constituent
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The so-called averages committee at Dow Jones periodically decides whether a given stock should be deleted from the Dow and replaced with another stock, and with just 30 constituent stocks the committee’s decisions loom large.
From MarketWatch • May 30, 2026
“Our offices have seen a substantial increase in constituent cases involving pending renewals, with many remaining unresolved for more than six months,” the letter continued.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
As the name implies, equal weighting gives each index constituent the same allocation, instead of ranking by market cap.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
DHS was and is less than the sum of its constituent parts.
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026
Several million light-years across, it is composed of some twenty constituent galaxies.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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