The Dow Jones Asia/Pacific Select Dividend 30 Index measures the performance of the top 30 stocks by dividend yield in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand and Singapore. To be included in the index, companies must pass the following criteria: The company must have paid dividends in each of the previous three years; the company’s dividend-per-share in the previous year must be greater than or equal to its three-year average; and to assure dividend quality, the company’s five-year average dividend payout can’t be more than 85% of its per-share earnings or any greater than 1.5 times the payout ratio of the corresponding Dow Jones country index. A company’s weight in the index is based on its dividend yield.
The Dow Jones China Offshore 50 Index represents the largest, super-sector leaders of companies whose primary operations are in mainland China but trade at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq or American Stock Exchange. Stocks included in the index are H shares, red chips, ADR/ADS and Chinese stocks listed in the U.S. If a stock is traded on two or more overseas exchanges, only the listing with the highest trading volume is included in the selection universe.
The Dow Jones Euro STOXX Sustainability 40 Index comprises the 40 biggest sustainability leaders in the Euro zone. The index is weighted according to sustainability scores and is, thus, based on the results of SAM’s annual sustainability assessment. The scores are derived from a comprehensive analysis of general as well as industry-specific criteria covering all three dimensions of sustainability – economic, environmental and social. Components are selected from the existing broad Dow Jones STOXX Sustainability Index which includes the top European companies in terms of economic, environmental and social criteria.
