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IBEX 35

Overview

IBEX 35

foundation	January 14, 1992
operator	Bolsas y Mercados Españoles
exchanges	Bolsa de Madrid
symbol	^IBEX
constituents	35
cap level	Large cap
mcap	€451,626 billion (March 2021) ‡R1R‡
weighting	Capitalization-weighted
related	Madrid Stock Exchange General Index
homepage	https://www.bolsasymercados.es/bme-exchange/en/Indices/Ibex

The IBEX 35 (IBerian IndEX) is the benchmark stock market index of the Bolsa de Madrid, Spain's principal stock exchange. Initiated in 1992, the index is administered and calculated by Sociedad de Bolsas, a subsidiary of Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME), the company which runs Spain's securities markets (including the Bolsa de Madrid). It is a market capitalization-weighted index comprising the 35 most liquid Spanish stocks traded in the Madrid Stock Exchange General Index and is reviewed twice annually.[2] Trading on options and futures contracts on the IBEX 35 is provided by MEFF (Mercado Español de Futuros Financieros), another subsidiary of BME.[3]

History

The IBEX 35 was inaugurated on January 14, 1992,[4] although there are calculated values for the index back to December 29, 1989, where the base value of 3,000 points lies.[5]

Rules

Selection

The composition of the IBEX 35 is reviewed twice per year (in June and December)[12] by the so-called Technical Advisory Committee, which consists of "representatives of the stock exchanges and derivatives markets, as well as... renowned experts from the academic and financial fields".[12] If any changes are made, they come into effect the following trading day after the third Friday of the rebalance month[13][12] In general, at each review, the 35 companies with the highest trading volume in Euros over the previous six months are chosen for inclusion in the index, provided that the average free float market capitalization of the stock is at least 0.3% of the total market cap of the index.[5] Any candidate stock must also have either been traded on at least a third of all trading days in the previous six months,[12] or rank in the top twenty overall in market cap[14] (thus allowing large recently IPOed companies to be included).

Weighting

The IBEX 35 is a capitalization-weighted index.[12] The market cap used to calculate the weighting of each constituent is multiplied by a free float factor (ranging from 0.1 to 1) depending on the fraction of shares not subject to block ownership.[5] Any company with 50% or more of its shares considered free float is given a free float factor of 1.[5] Unlike many other European benchmark indices, the weightings of companies in the IBEX 35 are not capped.

As of 2015, international funds based abroad (chiefly in Norway, the United States, the United Kingdom and Qatar) owned 43% of the index, vs. 16% in 1992.[15] Such rate of foreign investment was about 5% above the EU average.[15]

Calculation

The index value (given here as I) of the IBEX 35 index is calculated using the following formula:[5]

with t the moment of calculation; Cap the free float market cap of a specific listing and J a coefficient used to adjust the index on the back of capital increases or other corporate actions so as to ensure continuity. The formula can be adjusted to accommodate changes in index structure, such as the temporary suspension of companies pending news.

Specification

IBEX Mini futures contracts are traded on the MEFF Renta Variable (MEFF-RV) exchange under the ticker symbol BIBX. The full contract specifications for IBEX Mini futures are listed below.

Past components

All changes are due to market capitalisation unless stated otherwise.[19] • Abengoa

• Abertis Infraestructuras

• Aceralia (merged with Arbed and Usinor to form Arcelor)

• Agromán

• Aguas de Barcelona

• Altadis

• Amper

• Antena 3 TV

• Arcelor

• Asland (not listed anymore)

• Asturiana de Zinc (not listed anymore)

• Autopistas del Mare Nostrum (renamed as Aurea, and merged in 2003 with ACESA to form Abertis)

• Banco Central (merged with Banco Hispano Americano to form Banco Central Hispano, which later merged with Banco Santander to form Banco Santander Central Hispano, renamed later as Banco Santander)

• Banco Hispano Americano (merged with Banco Central to form Banco Central Hispano, which later merged with Banco Santander to form Banco Santander Central Hispano, renamed later as Banco Santander)

• Banco Popular (acquired by Banco Santander)

• Banesto (acquired by Banco Santander)

• Bankia (acquired by CaixaBank)

• Bolsas y Mercados Españoles

• Carrefour

• Cintra (acquired by Ferrovial)

• Continente (merged with Pryca to form Carrefour)

• Corporación Financiera Alba

• Cortefiel

• Cristalería Española (not listed anymore)

• Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentación

• Dragados (acquired by ACS)

• Ebro Industrias Agrícolas (merged with Puleva to form Ebro Puleva, which later was renamed Ebro Foods)

• Energía e Industrias Aragonesas (not listed anymore)

• Ence

• Ercros

• Fadesa (not listed anymore)

• Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas

• FECSA (merged with Endesa)

• GESA (acquired by Endesa)

• Hidrocantábrico (acquired by EDP Group and renamed EDP España)

• Huarte (merged with Obrascón to form Obrascón Huarte, which later merged with Construcciones Lain to form Obrascón Huarte Lain)

• Iberia (merged with British Airways to form IAG)

• Jazztel (acquired by Orange España)

• Masmovil Ibercom

• Mediaset

• Moeve

• Movistar Móviles (acquired by Telefónica)

• NH Hoteles

• Obrascón Huarte Lain

• Picking Pack

• Portland Valderrivas

• Prisa

• Pryca (merged with Continente to form Carrefour)

• Puleva (merged with Ebro Industrias Agricolas to form Ebro Puleva, which later was renamed Ebro Foods)

• Radiotrónica (renamed as Avanzit)

• Red Eléctrica (renamed as Redeia Corporación)

• Sacyr

• Sarrió (not listed anymore)

• Sevillana de Electricidad (acquired by Endesa)

• Sol Meliá

• Técnicas Reunidas

• Telefónica Móviles (acquired by Telefónica)

• Telefónica Publicidad e Información (acquired by Yell)

• Telepizza

• Terra Networks (acquired by Telefónica)

• Tubacex

• Uralita

• Urbis

• Unión Fenosa (acquired by Gas Natural, later renamed as Naturgy)

• Vocento

• Yell Publicidad

• Zardoya Otis

• Zeltia

IBEX 35

History

Rules

Selection

Weighting

Calculation

Specification

Components

Record values

Annual returns

Past components

See also

External links

References

History

Rules

Selection

Weighting

Calculation

Specification

Components

Record values

Annual returns

Related indices

Past components

See also

External links

References