New York, NY, Thursday, December 13, 2018 — The S-Network Mid-Cap Sector Dividend Dogs IndexSM (TICKER: MDOGX) will add 20 constituents and drop 15 constituents in its annual reconstitution, effective 6:00 PM (EST) Sunday, December 23, 2018, changing the number of index components to 50.
The additions to MDOGX are: Leidos Holdings Inc (TICKER: LDOS US), Ingredion Inc (TICKER: INGR US), National Instruments Corp (TICKER: NATI US), Bruker Biosciences Corp (TICKER: BRKR US), Lancaster Colony Corp (TICKER: LANC US), Pacwest Bancorp (TICKER: PACW US), The Chemours Company (TICKER: CC US), Huntsman Corp (TICKER: HUN US), Williams-Sonoma Inc (TICKER: WSM US), Tfs Financial Corp (TICKER: TFSL US), Scotts Co. A (TICKER: SMG US), Cvr Energy Inc (TICKER: CVI US), Penske Auto Group (TICKER: PAG US), Olin Corp (TICKER: OLN US), Tribune Media Co A (TICKER: TRCO US), John Wiley & Sons Inc. A (TICKER: JW/A US), Sinclair Broadcast Group A (TICKER: SBGI US), Tegna Inc (TICKER: TGNA US), Rpc Inc (TICKER: RES US), Triton International Ltd/Ber (TICKER: TRTN US).
The deletions from MDOGX are: Hollyfrontier Corporation (TICKER: HFC US), Rpm International Inc. (TICKER: RPM US), West Pharmaceutical Services Inc (TICKER: WST US), Kar Auction Services Inc (TICKER: KAR US), Virtu Financial Inc. A (TICKER: VIRT US), Bemis Co Inc (TICKER: BMS US), Telephone & Data Systems Inc (TICKER: TDS US), Avx Corp (TICKER: AVX US), Domtar Corp (TICKER: UFS US), Greif Bros Corp A (TICKER: GEF US), Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc A (TICKER: APAM US), B&G Foods Inc (TICKER: BGS US), Tupperware Corp (TICKER: TUP US), Vector Group Ltd (TICKER: VGR US), Us Silica Holdings Inc (TICKER: SLCA US).
A complete list of constituents and weights will be posted on the S-Network Sector Dividend Dogs website (sdogx.snetglobalindexes.com) as of the effective date.
MDOGX is a portfolio of up to 50 stocks derived from the S-Network Mid-Cap 500 IndexSM (SNM500). The MDOGX methodology selects the five stocks in each of the 10 GICS sectors (excluding Real Estate) making up the SNM500 that offer the highest dividend yields as of the last trading day of November. MDOGX excludes pass-through securities.
MDOGX is rules based and fully transparent, employing a methodology that weights all 50 index constituents equally. Information about the index family can be found at sdogx.snetglobalindexes.com.
Index: S-Network Mid-Cap Sector Dividend Dogs Price Index TICKER: MDOGX
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