The LifeSci Biotechnology Products Index and the LifeSci Biotechnology Clinical Trials Index will be reconstituted as of the market open on Monday, December 17, 2018. All positions will be equally-weighted, with weights determined as of the closing prices on Thursday, December 13, 2018.
LifeSci Biotechnology Clinical Trials Index
Additions (23 stocks):
- ALLK, AMRS, APTX, ASND, ASRT, AUTL, AVRO, CRNX, DRNA, EIDX, KDMN, KNSA, MRKR, NITE, OPTN, PRNB, PRQR, RARX, STIM, SVRA, TCDA, UBX, WVE
Deletions (26 stocks):
- ADRO, ADVM, AKAO, ALBO, ALNY, ARRY, AVEO, AXON, BLCM, CBIO, CLSD, ECYT, FOLD, IDRA, LOXO, MLNT, MNOV, MRNS, PIRS, PRTK, RCUS, SELB, SGYP, SYRS, TORC, VSTM
Summary:
- The updated index will have 95 equal-weighted components (previously 98)
- As of 12/10/2018, the average market cap is approximately $1.2 billion and the median market cap is approximately $781 million
LifeSci Biotechnology Products Index
Additions (4 stocks):
- ALNY, ARRY, FOLD, LOXO
Deletions (4 stocks):
- DOVA, KERX, RIGL, TSRO
Summary:
- The updated index will have 42 equal-weighted components (previously 42)
- As of 12/10/2018, the average market cap is approximately $13.5 billion and the median market cap is approximately $3.1 billion
The LifeSci Biotechnology Indexes are equal-weighted indexes that track the performance of U.S.-listed biotechnology stocks in two distinct stages in the lifecycle of biotechnology companies – Clinical Trials stage and Product stage. The indexes are calculated with a base value of 1,000 as of June 30, 2004 and have an official inception date of November 3, 2014.
LifeSci Biotechnology Clinical Trials Index – All Components as of December 17, 2018
ABEO, ACHN, ADAP, AGEN, AIMT, AKBA, AKCA, ALDR, ALLK, AMRS, ANAB, APLS, APTX, ARNA, ARQL, ARWR, ASMB, ASND, ASRT, ATNX, ATRA, AUTL, AVRO, BCRX, BGNE, BHVN, BLUE, BOLD, BPMC, CARA, CBAY, CCXI, CRBP, CRNX, CTMX, CYTK, DCPH, DNLI, DRNA, EIDX, EPZM, ESPR, FATE, FGEN, FPRX, GBT, GERN, GLYC, GTHX, IMGN, IMMU, INO, INSM, IOVA, ITCI, KDMN, KNSA, KPTI, KURA, LJPC, MDGL, MGNX, MRKR, MRTX, MYOK, NITE, NVAX, OPTN, PGNX, PRNB, PRQR, PRTA, PTCT, QURE, RARX, RCKT, RETA, RGNX, RYTM, SAGE, SGMO, SLDB, SRNE, STIM, STML, SVRA, TCDA, TGTX, UBX, VKTX, VYGR, WVE, XLRN, XNCR, ZIOP
LifeSci Biotechnology Products Index – All Components as of December 17, 2018
ACAD, ACOR, AGIO, ALXN, AMGN, BIIB, BMRN, CELG, CLVS, DVAX, ENTA, EXEL, GILD, HALO, ICPT, INCY, IONS, IRWD, LGND, LXRX, MDCO, MNTA, NBIX, NKTR, OMER, ONCE, PBYI, PTLA, RARE, RDUS, REGN, RTRX, SGEN, SRPT, TBPH, UTHR, VNDA, VRTX, ALNY, ARRY, FOLD, LOXO
