | $ 3,403.41 | 0.93% | 16.85% | 1.51% | $225,912.25 | 17.43% | 63.10% | 43.76% |
| Insurance (Life) | 27 | $ 5,853.45 | 0.00% | 38.24% | 2.80% | $208,976.41 | 5.58% | 54.38% | 28.89% |
| Insurance (Prop/Cas.) | 51 | $ 7,922.51 | 19.99% | 73.32% | 2.46% | $322,032.04 | 5.71% | 52.64% | 27.67% |
| Investments & Asset Management | 600 | $ 15,100.19 | 1.44% | 42.69% | 2.57% | $588,101.53 | 17.17% | 54.52% | 9.91% |
| Machinery | 116 | $ 5,613.08 | 0.00% | 36.71% | 1.37% | $409,783.55 | 15.49% | 63.55% | 32.36% |
| Metals & Mining | 68 | $ 4,009.40 | 2.97% | 62.50% | 3.24% | $123,616.18 | 21.10% | 21.55% | 70.06% |
| Office Equipment & Services | 16 | $ 392.50 | 0.00% | 82.96% | 3.26% | $12,057.54 | 7.96% | 56.67% | 35.22% |
| Oil/Gas (Integrated) | 4 | $ 26,119.36 | 0.00% | 26.36% | 3.04% | $858,934.00 | 32.42% | 53.30% | 30.55% |
| Oil/Gas (Production and Exploration) | 174 | $ 20,127.07 | 28.77% | 23.15% | 3.28% | $613,253.53 | 47.00% | 42.79% | 56.98% |
| Oil/Gas Distribution | 23 | $ 8,450.90 | 0.00% | 314.97% | 4.24% | $199,192.88 | 4.09% | 56.71% | 33.55% |
| Oilfield Svcs/Equip. | 101 | $ 7,323.11 | 0.19% | 17.58% | 1.98% | $370,703.42 | 30.82% | 56.99% | 46.90% |
| Packaging & Container | 25 | $ 2,718.41 | 4.78% | 28.64% | 2.19% | $124,411.89 | 19.75% | 68.28% | 24.43% |
| Paper/Forest Products | 7 | $ 99.00 | 0.00% | 7.88% | 1.38% | $7,148.80 | 46.83% | 85.48% | 42.84% |
| Power | 48 | $ 21,251.45 | 0.00% | 60.56% | 2.59% | $819,260.10 | 9.39% | 72.71% | 17.18% |
| Precious Metals | 74 | $ 1,943.35 | 4.40% | 160.36% | 3.49% | $55,667.28 | 3.66% | 18.83% | 72.54% |
| Publishing & Newspapers | 20 | $ 407.90 | 0.00% | 52.37% | 1.68% | $24,308.87 | 5.15% | 52.90% | 30.92% |
| R.E.I.T. | 223 | $ 51,601.83 | 10.71% | 107.80% | 4.03% | $1,279,934.24 | 8.85% | 69.81% | 21.54% |
| Real Estate (Development) | 18 | $ - | #DIV/0! | 0.00% | 0.00% | $5,085.65 | 10.51% | 22.51% | 51.25% |
| Real Estate (General/Diversified) | 12 | $ 48.10 | 0.00% | 33.20% | 1.34% | $3,589.75 | 6.68% | 32.01% | 28.66% |
| Real Estate (Operations & Services) | 60 | $ 229.56 | 34.94% | 0.34% | 0.40% | $56,688.87 | -3.58% | 35.76% | 44.43% |
| Recreation | 57 | $ 1,069.82 | 0.00% | 136.34% | 1.45% | $73,692.33 | 3.95% | 47.56% | 42.13% |
| Reinsurance | 1 | $ 201.00 | 0.00% | 34.96% | 2.12% | $9,496.70 | 4.46% | 99.02% | 19.37% |
| Restaurant/Dining | 70 | $ 8,430.28 | 1.74% | 61.86% | 1.81% | $464,805.55 | NA | 55.74% | 41.15% |
| Retail (Automotive) | 30 | $ 738.77 | 3.93% | 6.70% | 0.47% | $158,871.79 | 43.25% | 68.15% | 35.71% |
| Retail (Building Supply) | 15 | $ 10,186.13 | 0.35% | 41.16% | 2.18% | $467,562.02 | 0.48% | 66.66% | 37.55% |
| Retail (Distributors) | 69 | $ 3,130.07 | 5.11% | 21.65% | 1.49% | $210,319.22 | 27.37% | 60.13% | 37.08% |
| Retail (General) | 15 | $ 10,568.63 | 2.76% | 40.60% | 1.37% | $771,429.17 | 18.29% | 75.32% | 31.53% |
| Retail (Grocery and Food) | 13 | $ 1,013.25 | 0.00% | 19.82% | 1.63% | $62,283.12 | 27.98% | 55.23% | 28.26% |
| Retail (Online) | 63 | $ 513.40 | 98.50% | 13.92% | 0.05% | $945,369.56 | 2.54% | 38.92% | 59.41% |
| Retail (Special Lines) | 78 | $ 5,685.91 | 5.80% | 32.40% | 1.73% | $329,150.97 | 24.16% | 66.80% | 38.59% |
| Rubber& Tires | 3 | $ - | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | $2,915.60 | 19.81% | 36.62% | 39.79% |
| Semiconductor | 68 | $ 23,911.23 | 0.00% | 32.84% | 1.61% | $1,482,014.69 | 22.77% | 57.83% | 38.40% |
| Semiconductor Equip | 30 | $ 2,591.80 | 0.00% | 14.25% | 0.93% | $280,177.81 | 46.52% | 63.66% | 41.57% |
| Shipbuilding & Marine | 8 | $ 256.30 | 0.00% | 12.37% | 3.23% | $7,926.98 | 35.29% | 61.25% | 41.16% |
| Shoe | 13 | $ 2,072.05 | 0.00% | 26.91% | 0.98% | $210,902.38 | 36.28% | 74.01% | 39.37% |
| Software (Entertainment) | 91 | $ 60.03 | 132.43% | 0.07% | 0.00% | $1,549,617.83 | 22.77% | 42.06% | 58.71% |
| Software (Internet) | 33 | $ 0.34 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | $151,135.67 | -15.73% | 47.10% | 55.24% |
| Software (System & Application) | 390 | $ 24,238.73 | 47.45% | 34.01% | 0.70% | $3,482,793.34 | 19.68% | 41.21% | 52.11% |
| Steel | 28 | $ 1,342.77 | 5.00% | 5.25% | 1.34% | $100,470.00 | 53.75% | 64.02% | 38.30% |
| Telecom (Wireless) | 16 | $ 145.71 | 77.55% | 6.28% | 0.08% | $180,402.65 | 2.97% | 29.54% | 51.92% |
| Telecom. Equipment | 79 | $ 7,183.58 | 0.00% | 51.07% | 2.05% | $350,937.81 | 20.13% | 44.27% | 41.35% |
| Telecom. Services | 49 | $ 21,546.93 | 0.00% | 51.91% | 6.58% | $327,352.57 | 15.76% | 34.63% | 55.37% |
| Tobacco | 15 | $ 14,569.30 | 0.00% | 107.17% | 6.00% | $242,652.15 | NA | 38.56% | 44.06% |
| Transportation | 18 | $ 6,209.10 | 0.00% | 33.45% | 2.62% | $237,011.60 | 36.78% | 59.85% | 28.05% |
| Transportation (Railroads) | 4 | $ 5,115.98 | 0.00% | 35.88% | 1.97% | $259,714.20 | 33.56% | 73.08% | 16.34% |
| Trucking | 35 | $ 729.19 | 16.90% | 35.60% | 0.43% | $169,579.15 | 4.05% | 54.30% | 41.17% |
| Utility (General) | 15 | $ 9,711.00 | 0.00% | 59.28% | 3.05% | $318,778.20 | 11.24% | 83.29% | 14.97% |
| Utility (Water) | 16 | $ 937.33 | 0.00% | 45.39% | 1.77% | $52,827.75 | 16.47% | 53.97% | 27.96% |
| Total Market | 7165 | $ 636,300.29 | 6.12% | 34.69% | 1.58% | $40,274,862.82 | 16.47% | 47.03% | 41.37% |
| Total Market (without financials) | 5649 | $ 531,213.34 | 6.20% | 36.66% | 1.48% | $35,943,378.02 | 17.27% | 47.11% | 47.98% |