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title: "S&P Composite 1500: Methodology"
description: "S&P Composite 1500 is maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices and covers combined s&p 500/400/600. How the index selects and weights its constituents, and what that means for what it measures."
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# S&P Composite 1500: What It Measures and How It Is Built

## Direct Answer

> The S&P Composite 1500 is a rule-based measurement of combined s&p 500/400/600, maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices. Like every index it owns nothing: it is a number produced by applying a published weighting formula to a selected list of companies, revised on a schedule the provider sets.

## What this index covers

The S&P Composite 1500 covers combined s&p 500/400/600, within the United States market. S&P Dow Jones Indices defines which securities are eligible, how they are selected from that pool, and how much each one contributes to the published number.

The name states a target of 1500 companies. A target is not a guarantee of the exact count on any given day: corporate actions, dual share classes and pending additions all move the real number around it.

## How constituents are weighted

Swoopr has not verified the weighting method for this index against S&P Dow Jones Indices's current methodology document, so none is stated here rather than guessed. The provider link below is authoritative.

## Current S&P Composite 1500 constituents

S&P Dow Jones Indices publishes and licenses the S&P Composite 1500 constituent list. Swoopr does not republish it here. The provider's own page is the authoritative source for current membership and weights.

[S&P Dow Jones Indices: official S&P Composite 1500 page](https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/)

## Related reading

- [All stock market indexes](https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/indexes/): how indexes are built, weighted and revised.
- [United States indexes](https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/indexes/us/): others covering the same region.
- [Index concentration](https://www.getswoopr.com/technical-analysis/market-concentration/index-concentration/): measuring how much of an index sits in its largest holdings.
- [Index rebalancing and inclusion effects](https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/corporate-actions-catalysts/index-rebalancing-and-inclusion-effects/): what happens to a stock when index membership changes.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Who maintains the S&P Composite 1500?

S&P Dow Jones Indices maintains the S&P Composite 1500 and publishes the methodology document that defines its eligibility and weighting rules.

### What does the S&P Composite 1500 measure?

It measures combined s&p 500/400/600. The index is a calculated number applying a weighting formula to a selected list of companies, and it holds nothing itself.

### Where can I see the current S&P Composite 1500 constituents?

S&P Dow Jones Indices publishes the current constituent list. Swoopr does not republish it, because index providers license constituent data and Swoopr holds no such licence.

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