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Index Primary Methodology Type

Index Primary Methodology Type is an integer code describing the index type. The following types are currently used:

Code

Name

Description

0

Fractile Index

A market segment index where breakpoints based on some rule and/or statistic are used to divide eligible issues into portfolios at different intervals. The breakpoint function is continuous so that all eligible issues are in exactly one portfolio during each period.

1

Selected Index

Universe is supplied from an outside source, with given issues or companies and the data ranges for each.

3

Market Index

Portfolio of all eligible issues is reevaluated each period based on constant universe restrictions.

4

Other

Not Applicable.

General Information
Primary ConceptsIndex Header
Data Typeinteger number
Unit of Item Code
Date Range Availability
Daily 1925
Monthly 1925
Database Availability and Utility Usage
Database FormatsCRSPAccess
Product TypesIND
ts_print Daily Usagen/a
ts_print Monthly Usagen/a
ind_print Option(s) /hr
C Usage
Object indhdr_row
Array indhdr
Element method.primtype
FORTRAN-95 Usage
Type or Subtype indhdr
Member and/or Array method
Element primtype