Industry Name Number of firms Average Unlevered Beta Average Levered Beta Average correlation with the market Total Unlevered Beta Total Levered Beta
Advertising 52 1.01 1.21 21.00% 4.80 5.76
Aerospace/Defense 79 0.87 0.95 31.79% 2.73 2.97
Air Transport 23 0.76 1.19 29.16% 2.60 4.07
Apparel 35 0.79 0.94 26.60% 2.99 3.52
Auto & Truck 33 1.31 1.46 18.49% 7.07 7.88
Auto Parts 35 1.13 1.34 28.18% 4.00 4.75
Bank (Money Center) 15 0.44 0.76 43.40% 1.02 1.75
Banks (Regional) 568 0.37 0.40 24.85% 1.51 1.60
Beverage (Alcoholic) 14 0.63 0.81 16.23% 3.87 5.01
Beverage (Soft) 27 0.58 0.64 11.80% 4.88 5.44
Broadcasting 24 0.32 0.47 14.44% 2.18 3.26
Brokerage & Investment Banking 32 0.68 1.17 46.66% 1.46 2.51
Building Materials 41 0.96 1.11 39.00% 2.46 2.85
Business & Consumer Services 155 0.81 0.89 24.92% 3.23 3.56
Cable TV 9 0.36 0.74 21.90% 1.66 3.38
Chemical (Basic) 29 0.64 1.01 26.99% 2.36 3.75
Chemical (Diversified) 4 0.41 0.85 36.40% 1.12 2.34
Chemical (Specialty) 59 0.82 0.97 31.73% 2.60 3.06
Coal & Related Energy 16 1.18 1.07 26.79% 4.41 4.00
Computer Services 64 0.96 1.09 25.57% 3.76 4.25
Computers/Peripherals 36 1.32 1.35 32.96% 4.02 4.10
Construction Supplies 40 1.05 1.15 37.10% 2.82 3.10
Diversified 20 0.84 0.88 23.88% 3.53 3.69
Drugs (Biotechnology) 496 1.08 1.14 20.68% 5.22 5.49
Drugs (Pharmaceutical) 228 0.92 0.98 17.10% 5.35 5.75
Education 32 0.72 0.78 24.48% 2.94 3.19
Electrical Equipment 112 1.19 1.25 24.70% 4.82 5.07
Electronics (Consumer & Office) 8 0.93 0.87 19.00% 4.88 4.56
Electronics (General) 114 0.94 0.97 29.97% 3.13 3.24
Engineering/Construction 48 1.14 1.21 40.25% 2.83 3.01
Entertainment 92 0.76 0.83 20.13% 3.79 4.10
Environmental & Waste Services 53 0.82 0.95 17.55% 4.70 5.39
Farming/Agriculture 35 0.85 1.13 23.75% 3.56 4.75
Financial Svcs. (Non-bank & Insurance) 176 0.33 0.97 27.86% 1.18 3.48
Food Processing 78 0.47 0.61 12.50% 3.76 4.86
Food Wholesalers 13 0.65 0.87 22.09% 2.93 3.92
Furn/Home Furnishings 27 0.65 0.82 23.83% 2.74 3.45
Green & Renewable Energy 15 0.47 0.86 18.07% 2.61 4.74
Healthcare Products 204 0.86 0.91 21.22% 4.04 4.28
Healthcare Support Services 104 0.74 0.87 17.27% 4.31 5.05
Heathcare Information and Technology 115 1.02 1.11 24.73% 4.11 4.48
Homebuilding 30 0.85 0.91 27.97% 3.05 3.26
Hospitals/Healthcare Facilities 31 0.56 0.80 19.70% 2.87 4.06
Hotel/Gaming 63 0.88 1.08 30.17% 2.90 3.58
Household Products 110 0.74 0.82 14.40% 5.15 5.66
Information Services 15 0.76 0.92 26.22% 2.88 3.51
Insurance (General) 21 0.58 0.67 18.50% 3.12 3.63
Insurance (Life) 20 0.53 0.64 33.07% 1.61 1.95
Insurance (Prop/Cas.) 57 0.46 0.48 21.73% 2.10 2.23
Investments & Asset Management 283 0.59 0.66 26.14% 2.25 2.52
Machinery 105 0.89 0.96 36.31% 2.46 2.65
Metals & Mining 73 1.01 1.04 15.65% 6.46 6.66
Office Equipment & Services 14 1.04 1.33 31.74% 3.27 4.20
Oil/Gas (Integrated) 4 0.28 0.30 20.84% 1.33 1.44
Oil/Gas (Production and Exploration) 142 0.58 0.72 18.81% 3.08 3.84
Oil/Gas Distribution 23 0.47 0.67 26.65% 1.76 2.51
Oilfield Svcs/Equip. 97 0.79 0.95 27.26% 2.89 3.49
Packaging & Container 19 0.75 1.02 34.63% 2.16 2.95
Paper/Forest Products 6 0.77 0.96 29.14% 2.64 3.29
Power 46 0.31 0.48 17.79% 1.77 2.71
Precious Metals 56 0.83 0.84 14.03% 5.92 5.96
Publishing & Newspapers 19 0.51 0.56 25.20% 2.03 2.23
R.E.I.T. 190 0.40 0.64 28.88% 1.39 2.22
Real Estate (Development) 14 0.56 0.84 17.74% 3.18 4.76
Real Estate (General/Diversified) 12 0.63 0.81 17.16% 3.65 4.72
Real Estate (Operations & Services) 54 0.86 0.97 22.78% 3.76 4.24
Recreation 49 0.74 1.02 27.89% 2.64 3.67
Reinsurance 1 0.58 0.58 43.47% 1.33 1.34
Restaurant/Dining 64 0.78 0.92 24.03% 3.26 3.84
Retail (Automotive) 34 0.71 0.94 27.78% 2.57 3.37
Retail (Building Supply) 14 1.32 1.54 43.66% 3.02 3.52
Retail (Distributors) 62 0.80 0.95 32.33% 2.48 2.93
Retail (General) 23 0.78 0.81 28.27% 2.76 2.85
Retail (Grocery and Food) 15 0.85 1.12 17.43% 4.87 6.42
Retail (REITs) 26 0.44 0.62 30.70% 1.44 2.02
Retail (Special Lines) 94 1.00 1.09 24.88% 4.03 4.38
Rubber& Tires 3 0.15 0.53 20.11% 0.77 2.63
Semiconductor 66 1.50 1.52 42.31% 3.56 3.59
Semiconductor Equip 31 1.39 1.40 45.06% 3.09 3.10
Shipbuilding & Marine 8 0.66 0.75 39.59% 1.67 1.90
Shoe 11 1.00 1.02 27.98% 3.57 3.64
Software (Entertainment) 77 1.02 1.03 23.47% 4.35 4.38
Software (Internet) 29 1.59 1.69 30.40% 5.23 5.56
Software (System & Application) 309 1.25 1.28 26.89% 4.64 4.75
Steel 19 0.94 1.06 40.88% 2.31 2.60
Telecom (Wireless) 12 0.39 0.54 16.81% 2.33 3.20
Telecom. Equipment 57 0.89 0.92 26.65% 3.33 3.46
Telecom. Services 39 0.38 0.63 11.98% 3.18 5.25
Tobacco 10 0.69 0.79 13.15% 5.25 6.04
Transportation 19 0.71 0.86 32.27% 2.20 2.66
Transportation (Railroads) 4 0.81 0.98 50.27% 1.62 1.94
Trucking 26 0.87 1.01 36.24% 2.40 2.79
Utility (General) 14 0.15 0.24 15.31% 0.97 1.56
Utility (Water) 14 0.28 0.41 14.88% 1.90 2.77
Total Market 5994 0.76 0.91 24.91% 3.03 3.66
Total Market (without financials) 4822 0.90 0.99 24.56% 3.67 4.04