S&P Dow Jones Indices Announces Changes to the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices
Results of the Quarterly Review of the S&P/TSX Composite Index
TORONTO, March 10, 2017 /CNW/ - S&P Dow Jones Indices Canadian Index Services will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices effective at the open on Monday, March 20, 2017:
S&P/TSX COMPOSITE INDEX
| ADDITIONS | |||
| Issue Name | Symbol | Capped Sector Indices | |
| Boralex Inc. | BLX | Utilities | |
| Canopy Growth Corporation | WEED | Health Care | |
| NXE | |||
In anticipation of the closing on March 17, 2017, of the acquisition of Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. (TSX:MBT) by BCE Inc. (TSX:BCE), Manitoba Telecom will be removed from the S&P/TSX Composite, Capped Composite and Composite Equal Weight, the S&P/TSX Completion, the S&P/TSX Capped Telecommunication Services, the S&P/TSX Composite Buyback and the S&P/TSX Composite Shareholder Yield Indices effective at the open of trading on Monday, March 20, 2017. The index shares of BCE Inc. will increase at the same time to reflect the issuance of shares as part of the transaction.
Changes to the S&P/TSX Composite Index will also affect the S&P/TSX Completion, Capped Composite and Equal Weight Composite Indices. Stocks added to or removed from the S&P/TSX Composite Index will also be added to or removed from the appropriate Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) sector index.
S&P/TSX GLOBAL GOLD INDEX
| ADDITIONS | ||
| Issue Name | Symbol | Exchange |
| GSC | TSX | |
| Harmony Gold Mining Co. ADR | HMY | NYSE |
| WDO | TSX |
S&P/TSX GLOBAL MINING INDEX
| ADDITIONS | ||
| Issue Name | Symbol | Exchange |
| ARCH | NYSE | |
| CS | TSX | |
| Century Aluminum Co. | CENX | NASDAQ |
| CLD | NYSE | |
| DML | TSX | |
| GSC | TSX | |
| GPR | TSX | |
| Harmony Gold Mining Co. ADR | HMY | NYSE |
| MPVD | TSX | |
| OSK | TSX | |
| WDO | TSX |
S&P/TSX GLOBAL BASE METALS INDEX
| ADDITIONS | ||
| Issue Name | Symbol | Exchange |
| CS | TSX | |
| Century Aluminum Co. | CENX | NASDAQ |
S&P/TSX EQUAL WEIGHT GLOBAL GOLD INDEX
| ADDITIONS | ||
| Issue Name | Symbol | Exchange |
| CNL | TSX |
S&P/TSX EQUAL WEIGHT GLOBAL BASE METALS INDEX
| ADDITIONS | ||
| Issue Name | Symbol | Exchange |
| AZ | TSX | |
| CS | TSX | |
| Century Aluminum Co. | CENX | NASDAQ |
| NDM | TSX | |
| TV | TSX | |
| ADDITIONS | ||
| Issue Name | Symbol | Exchange |
| Arconic Inc. | ARNC | NYSE |
S&P/TSX EQUAL WEIGHT INDUSTRIALS INDEX
| ADDITIONS | ||
| Issue Name | Symbol | Exchange |
| Exchange Income Corporation | EIF | TSX |
S&P/TSX COMPOSITE DIVIDEND INDEX
| ADDITIONS | ||
| Issue Name | Symbol | |
| BIR | ||
| Boralex Inc. | BLX | |
| ELD | ||
| LUN | ||
| DELETIONS | ||
| Issue Name | Symbol | |
| ASR | ||
S&P/TSX COMPOSITE HIGH DIVIDEND INDEX
| ADDITIONS | |||
| Issue Name | Symbol | ||
| Canadian Utilities Limited A NV | CU | ||
| Home Capital Group Inc. | HCG | ||
| DELETIONS | |||
| Issue Name | Symbol | ||
| DH Corporation | DH | ||
| NSU | |||
S&P/TSX COMPOSITE HIGH BETA INDEX
| ADDITIONS | |
| Issue Name | Symbol |
| AGI | |
| AKG | |
| ELD | |
| FVI | |
| IMG | |
| MAG | |
| NGD | |
| NXE | |
| PAAS | |
| PVG | |
| SSO | |
| THO | |
| TXG | |
| DELETIONS | |
| Issue Name | Symbol |
| Canfor Corporation | CFP |
| Element Fleet Management Corp. | EFN |
| Enbridge Inc. | ENB |
| GEI | |
| Home Capital Group Inc. | HCG |
| Interfor Corporation | IFP |
| Pason Systems Inc. | PSI |
| PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. | PSK |
| RRX | |
| Russel Metals Inc. | RUS |
| SU | |
| TransAlta Corporation | TA |
| Veresen Inc. | VSN |
S&P/TSX COMPOSITE LOW VOLATILITY INDEX
| ADDITIONS | |
| Issue Name | Symbol |
| Enbridge Income Fund Holdings Inc. | ENF |
| TransAlta Renewables Inc. | RNW |
| TransCanada Corporation | TRP |
| DELETIONS | |
| Issue Name | Symbol |
| Chartwell Retirement Residences | CSH.UN |
| CI Financial Corp. | CIX |
| Milestone Apartments REIT | MST.UN |
S&P/TSX 60 CARBON EFFICIENT SELECT INDEX
| ADDITIONS | ||
| Issue Name | Symbol | |
| YRI | ||
| DELETIONS | ||
| Issue Name | Symbol | |
| Metro Inc. | MRU | |
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Tony North, Director, Canadian Index Operations, Toronto, Ontario, (+1) 416 507 3204, tony.north@spglobal.com; David Blitzer, Managing Director and Chairman of the Index Committee, New York, USA, (+1) 212 438 3907, david.blitzer@spglobal.com
