Finance Sector Breakdown by Industry
My breakdown of the eleven (11) finance sectors into thirty-three (33) industries. This taxonomy is a condensed version of the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS).
A tabulated version can be found at the bottom of this article.
Industrials
- Machinery
- Aerospace and Defence
- Transportation (infrastructure, road/rail, marine, airlines, air freight/logistics)
- Construction (building products, engineering, electrical equipment)
- Commercial and Professional Services
- Industrial Conglomerates
Consumer Staples
- Food, Beverages and Staples
- Personal and Household Products
Utilities
- Multi-utilities (electric, gas, water)
Real Estate
- Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
Energy
- Equipment and Services
- Fuels (oil, gas, etc.)
Healthcare
- Healthcare Equipment, Services and Technology
- Pharmaceuticals
- Biotechnology
Consumer Discretionary
- Automobiles and Components
- Consumer Services
- Retailing
- Consumer Durables and Apparel
Information Technology
- IT Services
- Software
- Technology Hardware and Equipment
- Semiconductors
Communication Services
- Media
- Entertainment
- Telecommunication Services
Financials
- Banks
- Insurance
Materials
- Chemicals
- Construction Materials
- Containers and Packaging
- Metals and Mining
- Paper and Forest Products
Tabulated Form
Here is the same breakdown in a table to make it easy to copy-and-paste into some other software:
| Sector | Industry |
|---|---|
| Industrials | Machinery |
| Industrials | Aerospace and Defence |
| Industrials | Transportation (infrastructure, road/rail, marine, airlines, air freight/logistics) |
| Industrials | Construction (building products, engineering, electrical equipment) |
| Industrials | Commercial and Professional Services |
| Industrials | Industrial Conglomerates |
| Cons. Stap. | Food, Beverages and Staples |
| Cons. Stap. | Personal and Household Products |
| Utilities | Multi-Utilities (electric, gas, water) |
| Real Estate | Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) |
| Energy | Equipment and Services |
| Energy | Fuels (oil, gas, etc.) |
| Healthcare | Healthcare Equipment, Services and Technology |
| Healthcare | Pharmaceuticals |
| Healthcare | Biotechnology |
| Cons. Discr. | Automobiles and Components |
| Cons. Discr. | Consumer Services |
| Cons. Discr. | Retailing |
| Cons. Discr. | Consumer Durables and Apparel |
| IT | IT Services |
| IT | Software |
| IT | Technology Hardware and Equipment |
| IT | Semiconductors |
| Comm. Serv. | Media |
| Comm. Serv. | Entertainment |
| Comm. Serv. | Telecommunication Services |
| Financials | Banks |
| Financials | Insurance |
| Materials | Chemicals |
| Materials | Construction Materials |
| Materials | Containers and Packaging |
| Materials | Metals and Mining |
| Materials | Paper and Forest Products |