The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
10.12.2011 02:02
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NEW YORK, 2011-12-10 02:02 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced today the results of the
annual re-ranking of the NASDAQ-100 Index (Nasdaq:NDX), which will become
effective prior to market open on Monday, December 19, 2011.
'The NASDAQ-100 Index continues to be one of the most widely watched indexes in
the world,' said NASDAQ OMX Executive Vice President John Jacobs. 'More than
$400 billion in global assets are linked to the NASDAQ-100 Index and through
this objective re-ranking process it continually offers exposure to some of the
world's innovative companies in a variety of sectors including technology,
health care and biotechnology, and consumer goods and services.'
The following five securities will be added to the Index: Avago Technologies
Limited (Nasdaq:AVGO), Fossil, Inc. (Nasdaq:FOSL), Rangold Resources Limited
(Nasdaq:GOLD), Hansen Natural Corporation (Nasdaq:HANS), and Nuance
Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:NUAN).
The NASDAQ-100 Index is composed of the 100 largest non-financial stocks listed
on The NASDAQ Stock Market(r) and dates to January 1985 when it was launched
along with the NASDAQ Financial-100 Index(r), which is comprised of the 100
largest financial stocks on NASDAQ(r). These indexes act as benchmarks for
financial products such as options, futures, and funds. The NASDAQ-100 is
re-ranked each year in December, timed to coincide with the quadruple witch
expiration Friday of the quarter.
On a cumulative price return basis, the NASDAQ-100 Index has returned 1736%
since inception, although past performance is not indicative of future
performance.
The NASDAQ-100 Index is the basis of the PowerShares QQQ Trust (Nasdaq:QQQ)
which aims to provide investment results that, before expenses, correspond with
the performance of the NASDAQ-100 Index. In addition, options, futures and
structured products based on the NASDAQ-100 Index and the PowerShares QQQ Trust
trade on various exchanges.
As a result of the re-ranking, the following five securities will be removed
from the Index: FLIR Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:FLIR), Illumina, Inc. (Nasdaq:ILMN),
NII Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:NIHD), QIAGEN N.V. (Nasdaq:QGEN), and Urban
Outfitters, Inc. (Nasdaq:URBN).
About NASDAQ OMX Global Index Group
NASDAQ OMX Global Index Group is engaged in the design, development,
calculation, licensing, and marketing of NASDAQ OMX Indexes. NASDAQ OMX Global
Index Group specializes in the development of indexes focusing on NASDAQ OMX's
brand themes of innovation, technology, growth, and globalization. NASDAQ OMX
Global Index Group also provides custom index services and design solutions as
a third-party provider to selected financial organizations. For more
information about NASDAQ OMX indexes, visit www.nasdaq.com/indexes.
About NASDAQ OMX Group
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. is the world's largest exchange company. It delivers
trading, exchange technology and public company services across six continents,
with approximately 3,500 listed companies. NASDAQ OMX offers multiple capital
raising solutions to companies around the globe, including its U.S. listings
market, NASDAQ OMX Nordic, NASDAQ OMX Baltic, NASDAQ OMX First North, and the
U.S. 144A sector. The company offers trading across multiple asset classes
including equities, derivatives, debt, commodities, structured products and
exchange-traded funds. NASDAQ OMX technology supports the operations of over 70
exchanges, clearing organizations and central securities depositories in more
than 50 countries. NASDAQ OMX Nordic and NASDAQ OMX Baltic are not legal
entities but describe the common offering from NASDAQ OMX exchanges in
Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. For more
information about NASDAQ OMX, visit http://www.nasdaqomx.com. Please follow
NASDAQ OMX on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/nasdaqomx) and Twitter
(http://www.twitter.com/nasdaqomx).
To learn more about the criteria for inclusion to the NASDAQ-100, visit
NASDAQ-100 Index
Notes to editors:
NASDAQ(r), NASDAQ-100(r), NASDAQ-100 Index(r), NASDAQ-100 Index Tracking
Stock(r) and
QQQ(r) are registered trademarks of The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (collectively,
with its affiliates 'NASDAQ OMX') and are licensed for use by Invesco
PowerShares Capital Management LLC. PowerShares QQQ has not been passed on by
NASDAQ OMX as to its legality or suitability, and is not issued or sold by
NASDAQ OMX. NASDAQ OMX makes no warranties and bears no liability with respect
to PowerShares QQQ.
Company Briefs:
The following is brief information on the five companies to be added to the
NASDAQ-100 Index. Securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market that meet the
eligibility criteria were ranked by market capitalization using the NASDAQ
Official Closing Price (NOCP) as of the end of October and total shares
outstanding filed in public SEC documents through the end of November or, in
the case of American depositary receipts, the information is received from
depositary banks.
Avago Technologies Limited, headquartered in Singapore, had a market
capitalization of approximately $8.3 billion at the time of ranking. For more
information on the company please visit their website at www.avagotech.com.
Fossil, Inc., headquartered in Richardson, Texas, had a market capitalization
of $6.5 billion at the time of ranking. For more information on the company
please visit their website at www.fossil.com.
Rangold Resources Limited, headquartered in the Channel Islands, had American
Depositary Receipts with a market capitalization of $6.3 billion at the time of
ranking. For more information on the company please visit their website at
www.randgoldresources.com.
Hansen Natural Corporation, headquartered in Corona, California, had a market
capitalization of approximately $7.9 billion at the time of ranking. For more
information on the company please visit their website at www.hansens.com.
Nuance Communications, Inc., headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts, had a
market capitalization of approximately $8 billion at the time of ranking. For
more information on the company please visit their website at www.nuance.com.
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+1.301.978.8281
Lisa.Chaney@NASDAQOMX.Com
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