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Stock Market Investing & Trading System
Index Description - S&P 600 Small Cap
S&P Small Cap 600 Index Fundamentals
The
S&P Small Cap 600 Index consists of 600
domestic stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, (bid-asked spread,
ownership, share turnover and number of no trade days) and industry group
representation.
Introduced in 1994, S&P 600 is fast
becoming the preferred small cap index in the U.S. Measuring a segment of the
market that is typically renowned for poor trading liquidity and financial
instability.
S&P 600 is designed to be an efficient portfolio of companies that meet
specific inclusion criteria to ensure that they are investable and financially
viable.
The S&P 600 is gaining wide acceptance as the benchmark of choice for both
active and passive management. S&P 600 is a core component of the U.S. indices
that could be used as building blocks for portfolio construction.
S&P 600 Index Weighting
It is a
market-value weighted index (stock price times the
number of shares outstanding), with each stock's weight in the Index
proportionate to its market value.
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