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NEW YORK, Aug. 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Dow Jones Indices will make the following changes to the S&P 100 and S&P 500 indices:
- Quintiles IMS Holdings Inc. (NYSE: Q) will replace Whole Foods Market Inc. (NASD: WFM) in the S&P 500 effective prior to the open on Tuesday, August 29. S&P 100 & 500 constituent Amazon.com Inc. (NASD: AMZN) is acquiring Whole Foods Market in a deal expected to be completed on Monday, August 28.
- S&P 500 constituent Charter Communications Inc. (NASD: CHTR) will replace E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. (NYSE: DD) in the S&P 100, and SBA Communications Corp. (NASD: SBAC) will replace E. I. du Pont de Nemours in the S&P 500 effective prior to the open on Friday, September 1. S&P 100 & 500 constituent The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) is acquiring du Pont in a deal expected to be completed after the close on Thursday, August 31. Post-merger, the combined company, which will change its name to DowDuPont Inc. and trade under the ticker "DWDP", will remain in the S&P 100 & S&P 500.
Charter Communications, headquartered in Stamford, CT, provides cable services to residential and commercial customers.
Quintiles IMS Holdings provides integrated information and technology-enabled healthcare services. Headquartered in Durham, NC, the company will be added to the S&P 500 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Life Sciences Tools & Services Sub-Industry index.
SBA Communications, a real estate investment trust (REIT), owns and operates wireless communications infrastructure. Headquartered in Boca Raton, FL, the company will be added to the S&P 500 GICS Specialized REITs Sub-Industry index.
Following is a summary of the changes:
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S&P 500 INDEX – August 29, 2017 | |||
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COMPANY |
GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR |
GICS SUB-INDUSTRY | |
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ADDED |
Quintiles IMS |
Health Care |
Life Sciences Tools & |
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DELETED |
Whole Foods |
Consumer Staples |
Food Retail |
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S&P 100 INDEX – September 1, 2017 | |||
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COMPANY |
GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR |
GICS SUB-INDUSTRY | |
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ADDED |
Charter |
Consumer Discretionary |
Cable & Satellite |
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DELETED |
du Pont |
Materials |
Diversified Chemicals |
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S&P 500 INDEX – September 1, 2017 | |||
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COMPANY |
GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR |
GICS SUB-INDUSTRY | |
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ADDED |
SBA |
Real Estate |
Specialized REITs |
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DELETED |
du Pont |
Materials |
Diversified Chemicals |
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FOR MORE INFORMATION:
S&P Dow Jones Indices
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David Blitzer
Managing Director and Chairman of the Index Committee
New York, USA
(+1) 212 438 39077
david.blitzer@spglobal.com
Soogyung Jordan
Global Head of Communications
New York, USA
(+1) 212 438 2297
soogyung.jordan@spglobal.com
Luke Shane
North America Communications
New York, USA
(+1) 212 438 8184
luke.shane@spglobal.com
Haw-Yan Man
EMEA Communications
London, UK
(+44) 207 176 3023
haw-yan.man@spglobal.com
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Asia Pacific Communications
Hong Kong, HK
(+852) 2532 8061
cecilia.ho@spglobal.com
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