“成分股”常见的英文表达是 constituent stock 或 constituent share,也可表述为 component stock。
constituent stock/share:“constituent”有“构成的;组成的”之意,“constituent stock/share”直接体现了成分股是构成某个指数或组合的股票这一概念,在金融领域使用较为广泛。例如:The fund invests primarily in constituent stocks of major stock indices.(该基金主要投资于主要股票指数的成分股。)
component stock:“component”意为“组成部分;成分”,“component stock”同样表示作为整体一部分的股票,即成分股。例如:Analysts are closely watching the performance of component stocks in the technology sector.(分析师们正密切关注科技板块成分股的表现。 )