NEW YORK, March 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Glaukos Corp.
(NYSE: GKOS) will replace AK Steel Holding Corp. (NYSE: AKS) in the
S&P SmallCap 600 effective prior to the open of trading on
Friday, March 13. S&P SmallCap
600 constituent Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (NYSE: CLF) is acquiring AK
Steel Holding in a transaction expected to be completed soon
pending final conditions.
Glaukos, an ophthalmic medical technology and pharmaceutical
company, focuses on the development and commercialization of
surgical services and sustained pharmaceutical therapies designed
to treat glaucoma. Headquartered in San
Clemente, CA, the company will be added to the S&P
SmallCap 600 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard)
Health Care Equipment Sub-Industry index.
Following is a summary of the change:
S&P SMALLCAP
600 INDEX – March 13, 2020
|
|
COMPANY
|
GICS ECONOMIC
SECTOR
|
GICS
SUB-INDUSTRY
|
ADDED
|
Glaukos
Corp.
|
Health
Care
|
Health Care
Equipment
|
DELETED
|
AK Steel Holding
Corp.
|
Materials
|
Steel
|
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