Annual Changes to the Nasdaq-100 Index

NEW YORK, Dec. 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today announced the results of the annual reconstitution of the Nasdaq-100 Index® (Nasdaq: NDX), which will become effective prior to market open on Monday, December 19, 2022.

The following six companies will be added to the Index: CoStar Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSGP), Rivian Automotive, Inc. (Nasdaq: RIVN), Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBD), GlobalFoundries Inc. (Nasdaq: GFS), Baker Hughes Company (Nasdaq: BKR), and Diamondback Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: FANG).

The Nasdaq-100 Index is composed of the 100 largest non-financial companies listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market and dates to January 1985 when it was launched along with the Nasdaq Financial-100 Index, which is comprised of the 100 largest financial stocks on Nasdaq. These indexes act as benchmarks for financial products such as options, futures, and funds. The Nasdaq-100 is reconstituted each year in December, timed to coincide with the quadruple witch expiration Friday of the quarter.

The Nasdaq-100 Index is the basis of the Invesco QQQ Trust (Nasdaq: QQQ) which aims to provide investment results that, before expenses, correspond with the Nasdaq-100 Index performance. In addition, options, futures and structured products based on the Nasdaq-100 Index and the Invesco QQQ Trust trade on various exchanges.

As a result of the reconstitution, the following seven companies will be removed from the Index: VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN), Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: SWKS), Splunk Inc. (SPLK), Baidu, Inc. (Nasdaq: BIDU), Match Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTCH), DocuSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: DOCU), and NetEase, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTES).

Information

For information about the six companies to be added to the Nasdaq-100 Index, please visit the following respective company websites:

CoStar Group, Inc. – https://www.costargroup.com/

Rivian Automotive, Inc. – https://rivian.com/

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. – https://wbd.com/

GlobalFoundries Inc. – https://gf.com/

Baker Hughes Company – https://www.bakerhughes.com/

Diamondback Energy, Inc. – https://ir.diamondbackenergy.com/

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