Annual Changes to the NASDAQ-100 Index
December 13 2019 - 8:05PM
Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today announced the results of the annual
evaluation of the NASDAQ-100 Index® (Nasdaq: NDX), which will
become effective prior to market open on Monday, December 23, 2019.
The following six companies will be added to the Index: ANSYS,
Inc. (Nasdaq: ANSS), CDW Corporation (Nasdaq: CDW), Copart, Inc.
(Nasdaq: CPRT), CoStar Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSGP), Seattle
Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGEN), Splunk Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLK).
The NASDAQ-100 Index is composed of the 100 largest
non-financial companies listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market® and
dates to January 1985 when it was launched along with the NASDAQ
Financial-100 Index®, which is comprised of the 100 largest
financial stocks on NASDAQ®. These indexes act as benchmarks for
financial products such as options, futures, and funds. The
NASDAQ-100 is evaluated 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 almost 6,673.51% since inception, although past
performance is not indicative of future performance.
The NASDAQ-100 Index is the basis of the Invesco QQQ Trust
(Nasdaq: QQQ) which aims to provide investment results that, before
expenses, correspond with the NASDAQ-100 Index performance. In
addition, options, futures and structured products based on the
NASDAQ-100 Index and the Invesco QQQ Trust trade on various
exchanges. In March 2019 the QQQ celebrated its 20th anniversary
with a celebratory opening bell ringing at Nasdaq MarketSite.
As a result of the evaluation, the following six companies will
be removed from the Index: Hasbro, Inc. (Nasdaq: HAS), Henry
Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC), J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
(Nasdaq: JBHT), Mylan N.V. (Nasdaq: MYL), NortonLifeLock Inc.
(Nasdaq: NLOK), Wynn Resorts, Limited (Nasdaq: WYNN).
InformationFor information about the six
companies to be added to the NASDAQ-100 Index, please visit the
following respective company websites:
ANSYS, Inc. - https://www.ansys.com/
CDW Corporation - https://www.cdw.com/
Copart, Inc. - https://www.copart.com/
CoStar Group, Inc. - https://www.costargroup.com/
Seattle Genetics, Inc. - https://www.seattlegenetics.com/
Splunk Inc. - https://www.splunk.com/
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