• Current rebalance date is September 20th, 2019. The last rebalance date was August 16th, 2019.
• The best performers within the index since the last rebalance date were Charles Schwab (SCHW), BB&T (BBT), and PNC Financial Services (PNC).
• The worst performers within the index since the last rebalance date were US Bancorp (USB), Goldman Sachs (GS), and Citigroup (C).
• Solactive MicroSectors US Big Banks Index return since the last rebalance is 10.13%.
• Solactive MicroSectors US Big Banks Index return year to date is 21.02%.
• Solactive MicroSectors US Big Banks Index return since inception is 112.60%.

Big Banks Spotlight

• Big Banks Index constituent performance since the index last rebalanced after the close August 16th, 2019

• The Big Banks Index vs. the Dow Jones US Financials Index historical total return performance

Solactive MicroSectors US Big Banks Index Weightings

• The holdings and weights for the Big Banks Index as of the close on September 20th, 2019

• The Solactive US Big Banks Index rebalances to equal weight effective after the close of the third Friday of every month.
• On the first business day of each month the index constituents are reevaluated for possible replacement in the index.

What is the Solactive MicroSectors US Big Banks Index?

The Solactive MicroSectors U.S. Big Banks Index includes 10 highly liquid stocks that represent industry leaders across today’s U.S. banking sector. The index’s underlying composition is equally weighted across all stocks, providing a unique performance benchmark that allows for a value-driven approach to investing. While the performance of indices weighted by market capitalization can be dominated by a few of the largest stocks, an equal-weighting allows for a more diversified portfolio.

Disclaimer

Source: Bloomberg L.P. Solactive MicroSectors™ U.S. Big Banks Index was launched on 2/25/2019. The Solactive MicroSectors™ U.S. Big Banks Index data prior to that date is hypothetical and reflects the application of the index methodology in hindsight. The hypothetical data cannot completely account for the impact of financial risk in actual trading. Past historical or hypothetical data is not a guarantee of future index performance.

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