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The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ), parent of the world's first electronic stock market and a leading index provider, today announced the results of the annual reconstitution of the Dividend Achievers™ Indexes. To view the 2013 Dividend Achievers Reconstitution file and a downloadable file of each index's constituents, visit http://www.indxis.com/Reconstitutions.html.
NASDAQ OMX recently acquired the index business of Mergent, Inc., including Indxis – an expert provider of index calculation services to a wide spectrum of clients in the financial services industry. As a result of this acquisition, NASDAQ OMX Global Indexes now owns the Dividend Achievers Indexes, the leading index family that tracks companies with strong long-term dividend growth. NASDAQ OMX Global Indexes is now one of the largest providers of dividend-themed indexes based on benchmarked assets.
Below is a list of the Dividend Achievers Indexes with their respective reconstitution effective dates.
| Index Name | Index Symbol | Effective Date |
| US Broad Dividend Achievers | DAA | 2/1/2013 |
| Buyback Achievers Index | DRB | 2/1/2013 |
| Dividend Achievers Select Index | DVG | 2/1/2013 |
| Dividend Achievers 50 Index | DAY | 2/1/2013 |
| NASDAQ Dividend Achievers | DIVQ | 2/1/2013 |
| International Dividend Achievers | DAT | 1/28/2013 |
| Select Canadian Dividend Achievers | ISCDI | 2/1/2013 |
| Select Canadian Preferred Share Index | ISCPDI | 1/15/2013 |
| Broad Canadian Dividend Achievers | CAD | 2/1/2013 |
| UK Dividend Achievers Index | UKDA | 2/1/2013 |
Under the ownership of NASDAQ OMX, the Dividend Achievers Indexes will continue to highlight the commitment of companies that continually increase shareholder growth, while adding the transparency, innovation and rules-based methodologies that NASDAQ OMX's indexes are known for.
Dividend and Income indexes have become increasingly important to investors in our current economy. As capital gains taxes increase, many investors will look to balance out those taxes by gaining income directly from their investments, through dividends, buybacks and other instruments.
