The most consistently effective large-cap companies in America.

The most consistently effective large-cap companies in America.

Put America’s best run companies at your core.

Companies in the S&P/Drucker Institute Corporate Effectiveness Index are evaluated based on several criteria as defined below:

DRUCKER INSTITUTE SCORE

The average of the scores for the four non-financial Drucker Institute dimensions of corporate performance.

S&P QUALITY SCORE

Identified using three attributes of equal importance – return on equity, balance sheet accruals and leverage.

COMBINED SCORE

Calculated by weighting the Drucker Institute score at 67% and its S&P quality score at 33%.

CONSISTENCY SCORE

Represents the average of the percent ranks for the Drucker Institute components and the S&P quality score.”

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