Apples and Oranges: Building a Better Dow

9 Pages Posted: 12 Aug 2012 Last revised: 14 Aug 2012

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Debraj Ray

New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics; Autonomous University of Barcelona - Instituto de Analisis Economico (CSIC)

Rajiv Sethi

Barnard College, Columbia University; Santa Fe Institute

Date Written: August 10, 2012

Abstract

We propose a modification to the Dow formula that largely preserves the historical integrity of the time series but allows for the inclusion of securities regardless of their market price and a smooth and gradual transition, as incumbent stocks are replaced, to a fully value-weighted index in the long run.

Keywords: Dow Jones Industrial Average, Price-Weighted Index, Value-Weighted Index

JEL Classification: G0

Suggested Citation

Ray, Debraj and Sethi, Rajiv, Apples and Oranges: Building a Better Dow (August 10, 2012). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2127890 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2127890

Debraj Ray

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