When did DG join the S&P 500?

Dollar General joined the S&P 500 index on 2012-12-03.

What sector is DG in?

DG is in the Consumer Staples sector, Consumer Staples Merchandise Retail industry.

DG — Dollar General

Name: DG Institutional Holdings (13F) — 2026Q1
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Consumer Staples Merchandise Retail · Consumer Staples

Dollar General operates general merchandise stores. Its products include food, snacks, health and beauty aids, cleaning supplies, basic apparel, home goods, and seasonal items. It sells brands such as Clorox, Energizer, Procter & Gamble, Hanes, Coca-Cola, Mars, Unilever, Nestlé, Kimberly-Clark, Kellogg's, General Mills, and PepsiCo.

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Sector Peers

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Key Facts

Status	Active
Sector	Consumer Staples
Industry	Consumer Staples Merchandise Retail
Joined	2012-12-03
Tenure	13 yrs

S&P 500 Timeline

2012-12-03Joined S&P 500

Institutional Holdings (13F)

1,153 institutions hold DG, totaling 285.0M shares ($34.2B) · As of 2026Q1

Rank	Institution	Shares	Value
1	VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	28.6M	$3.4B
2	BlackRock, Inc.	25.4M	$3.0B
3	Employees Provident Fund Board	17.5M	$2.8B
4	MORGAN STANLEY	15.2M	$1.8B
5	DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main	7.0M	$1.3B
6	STATE STREET CORP	11.2M	$1.3B
7	VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC	10.9M	$1.3B
8	First Eagle Investment Management, LLC	8.9M	$1.1B
9	BARCLAYS PLC	8.9M	$1.0B
10	PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC	6.9M	$819M

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Data source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · SEC EDGAR 13F · Updated 2026-07-10