NEWS - PRESS RELEASES
Clear Indexes Announces Quarterly Rebalance of the Clear Global Timber Index
New York, September 22, 2008 – Clear Indexes LLC, which creates custom indexes for investment product design and individually tailored benchmarks for institutions, family offices, trusts and endowments, announces its quarterly rebalancing of the Clear Global Timber Index (CME: CGT).
No stocks were added or removed. The constituents were re-weighted as follows:
Effective September 22, 2008
Company |
Ticker |
Weight |
|
|
|
Sumitomo Forestry Co Ltd |
1911 JP |
4.50% |
Oji Paper Co. |
3861 JP |
4.50% |
Hokuetsu Paper Mills |
3865 JP |
4.50% |
China Grand Forestry Resources |
910 HK |
4.00% |
Aracruz-PNB (ADR) |
ARA UN |
4.50% |
Canfor Corporation |
CFP |
1.79% |
Deltic Timber |
DEL |
1.09% |
Grupo Empresarial Ence SA |
ENC SM |
4.50% |
Greif Bros Corp A |
GEF |
3.02% |
Gunns Limited |
GNS AU |
4.50% |
Holmen AB - B Shares |
HOLMB SS |
4.50% |
International Paper |
IP |
4.50% |
MeadWestvaco Corporation |
MWV |
4.50% |
Potlatch Corp. |
PCH |
3.00% |
Plum Creek Timber Co. |
PCL |
3.02% |
Portucel Empresa Produtora |
PTI PL |
4.50% |
Rayonier Inc. |
RYN |
4.50% |
SCA - Svenska Cellulosa AB - B Shares |
SCAB SS |
4.50% |
Smurfit Kappa PLC |
SKG ID |
4.50% |
Sonoco Products |
SON |
3.02% |
Sappi Limited |
SPP UN |
4.50% |
Sino-Forest Corporation |
TRE |
4.50% |
Timberwest Timber Trust |
TWF.UN |
1.69% |
Votorantim Cellulose e Papel |
VCP UN |
4.50% |
West Fraser Timber |
WFT |
2.22% |
Wausau Paper Corp. |
WPP |
0.65% |
Weyerhaeuser Corp. |
WY |
4.50% |
The 27 stocks in the Clear Global Timber Index were selected from the timber universe as defined by Clear Indexes LLC. For further information on the definition and selection process please see Clear Global Timber Index Methodology.
About Clear Indexes LLC
Clear Indexes LLC creates and publishes custom indexes using a combination of qualitative research and quantitative methodologies. Clear Indexes designs custom indexes to quantitatively measure specific market segments. The indexes are used for custom institutional benchmarks and investment product design. Clear Indexes is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Clear Asset Management Inc. For more information, please see www.clearindexes.com.