Since its creation in 1896, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has become one of the most followed and familiar barometers of stock market performance.

The Dow index contains 30 of the U.S.'s largest publicly traded companies, generally considered among the most stable and reliable in America, having weathered economic headwinds while successfully responding to fast-changing technologies and consumer preferences.

E-commerce and its profound effects on retail and logistics is one example of those headwinds. Prologis (NYSE: PLD), owner-operator of the largest warehouse network on the planet, is not a member of the Dow -- but it has outperformed it by capitalizing handsomely on that opportunity while reliably raising its cash payouts to shareholders.

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