Sector guide

Music companies

Explore the Index's recorded-music groups, music publishers, artist businesses and audio streaming platforms.

How to read this sector

Music is a chain of different rights and services. Recorded-music rights, composition publishing, artist management, live performance and digital distribution are distinct activities, even when one group participates in several. A streaming platform's subscriber or advertising business is different from a rights owner's licensing business. Catalogue depth, release schedules, artist relationships and exposure to particular markets help explain those differences. These profiles identify the business behind the listed security; the returns below do not measure royalties for an individual artist or the performance of a particular catalogue. The roster is the Index's selected coverage, not a ranking of every music company.

Sector performance in the Index

Year to date-20.0%
1 year-24.0%

USD total returns through , using the Index's adjusted price series. Not live quotes. Past performance does not predict future results.

The segment is a sub-index constructed from its member companies, using the Index's tier-based approach. Its return is not a simple average of the numbers on the company pages.

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Music companies in the snapshot

CompanyTickerIndex marketSegmentTier
HYBEProfile352820.KSSouth KoreaMusic1
JYP EntertainmentProfile035900.KQSouth KoreaMusic1
Saregama IndiaProfileSAREGAMA.NSIndiaMusic1
SM EntertainmentProfile041510.KQSouth KoreaMusic1
SpotifyProfileSPOTUnited StatesMusic1
Tencent MusicProfileTMEChinaMusic1
Universal Music GroupProfileUMG.ASNetherlandsMusic1
Warner Music GroupProfileWMGUnited StatesMusic1