Who decides which stocks weigh the DJIA?

[ER9]

or which stocks carry a heavier weight and exactly what % the top weighted stocks actually carry? also when/how often are these companies reviewed and changed?

 

[DreamerLikeYou]

math decides math

get the formulas from the exchange

 

[4444CJones4444]

Quote from ER9:

...also when/how often are these companies reviewed and changed?

I was wondering when GM is getting kicked out of the dow myself.

 

[rcj]

Definitive info is here:

http://www.djaverages.com/?view=industrial&page=overview

 

[ER9]

Quote from rcj:

Definitive info is here:

http://www.djaverages.com/?view=industrial&page=overview

much thanks rcj. i hadn't found that yet. looks like exactly what i was looking for.

 

[mister_doodi]

GM will be hard to kick out of the Dow 30 just for that fact that there is really no other American car maker that can take it's place.