S&P/ASX 20

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The S&P/ASX 20 index is a stock market index of stocks listed on the Australian Securities Exchange from Standard & Poor's. While the "ASX 20" often simply refers to the 20 largest companies by market capitalisation, the S&P/ASX 20 Index is calculated by using the S&P Dow Jones Indices market capitalization weighted and float-adjusted methodologies. [1] [2] All 20 companies also feature in the S&P/ASX 50.

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The S&P/ASX20 companies are headquartered in four Australian cities with nine headquartered in Melbourne, six headquartered in Sydney, four headquartered in Perth and one headquartered in Adelaide. There are no ASX20 companies headquartered in Australia's third largest city of Brisbane.

Constituent companies

As of May 2022, the constituent stocks of the ASX 20 in alphabetical order by symbol are: [3] [4] [5] [6]

SymbolCompany GICS sectorHeadquarters
CodeName
ALL Aristocrat Leisure 25Consumer Discretionary Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney
ANZ ANZ Bank 40Financials Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne
BHP BHP 15Materials Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London
CBA Commonwealth Bank 40Financials Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney
COL Coles Group 30Consumer Staples Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne
CSL CSL 35Health Care Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne
FMG Fortescue Metals Group 15Materials Flag of Australia (converted).svg Perth
GMG Goodman Group 60Real Estate Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney
MQG Macquarie Group 40Financials Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney
NAB National Australia Bank 40Financials Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne
NCM Newcrest Mining 15Materials Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne
RIO Rio Tinto 15Materials Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London
S32 South32 15Materials Flag of Australia (converted).svg Perth
STO Santos Limited 10Energy Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adelaide
TCL Transurban 20Industrials Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne
TLS Telstra 50Telecommunication Services Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne
WBC Westpac 40Financials Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney
WDS Woodside Energy 10Energy Flag of Australia (converted).svg Perth
WES Wesfarmers 30Consumer Staples Flag of Australia (converted).svg Perth
WOW Woolworths 30Consumer Staples Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney

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