NEW YORK, Sept. 10, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced today the results of the quarterly re-ranking of the NASDAQ Q-50 Index (Nasdaq:NXTQ), which will become effective prior to market open on Monday, September 20, 2010.
The following six securities will be added to the Index: CTC Media, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTCM), Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq:ENDP), Informatica Corporation (Nasdaq:INFA), NetEase.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:NTES), tw telecom inc. (Nasdaq:TWTC), and WebMD Health Corp. (Nasdaq:WBMD).
The Index is designed to track the performance of the 50 securities that are next in line to replace the securities currently included in the NASDAQ-100 Index®. The NASDAQ Q-50 Index is re-ranked on a quarterly basis. For more information about the NASDAQ Q-50 Index, including detailed eligibility criteria, visit .
As a result of the re-ranking, the following six securities will be removed from the Index: DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (Nasdaq:DWA), Gentex Corporation (Nasdaq:GNTX), Itron, Inc. (Nasdaq:ITRI), Linn Energy, LLC (Nasdaq:LINE) Lincare Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq:LNCR), and Tellabs, Inc. (Nasdaq:TLAB).
The PowerShares NXQ Portfolio (Nasdaq:PNXQ) is an exchange traded fund that seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield, before the Fund's fees and expenses, of the NASDAQ Q-50 IndexSM. The Advisors Asset Management NASDAQ Q-50 Index Portfolio SM (MFQS:AAMNAX), is a unit investment trust that seeks to provide above average total returns by investing in stocks included in the NASDAQ Q-50 Index.
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