| 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 | 40 | $855.00 | 34.04% | 52.85% | 2.83% | $30,169.93 | -0.88% | 25.79% | 80.95% |
| Aerospace/Defense | 87 | $10,898.07 | 22.52% | 39.52% | 1.55% | $704,028.57 | 29.03% | 56.33% | 49.06% |
| Air Transport | 17 | $1,784.00 | 0.00% | 15.27% | 1.15% | $155,575.74 | 24.78% | 75.58% | 40.20% |
| Apparel | 51 | $1,599.78 | 0.42% | 77.53% | 1.70% | $94,066.43 | 7.62% | 53.42% | 59.71% |
| Auto & Truck | 18 | $4,952.65 | 4.05% | 69.49% | 2.77% | $178,539.68 | 8.64% | 59.74% | 38.59% |
| Auto Parts | 62 | $573.42 | 0.00% | 13.85% | 0.90% | $63,908.94 | 24.14% | 58.70% | 56.74% |
| Bank (Money Center) | 11 | $22,164.85 | 0.00% | 24.57% | 1.75% | $1,263,864.80 | 9.93% | 53.43% | 33.37% |
| Banks (Regional) | 612 | $11,856.91 | 0.85% | 30.91% | 1.68% | $707,248.69 | 9.03% | 34.89% | 32.08% |
| Beverage (Alcoholic) | 28 | $992.90 | 1.43% | 20.37% | 1.07% | $93,179.87 | 25.16% | 37.91% | 50.14% |
| Beverage (Soft) | 35 | $11,066.67 | 1.26% | 84.90% | 2.58% | $428,981.83 | 28.39% | 25.17% | 45.33% |
| Broadcasting | 27 | $805.59 | 63.07% | 40.58% | 1.15% | $69,835.58 | 18.11% | 55.44% | 52.30% |
| Brokerage & Investment Banking | 42 | $4,360.52 | 2.33% | 20.63% | 1.25% | $348,709.78 | 11.41% | 63.84% | 42.48% |
| Building Materials | 39 | $615.54 | 15.87% | 15.29% | 0.64% | $96,671.42 | 23.81% | 72.72% | 41.01% |
| Business & Consumer Services | 169 | $1,459.65 | 0.00% | 26.33% | 0.86% | $169,377.70 | 18.32% | 47.73% | 49.45% |
| Cable TV | 14 | $4,245.62 | 0.00% | 33.21% | 1.15% | $370,612.70 | 11.05% | 45.34% | 36.33% |
| Chemical (Basic) | 38 | $505.51 | 0.00% | 27.29% | 1.20% | $42,302.07 | 18.60% | 46.94% | 59.39% |
| Chemical (Diversified) | 7 | $2,635.00 | 0.00% | 58.06% | 1.33% | $197,479.22 | 14.20% | 76.65% | 68.62% |
| Chemical (Specialty) | 99 | $4,186.61 | 2.39% | 39.79% | 1.33% | $314,014.00 | 17.00% | 53.59% | 59.69% |
| Coal & Related Energy | 30 | $300.01 | 30.93% | 15.73% | 2.54% | $11,819.39 | -646.39% | 33.59% | 90.61% |
| Computer Services | 111 | $6,746.30 | 0.16% | 38.55% | 2.11% | $319,191.63 | 28.66% | 51.85% | 48.53% |
| Computers/Peripherals | 58 | $15,219.60 | 0.00% | 28.94% | 1.54% | $985,131.85 | 28.55% | 46.20% | 61.38% |
| Construction Supplies | 49 | $3,901.57 | -3.40% | 57.63% | 1.61% | $242,976.24 | 13.23% | 71.92% | 45.67% |
| Diversified | 24 | $13,608.22 | 0.00% | 35.25% | 1.44% | $946,925.03 | 9.59% | 53.35% | 26.82% |
| Drugs (Biotechnology) | 459 | $9,956.17 | 1.54% | 60.26% | 1.08% | $922,493.94 | 13.45% | 36.19% | 94.78% |
| Drugs (Pharmaceutical) | 185 | $26,499.28 | 0.00% | 83.54% | 2.55% | $1,038,469.86 | 14.39% | 32.45% | 85.70% |
| Education | 34 | $72.73 | 0.00% | 29.69% | 0.28% | $25,633.89 | 2.60% | 52.85% | 53.59% |
| Electrical Equipment | 118 | $2,066.78 | 0.00% | 57.59% | 1.58% | $130,912.63 | 13.54% | 33.99% | 66.17% |
| Electronics (Consumer & Office) | 24 | $13.30 | 0.00% | 0.18% | 0.16% | $8,425.99 | -29.60% | 19.86% | 70.22% |
| Electronics (General) | 167 | $1,278.65 | 0.07% | 20.22% | 0.67% | $189,581.96 | 11.30% | 45.09% | 60.25% |
| Engineering/Construction | 49 | $383.20 | 0.00% | 16.89% | 0.58% | $66,571.26 | 7.71% | 65.44% | 53.02% |
| Entertainment | 90 | $5,394.06 | 0.00% | 29.81% | 1.53% | $353,040.28 | 18.99% | 43.44% | 54.94% |
| Environmental & Waste Services | 87 | $1,496.53 | 1.46% | 71.15% | 1.60% | $93,807.52 | 9.47% | 37.53% | 65.74% |
| Farming/Agriculture | 34 | $2,038.44 | 0.00% | 40.75% | 1.80% | $113,451.91 | 12.10% | 45.93% | 42.57% |
| Financial Svcs. (Non-bank & Insurance) | 264 | $8,204.29 | 1.51% | 15.29% | 1.43% | $571,931.71 | -0.29% | 38.19% | 36.63% |
| Food Processing | 87 | $9,961.75 | 2.59% | 58.83% | 2.31% | $431,094.15 | 11.54% | 54.59% | 41.18% |
| Food Wholesalers | 15 | $742.30 | 0.00% | 46.22% | 1.58% | $46,866.45 | 16.64% | 67.58% | 55.42% |
| Furn/Home Furnishings | 31 | $620.27 | 1.11% | 23.27% | 1.20% | $51,516.97 | 17.62% | 47.73% | 51.26% |
| Green & Renewable Energy | 22 | $162.80 | 0.00% | 735.69% | 2.11% | $7,724.32 | 0.66% | 35.12% | 60.29% |
| Healthcare Products | 251 | $4,650.49 | 0.00% | 36.91% | 0.72% | $642,946.87 | 9.51% | 42.50% | 66.92% |
| Healthcare Support Services | 115 | $5,821.16 | -0.50% | 18.64% | 0.88% | $660,041.40 | 17.40% | 56.18% | 57.44% |
| Heathcare Information and Technology | 112 | $532.53 | 0.00% | 9.32% | 0.19% | $287,230.73 | 10.80% | 45.37% | 58.64% |
| Homebuilding | 32 | $458.19 | 0.00% | 8.36% | 0.45% | $102,782.73 | 12.49% | 74.55% | 44.70% |
| Hospitals/Healthcare Facilities | 35 | $194.73 | 0.00% | 24.14% | 0.30% | $64,008.79 | 8.21% | 60.50% | 60.63% |
| Hotel/Gaming | 70 | $5,601.55 | 0.02% | 63.06% | 1.70% | $330,397.87 | 12.94% | 49.44% | 45.51% |
| Household Products | 131 | $12,021.93 | 0.46% | 49.62% | 2.47% | $486,213.52 | 29.25% | 31.95% | 56.30% |
| Information Services | 61 | $5,662.09 | 0.00% | 27.26% | 0.67% | $843,000.60 | 20.91% | 65.18% | 41.35% |
| Insurance (General) | 21 | $3,146.20 | 6.96% | 101.15% | 1.77% | $177,783.97 | 1.97% | 63.74% | 37.21% |
| Insurance (Life) | 25 | $6,737.11 | 0.56% | 65.77% | 3.02% | $223,064.03 | 4.17% | 70.94% | 37.34% |
| Insurance (Prop/Cas.) | 50 | $3,940.23 | 27.13% | 42.65% | 1.76% | $224,098.63 | 7.29% | 62.70% | 34.65% |
| Investments & Asset Management | 165 | $7,398.20 | 2.57% | 36.33% | 2.02% | $365,820.75 | 13.75% | 42.48% | 41.00% |
| Machinery | 126 | $3,494.36 | 5.24% | 30.10% | 1.08% | $323,277.64 | 19.08% | 65.18% | 43.17% |
| Metals & Mining | 102 | $443.60 | 0.00% | 18.57% | 0.54% | $82,571.77 | 10.78% | 18.41% | 82.33% |
| Office Equipment & Services | 24 | $419.94 | 0.00% | 82.36% | 2.47% | $16,985.91 | 8.70% | 56.44% | 49.66% |
| Oil/Gas (Integrated) | 5 | $23,302.00 | 0.00% | 116.21% | 3.59% | $648,542.60 | 5.90% | 67.19% | 20.21% |
| Oil/Gas (Production and Exploration) | 311 | $3,794.65 | 0.00% | 0.83% | 0.75% | $506,428.79 | -4.87% | 38.39% | 78.88% |
| Oil/Gas Distribution | 16 | $3,051.58 | 0.00% | 310.27% | 2.67% | $114,325.67 | 1.97% | 52.94% | 62.79% |
| Oilfield Svcs/Equip. | 130 | $7,955.63 | 0.15% | 242.27% | 2.15% | $370,355.71 | 1.97% | 55.68% | 73.29% |
| Packaging & Container | 25 | $2,378.70 | 0.00% | 39.59% | 1.84% | $129,488.25 | 20.54% | 73.48% | 27.67% |
| Paper/Forest Products | 21 | $245.97 | 0.00% | 46.74% | 1.43% | $17,183.31 | 6.15% | 65.17% | 56.81% |
| Power | 61 | $20,062.22 | 4.94% | 45.74% | 3.15% | $637,662.61 | 15.55% | 67.36% | 31.23% |
| Precious Metals | 111 | $239.21 | 0.23% | 63.78% | 0.74% | $32,455.72 | 1.89% | 23.02% | 91.35% |
| Publishing & Newspapers | 41 | $784.71 | 4.97% | 0.63% | 2.12% | $37,006.67 | -2.51% | 56.71% | 54.14% |
| R.E.I.T. | 244 | $44,674.22 | 3.49% | 104.87% | 3.91% | $1,143,454.29 | 9.54% | 76.09% | 32.14% |
| Real Estate (Development) | 20 | $- | #DIV/0! | 0.00% | 0.00% | $8,141.98 | 4.62% | 41.04% | 44.27% |
| Real Estate (General/Diversified) | 10 | $17.05 | 0.00% | 27.91% | 0.43% | $3,957.49 | 4.17% | 40.50% | 41.07% |
| Real Estate (Operations & Services) | 60 | $168.03 | 35.71% | 9.90% | 0.36% | $47,112.63 | 15.06% | 31.16% | 54.01% |
| Recreation | 70 | $1,566.36 | 10.91% | 200.83% | 2.62% | $59,857.01 | 5.26% | 55.66% | 50.85% |
| Reinsurance | 3 | $111.40 | 0.00% | 11.40% | 0.57% | $19,386.10 | 6.05% | 72.70% | 18.99% |
| Restaurant/Dining | 81 | $6,249.75 | 1.37% | 51.12% | 1.87% | $334,221.80 | 95.67% | 64.31% | 48.41% |
| Retail (Automotive) | 25 | $223.93 | 4.87% | 4.59% | 0.28% | $81,205.63 | 34.26% | 74.09% | 42.62% |
| Retail (Building Supply) | 8 | $5,271.76 | 3.84% | 43.64% | 1.73% | $304,592.18 | 91.26% | 43.02% | 53.44% |
| Retail (Distributors) | 92 | $1,756.74 | 0.07% | 30.21% | 1.24% | $141,625.98 | 16.05% | 57.11% | 49.24% |
| Retail (General) | 18 | $9,781.85 | 31.69% | 49.53% | 1.97% | $496,744.73 | 16.10% | 75.25% | 49.94% |
| Retail (Grocery and Food) | 14 | $542.25 | 0.04% | 21.02% | 1.52% | $35,627.14 | 24.43% | 47.82% | 45.73% |
| Retail (Online) | 61 | $577.91 | 13.88% | 6.46% | 0.07% | $797,867.57 | 18.72% | 51.56% | 60.64% |
| Retail (Special Lines) | 106 | $7,903.17 | 0.98% | 40.02% | 1.99% | $396,638.69 | 16.59% | 65.35% | 59.68% |
| Rubber& Tires | 4 | $123.10 | 0.00% | 10.32% | 1.24% | $9,945.07 | 21.44% | 106.19% | 56.24% |
| Semiconductor | 72 | $12,675.60 | 0.00% | 37.48% | 1.63% | $779,940.90 | 19.87% | 64.18% | 52.68% |
| Semiconductor Equip | 45 | $1,251.00 | 0.57% | 14.93% | 0.89% | $141,179.80 | 33.63% | 60.13% | 61.04% |
| Shipbuilding & Marine | 9 | $33.40 | 2.99% | 0.10% | 0.43% | $7,740.98 | -1.88% | 37.24% | 94.40% |
| Shoe | 11 | $1,235.03 | 0.00% | 28.49% | 1.05% | $117,530.70 | 25.32% | 65.53% | 44.39% |
| Software (Entertainment) | 13 | $229.00 | 0.00% | 9.57% | 0.24% | $96,519.34 | 16.33% | 68.37% | 49.61% |
| Software (Internet) | 305 | $123.28 | 108.21% | 0.27% | 0.01% | $1,541,798.05 | 18.52% | 39.92% | 65.60% |
| Software (System & Application) | 255 | $16,347.88 | 0.00% | 50.28% | 1.11% | $1,474,882.63 | 17.08% | 47.08% | 53.27% |
| Steel | 37 | $1,036.85 | 18.32% | 34.26% | 1.59% | $65,392.66 | 12.23% | 58.77% | 70.40% |
| Telecom (Wireless) | 18 | $94.54 | 0.00% | 11.07% | 0.11% | $85,902.10 | 1.87% | 40.51% | 54.46% |
| Telecom. Equipment | 104 | $6,476.64 | 0.00% | 43.90% | 1.96% | $331,156.16 | 15.31% | 54.18% | 57.87% |
| Telecom. Services | 66 | $23,209.93 | 0.00% | 84.41% | 4.64% | $500,263.95 | 16.34% | 38.81% | 52.57% |
| Tobacco | 24 | $11,471.10 | 0.00% | 50.44% | 3.75% | $306,183.97 | -282.12% | 34.17% | 45.16% |
| Transportation | 18 | $3,635.00 | 0.00% | 47.34% | 1.72% | $211,707.26 | 28.97% | 82.49% | 46.36% |
| Transportation (Railroads) | 8 | $3,390.60 | 0.00% | 38.15% | 1.60% | $212,040.22 | 17.41% | 60.50% | 29.77% |
| Trucking | 30 | $350.24 | 16.79% | 27.46% | 0.50% | $69,714.14 | 7.87% | 67.36% | 54.25% |
| Utility (General) | 18 | $8,361.58 | 0.00% | 76.33% | 3.23% | $259,184.90 | 9.95% | 76.33% | 20.67% |
| Utility (Water) | 23 | $557.86 | 0.00% | 58.23% | 1.60% | $34,898.15 | 13.63% | 40.31% | 34.50% |
| Total Market | 7247 | $486,008.53 | 2.69% | 42.94% | 1.66% | $29,326,222.62 | 13.63% | 48.32% | 53.52% |
| Total Market (without financials) | 6057 | $418,200.22 | 2.68% | 47.23% | 1.64% | $25,443,700.27 | 14.54% | 49.89% | 57.16% |