MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of investment
decision support tools worldwide, including indices, portfolio risk
and performance analytics and corporate governance services, will
announce the results of the May 2011 Semi-Annual Index Review for
the MSCI Equity Indices - including the MSCI Global Standard, MSCI
Global Small Cap and MSCI Micro Cap Indices, as well as the MSCI
Global Value and Growth Indices, the MSCI Frontier Markets and MSCI
Frontier Markets Small Cap Indices, the MSCI Global Islamic and
MSCI Global Islamic Small Cap Indices, the MSCI Pan-Euro and MSCI
Euro Indices, the MSCI US Equity Indices, the MSCI US REIT Index,
as well as the MSCI China A Indices. All changes will be
implemented as of the close of May 31, 2011. These changes have
been posted on MSCI’s web site at
http://www.msci.com/products/indices/size/standard/index_review.html.
MSCI Global Standard Indices: Fifty-four securities will
be added to and 57 securities will be deleted from the MSCI All
Country World Index (ACWI). The three largest additions to the MSCI
World Index are Whiting Petroleum (US), Walter Energy (US) and
Green Mount Coffee Roasters (US). The three largest additions to
the MSCI Emerging Markets Index are Shriram Transport Finance (IN),
Barloworld (ZA) and Korea Kumho Petrochemical Co (KR).
MSCI Global Small Cap Indices: There will be 464
additions to and 264 deletions from the MSCI ACWI Small Cap
Index.
MSCI Global Investable Market Indices: There will be 451
additions to and 254 deletions from the MSCI ACWI Investable Market
Index.
MSCI Global All Cap Indices: There will be 827 additions
to and 206 deletions from the MSCI World All Cap Index.
MSCI Global Value and Growth Indices: For the MSCI ACWI
Value Index, the largest additions or style changes from growth to
value will be Nestle (CH), Microsoft Corp (US) and Citigroup (US).
For the MSCI ACWI Growth Index, the largest additions or style
changes from value to growth will be Occidental Petroleum (US),
Coca-Cola Co (US) and Toyota Motor Corp (JP).
MSCI Frontier Markets Indices: There will be three
additions to and 24 deletions from the MSCI Frontier Markets Index.
The three additions to the MSCI Frontier Markets Index are Banca
Transilvania (RO), Qatar Fuel Co (QA) and Distilleries Co Sri Lanka
(LK).
The MSCI Frontier Markets Small Cap Index will have 36 additions
and 33 deletions.
As announced as part of the February 2011 Quarterly Index
Review, due to persistent deterioration of liquidity, MSCI will
exclude Trinidad & Tobago from the MSCI Frontier Markets
Indices. MSCI Trinidad & Tobago Index will be maintained as a
stand-alone country index.
MSCI Global Islamic Indices: Forty-two securities will be
added to and 67 will be deleted from the MSCI ACWI Islamic Index.
The three largest additions to the MSCI ACWI Islamic Index are
Celgene Corp (US), Air Products & Chemicals (US), and Atlas
Copco A (SE). There is one addition to and five deletions from the
MSCI Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries ex Saudi Arabia
Islamic Index.
MSCI US Equity Indices: There will be six securities
added to and six securities deleted from the MSCI US Large Cap 300
Index. The three largest additions to the MSCI US Large Cap 300
Index are Lyondellbasell Industries A, Altera Corporation and
Discover Financial.
Twenty three securities will be added to and 23 securities will
be deleted from the MSCI US Mid Cap 450 Index. The three largest
additions to the MSCI US Mid Cap 450 Index are Nvidia, NYSE
Euronext and Laboratory Corporation of America.
One hundred and twenty four securities will be added to and 74
will be deleted from the MSCI US Small Cap 1750 Index. The three
largest additions to the MSCI US Small Cap 1750 Index are Foot
Locker, Kronos Worldwide and Novellus Systems. There will be 42
additions to and 98 deletions from the MSCI US Micro Cap Index.
For the MSCI US Investable Market Value Index, there will be 269
additions or upward changes in Value Inclusion Factor (VIFs), and
206 deletions or downward changes in VIFs. For the MSCI US
Investable Market Growth Index, there will be 241 additions or
upward changes in Growth Inclusion Factors (GIFs), and 254
deletions or downward changes in GIFs.
MSCI US REIT Index: There will be three additions to and
no deletions from the MSCI US REIT Index.
MSCI China A Indices: There will be 23 additions to 23
deletions from the MSCI China A Index. The three largest additions
to the MSCI China A Index are Beijing Capital Dev A, Shang 3F New
Materials A and Jiangsu Wuzhong Ind’L A.
There will be 122 additions to and 6 deletions from the MSCI
China A Small Cap Index.
The results of the May 2011 Semi-Annual Index Review of the MSCI
Pan-Euro and MSCI Euro Indices and the MSCI Global Islamic Small
Cap Indices have also been posted on MSCI’s web site at
www.msci.com.
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funds and pension funds. MSCI products and services include
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