FTSE Bursa Malaysia
Index Series
Bursa Malaysia and FTSE Group joined forces on 26 June 2006 to
launch the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Index Series.
The FTSE Bursa Malaysia Index Series is designed to represent the performance of companies,
providing investors with a comprehensive and complementary set of indices, which measure the
performance of the major capital and industry segments of the Malaysian and regional market.
All Malaysian companies listed on the Bursa Malaysia Main Market and ACE Market are eligible
for inclusion, subject to meeting FTSE's international standards of free float, liquidity and
investability. The FTSE Bursa Malaysia index methodology allows investors to do cross border
analysis and comparison while a set of Ground Rules provides transparency to the management of the
index series.
The index series covers all stock sizes within the market and provides the investors with a
better tool to benchmark their investments. The indices are also suitable for the creation of
investment products such as ETFs, derivatives, structured products and index tracking funds.
To date the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Index Series consist of 6 tradable indices and 7 benchmark
indices as outlined below.
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TRADABLE INDICES
FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Index
Bursa Malaysia and FTSE Group introduced enhancements to the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index
(KLCI) on 6 July 2009. Find out more about the
FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI here.
This tradable index comprises the 30 largest companies in the FTSE Bursa Malaysia EMAS index
by market capitalisation.
FTSE Bursa Malaysia Mid 70 Index
Comprises the next 70 companies in the FTSE Bursa Malaysia EMAS Index by full market
capitalisation.
FTSE Bursa Malaysia Top 100 Index
Comprises the constituents of the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI and the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Mid 70
Index.
FTSE Bursa Malaysia Hijrah Shariah Index
The FTSE Bursa Malaysia Hijrah Shariah Index is a tradable index which comprises the 30
largest companies in the FBM EMAS Index that meets the following triple screening process:
FTSE's global standards of free float, liquidity and investability
Yasaar's international Shariah screening methodology
Malaysian Securities Commission's Shariah Advisory Council (SAC) screening
methodology
FTSE Bursa Malaysia Asian Palm Oil Plantation Index (USD
and MYR)
This index comprises the companies from the universes of developed, advanced emerging and
secondary emerging countries as classified by FTSE in the Asia Pacific region excluding Japan,
Australia and New Zealand that derive substantial revenue from palm oil activities.
BENCHMARK INDICES
FTSE Bursa Malaysia EMAS Index
Comprises the constituents of the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Top 100 Index and FTSE Bursa Malaysia
Small Cap Index.
FTSE Bursa Malaysia Small Cap Index
Comprises those eligible companies within the top 98% of the Bursa Malaysia Main Market
excluding constituents of the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Top 100 Index.
FTSE Bursa Malaysia Fledgling Index
This index comprises the Main Market companies which meet stated eligibility requirements,
but are not in the top 98% by full market capitalisation and are not constituents of the FTSE Bursa
Malaysia EMAS Index. No liquidity screening is applied.
FTSE Bursa Malaysia EMAS Shariah Index
The FTSE Bursa Malaysia EMAS Shariah Index comprises constituents of the FTSE Bursa Malaysia
EMAS index that are Shariah-compliant according to the Securities Commission's SAC screening
methodology and FTSE's screens of free float, liquidity and investability.
The index has been designed to provide investors with a broad benchmark for Shariah-compliant
investment.
FTSE Bursa Malaysia ACE Index
The FTSE Bursa Malaysia ACE Index comprises all eligible companies listed on the ACE Market.
No liquidity screening is applied.
FTSE Bursa Malaysia Palm Oil Plantation Index
This index comprises the constituents of the FTSE Bursa Malaysia EMAS Index that derive
substantial revenue from palm oil activities that meet the stated eligibility requirements.