The shape of the universe
As of 2026-08-18, the tracked universe spans 2,028 companies across eight sectors. Breadth — the sheer count of names — is concentrated at the top:
| Sector | Companies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Technology | 569 | ~28% |
| Industrials | 395 | ~19% |
| Healthcare | 334 | ~16% |
| Basic Materials | 260 | ~13% |
| Consumer Cyclical | 147 | ~7% |
| Energy | 122 | ~6% |
| Financials | 120 | ~6% |
| Communication Services | 81 | ~4% |
The top three sectors — Technology, Industrials, and Healthcare — together make up roughly 64% of every ticker tracked. That is a coverage story as much as a market story: the universe leans toward the sectors that generate the most listings, not necessarily the most value.
Who anchors each sector
The marquee names are exactly where you'd expect them. Technology carries Apple, Microsoft, NVIDIA, AMD, Salesforce, and Intel. Communication Services is thin by count (just 81 names) yet holds Alphabet, Meta, Netflix, Disney, and Tencent — a reminder that a small sector can punch far above its headcount. Financials leans on Berkshire Hathaway, JPMorgan, Visa, Mastercard, and Bank of America, while Energy features Exxon, Shell, and Reliance Industries.
Industrials is the most eclectic: Honeywell and nVent sit beside Archer Aviation and a cluster of Asian listings like Xiamen Solex and Arch Meter. It reads less like a blue-chip index and more like a global scan of anything that builds, ships, or powers things.
A long, international, duplicated tail
The sample names reveal two structural features worth flagging. First, the universe is genuinely global — Shanghai (.SS), Taiwan (.TW), Hong Kong (.HK), Korea (.KQ), India (.NS), London (.L), and Australia (.AX) tickers appear across sectors. Second, there is heavy cross-listing duplication: Alphabet shows up as both GOOGL and GOOG, Tesla as TL0.F and TL0.DE, and small caps like Novo Resources (NVO.TO / NVO.AX), Galantas Gold (GAL.V / GAL.L), and Obsidian Energy (OBE / OBE.TO) each appear on multiple exchanges. Raw company counts therefore overstate the number of distinct businesses.
A caution on the market-cap figures
One column does not survive scrutiny. Consumer Cyclical — which contains Amazon, Tesla, Home Depot, and Alibaba — reports a total market cap of roughly $574B, which is implausibly small for that roster. Meanwhile Basic Materials, Energy, and Financials each report tens of trillions, ordering the sectors in a way that contradicts their constituent names. These figures are almost certainly corrupted by dual-listing double counts and currency or unit inconsistencies, and should not be used for allocation decisions until reconciled.
What to watch
For an investor reading this universe, the actionable takeaways are about coverage, not conviction: Technology and Industrials dominate the opportunity set by name count, the mega-cap concentration in thin sectors like Communication Services means index-style exposure is easy to misjudge, and the cross-listing noise means any breadth or breadth-based signal should be de-duplicated first. Fixing the market-cap pipeline is the highest-value next step — until then, trust the counts, question the caps.