NEW YORK, June 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Dow
Jones Indices will make the following changes to the S&P 500,
S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600 indices:
- Columbia Pipeline Group Inc. (NYSE: CPGXwi) will replace
Allegheny Technologies Inc. (NYSE: ATI) in the S&P 500,
Allegheny Technologies will replace Unit Corp. (NYSE: UNT) in the
S&P MidCap 400, and Unit Corp. will replace PetroQuest Energy
Inc. (NYSE: PQ) in the S&P SmallCap 600 after the close of
trading on Wednesday, July 1. S&P
500 constituent NiSource Inc. (NYSE: NI) is spinning off Columbia
Pipeline Group in a transaction expected to be completed on that
date. NiSource will remain in the S&P 500 following the
distribution. Allegheny Technologies, Unit and PetroQuest are all
ranked near or at the bottom of their current indices.
- S&P SmallCap 600 constituent Casey's General Stores Inc.
(NASD: CASY) will replace AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL) in the S&P
MidCap 400, and Nektar Therapeutics (NASD: NKTR) will replace
Casey's General Stores in the S&P SmallCap 600 after the close
of trading on Thursday, June 25.
S&P 100 & 500 constituent Verizon Corp. (NYSE: VZ) acquired
AOL in a transaction completed today.
- TopBuild Corp. (NYSE: BLDwi) will replace Aéropostale Inc.
(NYSE: ARO) in the S&P SmallCap 600 after the close of trading
on Tuesday, June 30. S&P 500
constituent Masco Inc. (NYSE: MAS) is spinning off TopBuild in a
transaction expected to be completed on that date. Masco will
remain in the S&P 500 following the distribution. Aéropostale
is ranked near the bottom of the S&P SmallCap 600.
- "New" Gannett Co. Inc. (NYSE: GCIwi) will replace Quiksilver
Inc. (NYSE: ZQK) in the S&P SmallCap 600 after the close of
trading on Friday, June 26. S&P
500 constituent Gannett Co. Inc. (NYSE: GCI) is spinning off "new"
Gannett Co. in a transaction expected to be completed on that date.
Post spin, the parent company will change its name to TEGNA Inc.
and trade under the symbol "TGNA". It will remain in the S&P
500 following the distribution. Quiksilver is ranked near the
bottom of the S&P SmallCap 600.
- Cable ONE Inc. (NYSE: CABOwi) will replace Peabody Energy Corp.
(NYSE: BTU) in the S&P MidCap 400 after the close of trading on
Tuesday, June 30. S&P MidCap 400
constituent Graham Holdings Company (NYSE: GHC) is spinning off
CableOne in a transaction expected to be completed on that date.
Graham Holdings will remain in the S&P MidCap 400 following the
distribution. Peabody Energy is ranked near the bottom of the
S&P MidCap 400.
- The Chemours Co. (NYSE: CCwi) will replace Semtech Corp. (NASD:
SMTC) in the S&P MidCap 400, and Semtech will replace Paragon
Offshore plc (NYSE: PGN) in the S&P SmallCap 600 after the
close of trading on Tuesday June 30.
S&P 100 & 500 constituent E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co.
(NYSE: DD) is spinning off Chemours in a transaction expected to be
completed on that date. Dupont will remain in the S&P 100 &
500 following the distribution. Semtech and Paragon Offshore are
ranked near or at the bottom of their current indices.
- "New " Energizer Holdings Inc. (NYSE: ENRwi) will replace
Harsco Corp. (NYSE: HSC) in the S&P MidCap 400, and Harsco will
replace FXCM Inc. (NYSE: FXCM) in the SmallCap 600 after the close
of trading on Tuesday, June 30.
S&P MidCap 400 constituent Energizer Inc. (NYSE: ENR) is
spinning off "new" Energizer in a transaction expected to be
completed on that date. Post spin, the parent company will change
its name to Edgewell Personal Care Co. and trade under the symbol
"EPC". It will remain in the S&P MidCap 400 following the
distribution. Harsco and FXCM are ranked near or at the bottom of
their current indices.
Columbia Pipeline Group owns, operates, and develops a portfolio
of pipelines, storage, and related midstream assets. Headquartered
in Houston, TX, the company will
be added to the S&P 500 GICS (Global Industry Classification
Standard) Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation Sub-Industry
index.
Allegheny Technologies produces and sells specialty materials
and components worldwide. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, the company will be added to
the S&P MidCap 400 GICS Steel Sub-Industry index.
Unit operates as an oil and natural gas contract drilling
company. Headquartered in Tulsa,
OK , the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600
GICS Oil & Gas Drilling Sub-Industry index.
Casey's General Stores operates convenience stores.
Headquartered in Ankeny, IA, the
company will be added to the S&P MidCap 400 Food Retail
Sub-Industry index.
Nektar Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company.
Headquartered in San Francisco,
CA, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600
Pharmaceuticals Sub-Industry index.
TopBuild installs insulation and other building products.
Headquartered in Daytona Beach,
FL, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600
Homebuilding Sub-Industry index.
"New" Gannett is a multi-platform news and information company.
Headquartered in McLean, VA, the
company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 Publishing
Sub-Industry index.
Cable ONE provides high-speed Internet, cable television, and
telephony services. Headquartered in Phoenix, AZ, the company will be added to the
S&P MidCap 400 Cable & Satellite Sub-Industry index.
The Chemours Company provides performance chemicals.
Headquartered in Wilmington, DE,
the company will be added to the S&P MidCap 400 GICS
Diversified Chemicals Sub-Industry index.
Semtech designs, develops, manufactures, and markets analog and
mixed-signal semiconductor products. Headquartered in Camarillo, CA, the company will be added to
the S&P SmallCap 600 Semiconductors Sub-Industry index.
New Energizer Holdings focuses on the manufacture, market, and
licensing of household products. Headquartered in St. Louis, MO, the company will be added to
the S&P MidCap 400 Household Products Sub-Industry index.
Harsco provides industrial services and engineered products.
Headquartered in Camp Hill, PA,
the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 Industrial
Machinery Sub-Industry index.
Following is a summary of the changes:
S&P MIDCAP 400
INDEX – June 25, 2015
|
|
COMPANY
|
GICS ECONOMIC
SECTOR
|
GICS
SUB-INDUSTRY
|
ADDED
|
Casey's General
Stores
|
Consumer
Staples
|
Food
Retail
|
DELETED
|
AOL
|
Information
Technology
|
Internet Software
&
Services
|
S&P SMALLCAP
600 INDEX – June 25, 2015
|
|
COMPANY
|
GICS ECONOMIC
SECTOR
|
GICS
SUB-INDUSTRY
|
ADDED
|
Nektar
Therapeutics
|
Health
Care
|
Pharmaceuticals
|
DELETED
|
Casey's General
Stores
|
Consumer
Staples
|
Food
Retail
|
S&P SMALLCAP
600 INDEX – June 26, 2015
|
|
COMPANY
|
GICS ECONOMIC
SECTOR
|
GICS
SUB-INDUSTRY
|
ADDED
|
New
Gannett
|
Consumer
Discretionary
|
Publishing
|
DELETED
|
Quiksilver
|
Consumer
Discretionary
|
Apparel, Accessories
&
Luxury Goods
|
S&P MidCap 400
INDEX – June 30, 2015
|
|
COMPANY
|
GICS ECONOMIC
SECTOR
|
GICS
SUB-INDUSTRY
|
ADDED
|
Chemours
|
Materials
|
Diversified
Chemicals
|
|
Cable ONE
|
Consumer
Discretionary
|
Cable &
Satellite
|
|
"New"
Energizer
|
Consumer
Staples
|
Household
Products
|
DELETED
|
Semtech
|
Information
Technology
|
Semiconductors
|
|
Peabody
Energy
|
Energy
|
Coal & Consumable
Fuels
|
|
Harsco
|
Industrials
|
Industrial
Machinery
|
S&P SMALLCAP
600 INDEX – June 30, 2015
|
|
COMPANY
|
GICS ECONOMIC
SECTOR
|
GICS
SUB-INDUSTRY
|
ADDED
|
TopBuild
|
Consumer
Discretionary
|
Homebuilding
|
|
Semtech
|
Information
Technology
|
Semiconductors
|
|
Harsco
|
Industrials
|
Industrial
Machinery
|
DELETED
|
Aeropostale
|
Consumer
Discretionary
|
Apparel
Retail
|
|
Paragon
Offshore
|
Energy
|
Oil & Gas
Drilling
|
|
FXCM
|
Financials
|
Investment Banking
&
Brokerage
|
S&P 500 INDEX
– July 1, 2015
|
|
COMPANY
|
GICS ECONOMIC
SECTOR
|
GICS
SUB-INDUSTRY
|
ADDED
|
Columbia Pipeline
Group
|
Energy
|
Oil & Gas Storage
&
Transportation
|
DELETED
|
Allegheny
Technologies
|
Materials
|
Steel
|
S&P MIDCAP 400
INDEX – July 1, 2015
|
|
COMPANY
|
GICS ECONOMIC
SECTOR
|
GICS
SUB-INDUSTRY
|
ADDED
|
Allegheny
Technologies
|
Materials
|
Steel
|
DELETED
|
Unit
|
Energy
|
Oil & Gas
Drilling
|
S&P SMALLCAP
600 INDEX – July 1, 2015
|
|
COMPANY
|
GICS ECONOMIC
SECTOR
|
GICS
SUB-INDUSTRY
|
ADDED
|
Unit
|
Energy
|
Oil & Gas
Drilling
|
DELETED
|
PetroQuest
|
Energy
|
Oil & Gas
Exploration &
Production
|
Additions to and deletions from S&P Dow Jones Indices
do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of
the companies involved.
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