| Keyword | CPC | PCC | Volume | Score | Length of keyword |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| australian securities exchange index | 0.46 | 0.7 | 1880 | 39 | 36 |
| australian | 1.22 | 0.6 | 8656 | 38 | 10 |
| securities | 1.36 | 0.2 | 6492 | 33 | 10 |
| exchange | 1.48 | 0.5 | 6774 | 36 | 8 |
| index | 1.33 | 0.5 | 4187 | 6 | 5 |
The Australian Securities Exchange is headquartered in Sydney, Australia. The Exchange in its current form was created through the merger of the Australian Stock Exchange and Sydney Futures Exchange in 2006. 1 The ASX acts as a market operator, clearing house, and payments facilitator. It also provides educational materials to retail investors. 2
What is the ASX Top 100 Index?It contains the ASX top 100 companies by float-adjusted market capitalisation and accounts for ~75% of Australia's equity market, which contains ~2,452 stocks (December 2022). No Exchange Traded Funds track the index. Australia's Top 100 companies by market capitalisation (not S&P constituents).
Do exchange traded funds track the index?No Exchange Traded Funds track the index. Australia's Top 100 companies by market capitalisation (not S&P constituents). Want to be seen by over 500,000 ASX investors every month? See Corporate Services The S&P/ASX 100 launched on 3 April 2000 and commenced trading on 23 August 2000. XTO, ^AXTO and INDEXASX:XTO.
Should dividends be included in the ASX 200?If dividends (after tax) were included they would add ~4% p.a. to the ASX 200's performance. The S&P/ASX 200 Net Total Return Index (XNT) includes all cash dividends reinvested on the ex-dividend date after the deduction of a 30% withholding tax (not applied to fully franked dividends).
