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The FTSE 100’s evolution since its 1999 peak
The shrinking influence of the top five FTSE sectors
Ups and downs
The top five sectors and their weightings*
Technology down,
banks down, mining and
pharmacuticals up*
FTSE 100 weight (%)
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
1999
2007
2015
Number of companies
Oil and Gas
TMT**
Mining
Banks
Pharmaceuticals
Life Insurance
The top five FTSE 100 sectors get smaller
1999
2007
3
8
7
2
3
4
0
1
3
11
9
5
22
12
9
Mining
Pharmaceuticals***
Proportion of market (%)*
1999
2007
72%
2015
64%
2015
Housebuilders
54%
Banks
TMT**
FTSE levels as at:
Same level...
Previous all
time high
High before the
credit crisis sell-off
Post credit
crisis low
Current
level
6930.20
6732.40
3512.09
6945.20
Same level,
lower valuation*
PE ratio
Dividend
yield (%)
Dividend
cover^
1999
30.5
2.0
_
2007
12.5
2.9
2.3
2015
16.5
3.4
1.9
7000
5000
3000
30.12.1999
15.6.2007
03.03.2009
18.03.2015
*1999 data as at 30/12/99, 2007 data as at 01/06/07, 2015 data as at 04/03/15. **An amalgamation of the Fixed Line Telecommunications, Mobile Telecommunications, Media, Software & Computer Services and Technology Hardware
& Equipment sectors. ***The 2015 Pharmaceuticals count assumes inclusion of Hikma Pharmaceutical in the FTSE 100, as announced 04/03/15, although this will not become effective until 23/03/15. The 1999 Pharmaceuticals count
assumes the merger of GlaxoWellcome and SmithKline Beecham to form GlaxoSmithKline, which completed in 2000. ^Data not available for 1999. All data based at sector level of Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB) system. The ICB
system was introduced in 2004 so 1999 data based on equivalent sectors in use before this date. Source: Schroder Investment Management, FTSE Group, Thomson Reuters Datastream. Important Information: This document is intended to be for information purposes only and it is not intended as promotional material in any respect. The material is not intended as an offer or solicitation for the purchase or sale of any financial instrument. The material is not intended to
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