The tendency for a stock that is newly added to the S&P index to temporarily increase in price. Taobiz explains S&P Phenomenon When the S&P 500 makes adjustments to the list of companies within the index, fund companies and portfolios that follow the index also make adjustments to their held stocks. Since these entities are all trading large blocks of the same stock, its share price temporarily increases.
This Standard & Poor's index serves as a barometer for the U.S. mid-cap equities sector and is the most widely followed mid-cap index in existence. To be included in the index, a stock must have a total market capitalization that ranges from roughly $750 million to $3 billion dollars. Stocks in this index represent household names from all major industries including energy, technology, healthcare, financial and manufacturing. Taobiz explains S&P MidCap 400 Index Like many other stock market indexes, the S&P 400 MidCap Index is a value-weighted index, meaning that the stocks with the largest market capitalization have the most significant impact on the movement of the index. Similarly, smaller movements in the smallest companies in the index have virtually no effect on the overall movement of the index. This is an important fact to remember for investors seeking diversification, as market-cap weighted index funds primarily expose an investor to the movements of a small group of stocks, despite the broad name of the index itself.
The Standard and Poor's revised version of the measurement of core earnings, which excludes any gains related to pension activities, net revenues from the sale of assets, impairment of goodwill charges, prior-year charge and provision reversals, and settlements related to litigation or insurance claims. Expenses related to employee stock option grants, pensions, restructuring of present operations or any merger and acquisition costs, R&D purchases, write-downs of depreciable or amortizable operating assets, and unrealized gains/losses from hedging activities are all included in the core earnings. Taobiz explains S&P Core Earnings This is a new standard created by S&P with the assistance from the financial and investment community. These core earnings provide for transparency and consistency, as well as a more stringent definition of a company's core earnings, clearly setting out exactly what can and cannot be considered earnings and expenses.
A market-capitalization-weighted index developed by Standard and Poor's consisting of those stocks within the S&P 500 Index that exhibit strong value characteristics. The S&P 500/Citigroup Value Index uses a numerical ranking system based on four value factors and three growth factors to determine the constituents and their weightings. Taobiz explains S&P 500/Citigroup Value Index The value factors include: 1. Book value to price ratio 2. Cash flow to price ratio 3. Sales to price ratio 4. Dividend yield The growth factors include: 1. Five-year earnings per share growth rate 2. Five-year sales per share growth rate 3. Five-year internal growth rate Value and growth style scores are calculated based on the standardized factors.
Companies that have had an increase in dividends for 25 consecutive years. The S&P Dividend Aristocrats index tracks the performance of these companies. A dividend aristocrat tends to be a large blue-chip company. Watch: Dividend Taobiz explains S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats The recession of 2008/2009 caused many financial institutions, such as the Bank of America, to be removed from the list. Dividend aristocrats tend to be some of the most well-known companies, such as McDonald's, Coca Cola and Procter & Gamble. Companies can also be removed from the S&P Dividend Aristocrats index if they fail to increase their dividends from the previous year.
An exchange-traded fund that invests in Russian stocks, either through local stocks directly or via American depositary receipts (ADRs) and global depositary receipts listed on U.S. and European exchanges. Russia ETFs seek to replicate broad market Russian averages; invested assets may represent a high portion of the net market capitalization of all publicly traded Russian stocks. Watch: Understanding ETF Taobiz explains Russia ETF Another source of investing into Russian equities would be to buy "BRIC" ETFs, which invest within Brazil, Russia, India and China. Russia, along with the other BRIC nations, is considered one of the brightest emerging markets in the world. Although Russian equities have not always done well, Russia does have many rich natural resources such as oil, timber, metals and diamonds.
A market capitalization weighted index of the 50 largest stocks in the Russell 3000 universe of U.S.-based equities. The index can be considered a representation of mega cap stocks, as the average member's market cap is more than $175 billion. The index is reconstituted annually to account for new and growing member companies. Taobiz explains Russell Top 50 Index Because modern mega cap companies are so large, even though the index holds just 50 stocks it still represents a large proportion of all U.S. equities. For example, in 2007, the market cap of the stocks in the Russell Top 50 Index accounted for more than 40% of the total market capitalization of all U.S.-based equities. The Russell Top 50 Index also pays an above average dividend yield compared to the S&P 500, a reflection of the general safety and cash flow generation found among the largest traded companies.
A market capitalization weighted index of the largest 200 companies in the Russell 3000. The Russell Top 200 Index is a benchmark index for U.S.-based large-cap stocks; the average member has a market cap above $100 billion. The index is reconstituted annually to account for new members and growing companies. Taobiz explains Russell Top 200 Index The Russell Top 200 is a more concentrated index than the S&P 500, although most of the Russell Top 200 members are also included in the S&P. The Russell Top 200 Index represents approximately two thirds of the total market capitalization of all U.S. listed stocks.