NASDAQ 100
The NASDAQ-100 Index includes 100 of the largest domestic and international non-financial securities listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market based on market capitalization. The Index reflects companies across major industry groups including computer hardware and software, telecommunications, retail/wholesale trade and biotechnology. It does not contain securities of financial companies including investment companies.
The results shown should not be considered as a representation of the performance of the Index in the future, nor should the results be considered as a representation of the performance of NASDAQ-100 Index Tracking Stock or the NASDAQ 100-Trust. Investment returns and principal value for NASDAQ-100 Index Tracking Stock will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Fees and expenses will reduce the performance of the NASDAQ-100 Index Tracking Stock as compared to the performance of the NASDAQ-100 Index.
An investment in NASDAQ-100 Index Tracking Stock should be made with an understanding that the NASDAQ-100 Trust will not be able to replicate exactly the performance of the Index because the total return generated by the securities held in the Trust will be reduced by transaction costs incurred in adjusting the actual balance of the securities and other Trust expenses, whereas such transaction costs and expenses are not included in the calculation of the Index. It is also possible that for short periods of time, the Trust may not fully replicate the performance of the Index due to the temporary unavailability of certain Index securities in the secondary market or due to other extraordinry circumstances. Such events are unlikely to continue for an extended period of time because the trustee of the Trust is required to correct such imbalances by means of adjusting the composition of the Trust. It is also possible that the composition of the Trust may not exactly replicate the composition of the Index if the Trust has to adjust its portfolio holdings in order to continue to qualify as a "regulated investment company" under the Internal Revenue Code. As a result, while the investment objective of the Trust is to provide investment results that generally correspond to the price and yield performance of the Index, there is no assurance that this investment objective can be fully achieved.
Launched in January 1985, the NASDAQ-100 Index represents the largest non-financial domestic and international securities listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market based on market capitalization. The NASDAQ-100 Index is calculated under a modified capitalization-weighted methodology. The methodology is expected to retain in general the economic attributes of capitalization-weighting while providing enhanced diversification. To accomplish this, NASDAQ will review the composition of the NASDAQ-100 Index on a quarterly basis and adjust the weightings of Index components using a proprietary algorithm, if certain pre-established weight distribution requirements are not met.
Initial Eligibility Criteria*To be eligible for initial inclusion in the Index, a security must be listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market and meet the following criteria:
Continued Eligibility Criteria*
To be eligible for continued inclusion in the Index, the following criteria apply:
In administering the Index, Nasdaq will exercise reasonable discretion as it deems appropriate.
Ranking Review
Except under extraordinary circumstances that may result in an interim evaluation, Index composition is reviewed on an annual basis as follows (such evaluation is referred to herein as the "Ranking Review"). Securities listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market which meet the applicable eligibility criteria (above) are ranked by market value. Index-eligible securities which are already in the Index and which are ranked in the top 100 eligible securities (based on market value) are retained in the Index. A security that is ranked 101 to 125 is also retained, provided that such security was ranked in the top 100 eligible securities as of the previous Ranking Review. Securities not meeting such criteria are replaced. The replacement securities chosen are those Index-eligible securities not currently in the Index that have the largest market capitalization. The data used in the ranking includes end of October NASDAQ market data and is updated for total shares outstanding submitted in a publicly filed SEC document via EDGAR through the end of November.
Generally, the list of annual additions and deletions is publicly announced via a press release in the early part of December. Replacements are made effective after the close of trading on the third Friday in December. Moreover, if at any time during the year an Index Security is determined by Nasdaq to become ineligible for continued inclusion in the Index based on the Continued Eligibility Criteria (above), the security will be replaced with the largest market capitalization security not currently in the Index and meeting the Initial Index eligibility criteria listed above.
In addition to the Ranking Review, the securities in the Index are monitored every day by Nasdaq with respect to changes in total shares outstanding arising from secondary offerings, stock repurchases, conversions, or other corporate actions. Nasdaq has adopted the following weight adjustment procedures with respect to such changes. Changes in total shares outstanding arising from stock splits, stock dividends, or spin-offs are generally made to the Index on the evening prior to the effective date of such corporate action. If the change in total shares outstanding arising from other corporate actions is greater than or equal to 5.0%, the change will be made as soon as practicable, normally within ten (10) days of such action. Otherwise, if the change in total shares outstanding is less than 5%, then all such changes are accumulated and made effective at one time on a quarterly basis after the close of trading on the third Friday in each of March, June, September, and December. In either case, the Index share weights for such Index Securities are adjusted by the same percentage amount by which the total shares outstanding have changed in such Index Securities.
* For the purposes of Index eligibility criteria, if the security is a depositary receipt representing a security of a non-U.S. issuer, then references to the "issuer" are references to the issuer of the underlying security.
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| Data as of April 10, 2013 Mkt Close. Click on the security's symbol for a Full Quote. |
The composition and percentage share weights provided are of the securities in the NASDAQ-100 Index. The composition of the NASDAQ-100 Trust will be adjusted from time to time to conform to changes in the composition and/or weighting of the securities in the Index. However, it is not always efficient to replicate identically the share composition of the Index if the transaction costs incurred by the Trust in so adjusting the securities held in the Trust would exceed the expected misweighting that would ensue by failing to replicate identically minor and insignificant share changes to the Index. Accordingly, to further the investment objective of the Trust, minor misweightings are generally permitted within the guidelines set forth in the prospectus for NASDAQ-100 Index Tracking Stock. It is also possible that for short periods of time, the Trust may not fully replicate the performance of the Index due to the temporary unavailability of certain Index securities in the secondary market or due to other extraordinary circumstances. For these and other reasons described in the prospectus for NASDAQ-100 Index Tracking Stock, the composition and weighting of securities held in the NASDAQ-100 Trust may from time to time differ from the composition and weighting of securities in the Index.
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