The Wilshire 5000 Index has generally increased in recent years, peaking at ********* index points as of November 2024. Although the Wilshire 5000 Index does not include all the publicly traded companies, it aims to track the entire performance of the U.S. stock market as a broad-based market index.

Index: FT Wilshire 5000 data was reported at 55,521.820 NA in Apr 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 55,933.380 NA for Mar 2025. Index: FT Wilshire 5000 data is updated monthly, averaging 8,357.320 NA from Dec 1970 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 653 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 60,880.810 NA in Nov 2024 and a record low of 550.040 NA in Sep 1974. Index: FT Wilshire 5000 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Wilshire Advisors, LLC. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.Z020: Wilshire Advisors, LLC: Index.

Since 2018, the Wilshire 5000 reached its lowest value following the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. In March 2020 the index dropped to a level of ****** points. After reaching the lowest point, the Wilshire 5000 increased during the following years, peaking at over ****** points in December 2024. Introduced in 1974, the Wilshire 5000 Index is the oldest broad-based index covering the U.S. market.

United States - Wilshire 5000 Total Market was 264.24000 Index in May of 2024, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Wilshire 5000 Total Market reached a record high of 266.91000 in May of 2024 and a record low of 0.74000 in September of 1974. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Wilshire 5000 Total Market - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

United States Index: Wilshire 5000 data was reported at 28,448.870 NA in Nov 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 27,980.940 NA for Oct 2018. United States Index: Wilshire 5000 data is updated monthly, averaging 4,692.175 NA from Dec 1970 (Median) to Nov 2018, with 576 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 30,274.610 NA in Aug 2018 and a record low of 550.040 NA in Sep 1974. United States Index: Wilshire 5000 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Wilshire Associates Incorporated. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.Z018: Wilshire Associates: Index.

United States - Wilshire 5000 Price was 52875.49000 Index in May of 2024, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Wilshire 5000 Price reached a record high of 53424.80000 in May of 2024 and a record low of 550.04000 in September of 1974. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Wilshire 5000 Price - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

United States - Wilshire 5000 Total Market Full Cap was 208.30000 Index in May of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Wilshire 5000 Total Market Full Cap reached a record high of 234.37000 in November of 2021 and a record low of 0.74000 in September of 1974. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Wilshire 5000 Total Market Full Cap - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

United States - Wilshire 5000 Full Cap Price was 42300.79000 Index in May of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Wilshire 5000 Full Cap Price reached a record high of 48952.51000 in November of 2021 and a record low of 550.04000 in September of 1974. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Wilshire 5000 Full Cap Price - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on August of 2025.

Context

In this dataset you can find the Top 100 companies in the technology sector. You can also find 5 of the most important and used indices in the financial market as well as a list of all the companies in the S&P 500 index and in the technology sector.

The Global Industry Classification Standard also known as GICS is the primary financial industry standard for defining sector classifications. The Global Industry Classification Standard was developed by index providers MSCI and Standard and Poor’s. Its hierarchy begins with 11 sectors which can be further delineated to 24 industry groups, 69 industries, and 158 sub-industries.

You can read the definition of each sector here.

The 11 broad GICS sectors commonly used for sector breakdown reporting include the following: Energy, Materials, Industrials, Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staples, Health Care, Financials, Information Technology, Telecommunication Services, Utilities and Real Estate.

In this case we will focuse in the Technology Sector. You can see all the sectors and industry groups here.

To determine which companies, correspond to the technology sector, we use Yahoo Finance, where we rank the companies according to their “Market Cap”. After having the list of the Top 100 best valued companies in the sector, we proceeded to download the historical data of each of the companies using the NASDAQ website.

Regarding to the indices, we searched various sources to find out which were the most used and determined that the 5 most frequently used indices are: Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI), S&P 500 (SPX), NASDAQ Composite (IXIC), Wilshire 5000 Total Market Inde (W5000) and to specifically view the technology sector SPDR Select Sector Fund - Technology (XLK). Historical data for these indices was also obtained from the NASDQ website.

Content

In total there are 107 files in csv format. They are composed as follows:

• 100 files contain the historical data of tech companies.
• 5 files contain the historical data of the most used indices.
• 1 file contain the list of all the companies in the S&P 500 index.
• 1 file contain the list of all the companies in the technology sector.

Column Description

Every company and index file has the same structure with the same columns:

Date: It is the date on which the prices were recorded. High: Is the highest price at which a stock traded during the course of the trading day. Low: Is the lowest price at which a stock traded during the course of the trading day. Open: Is the price at which a stock started trading when the opening bell rang. Close: Is the last price at which a stock trades during a regular trading session. Volume: Is the number of shares that changed hands during a given day. Adj Close: The adjusted closing price factors in corporate actions, such as stock splits, dividends, and rights offerings.

The two other files have different columns names:

List of S&P 500 companies

Symbol: Ticker symbol of the company. Name: Name of the company. Sector: The sector to which the company belongs.

Technology Sector Companies List

Symbol: Ticker symbol of the company. Name: Name of the company. Price: Current price at which a stock can be purchased or sold. (11/24/20) Change: Net change is the difference between closing prices from one day to the next. % Change: Is the difference between closing prices from one day to the next in percentage. Volume: Is the number of shares that changed hands during a given day. Avg Vol: Is the daily average of the cumulative trading volume during the last three months. Market Cap (Billions): Is the total value of a company’s shares outstanding at a given moment in time. It is calculated by multiplying the number of shares outstanding by the price of a single share. PE Ratio: Is the ratio of a company's share (stock) price to the company's earnings per share. The ratio is used for valuing companies and to find out whether they are overvalued or undervalued.

Acknowledgements

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指数：Wilshire 5000在11-01-2018达28,448.870NA，相较于10-01-2018的27,980.940NA有所增长。指数：Wilshire 5000数据按月更新，12-01-1970至11-01-2018期间平均值为4,692.175NA，共576份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于08-01-2018，达30,274.610NA，而历史最低值则出现于09-01-1974，为550.040NA。CEIC提供的指数：Wilshire 5000数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于Wilshire Associates Incorporated，数据归类于全球数据库的美国 – 表 US.Z018：威尔希尔协会：指数。

The statistic shows the development of the MSCI World USD Index from 1986 to 2024. The 2024 year-end value of the MSCI World USD index amounted to ******** points. MSCI World USD index – additional information The MSCI World Index, developed by Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI), is one of the most important stock indices. It includes stocks from developed countries all over the world and is regarded as benchmark of global stock market. According to MSCI, this index covers about ** percent of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country. As seen on the statistics above, in 2024, MSCI World USD index reported its highest value since 1986 amounting, a threefold increase from the figure recorded in 2013, when the year-end value of the MSCI World index was equal to ********. Along with the S&P Global Broad Market, the MSCI World is one of the most important global stock market performance indexes. Aside of including markets around the globe, these two indexes are global in a sense that they disregard where the companies are domiciled or traded, whereas other important indexes such as the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the Japanese index Nikkei 225, Wilshire 5000, the NASDAQ 100 index, have different approaches.

指数：威尔逊5000指数在04-01-2025达55,521.820NA，相较于03-01-2025的55,933.380NA有所下降。指数：威尔逊5000指数数据按月更新，12-01-1970至04-01-2025期间平均值为8,357.320NA，共653份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于11-01-2024，达60,880.810NA，而历史最低值则出现于09-01-1974，为550.040NA。CEIC提供的指数：威尔逊5000指数数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于Wilshire Advisors, LLC，数据归类于全球数据库的美国 – Table US.Z020: Wilshire Advisors, LLC: Index。