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Nasdaq (Symbol: NDAQ) today announced the Nasdaq Closing Cross had a record day as it was used for the 16thconsecutive year to rebalance Nasdaq-listed securities in the entire family of Russell U.S. Indexes, part of leading global index provider FTSE Russell, during their annual reconstitution.
A record 1.279 billion shares representing $42.59 billion were executed in the Closing Cross in 1.14 seconds across Nasdaq-listed securities. This compares with 1.188 billion shares representing $39.26 billion executed in 0.935 seconds across Nasdaq-listed securities during Russell's annual reconstitution in 2018.
“Today’s record-breaking Nasdaq Closing Cross benefits issuers and investors alike with transparent and efficient price discovery,” said Tal Cohen, incoming Executive Vice President of North American Market Services at Nasdaq. “For the 16th consecutive year, the rebalance ensured that the Russell U.S. indexes continue to accurately reflect the ever changing state of the U.S. equity market and its market segments.”
“This is a new record for the Russell U.S. indexes,” said Brian Rosenberg, Head of North America for the Information Services Division of the London Stock Exchange Group, which includes FTSE Russell. “The annual rebalancing is a significant event for the U.S. equity market, and a central part of maintaining the integrity and relevance of our leading set of U.S. benchmarks, which millions of investors rely upon. Our longstanding and successful association with Nasdaq around the annual Russell rebalance help make it a vital and transparent market event every year.”
The Closing Cross brings together the buy and sell interest in specific Nasdaq, NYSE and NYSE MKT stocks and executes all shares for each stock at a single price, one that reflects the true supply and demand for these securities. All nationally listed securities are eligible for the Nasdaq Closing Cross.
All Russell U.S. indexes are subsets of the Russell 3000® Index, which represents approximately 98% of the U.S. equity market. Russell U.S. Indexes allow investors to track current and historical market performance by specific market segment (large cap/small cap) or investment style (growth/value/defensive/dynamic). Today, approximately $9 trillion in assets are benchmarked to or invested in products based on the Russell U.S. indexes.
Russell reconstitution day is usually one of the most highly anticipated and heaviest trading days in the U.S. equity market as asset managers seek to reconfigure their portfolios to reflect the composition of Russell's U.S. indexes. The index reconstitution process was completed today and the newly reconstituted index membership will take effect when markets open on Monday, July 1, 2019.
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