Quarterly Changes to the NASDAQ Q-50 Index
13 März 2010 - 2:05AM
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced today the
results of the quarterly reranking of the NASDAQ Q-50 IndexSM
(Nasdaq:NXTQ), which will become effective with the market open on
Monday, March 22, 2010.
The following eight securities will be added to the Index:
Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMLN), Gentex Corporation
(Nasdaq:GNTX), Lincare Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq:LNCR), Micron
Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:MU), Rambus, Inc. (Nasdaq:RMBS), Sirius XM
Radio Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq:XMSR), Vistaprint N.V. (Nasdaq:VPRT),
and Windstream Corporation (Nasdaq:WIN).
The Index is designed to track the performance of the 50
securities that are next in line to replace the securities
currently included in the NASDAQ-100 Index®. The NASDAQ Q-50 Index
is reranked on a quarterly basis. For more information about the
NASDAQ Q-50 Index, including detailed eligibility criteria, visit
https://indexes.nasdaqomx.com/.
As a result of the evaluation, the following eight securities
will be removed from the Index: CTC Media, Inc.
(Nasdaq:CTCM), Endo Pharmaceutical Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:ENDP), LM
Ericsson Telephone Company (Nasdaq:ERIC), Allscripts-Misys
Healthcare Soultions, Inc. (Nasdaq:MDRX), Myriad Genetics, Inc.
(Nasdaq:MYGN), Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq:PTEN), Strayer
Education, Inc. (Nasdaq:STRA), and Techne Corporation
(Nasdaq:TECH).
The PowerShares NXQ Portfolio (Nasdaq:PNXQ) is an exchange
traded fund that seeks investment results that correspond generally
to the price and yield, before the Fund's fees and expenses, of the
NASDAQ Q-50 IndexSM. The Advisors Asset Management NASDAQ Q-50
Index Portfolio SM (MFQS:AAMNAX), is a unit investment trust
that seeks to provide above average total returns by investing in
stocks included in the NASDAQ Q-50 Index.
About NASDAQ OMX Global Index Group
NASDAQ OMX Global Index Group is engaged in the design,
development, calculation, licensing, and marketing of NASDAQ OMX
Indexes. NASDAQ OMX Global Index Group specializes in the
development of indexes focusing on NASDAQ OMX's brand themes of
innovation, technology, growth, and globalization. NASDAQ OMX
Global Index Group also provides custom index services and design
solutions as a third-party provider to selected financial
organizations. For more information about NASDAQ OMX indexes, visit
https://indexes.nasdaqomx.com/.
Access to essential historical index data for NASDAQ OMX indexes
can be accessed from a single source, NASDAQ OMX Global Index
Watch. For additional information, please visit
https://indexes.nasdaqomx.com/indexwatch.aspx.
About NASDAQ OMX Group
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. is the world's largest exchange
company. It delivers trading, exchange technology and public
company services across six continents, with approximately 3,700
listed companies. NASDAQ OMX offers multiple capital raising
solutions to companies around the globe, including its U.S.
listings market, NASDAQ OMX Nordic, NASDAQ OMX Baltic, NASDAQ OMX
First North, and the U.S. 144A sector. The company offers trading
across multiple asset classes including equities, derivatives,
debt, commodities, structured products and exchange-traded funds.
NASDAQ OMX technology supports the operations of over 70 exchanges,
clearing organizations and central securities depositories in more
than 50 countries. NASDAQ OMX Nordic and NASDAQ OMX Baltic are not
legal entities but describe the common offering from NASDAQ OMX
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Notes to editors:
NASDAQ® and NASDAQ Q-50 IndexSM are trade/service marks of The
NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (collectively, with its affiliates "NASDAQ
OMX") that are licensed for use by Invesco PowerShares Capital
Management LLC and Advisors Asset Management. Neither the
PowerShares NXQ Portfolio nor the NASDAQ Q-50 Index Portfolio has
been passed on by NASDAQ OMX as to its legality or suitability, and
neither product is issued or sold by NASDAQ OMX. NASDAQ OMX
makes no warranties and bears no liability with respect to either
the PowerShares NXQ Portfolio or the NASDAQ Q-50 Index
Portfolio.
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