Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced the results of the regular quarterly review of the Dow Jones Select Dividend Indexes. The changes will be effective after the close of trading on Friday, September 18, 2009.
In the Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index, the following four components will be removed: ING Office Fund (Australia, Real Estate, IOF.AU), Macquarie Infrastructure Group (Australia, Industrial Goods & Services, MIG.AU), Wereldhave N.V. (Netherlands, Real Estate, WHA.AE) and Orient Overseas (International) Ltd. (Hong Kong, Industrial Goods & Services, 0316.HK).
The companies joining the index: Neopost (France, Technology, NEO.FR), Cable & Wireless PLC (Great Britain, Telecommunications, CW.LN), Metcash Ltd. (Australia, Retail, MTS.AU) and TELUS Corp. (Canada, Telecommunications, T.T).
The dividend yield of the reconstituted Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index will decrease to 5.56% from 5.61% as a result of this regular quarterly review.
In the Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index, the following four components will be removed: Macquarie Infrastructure Group (Australia, Industrial Goods & Services, MIG.AU), Lend Lease Corp. Ltd. (Australia, Construction & Materials, LLC.AU), Mirvac Group (Australia, Real Estate, MGR.AU) and Orient Overseas (International) Ltd. (Hong Kong, Industrial Goods & Services, 0316.HK).
The companies joining the index: Tatts Group Ltd. (Australia, Travel & Leisure, TTS.AU), Neopost (France, Technology, NEO.FR), Telekom Austria AG, (Austria, Telecommunications, TKA.VI) and Cable & Wireless PLC (Great Britain, Telecommunications, CW.LN).
The dividend yield of the reconstituted Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index will increase to 5.84% from 5.79% as a result of this regular quarterly review.
In the Dow Jones Asia/Pacific Select Dividend 30 Index, Macquarie Infrastructure Group (Australia, Industrial Goods & Services, MIG.AU) will be replaced by Metcash Ltd. (Australia, Retail, MTS.AU).
The dividend yield of the reconstituted Dow Jones Asia/Pacific Select Dividend 30 Index will decrease to 5.71% from 5.93% as a result of this regular quarterly review.
In the Dow Jones Asia Select Dividend 30 Index, Orient Overseas (International) Ltd. (Hong Kong, Industrial Goods & Services, 0316.HK) will be replaced by StarHub Ltd. (Singapore, Telecommunications, CC3.SG).
The dividend yield of the reconstituted Dow Jones Asia Select Dividend 30 Index will increase to 4.72% from 4.57% as a result of this regular quarterly review.
In the Dow Jones Australia Select Dividend 30 Index, Macquarie Infrastructure Group (Australia, Industrial Goods & Services, MIG.AU) and Transurban Group (Australia, Industrial Goods & Services, TCL.AU) will be replaced by Tatts Group Ltd. (Australia, Travel & Leisure, TTS.AU) and Metcash Ltd. (Australia, Retail, MTS.AU).
The dividend yield of the reconstituted Dow Jones Australia Select Dividend 30 Index will decrease to 5.82% from 5.84% as a result of this regular quarterly review.
In the Dow Jones Japan Select Dividend 30 Index, Zeon Corp. (Japan, Chemicals, 4205.TO) will be replaced by Kaken Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Japan, Health Care, 4521.TO).
The dividend yield of the reconstituted Dow Jones Japan Select Dividend 30 Index will increase to 3.08% from 2.93% as a result of this regular quarterly review.
In the Dow Jones Hong Kong Select Dividend 30 Index, Orient Overseas (International) Ltd. (Hong Kong, Industrial Goods & Services, 0316.HK) and Wing Hang Bank Ltd. (Hong Kong, Banks, 0302.HK) will be replaced by Golden Eagle Retail Group Ltd. (Hong Kong, Retail, 3308.HK) and Skyworth Digital Holdings Ltd.(Hong Kong, Personal & Household Goods, 0751.HK).
The dividend yield of the reconstituted Dow Jones Hong Kong Select Dividend 30 Index will increase to 3.83% from 3.75% as a result of this regular quarterly review.
In the Dow Jones Netherlands Select Dividend 15 Index, Telegraaf Media Groep (Netherlands, Media, TELE.AE) will be replaced by Wolters Kluwer N.V. (Netherlands, Media, WKL.AE).
The dividend yield of the reconstituted Dow Jones Netherlands Select Dividend 15 Index will increase to 4.41% from 4.30% as a result of this regular quarterly review.
In the Dow Jones Spain Select Dividend 20 Index, Sociedad General de Aguas de Barcelona, S.A. (Spain, Utilities, AGS.MC) will be replaced by Industria de Diseno Textil, S.A (Spain, Retail, ITX.MC).
The dividend yield of the reconstituted Dow Jones Spain Select Dividend 20 Index will decrease to 3.93% from 3.94% as a result of this regular quarterly review.
In the Dow Jones Sweden Select Dividend 15 Index, Cardo AB (Sweden, Industrial Goods & Services, CARD.SK) will be replaced by Seco Tools AB (Sweden, Industrial Goods & Services, SECO-B.SK).
The dividend yield of the reconstituted Dow Jones Sweden Select Dividend 15 Index will decrease to 2.85% from 2.89% as a result of this regular quarterly review.
In the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index, Wilmington Trust Corp. (United States, Banks, WL) will be replaced by Lorillard Inc. (United States, Personal & Household Goods, LO).
The dividend yield of the reconstituted Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index will decrease to increase to 4.39% from 4.33% as a result of this regular quarterly review.
No changes are being made to the Dow Jones Canada Select Dividend 30 Index, Dow Jones France Select Dividend 20 Index, Dow Jones Germany Select Dividend 20 Index, Dow Jones Italy Select Dividend 20 Index, Dow Jones Switzerland Select Dividend 20 Index and Dow Jones U.K. Select Dividend 20 Index as a result of this regular quarterly review.
The Dow Jones Select Dividend Index family currently includes global indexes, regional indexes for Europe, the Asia-Pacific and the Americas, and country-specific indexes for Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the U.S. and the U.K. Each index includes a fixed number of components, ranging from 15 to 100, that are selected based on rankings by dividend yield. Index components are weighted by indicated annual dividend.
Further information on the Dow Jones Select Dividend Indexes can be found on http://www.djindexes.com.
Changes to the Dow Jones Select Dividend Indexes do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the companies being added or deleted.
