The 250 companies that make up the half of the S&P 500 with the highest price-to-book ratios. The book value of a company is what it claims it is worth if all assets were sold and all liabilities were paid.

Barra Value Index

The 250 of the S&P 500 with the lowest price-to-book ratios. There are also Barra growth and value indexes for
the S&P 400 and 600.

1. What is a stock market index?
2. Dow Jones Industrial Average
3. S&P 500 (Standard and Poor’s, a McGraw-Hill Company)
4. Other S and P Indexes
5. The NASDAQ
6. Wilshire Indexes
7. Barra Indexes
8. Russell (Frank) Indexes, Covering the Nasdaq stocks
9. EAFE Index