Semi-Annual Update of the Israeli High-Tech Companies Index
In November 2015, the TASE and BlueStar launched the ITEQ™ - the first exchange-traded fund (ETF) on the index, traded on NASDAQ.
TEL AVIV, Israel, December 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
BlueStar announced the semi-annual update of the TA-BIGITech[TM] Index, which includes the Israeli or Israeli-linked high-tech companies traded in Tel Aviv and/or abroad.
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Following the update, which will take effect today, Monday, December 21, 2015, the Index will include 71 companies with an aggregate market cap of approx. $76 billion.
39 companies are traded only abroad (in the U.S., London and Singapore), 27 companies are dual-listed and five companies are traded only in Tel Aviv.
The semiannual update added 7 companies to the TA-BIGITech[TM] Index: Hilan & Maytronics- traded only in Tel Aviv; the dual company Cyren; and Chiasma, Radcom, Mediwound & Endochoice -traded only in U.S.
One company was deleted in the update - MacroCure- traded only in the U.S.
TA-BIGITech[TM] is the first index to include Israeli high-tech companies that are traded on several markets. It can serve as the underlying benchmark for additional index funds, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and Exchange-Traded Notes (ETNs) issued in Israel and abroad.
More details about ITEQ™: http://www.iteqetf.com
TA-BIGITech[TM] Index page on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange website: http://www.tase.co.il/Eng/marketdata/indices/ta-bigitech/Pages/TA-BIGITech.aspx
Attached are the index's composition and stock weights after the update of December 2015.
TA-BIGITech™ as of December 2015
# Company Name Ticker Weight
1 Amdocs Ltd DOX 9.89%
2 Check Point Software Technologies Ltd CHKP 9.65%
3 Mobileye N.V. MBLY 9.61%
4 Verint Systems Inc VRNT 4.52%
5 Nice Systems Ltd NICE 4.44%
6 Opko Health Inc OPK 4.19%
7 Elbit Systems Ltd ESLT 3.86%
8 Imperva Inc IMPV 3.60%
9 Mellanox Technologies Ltd MLNX 3.17%
10 Ormat Technologies Inc ORA 2.59%
11 Stratasys Ltd SSYS 2.38%
12 Tower Semiconductor Ltd TSEM 2.06%
13 CyberArk Software Ltd CYBR 1.81%
14 Ezchip Semiconductor Ltd EZCH 1.57%
15 Orbotech Ltd ORBK 1.53%
16 Wix.com Ltd WIX 1.47%
17 Radware Ltd RDWR 1.39%
18 SolarEdge Technologies Inc SEDG 1.19%
19 Ceva Inc CEVA 1.16%
20 Plus500 Ltd PLUS 1.06%
21 LivePerson Inc LPSN 1.01%
22 Compugen Ltd CGEN 0.90%
23 888 Holdings Plc 888 0.89%
24 Ituran Location & Control Ltd ITRN 0.80%
25 ReWalk Robotics Ltd RWLK 0.78%
26 Syneron Medical Ltd ELOS 0.75%
27 Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd NVMI 0.74%
28 Telit Communications Plc TCM 0.74%
29 Sapiens International Corp. N.V. SPNS 0.73%
30 Formula Systems (1985) Ltd FORTY 0.68%
31 Sarine Technologies Ltd U77 0.68%
32 Mazor Robotics Ltd MZOR 0.65%
33 DSP Group Inc DSPG 0.65%
34 Medgenics Inc MDGN 0.61%
35 Allot Communications Ltd ALLT 0.61%
36 Foamix Pharmaceuticals Ltd FOMX 0.61%
37 SafeCharge International Group Ltd SCH 0.61%
38 Neuroderm Ltd NDRM 0.60%
39 Hilan Ltd HLAN 0.60%
40 Varonis Systems Inc VRNS 0.60%
41 Matrix Ltd MTRX 0.59%
42 Enzymotec Ltd ENZY 0.58%
43 Silicom Ltd SILC 0.57%
44 Attunity Ltd ATTU 0.56%
45 Perion Network Ltd PERI 0.55%
46 Chiasma, Inc CHMA 0.54%
47 Alcobra Ltd ADHD 0.54%
48 Magic Software Enterprises MGIC 0.53%
49 Evogene Ltd EVGN 0.52%
50 Audiocodes Ltd AUDC 0.51%
51 RADCOM Ltd RDCM 0.50%
52 Redhill Biopharma Ltd RDHL 0.49%
53 Protalix BioTherapeutics Inc PLX 0.49%
54 Kornit Digital Ltd KRNT 0.48%
55 Kamada Ltd KMDA 0.48%
56 MediWound Ltd MDWD 0.46%
57 Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd GILT 0.46%
58 Ceragon Networks Ltd CRNT 0.46%
59 XLMedia Plc XLM 0.46%
60 Maytronics Ltd MTRN 0.45%
61 Pluristem Therapeutics Inc PSTI 0.44%
62 Cyren Ltd CYRN 0.44%
63 Elron Electronic Industry Ltd ELRN 0.43%
64 Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc ORMP 0.43%
65 Bioline RX Ltd BLRX 0.41%
66 EndoChoice Holdings Inc GI 0.39%
67 Brainstorm Cell Therapeutics Inc BCLI 0.38%
68 Matomy Media Group Ltd MTMY 0.38%
69 Brainsway Ltd BRIN 0.37%
70 SuperCom Ltd SPCB 0.36%
71 Crossrider Plc CROS 0.35%
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For more information please contact: Idit Yaaron or Orna Goren, TASE, +972(076)8160405/6
Visit the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange's Website: http://www.tase.co.il
SOURCE Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE)
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