KBW Announces Index Rebalancing for Fourth-Quarter 2016

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., a full-service, boutique investment bank and broker-dealer that specializes in the financial services sector, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. SF, announces the upcoming index rebalancing for the fourth quarter of 2016.

This quarter there are a sizable number of changes to the two modified-dividend-yield-weighted indexes – the KBW Nasdaq Financial Sector Dividend Yield Index (Index Ticker: KDX) and the KBW Nasdaq Premium Yield Equity REIT Index (Index Ticker: KYX) – to adjust annually for relevant dividend yields and ensure the integrity of these indexes. Both KDX and KYX are specifically constructed to include those eligible companies with competitive dividend yields.

These changes will be effective prior to the opening of business on Monday, December 19, 2016.

As part of this rebalancing, below are the component level changes across various indices:

 

KBW Nasdaq Financial Sector Dividend Yield Index (Index Ticker: KDX; ETF Ticker: KBWD)

 

Add (13):

 

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. NLY

BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation BKCC

CYS Investments, Inc. CYS

First American Financial Corporation FAF

Gladstone Capital Corporation GLAD

HCI Group, Inc. HCI

Invesco Ltd. IVZ

Lazard Ltd LAZ

New York Community Bancorp, Inc. NYCB

Orchid Island Capital, Inc. ORC

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust PMT

Prospect Capital Corporation PSEC

Triton International Limited TRTN

 

Deletes (10):

Altisource Residential Corp. RESI

Ares Capital Corp. ARCC

Hercules Capital Inc. HTGC

NorthStar Asset Management Group Inc. NSAM

Northwest Bancshares Inc. NWBI

Textainer Group Holdings Ltd. TGH

Triangle Capital Corp. TCAP

TrustCo Bank Corp NY TRST

Trustmark Corp. TRMK

United Financial Bancorp Inc. UBNK

 

KBW Nasdaq Financial Technology Index (Index Ticker: KFTX)

 

Add (2):

WisdomTree Investments, Inc. WETF

LendingTree, Inc. TREE

 

Delete:

Black Knight Financial Services, Inc. BKFS

 

BKFS failed to meet the minimum monthly average daily trading volume requirement.

 

KBW Nasdaq Insurance Index (Index Ticker: KIX)

 

Add:

Torchmark Corp. TMK

 

Delete:

Genworth Financial Inc. GNW

 

KBW Nasdaq Mortgage Finance Index (Index Ticker:MFX)

 

Effective after the close of business on Friday, December 16, 2016, KBW and Nasdaq will cease
the calculation and dissemination of the KBW Nasdaq Mortgage Finance Index.

 

KBW Nasdaq Premium Yield Equity REIT Index (Index Ticker: KYX; ETF Ticker: KBWY)

 

Add (8):

Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. APLE

Chatham Lodging Trust CLDT

Chesapeake Lodging Trust CHSP

Global Medical REIT Inc. GMRE

LaSalle Hotel Properties LHO

MGM Growth Properties LLC MGP

RLJ Lodging Trust RLJ

Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. XHR

 

Delete (7):

Armada Hoffler Properties Inc. AHH

Community Healthcare Trust Inc. CHCT

EPR Properties EPR

Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc. GLPI

Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp. MNR

Spirit Realty Capital Inc. SRC

VEREIT Inc. VER

 

KBW Nasdaq Property & Casualty Insurance Index (Index Ticker: KPX; ETF Ticker: KBWP)

 

Add:

Maiden Holdings Ltd. MHLD

 

Delete:

Endurance Specialty Holdings ENH

 

KBW Nasdaq Regional Banking Index (Index Ticker: KRX; ETF Ticker: KBWR)

 

Add (2):

Hope Bancorp, Inc. HOPE

Sterling Bancorp STL

 

Delete (2):

Park National Corp. PRK

City Holding Co. CHCO

 

PRK and CHCO failed to meet the minimum monthly average daily trading volume requirement.

 

The KBW Nasdaq indices have tradable exchange-traded funds licensed: KBW Nasdaq Bank Index (Index Ticker: BKXSM, ETF Ticker: KBWBSM); KBW Nasdaq Capital Markets Index (Index Ticker: KSXSM); KBW Nasdaq Insurance Index (Index Ticker: KIXSM); KBW Nasdaq Regional Banking Index (Index Ticker: KRXSM, ETF Tickers: KBWRSM); KBW Nasdaq Financial Sector Dividend Yield Index (Index Ticker: KDXSM, ETF Ticker: KBWDSM); KBW Nasdaq Premium Yield Equity REIT Index (Index Ticker: KYXSM, ETF Ticker: KBWYSM); KBW Nasdaq Property and Casualty Insurance Index (Index Ticker: KPXSM, ETF Ticker: KBWPSM); KBW Nasdaq Mortgage Finance Index (Index Ticker: MFXSM); KBW Nasdaq Global Bank Index (Index Ticker: GBKXSM); KBW Nasdaq Financial Technology Index (Index Ticker: KFTXSM).

About KBW

KBW (Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., operating in the U.S., and Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited, also trading as Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Europe, operating in Europe) is a Stifel company. Over the years, KBW has established itself as a leading independent authority in the banking, insurance, brokerage, asset management, mortgage banking and specialty finance sectors. Founded in 1962, the firm maintains industry-leading positions in the areas of research, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions as well as sales and trading in equities securities of financial services companies.

Press:
Intermarket Communications
Neil Shapiro, 212-754-5423

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