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MISC / GROUP
Universe(uname)
Full Description

This function returns 1 (TRUE) if the stock is in the universe specified in the parameter, 0 otherwise. For example, to screen for S&P 500 stocks you can use this rule "Universe(SP500)" 

There are three types of universes

  1. Preset - usually larger universes that include all stocks in a region or country
  2. Custom - based on public custom universes located in "Predefined Universes"
  3. ETF - reconstituted monthly based on one or more ETFs

To learn more about how a Custom universe is built and how often it's reconstituted, see the About page of the custom universe.

 1. Preset uname   * Related Function
United States (incl. Foreign Primary) ALLFUND USA W  
United States (Primary) PRIMARYUSA USA W  
United States (All Listed Stocks) ALLSTOCKS USA W  
Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA USA W  
iShares S&P1500 CompositeCap (IVV+IJH+IJR) SP1500 USA W  
iShares S&P400 MidCap (IJH) SP400 USA W  
iShares S&P500 LargeCap (IVV) SP500 USA W  
iShares S&P600 SmallCap (IJR) SP600 USA W  
Nasdaq 100 (from 2005) NASDAQ100 USA W  
Canada (incl. Foreign Primary) ALLFUNDCAN CAN W  
Canada (Primary) PRIMARYCAN CAN W  
Canada (All Listed Stocks) ALLSTOCKSCAN CAN W  
North America (Primary) PRIMARYNOAM N Am W  
North Atlantic (Primary) PRIMARYNOAT N Atl W  
Europe (Incl. Foreign Primary) ALLFUNDEUR EUR W  
Europe (Primary) PRIMARYEUR EUR W  
 2. Custom        
American Depositary Receipt $ADR USA W IsADR
NYSE MKT (AMEX) AMEX USA Q ExchangeCode
Master Limited Partnerships MasterLP USA W IsMLP
NASDAQ Exchange NASD USA Q ExchangeCode
No OTC Exchange NOOTC USA Q IsOTC
NY Stock Exchange NYSE USA Q ExchangeCode
Over The Counter OTC USA Q IsOTC
Large Cap LargeCap USA Q  
Micro Cap MicroCap USA Q  
Mid Cap MidCap USA Q  
Nano Cap NanoCap USA Q  
Small Cap SmallCap USA Q  
Prussell 1000 Prussell1000 USA A  
Prussell 2000 Prussell2000 USA A  
Prussell 3000 Prussell3000 USA A  
Easy to Trade US TRADEUSA USA W  
Canada (Incl. Foreign Primary and CDRs) ALLFUNDCDRCAD CAN W  
CanadaTrust CanadaTrust CAN W  
Canadian Depositary Receipts CDR CAN W  
S&P/TSX Composite SPTSX CAN W  
S&P/TSX 60 SPTSX60 CAN W  
Toronto Stock Exchange TSX CAN W ExchangeCode
TSX Venture Exchange TSXV CAN W ExchangeCode
Easy to Trade North America TRADENOAM N Am W  
Easy to Trade North Atlantic TRADENOAT N Atl W  
Easy to Trade Europe TRADEEUR EUR W  
Europe 200 Large EU200L EUR Q  
Europe 200 Mid EU200M EUR Q  
Europe 200 Small EU200S EUR Q  
Europe 600 EU600 EUR Q  
 3. ETF        
iShares S&P1500 CompositeCap (IVV+IJH+IJR) SP1500 USA M  
iShares S&P500 LargeCap (IVV) SP500 USA M  
iShares S&P400 MidCap (IJH) SP400 USA M  
iShares S&P600 SmallCap (IJR) SP600 USA M  

 

* Reconstitution Frequency: Monthly, Quarterly, Weekly, Annual