Boeing is also a large component in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (NYSEArca: DIA), which has a 5.5% allocation to BA, was down 0.7% Wednesday.
Industrials were the top-performing Dow sector last year with Boeing contributing almost 444.5 points to the blue chip index’s ascent. The Dow is a price-weighted index and Boeing is currently DIA’s fourth-largest holding, just ahead of Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT). [Dow Jones Industrial Average Year in Review]
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