1. Index Name and Code
Name: NEEQ RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INDEX (NEEQ RDI)
Code: 899306
2. Base Date and Base Index
The base date of NEEQ Research and Development Index is December 20th, 2018. The base divisor of the index are the adjusted market cap of all constituents as of close of the base date. The base index is 1000.
3. Index Constituent Weightings
3.1 Index Universe
The index universe of NEEQ Research and Development Index includes all the board listed companies satisfying the following conditions:
□ The company is not in financial industry
□ The float shares of company is not zero
□ The company is not special treatment
3.2 Selection Criteria
The NEEQ Research and Development Index constituents are selected as follows:
First Step: Calculate R&D intensity of all the companies in the universe and exclude ones with intensity lower than 3%.
Second Step: Rank the rest companies by the latest audited R&D cost in descending order.
Third Step: According to the rank, select top 100 companies as index constituents.
4. Index Calculation
NEEQ Research and Development Index is calculated using a Paasche weighted composite price index formula, the formula is:
Current index= (Current adjusted market cap of constituents/ Base period)* 1000
Adjusted market cap= ∑(Price×Adjusted No. of shares×weight adjusted factor)
The weight cap of individual constituent is 5%.
Constituents will not be included in index calculation if they do not have transaction until five trading days before periodical adjustment. They will be calculated from the next month after first transaction, on the next trading day of second Friday.
5. Constituents Adjustment
NEEQ Research and Development Index will be rebalanced every half year. The constituents and weight adjustment are implemented after market close on the first Friday of January and July. Temporary adjustment can be made under certain circumstances if necessary.
6. Constituents Reserve List
For the sake of index consistency and transparency, NEEQ Research and Development Index adopts a reserve list policy which is used to implement temporary adjustment between two adjacent periodical reviews.
□ Reserve list is created at each constituents’ periodical review. Usually, number of stocks in the list is 20% of the number of constituents.
□ If temporary adjustment is needed due to constituents’ delisting, merger, etc., stocks on the reserve list will be added to the index by rankings in turn.
□ If the number of stocks in the list is less than 50% of the original number, NEEQ and CSI will complement the list according to the reserve list policy and publicize the new reserve list timely.