Quarterly Changes to the NASDAQ Q-50 Index
NEW YORK, Dec. 11, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The NASDAQ OMX
Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced today the results of the
quarterly reranking of the NASDAQ Q-50 Index(SM) (Nasdaq:NXTQ),
which will become effective with the market open on Monday,
December 21, 2009.
The following eleven securities will be added to the Index:
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:AKAM), CTC Media, Inc.
(Nasdaq:CTCM), Hansen Natural Corporation (Nasdaq:HANS), Human
Genome Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:HGSI), Itron, Inc. (Nasdaq:ITRI),
Liberty Global's Class A Common Stock (Nasdaq:LBTYA),
Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc. (Nasdaq:PPDI),
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq:PTEN), R.R. Donnelley & Sons
Company (Nasdaq:RRD), Ryanair Holdings plc (Nasdaq:RYAAY), and
Steel Dynamics, Inc. (Nasdaq:STLD).
The Index is designed to track the performance of the 50
securities that are next in line to replace the securities
currently included in the NASDAQ-100 Index(R). The NASDAQ Q-50
Index is reranked on a quarterly basis. For more information about
the NASDAQ Q-50 Index, including detailed eligibility criteria,
visit https://indexes.nasdaqomx.com/.
As a result of the evaluation, the following ten securities will
be removed from the Index: MICROS Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:MCRS),
Mylan Inc. (Nasdaq:MYL), Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:ONXX),
Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq:PALM), Penn National Gaming, Inc. (Nasdaq:PENN),
Qiagen N.V. (Nasdaq:QGEN), SanDisk Corporation (Nasdaq:SNDK),
Sohu.com Inc. (Nasdaq:SOHU), Virgin Media Inc. (Nasdaq:VMED) and
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. (Nasdaq:VSEA).
The PowerShares NXQ Portfolio (Nasdaq:PNXQ) is an exchange
traded fund that seeks investment results that correspond generally
to the price and yield, before the Fund's fees and expenses, of the
NASDAQ Q-50 Index(SM). The Advisors Asset Management NASDAQ Q-50
Index Portfolio(SM) (MFQS:AAMNAX) is a unit investment trust that
seeks to provide above average total return by investing in stocks
included in the NASDAQ Q-50 Index.
About NASDAQ OMX Global Index Group
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development, calculation, licensing, and marketing of NASDAQ OMX
Indexes. NASDAQ OMX Global Index Group specializes in the
development of indexes focusing on NASDAQ OMX's brand themes of
innovation, technology, growth, and globalization. NASDAQ OMX
Global Index Group also provides custom index services and design
solutions as a third-party provider to selected financial
organizations. For more information about NASDAQ OMX indexes, visit
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Watch. For additional information, please visit
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About NASDAQ OMX Group
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. is the world's largest exchange
company. It delivers trading, exchange technology and public
company services across six continents, with approximately 3,700
listed companies. NASDAQ OMX offers multiple capital raising
solutions to companies around the globe, including its U.S.
listings market, NASDAQ OMX Nordic, NASDAQ OMX Baltic, NASDAQ OMX
First North, and the U.S. 144A sector. The company offers trading
across multiple asset classes including equities, derivatives,
debt, commodities, structured products and exchange-traded funds.
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Notes to editors:
NASDAQ(R) and NASDAQ Q-50 Index(SM) are trade/service marks of
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (collectively, with its affiliates
"NASDAQ OMX") that are licensed for use by Invesco PowerShares
Capital Management LLC and Advisors Asset Management. Neither the
PowerShares NXQ Portfolio nor the NASDAQ Q-50 Index Portfolio has
been passed on by NASDAQ OMX as to its legality or suitability, and
neither product is issued or sold by NASDAQ OMX. NASDAQ OMX makes
no warranties and bears no liability with respect to either the
PowerShares NXQ Portfolio or the NASDAQ Q-50 Index Portfolio.
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