| Name: The AMIDEX Triple i Index
Code: TIIIX
Description: The AMIDEX Triple i Index is an equity benchmark for Israeli, Irish and Indian companies traded on U.S. Exchanges.
Rationale: Foreign diversification of an equity portfolio makes even more sense when the foreign nations selected are among the key exporters of products that are in demand. Israel leads the foreign world in the number of hi-tech start-ups per year, and in 2000, exported more than $10 billion of technology related products. Ireland has emerged as the leading exporter of software in Europe. India is the software programming outsource capital of the world, providing services to almost half of the Fortune 500 companies. Together, Israel Ireland and India represent the new world of opportunities for foreign investment.
Methodology: The AMIDEX Triple i is a market capitalization weighted index, consisting of the 35 highest capitalized Israeli, Irish and Indian companies publicly traded on U.S. Exchanges. Bloomberg L.P. independently calculates and publishes the AMIDEX Triple i Index. |