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Change of sector/industry classification

I have changed the sector and industry classification of NASDAQ-100 component stocks from GICS to ICB. Please note that the methodology document explicitly provides for the ICB classification, not the GICS classification.

This change was necessary especially for Paypal (PYPL) which is classified by GICS as "Financials/Transaction & Payment Processing Services" but by ICB as "Industrials/Diversified Commercial Services" which explained for its inclusion in the Nasdaq-100 index. GrldDB (talk) 03:17, 26 October 2025 (UTC)

I may have to adjust some changes which @Ksu6500 made on the industry classifications. As I emphasized here, NASDAQ itself uses ICB and not GICS in its own methodology sheet for NASDAQ-100 above. Nasdaq reported the change in 2020 as cited here (and is already an in-line citation):

• Nasdaq_Migration_ICB_COMP_NQGI.FINAL_Mapping.pdf

I saw a new file from LSE Group containing new ICB codes given below, which I expect to address the apparent discrepancies between the listed industry classification in NASDAQ individual stock pages (using ICB) and the more familiar GICS:

• https://www.lseg.com/content/dam/ftse-russell/en_us/documents/other/icb-codes-description.xlsx
• https://www.lseg.com/content/dam/ftse-russell/en_us/documents/other/icb-codes-description.xlsx

To document the discrepancies and the corrections made from new ICB classification codes:

• TSLA: Industry/Auto Manufacturing (New Code & Correction: 401010 – Consumer Discretionary/Automobiles and Parts)
• FAST: Consumer Discretionary/Retail – Building Materials (New Code & Correction: 501010 – Industrials/Construction and Materials)

(ICB notes: New ICB from current ICB Building Materials and Fixtures - 2353, which primarily maps to new ICB: Building Materials: Other - 50101035.)

• TMUS: Telecommunications/Telecommunications Equipment (New Code: Telecommunications/(New Sub: Telecommunication Service Providers (151020) / Telecommunication Services (15102015)) -- Correction should be: Telecommunications/Telecommunication Service Providers

(ICB created a second subsector Telecommunication Service Providers under Telecommunications, in addition to existing Telecommunications Equipment. Probably this is a shortcoming of the ICB classification, and NASDAQ was forced to use the single erroneous subclass Telecommunications Equipment, which necessitated ICB to add this new subclass)

• MELI: Real Estate/Real Estate (Correction - classification should be aligned with AMZN: Consumer Discretionary/Catalog/Specialty Distribution)

(The sector I initially indicated there is what reflected in NASDAQ's website for the stock, but the misclassification seems to be severely palpable)

For the time being, I will be amending the affected stocks with the possible new codes from ICB. It is really egregious for NASDAQ to make those erroneous classifications. Due to Wikipedia standards, however, we have to primarily stick with what's indicated in the NASDAQ page for the stock unless the editors believe that the stock is misclassified. Nevertheless, the correction should be still within the ICB's framework for consistency and we cannot insist back to GICS classification, in recognition to NASDAQ's preferences which I believe was made to align with NASDAQ's European subsidiaries. GrldDB (talk) 00:08, 9 November 2025 (UTC)

For BKR: (on website) Consumer Discretionary/Oil and Gas Field Machinery -- Can be corrected to ICB Code 60101030: Energy/Oil, Gas & Coal/Oil Equipment & Services -- Wikipedia entry should be Energy/Oil Equipment & Services GrldDB (talk) 00:19, 9 November 2025 (UTC)

Is SOLS currently a part of the index?

It seems that SOLS (Solstice Advanced Materials) is not part of the NASDAQ-100 index.

I can find press releases indicating that SOLS listed on the Nasdaq exchange upon its spin-off from Honeywell on 30th October 2025, but no sources seem to indicate its inclusion in the index.

Further, the list of current members of the index does not list SOLS as a member. The source given in the "Historical Composition" section of the article isn't entirely clear in stating SOLS became part of the NASDAQ-100 index.

Including SOLS, the list under "Current Components" numbers 101 individual companies. ~2025-36924-49 (talk) 20:06, 27 November 2025 (UTC)

Versant Media

Versant Media can be included in the historical components section. The company was included from 5-9 January 2026 before it was dropped.

https://www.marketscreener.com/news/versant-media-group-inc-nasdaqgs-vsnt-dropped-from-nasdaq-100-index-ce7e58d8df80f42c This is the only mention of Versant getting dropped from the index. Rube Dali, the DodoHorse (talk) 18:03, 15 January 2026 (UTC)

Yes it can be added, but it has to be documented that it was from a spinoff. GrldDB (talk) 22:29, 16 January 2026 (UTC)

Investing in the Index section

Though recently added with good intentions, this entire section is non-encyclopedic. Wikipedia is not an investing guide. Just a heads up that I plan to remove the section contents and replace with a general statement about the investing options. UnitedStatesian (talk) 11:23, 11 July 2026 (UTC)

I agree that it should be removed especially the Canada and Europe sections since this is a US stock index. Ksu6500 (talk) 19:35, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

Someone recently increased the 10 largest components of the index to the 25 largest. 25 largest seems excessive and too much detail especially in the main section. Ksu6500 (talk) 19:40, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

@Ksu6500: Good point, thanks; I have removed that from the lead and will work on the investing section next. UnitedStatesian (talk) 09:47, 14 July 2026 (UTC)

Pats322 (talk) 06:02, 22 July 2026 (UTC)The info was added to match the article for S&P 500. The articles should mirror each other. Either delete from both or add to both. People seem to want the info on the S&P 500 article.