Industry Name Number of firms Average Unlevered Beta Average Levered Beta Average correlation with the market Total Unlevered Beta Total Levered Beta
Advertising 54 1.20 1.34 22.01% 5.43 6.08
Aerospace/Defense 67 0.80 0.90 28.80% 2.78 3.13
Air Transport 24 0.76 1.24 24.79% 3.08 4.99
Apparel 37 0.83 0.99 23.56% 3.51 4.20
Auto & Truck 34 1.43 1.62 25.35% 5.65 6.37
Auto Parts 33 0.99 1.23 34.85% 2.83 3.52
Bank (Money Center) 15 0.53 0.88 37.82% 1.39 2.31
Banks (Regional) 591 0.48 0.52 24.44% 1.94 2.12
Beverage (Alcoholic) 18 0.51 0.61 14.93% 3.39 4.09
Beverage (Soft) 29 0.51 0.57 14.45% 3.55 3.93
Broadcasting 22 0.48 0.92 21.38% 2.23 4.29
Brokerage & Investment Banking 30 0.47 0.95 39.50% 1.19 2.41
Building Materials 39 1.23 1.36 44.70% 2.76 3.04
Business & Consumer Services 152 0.92 1.00 28.23% 3.26 3.56
Cable TV 9 0.50 0.96 28.00% 1.80 3.43
Chemical (Basic) 31 0.86 1.15 27.78% 3.10 4.13
Chemical (Diversified) 4 0.58 0.99 30.98% 1.87 3.21
Chemical (Specialty) 60 0.79 0.92 32.23% 2.46 2.86
Coal & Related Energy 16 1.27 1.18 23.66% 5.35 5.00
Computer Services 63 1.09 1.23 26.84% 4.07 4.60
Computers/Peripherals 35 1.12 1.14 28.06% 3.98 4.07
Construction Supplies 46 1.15 1.29 37.82% 3.05 3.42
Diversified 21 1.01 1.09 27.14% 3.74 4.02
Drugs (Biotechnology) 535 1.17 1.25 21.83% 5.35 5.73
Drugs (Pharmaceutical) 231 0.98 1.07 17.54% 5.60 6.12
Education 29 0.92 0.98 26.82% 3.44 3.67
Electrical Equipment 101 1.20 1.27 25.29% 4.75 5.02
Electronics (Consumer & Office) 11 0.95 0.92 22.92% 4.16 4.01
Electronics (General) 122 1.01 1.06 28.07% 3.60 3.77
Engineering/Construction 42 0.92 0.99 32.72% 2.80 3.02
Entertainment 96 0.94 1.04 18.71% 5.01 5.56
Environmental & Waste Services 50 0.82 0.92 20.40% 4.00 4.51
Farming/Agriculture 35 0.73 0.98 20.94% 3.49 4.69
Financial Svcs. (Non-bank & Insurance) 166 0.35 1.07 31.83% 1.10 3.37
Food Processing 77 0.38 0.47 13.34% 2.87 3.56
Food Wholesalers 14 0.55 0.72 27.95% 1.98 2.59
Furn/Home Furnishings 28 0.69 0.87 23.51% 2.94 3.69
Green & Renewable Energy 18 0.50 1.13 18.24% 2.74 6.20
Healthcare Products 218 0.96 1.01 22.58% 4.24 4.49
Healthcare Support Services 113 0.82 0.94 17.81% 4.58 5.28
Heathcare Information and Technology 116 1.12 1.22 27.33% 4.11 4.47
Homebuilding 30 1.38 1.43 42.13% 3.27 3.39
Hospitals/Healthcare Facilities 33 0.57 0.86 22.65% 2.50 3.78
Hotel/Gaming 65 0.95 1.19 33.34% 2.85 3.58
Household Products 101 0.83 0.90 15.56% 5.33 5.75
Information Services 16 0.80 0.98 33.32% 2.41 2.95
Insurance (General) 22 0.69 0.76 21.44% 3.22 3.55
Insurance (Life) 19 0.62 0.73 30.92% 2.01 2.37
Insurance (Prop/Cas.) 53 0.57 0.61 23.27% 2.45 2.60
Investments & Asset Management 231 0.50 0.57 21.64% 2.31 2.62
Machinery 109 0.98 1.07 35.74% 2.75 2.99
Metals & Mining 64 0.96 1.02 16.96% 5.67 6.03
Office Equipment & Services 14 0.96 1.20 30.32% 3.18 3.96
Oil/Gas (Integrated) 4 0.46 0.48 20.55% 2.22 2.35
Oil/Gas (Production and Exploration) 147 0.75 0.88 17.28% 4.37 5.07
Oil/Gas Distribution 24 0.55 0.75 25.98% 2.12 2.90
Oilfield Svcs/Equip. 97 0.78 0.94 21.54% 3.61 4.35
Packaging & Container 22 0.74 0.98 34.80% 2.12 2.81
Paper/Forest Products 6 0.96 1.07 27.93% 3.43 3.84
Power 48 0.34 0.54 23.64% 1.45 2.29
Precious Metals 60 1.15 1.23 16.56% 6.92 7.42
Publishing & Newspapers 19 0.56 0.64 24.88% 2.24 2.56
R.E.I.T. 192 0.59 0.95 41.71% 1.43 2.27
Real Estate (Development) 15 0.62 1.03 24.48% 2.51 4.19
Real Estate (General/Diversified) 11 0.74 0.86 23.58% 3.12 3.66
Real Estate (Operations & Services) 60 0.95 1.08 22.07% 4.31 4.87
Recreation 50 0.93 1.33 27.94% 3.34 4.75
Reinsurance 1 0.58 0.54 26.46% 2.18 2.03
Restaurant/Dining 62 0.87 1.01 27.00% 3.24 3.74
Retail (Automotive) 29 0.99 1.35 33.60% 2.95 4.03
Retail (Building Supply) 13 1.57 1.79 46.88% 3.36 3.82
Retail (Distributors) 66 0.93 1.12 34.75% 2.66 3.21
Retail (General) 24 1.03 1.06 31.87% 3.22 3.33
Retail (Grocery and Food) 17 0.47 0.58 19.18% 2.43 3.02
Retail (REITs) 28 0.69 0.95 43.32% 1.58 2.19
Retail (Special Lines) 98 1.06 1.22 24.31% 4.36 5.04
Rubber& Tires 3 0.18 0.65 19.40% 0.92 3.33
Semiconductor 63 1.46 1.49 39.61% 3.69 3.75
Semiconductor Equip 30 1.47 1.48 43.35% 3.40 3.43
Shipbuilding & Marine 8 0.52 0.58 24.79% 2.12 2.33
Shoe 12 1.41 1.42 31.39% 4.49 4.54
Software (Entertainment) 81 1.18 1.18 23.31% 5.08 5.08
Software (Internet) 29 1.60 1.69 31.71% 5.04 5.32
Software (System & Application) 333 1.22 1.24 27.03% 4.51 4.59
Steel 27 0.96 1.06 32.12% 3.00 3.30
Telecom (Wireless) 11 0.59 0.77 17.67% 3.31 4.37
Telecom. Equipment 61 0.95 1.00 23.67% 4.01 4.22
Telecom. Services 32 0.52 0.89 15.61% 3.30 5.68
Tobacco 12 0.83 0.98 15.31% 5.39 6.40
Transportation 21 0.83 1.03 31.90% 2.61 3.22
Transportation (Railroads) 4 0.83 0.99 47.57% 1.74 2.08
Trucking 24 0.96 1.10 38.14% 2.53 2.90
Utility (General) 14 0.25 0.39 24.09% 1.04 1.63
Utility (Water) 15 0.47 0.68 29.91% 1.58 2.27
Total Market 6062 0.82 1.00 25.85% 3.16 3.88
Total Market (without financials) 4935 0.98 1.09 25.93% 3.77 4.19