# Universe

## Example code

```python
from finter.data import ContentFactory

cf = ContentFactory("us_stock", 20200101, 20200201)
df = cf.get_df("constituent")
```

## Metadata

| Valid From | Delivery Schedule | Time Zone | Data Frequency |
| ---------- | ----------------- | --------- | -------------- |
| 1998-04-01 |                   |           | 1d             |

## Item List

* `constituent`: A binary dataset indicating whether a stock is part of the market composition on a given date.

**Dataset structure:**

* **Columns:** `gvkeyiid` (Unique stock identifier)
* **Values:**
  * `1`: Included in the market composition on the given date
  * `0`: Not included in the market composition on the given date

**Data generation process:**

* Selects the top 30% of stocks based on market capitalization
* Includes only stocks listed on NYSE and NASDAQ
* Incorporates delisting history to ensure validity


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