1 Ossiam Emerging Markets Minimum Variance Index NR Rebalancing Report - 24-Sep-2018 Stock Statistics The Ossiam Emerging Markets Minimum Variance Index NR rebalances semiannually (March and September), on the third Friday of the month. The new composition is implemented at the opening of the next business day after the third Friday - usually the next Monday. The weights are computed using closing prices Monday before the third Friday. Both the Ossiam Emerging Markets Minimum Variance Index NR and the benchmark S&P IFCI Index NR are computed in USD. The calculations in the document are performed by Ossiam using S&P /Datastream source. The number of constituents in the index decreased from 127 to 115. The Turnover is 66.13%, higher than its historical mean at 59.82%. The weight of the Index Core Portfolio decreased from 80.09% to 76.96%. Characteristics 24-Sep-2018 Number of Stocks 115 Added Stocks 32 Deleted Stocks 44 Core Number 83 Old weight of Core 80.09% New weight of Core 76.96% Turnover 66.13% Historical Turnover 59.82% Added and deleted stocks are relative to 24- Sep-2018. The Core is defined as the subset of stocks that belong to the current as well as the previous composition. Volatility/Weight profile The chart on the right shows the distribu- tion of the new Ossiam Emerging Markets Minimum Variance Index NR composition on 24-Sep-2018 in terms of annualized volatility (x-axis) and weight (y-axis). Volatility computed over 500 days ending on 17-Sep-2018. On the upper left corner we find low volatile stocks with big weight in the index. On the lower right corner we find high volatile stocks with low weight in the index. These stocks usually enter the index for diversification purposes. We distinguish between Core index and added stocks to appreciate how these newly added stock are positioned in terms of volatility and weight. FOR PROFESSIONAL CLIENTS USE ONLY
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Ossiam Emerging Markets Minimum Variance Index NRRebalancing Report - 24-Sep-2018
Stock StatisticsThe Ossiam Emerging Markets Minimum Variance IndexNR rebalances semiannually (March and September), onthe third Friday of the month. The new composition isimplemented at the opening of the next business day afterthe third Friday - usually the next Monday. The weightsare computed using closing prices Monday before the thirdFriday. Both the Ossiam Emerging Markets MinimumVariance Index NR and the benchmark S&P IFCI Index NRare computed in USD. The calculations in the document areperformed by Ossiam using S&P /Datastream source.
The number of constituents in the index decreased from 127to 115. The Turnover is 66.13%, higher than its historicalmean at 59.82%. The weight of the Index Core Portfoliodecreased from 80.09% to 76.96%.
Characteristics 24-Sep-2018Number of Stocks 115Added Stocks 32Deleted Stocks 44Core Number 83Old weight of Core 80.09%New weight of Core 76.96%Turnover 66.13%Historical Turnover 59.82%
Added and deleted stocks are relative to 24-Sep-2018. The Core is defined as the subsetof stocks that belong to the current as wellas the previous composition.
Volatility/Weight profile
The chart on the right shows the distribu-tion of the new Ossiam Emerging MarketsMinimum Variance Index NR compositionon 24-Sep-2018 in terms of annualizedvolatility (x-axis) and weight (y-axis).Volatility computed over 500 days endingon 17-Sep-2018. On the upper left cornerwe find low volatile stocks with big weightin the index. On the lower right corner wefind high volatile stocks with low weightin the index. These stocks usually enterthe index for diversification purposes. Wedistinguish between Core index and addedstocks to appreciate how these newlyadded stock are positioned in terms ofvolatility and weight.
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Sector Allocation
The most significant changes in sector exposuresare: -2.73% for Communication Services, 2.32%for Energy, -1.95% for C.Discretionary. Thebiggest sector exposures are: 20.10% for Finan-cials , 12.60% for Communication Services ,11.00% for C.Staples .
The left-hand side of the chart below shows the sector deviations at rebalancing. Differences are shown on the right-hand side. Indexweights are taken as of 21-Sep-2018 (last business day before the new composition is implemented) compared to the new rebalancingweights as of 24-Sep-2018.
Sector breakdown vs. benchmark
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The Ossiam Emerging Markets Minimum Variance IndexNR overweights Utilities by 5.02% and C.Staples by 4.41%compared to S&P IFCI Index NR. The Ossiam EmergingMarkets Minimum Variance Index NR underweights IT by-4.99% and C.Discretionary by -3.71% compared to S&PIFCI Index NR.
The table above shows, for each sector, the weight in the Ossiam Emerging Markets Minimum Variance Index NR (S), in thebenchmark S&P IFCI Index NR (B) and their difference. We also show the annualized volatility of each sector in the OssiamEmerging Markets Minimum Variance Index NR and in the benchmark. Annualized volatilities are computed using 500 businessdays ending on 17-Sep-2018
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Country Allocation
The most significant changes in country ex-posures are: -6.39% for CN, 5.42% for RU,4.00% for KR. The biggest country exposuresare: 19.98% for IN , 19.08% for TH , 18.74%for KR .
The left-hand side of the chart below shows the country deviations at rebalancing. Differences are shown on the right-hand side.Index weights are taken as of 21-Sep-2018 (last business day before the new composition is implemented) compared to the newrebalancing weights as of 24-Sep-2018.
Country breakdown vs. benchmark
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The Ossiam Emerging Markets Minimum Variance Index NRoverweights TH by 16.35% and IN by 8.80% compared toS&P IFCI Index NR. The Ossiam Emerging Markets MinimumVariance Index NR underweights CN by -20.03% and ZA by-5.88% compared to S&P IFCI Index NR.
The table above shows, for each country, the weight in the Ossiam Emerging Markets Minimum Variance Index NR (S), in thebenchmark S&P IFCI Index NR (B) and their difference. We also show the annualized volatility of each country in the OssiamEmerging Markets Minimum Variance Index NR and in the benchmark. Annualized volatilities are computed using 500 businessdays ending on 17-Sep-2018
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The rebalancing has added 33 new stocks. In the table below, T is the current rebalancing date (24-Sep-2018), while T-1 is the previous rebalancing date (19-Mar-2018). Vol(T-1) and Vol(T) are the annualized volatilities computed over 500 business days ending, respectively, on 17-Sep-2018 and 12-Mar-2018. The average dailyvolumes ADV(T-1) and ADV(T), expressed in mln USD, are computed over 125 business days ending on the same dates as before, with the relative ranking overthe benchmark S&P IFCI Index NR. WW(T) is the stock weight at the current rebalancing date. Finally, the column Reason Excl. details the reasons of exclusionat the previous rebalancing.
Vol ADVName Sector Country WW(T) T-1 T T-1 T Reason Exclusion
The rebalancing has deleted 44 new stocks. In the table below, T is the current rebalancing date (24-Sep-2018), while T-1 is the previous rebalancing date (19-Mar-2018). Vol(T-1) and Vol(T) are the annualized volatilities computed over 500 business days ending, respectively, on 17-Sep-2018 and 12-Mar-2018. The average dailyvolumes ADV(T-1) and ADV(T), expressed in mln USD, are computed over 125 business days ending on the same dates as before, with the relative ranking over thebenchmark S&P IFCI Index NR. WW(T-1) is the stock weight at the previous rebalancing date. Finally, the column Reason Excl. details the reasons of exclusionat the current rebalancing.
The table shows the top 25 positions in the Ossiam Emerging Markets Minimum Variance Index NR as of 24-Sep-2018. The column WW indicates the weights in theOssiam Emerging Markets Minimum Variance Index NR as of 24-Sep-2018. The column Vol gives the annualized volatility computed over 500 business days endingon 17-Sep-2018. We also provide the ranking of these volatilities (Rank Vol) relative to the Filtered Selection at the rebalancing date. The column Corr gives theaverage correlation of each stock relative to the rest of the filtered selection, computed over 500 business days ending on 17-Sep-2018. We also provide the rankingof these correlations (Rank Corr) relative to the Filtered Selection at the rebalancing date. The Rank Blend is computed as 66% Rank Vol + 34% Rank Corr. Thelower the stock’s Rank Blend, the higher the likelihood that the stock will be overweighted in the Index. Finally, the column Core shows whether the stock was inthe Ossiam Emerging Markets Minimum Variance Index NR already (YES) or it entered at this rebalancing (NO).
Sector Country WW Vol Rank Vol Corr Rank Corr Rank Blend CoreTENAGA NASIONAL BHD. Utilities MY 3.01% 13.57% 909 Inf% 909 909 YESPETRONAS CHEMS.GP.BHD. Materials MY 2.76% 15.29% 1878 Inf% 1878 1878 NOCHUNGHWA TELC.CO.LTD. Communication Services TW 2.59% 11.67% 437 Inf% 437 437 YESTHE PUBLIC BANK BERHAD Financials MY 2.52% 12.47% 1935 Inf% 1935 1935 YESSIAM CEMENT PCL.(THE) Materials TH 2.02% 17.35% 2853 Inf% 2853 2853 YESBGK.DUSIT MED.SVS.PCL. HealthCare TH 1.94% 23.02% 850 Inf% 850 850 YESCHINA MOBILE LTD. Communication Services CN 1.84% 16.94% 2244 Inf% 2244 2244 YESADVANCED INFO SER.PCL. Communication Services TH 1.79% 19.36% 855 Inf% 855 855 YESMALAYAN BANKING BERHAD Financials MY 1.77% 15.95% 1934 Inf% 1934 1934 YESKT & G CORP. C.Staples KR 1.75% 24.93% 1791 Inf% 1791 1791 YESSK TELECOM CO.LTD. Communication Services KR 1.72% 23.69% 831 Inf% 831 831 YESQATAR NATIONAL BANK QPSC Financials QA 1.66% 30.54% 1149 Inf% 1149 1149 NOPOWER GRID CORP.OF ILT. Utilities IN 1.65% 21.89% 1478 Inf% 1478 1478 YESCP ALL PCL. C.Staples TH 1.65% 20.21% 492 Inf% 492 492 YESBANGKOK BANK PCL. Financials TH 1.65% 17.69% 2848 Inf% 2848 2848 YESSAMSUNG F&M.IN.CO.LTD. Financials KR 1.41% 21.78% 808 Inf% 808 808 YESTATA CNSLT.SVS.LTD. IT IN 1.40% 23.82% 613 Inf% 613 613 YESIRPC PCL. Energy TH 1.39% 24.52% 58 Inf% 58 58 YESLAND AND HOUSES PCL. Real Estate TH 1.37% 23.77% 2015 Inf% 2015 2015 NOINFOSYS LTD. IT IN 1.37% 23.49% 155 Inf% 155 155 YESKIA MOTORS CORPORATION C.Discretionary KR 1.30% 24.80% 2051 Inf% 2051 2051 YESWIPRO LTD. IT IN 1.29% 21.22% 198 Inf% 198 198 NOHCL TECHNOLOGIES LTD. IT IN 1.25% 23.77% 505 Inf% 505 505 YESKOREA ELEC.PWR.CORP. Utilities KR 1.22% 26.22% 832 Inf% 832 832 YESHDFC BANK LTD. Financials IN 1.19% 17.30% 2294 Inf% 2294 2294 YES
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