Global Industry Classification Standard

Submitted by Barbara Gilles on Wed, 2009-11-11 11:58
“The Global Industry Classification Standard is an enhanced industry classification system jointly developed by Standard & Poor's (S&P) and MSCI Barra in 1999. GICS was developed in response to the global financial community’s need for one complete, consistent set of global sector and industry definitions.”
General information
Vocabulary alternative name or acronym: 

GICS

Vocabulary type: 
Controlled vocabulary
Vocabulary URL: 

http://www2.standardandpoors.com/portal/site/sp/en/us/page.topic/indices...

Was vocabulary created as a course project: 
No
Scope and Usage
Languages: 

English

Major subjects covered: 

Energy; Materials; Industrials; Consumer Discretionary; Consumer Staples; Health Care; Financials; Information Technology; Telecommunication Services; Utilities

Purpose: 
“It has been specifically designed to classify companies globally – in both
developed and developing economies. … GICS establishes a common standard that enables asset owners, asset managers and investment research specialists to make global comparisons by industry.”
Vocabulary characteristics
Type of display : 
Hierarchy
Relationship types: 
Hierarchical (Broader/narrower terms)
Characteristics Comments: 

"Global Industry Classification Standard" and "GICS" are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor's.

Provider
Vocabulary provider name: 
Standard & Poor’s
Provider URL: 

http://www2.standardandpoors.com

Comments

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