Abstract:Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today announced the results of the annual reconstitution of the Nasdaq-100 Index® (Nasdaq: NDX), which will become effective prior to market open on Monday, December 18, 2023.
Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today announced the results of the annual reconstitution of the Nasdaq-100 Index® (Nasdaq: NDX), which will become effective prior to market open on Monday, December 18, 2023.
The following six companies will be added to the Index: CDW (NASDAQ:CDW) Corporation (Nasdaq: CDW), Coca-Cola Europacific Partners plc (Nasdaq: CCEP), DoorDash, Inc. (Nasdaq: NASDAQ:DASH), MongoDB, Inc. (Nasdaq: MDB), Roper Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: NASDAQ:ROP), and Splunk Inc. (Nasdaq: NASDAQ:SPLK).
The Nasdaq-100 Index® is composed of 100 of the 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 100 of the largest financial stocks on Nasdaq®. These indexes act as benchmarks for financial products such as options, futures, and funds. The Nasdaq- 100® is reconstituted each year in December, timed to coincide with the quadruple witch expiration Friday of the quarter.
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 Index® performance. In addition, options, futures and structured products based on the Nasdaq-100 Index® and the Invesco QQQ Trust trade on various exchanges.
As a result of the reconstitution, the following six companies will be removed from the Index: Align Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALGN), eBay Inc. (Nasdaq: NASDAQ: EBAY), Enphase Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: NASDAQ: ENPH), JD.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: NASDAQ:JD), Lucid Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NASDAQ:LCID), and Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: NASDAQ:ZM).
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