As a reminder, the
MSCI Nigeria Index is presently on the review list for potential reclassification to Standalone status.
MSCI Global Small Cap Indexes: There will be 417 additions to and 312 deletions from the
MSCI ACWI Small Cap Index.
The
MSCI Asia APEX Mid Cap 50 Index and
MSCI Asia APEX Small Cap 200 Index are being launched in response to investor demand for additional market cap size segments to complement the
MSCI Asia APEX 50 Index, launched just under a year ago," explained David Brierwood, Chief Operating Officer,
MSCI Barra.
There will be 14 additions to and 30 deletions from the
MSCI Frontier Markets Small Cap Index.
MSCI Frontier Markets Indexes: There will be three additions to and two deletions from the
MSCI Frontier Markets Index.
As a reminder, foreign listed companies were added at half their free float-adjusted market capitalization at the November 2015 Semi-Annual Index Review to the
MSCI China Investable Market Index (IMI),
MSCI Hong Kong IMI,
MSCI Israel IMI and
MSCI Netherlands IMI within the MSCIACWI IMI.
