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Before beginning, Fisher Investments will provide some definitions: The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) is a widely accepted framework for classifying companies into groups based on similarities. The GICS structure consists of 10 sectors, 24 industry groups, 68 industries, and 154 sub-industries. This structure offers four levels of hierarchy, ranging from the most general sector to the most specialized sub-industry:
- Sector
- Industry group
- Industry
- Sub-Industry
Fisher Investments starts by breaking down the Industrials sector into its different components. According to GICS, the Industrials sector consists of 3 industry groups (Capital Goods, Transportation, and Commercial & Professional Services), 14 industries, and 24 sub-industries. Following are the industry groups and the corresponding industries and sub-industries for the sector.
Industry Group: Capital Goods
Industries and Sub-industries:
- Aerospace & Defense
- Building Products
- Construction & Engineering
- Electrical Equipment
- Heavy Electrical Equipment
- Electrical Components & Equipment
- Industrial Conglomerates
- Machinery
- Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks
- Industrial Machinery
- Trading Companies & Distributors
Industry Group: Transportation
Industries and Sub-industries:
- Air Freight & Logistics
- Airlines
- Marine
- Road & Rail
- Railroads
- Trucking
- Transportation Infrastructure
- Airport Services
- Highways & Railtracks
- Marine Ports & Services
Industry Group: Commercial & Professional Services
Industries and Sub-industries:
- Commercial Services & Supplies
- Commercial Printing
- Environmental & Facilities Services
- Office Services & Supplies
- Diversified Support Services
- Security & Alarm Services
- Professional Services
- Human Resource & Employment
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