<Tr> <Td> Walmart </Td> <Td> NYSE </Td> <Td> WMT </Td> <Td> Retail </Td> <Td> 1997 - 03 - 17 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Walt Disney </Td> <Td> NYSE </Td> <Td> DIS </Td> <Td> Broadcasting and entertainment </Td> <Td> 1991 - 05 - 06 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> The components of the DJIA have changed 51 times since its beginning in May 26, 1896 . General Electric has had the longest continuous presence on the index, beginning in 1907 . More recent changes to the index include the following: </P> <Ul> <Li> On April 8, 2004, American International Group Incorporated, Pfizer Incorporated, and Verizon Communications Incorporated replaced AT&T Corporation, Eastman Kodak Company, and International Paper Company . </Li> <Li> On February 19, 2008, Chevron and Bank of America replaced Altria Group and Honeywell . Chevron was previously a Dow component from July 18, 1930, to November 1, 1999 . During Chevron's absence, its split - adjusted price per share went from $44 to $85, while the price of petroleum rose from $24 to $100 . </Li> <Li> On September 22, 2008, Kraft Foods Inc replaced the American International Group (AIG) in the index . </Li> <Li> On June 8, 2009, General Motors Corporation and Citigroup were replaced by The Travelers Companies and Cisco Systems, the latter of which became the third company traded on the NASDAQ to be part of the Dow . </Li> <Li> On September 24, 2012, UnitedHealth Group replaced Kraft Foods Inc following Kraft's split into Mondelēz International and Kraft Foods Group . </Li> <Li> On September 20, 2013, Goldman Sachs, Nike, and Visa replaced Alcoa, Bank of America, and Hewlett - Packard . Visa replaced Hewlett - Packard because of the split into HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise </Li> <Li> On March 19, 2015, Apple replaced AT&T, which had been a component of the DJIA since November 1916 . Apple became the fourth company traded on the NASDAQ to be part of the Dow . </Li> <Li> On September 1, 2017, DowDuPont replaced DuPont . DowDuPont was formed by the merger of Dow Chemical Company with DuPont . </Li> </Ul>

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