S&P Dow Jones Indices Announces Changes to the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Results of the Quarterly Review of the S&P/TSX Composite Index

TORONTO, Sept. 12, 2014 /CNW/ - S&P Dow Jones Canadian Index Services will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices after the close of trading on Friday, September 19, 2014:

S&P/TSX COMPOSITE INDEX

ADDITIONS
Issue Name	Symbol	Live Composite GICS Sector Index
Amaya Gaming Group Inc.	AYA	Consumer Discretionary

Changes to the S&P/TSX Composite Index will also affect the S&P/TSX Capped Composite and Equal Weight Composite Indices.  Stocks added to or removed from the S&P/TSX Composite Index will also be added to or removed from the appropriate Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) sector index.

S&P/TSX GLOBAL GOLD INDEX

ADDITIONS
Issue Name	Symbol	Exchange
Asanko Gold Inc.	AKG	TSX
Lake Shore Gold Corp.	LSG	TSX
Rio Alto Mining Limited	RIO	TSX

S&P/TSX EQUAL WEIGHT GLOBAL GOLD INDEX

ADDITIONS
Issue Name	Symbol	Exchange
Rio Alto Mining Limited	RIO	TSX
Rubicon Minerals Corporation	RMX	TSX

S&P/TSX GLOBAL MINING INDEX

ADDITIONS
Issue Name	Symbol	Exchange
Asanko Gold Inc.	AKG	TSX
Copper Mountain Mining Corporation	CUM	TSX
Foresight Energy LP	FELP	NYSE
Lake Shore Gold Corp.	LSG	TSX
Trevali Mining Corporation	TV	TSX

S&P/TSX GLOBAL BASE METALS AND EQUAL WEIGHT GLOBAL BASE METALS INDICES

ADDITIONS
Issue Name		Symbol		Exchange
Copper Mountain Mining Corporation		CUM		TSX
Trevali Mining Corporation		TV		TSX
DELETIONS
Issue Name		Symbol		Exchange
Rio Alto Mining Limited		RIO		TSX

S&P/TSX COMPOSITE DIVIDEND INDEX

DELETIONS
Issue Name	Symbol
Bell Aliant Inc.	BA

S&P/TSX COMPOSITE HIGH DIVIDEND INDEX

ADDITIONS
Issue Name	Symbol
Aimia Inc.	AIM
Telus Corporation	T
TORC Oil & Gas Ltd.	TOG
DELETIONS
Issue Name	Symbol
Bell Aliant Inc.	BA
Gibson Energy Inc.	GEI
Pembina Pipeline Corporation	PPL

S&P/TSX COMPOSITE HIGH BETA INDEX

ADDITIONS
Issue Name	Symbol
BlackBerry Limited	BB
Manulife Financial Corporation	MFC
Nevsun Resources Ltd.	NSU
NuVista Energy Ltd.	NVA
Penn West Petroleum Ltd.	PWT
Raging River Exploration Inc.	RRX
Sherritt International Corp.	S
Trinidad Drilling Ltd.	TDG
Talisman Energy Inc.	TLM
Westport Innovations Inc.	WPT
DELETIONS
Issue Name	Symbol
Alamos Gold Inc.	AGI
Centerra Gold Inc.	CG
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited	CP
Enerplus Corporation	ERF
First Quantum Minerals Ltd.	FM
Franco-Nevada Corporation	FNV
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd.	OR
Primero Mining Corp.	P
Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd.	TRQ
Yamana Gold Inc.	YRI

S&P/TSX COMPOSITE LOW VOLATILITY INDEX

ADDITIONS
Issue Name	Symbol
Allied Properties REIT	AP.UN
Boardwalk REIT	BEI.UN
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT	CAR.UN
Cineplex Inc.	CGX
Corus Entertainment Inc.	CJR.B
Chartwell Retirement Residences	CSH.UN
Canadian Tire Corporation Limited	CTC.A
Canadian Utilities Ltd.	CU
Gibson Energy Inc.	GEI
Northland Power Inc.	NPI
DELETIONS
Issue Name	Symbol
Bell Aliant Inc.	BA
Bonterra Energy Corp.	BNE
CI Financial Corp.	CIX
Canadian Oil Sands Limited	COS
Canadian Western Bank	CWB
IGM Financial Inc.	IGM
Inter Pipeline Ltd.	IPL
Manitoba Telecom Services Inc.	MBT
Tim Horton's Inc.	THI
Vermilion Energy Inc.	VET

S&P/TSX HIGH INCOME ENERGY INDEX

DELETIONS
Issue Name	Symbol
Enerflex Ltd.	EFX

S&P/TSX 60 ESG INDEX

ADDITIONS
Issue Name	Symbol
Pembina Pipeline Corporation	PPL

ANNUAL REVIEW - S&P/TSX RENEWABLE ENERGY AND CLEAN TECHNOLOGY INDEX

ADDITIONS
Issue Name	Symbol
Alterra Power Corp.	AXY
Atlantic Power Corporation	ATP
Clearwater Seafoods Inc.	CLR
DIRTT Environmental Solutions Ltd.	DRT
Hydrogenics Corporation	HYG
Orbite Aluminae Inc.	ORT
TransAlta Renewables Inc.	RNW
DELETIONS
Issue Name	Symbol
EcoSynthetix Inc.	ECO
Primary Energy Recycling Corporation	PRI

About S&P Dow Jones Indices
S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, a part of McGraw Hill Financial, is the world's largest, global resource for index-based concepts, data and research. Home to iconic financial market indicators, such as the S&P 500® and the Dow Jones Industrial Average™, S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC has over 115 years of experience constructing innovative and transparent solutions that fulfill the needs of investors. More assets are invested in products based upon our indices than any other provider in the world. With over 1,000,000 indices covering a wide range of asset classes across the globe, S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC defines the way investors measure and trade the markets. To learn more about our company, please visit www.spdji.com.

Standard & Poor's and S&P are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, a part of McGraw Hill Financial. Dow Jones is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC ("Dow Jones").  These trademarks have been licensed to S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, Dow Jones, S&P and their respective affiliates (collectively "S&P Dow Jones Indices") do not sponsor, endorse, sell, or promote any investment fund or other investment vehicle that is offered by third parties and that seeks to provide an investment return based on the performance of any index. This document does not constitute an offer of services in jurisdictions where S&P Dow Jones Indices does not have the necessary licenses. S&P Dow Jones Indices receives compensation in connection with licensing its indices to third parties.

 

SOURCE S&P Dow Jones Indices

Contact:

Tony North
Director, Canadian Index Operations
S&P Dow Jones Indices
(+) 416 507 3204
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

David Blitzer
Managing Director and Chairman of the Index Committee
S&P Dow Jones Indices
(+) 212 438 3907
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.