what is the s p 500 ticker symbol
S&P 500 Index The S&P 500 was developed and continues to be maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices, a joint venture majority-owned by S&P Global. S&P Dow Jones Indices publishes many stock market indices such as the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P MidCap 400, the S&P SmallCap 600, and the S&P Composite 1500. David M. Blitzer has overall responsibility for index security selection.[10] The S&P 500 is a capitalization-weighted index,[5] and is associated with many ticker symbols, such as: ^GSPC,[11] INX,[12] and $SPX, depending on market or website.[13]