Components of the S&P Emerging Asia 40 Index
Last month S&P launched a new index called the S&P Emerging Asia 40 Index to provide exposure to the 40 largest and most liquid securities from the emerging markets of China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand.The Index offers equal exposure to two distinctive regions: with 20 stocks from China and India and 20 stocks from South East Asia.
For China and India, the index includes liquid stocks trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the London Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, and/or the NYSE. For the other four countries, local listings are also eligible.
The Constituents of the S&P Emerging Asia 40 Index are listed below:
| S.No. | Constituent Name | Ticker |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Astra Intl | ASII |
| 2 | Axiata Group Berhad | AXIATA |
| 3 | Baidu.com ADR | BIDU |
| 4 | Bank Central Asia Tbk PT | BBCA |
| 5 | Bank Mandiri PT | BMRI |
| 6 | Bank Rakyat Indonesia | BBRI |
| 7 | Bank of China Ltd H Shares | 3988 |
| 8 | CIMB Group Holdings Berhad | CIMB |
| 9 | CNOOC Ltd. | 883 |
| 10 | China Construction Bank Corp H Shares | 939 |
| 11 | China Mobile Ltd. | 941 |
| 12 | China Telecom Corporation Ltd. - H Shares | 728 |
| 13 | China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd. | 762 |
| 14 | Dr. Reddys Laboratories Limited ADR | RDY |
| 15 | Genting Bhd | GENT |
| 16 | HDFC Bank Ltd. ADR | HDB |
| 17 | IOI Corp Bhd | IOI |
| 18 | ICICI Bank ADR | IBN |
| 19 | Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd H Shares | 1398 |
| 20 | Infosys Limited ADR | INFY |
| 21 | Larsen & Toubro Ltd. | LTOD |
| 22 | Malayan Banking Bhd | MAY |
| 23 | Maxis Bhd | MAXIS |
| 24 | PTT Expl & Prod Co | PTTEP |
| 25 | PTT PCL | PTT |
| 26 | Perusahaan Gas Negara | PGAS |
| 27 | PetroChina Co Ltd H Shares | 857 |
| 28 | Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd | PCHEM |
| 29 | Public Bank Bhd | PBK |
| 30 | Reliance Industries Ltd GDR | RIGD |
| 31 | Siam Cement Public Co(NVDR) | SCC |
| 32 | Siam Commercial Bank | SCB |
| 33 | Sime Darby Berhad | SIME |
| 34 | State Bank of India | SBID |
| 35 | Sterlite Industries Indi-ADR | SLT |
| 36 | Tata Motors | TTM |
| 37 | Telekomunikasi Tbk Pt | TLKM |
| 38 | Tenaga Nasional Bhd | TNB |
| 39 | Tencent Holdings Ltd. | 700 |
| 40 | Wipro Corporation Ltd ADR | WIT |
Three of India’s largest banks – ICICI Bank(IBN), HDFC Bank Ltd.(HDB) and State Bank of India are in this index.Similarly from China, Bank of China, China Construction Bank and ICBC are included. Indonesia-based Astra International recently split its ADR trading under the ticker PTAIY in the ratio of 5:1.
Disclosure: No positions
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