Standard & Poors

S&P Indices, the world’s leading index provider, maintains a wide variety of investable and benchmark indices to meet an array of investor needs. Over $1 trillion is directly indexed to the expansive suite of S&P indices, which includes the S&P 500, the world's most followed stock market index. The S&P U.S. Equity Indices are widely recognized as leading indicators of U.S. equity market performance. The indices include measures of the broad equity market, as well as those which are more-narrowly focused. In addition to serving as benchmarks for portfolios, the S&P indices are designed to serve as the basis for a wide range of investable investment products.