Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited
Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited (Hang Seng Indexes), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hang Seng Bank, was established in 1984 and is Hong Kong's leading index compiler covering Hong Kong and mainland China markets.
Hang Seng Indexes calculates and manages the Hang Seng Family of Indexes. Starting in 1969 with the creation of the Hang Seng Index, now widely recognised as the barometer of the Hong Kong stock market, Hang Seng Indexes has been at the forefront of the market, developing numerous market measures to help investors make their investment decisions.
Indexes in the Hang Seng Family of Indexes are grouped into five categories - Flagship Indexes, Benchmark Indexes, Thematic Indexes, Strategy Indexes and Bond Indexes - then classified as Hong Kong-listed, Cross-market or Mainland-listed according to where their constituents are listed.
As at 31 July 2014, the Hang Seng Family of Indexes comprises over 300 real-time and daily indexes. The number of exchange-traded products linked to indexes in the Hang Seng Family of Indexes to 28 – with listings on 18 different stock exchanges across the world and a total of more than US$17 billion in assets under management. Hang Seng Index and Hang Seng China Enterprises Index linked investment products include warrants, CBBC and derivative products.
Going forward, Hang Seng Indexes will continue to broaden its index series to meet the widening spectrum of investor demand for index investment solutions.
Hang Seng Indexes has granted licences to various issuers to launch ETFs linked to the following indexes in Hong Kong
- Hang Seng Index
- Hang Seng China Enterprises Index
- Hang Seng High Dividend Yield Index
- Hang Seng China A Industry Top Index
- Lippo Select HK & Mainland Property Index
