The Swiss Leader Index (SLI) is an index comprising large and mid-cap companies primarily listed on SIX Swiss Exchange. It is made up of 30 of the largest and most liquid Swiss Performance Index (SPI) large- and mid-cap stocks.[1] As a price index, the SLI is not adjusted for dividends, but there exists a total-return version as well.[1]
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| Foundation | 2 July 2007 |
|---|---|
| Operator | SIX Swiss Exchange |
| Exchanges | SIX Swiss Exchange |
| Trading symbol | SLI |
| Constituents | 30 |
| Type | Large and mid-cap, price index |
| Market cap | CHF 590 billion (free-float and capped-market adjusted, end 2017)[1] |
| Weighting method | Capitalization-weighted, with 9/4.5 capping |
| Related indices | SMI, SMI MID, SMI Expanded, SPI |
| Website | six-group.com |
| ISIN | CH0030252883 |
| Reuters | .SLI[dead link] |
| Bloomberg | SLI:IND |
The SLI was introduced on July 2, 2007 and computed back to December 30, 1999, with a baseline value of 1,000 points on this starting date.[2]
The capping model of the SLI makes it suitable as a benchmark for a broader range of products and markets than other indices offered by SIX Swiss Exchange, because it is compatible with regulatory requirements in the European Union as well as in the United States.[1] With its 9/4.5 caps, the SLI is more diversified, and its risk/return profile is more tilted towards smaller capitalizations, than other indices such as the SMI and SPI.
In 2020, the SLI, along with other SIX indices, was endorsed under the EU Benchmarks Regulation and is registered in ESMA, which means that it can be used as an underlying for financial products sold in the EU.[3]
Rules
editUniverse
editThe SLI comprises the 20 securities of the SMI, as well as the largest 10 securities in the SMI MID.[2]
Capped weightings
editThe largest four components of the SLI are capped at 9%. All other components, if necessary, are capped at 4.5%.[1] The caps are enforced with a multiplication factor that is updated every three months.[2]
This was made to conform the SLI to the EU's UCITS 5/10/40 rule, which says that:
- The value of any single position cannot be more than 10% of the fund's value, and
- all positions that are larger than 5% of the fund's value cannot, together, make up more than 40% of the fund's value.
Current constituents
editAs of September 20, 2021, the following 30 stocks make up the SLI index.[4] Components marked as 1 have a 9% weight as of September 18, 2020.[5] Sizes are based on the SPI classification by market capitalization: L for SPI Large, M for SPI Mid.[6]
| Company | size | SMI | ICB Sector | Canton | Ticker symbol |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABB | L | SMI | electronic and electrical equipment | Zurich | ABBN |
| Adecco | M | SMI MID | business training and employment agencies | Zurich | ADEN |
| Alcon | L | SMI | healthcare | Fribourg | ALC |
| ams | M | SMI MID | technology | Austria | AMS |
| Geberit | L | SMI | building materials and fixtures | St. Gallen | GEBN |
| Givaudan | L | SMI | specialty chemicals | Geneva | GIVN |
| Holcim | L | SMI | building materials and fixtures | St. Gallen | HOLN |
| Julius Bär | M | SMI MID | banks | Zurich | BAER |
| Kuehne + Nagel | M | SMI | industrial goods and services | Schwyz | KNIN |
| Lindt (PS) | M | SMI MID | chocolate | Zurich | LISP |
| Logitech | M | SMI | technology | Vaud | LOGN |
| Lonza | L | SMI | pharmaceuticals and biotechnology | Basel | LONN |
| Nestlé1 | L | SMI | food products | Vaud | NESN |
| Novartis1 | L | SMI | pharmaceuticals | Basel | NOVN |
| Partners Group | L | SMI | financial services | Zug | PGHN |
| Richemont | L | SMI | clothing and accessories | Geneva | CFR |
| Roche1 | L | SMI | pharmaceuticals | Basel | ROG |
| Schindler | M | SMI MID | industrial goods and services | Lucerne | SCHN |
| SGS | L | SMI MID | business support services | Geneva | SGSN |
| Sika | L | SMI | specialty chemicals | Zug | SIKA |
| Sonova | L | SMI | healthcare | Zurich | SOON |
| Swatch Group | M | SMI MID | clothing and accessories | Bern | UHR |
| Straumann | L | SMI MID | pharmaceuticals | Basel City | STMN |
| Swiss Life | L | SMI | life insurance | Zurich | SLHN |
| Swiss Re | L | SMI | reinsurance | Zurich | SREN |
| Swisscom | L | SMI | fixed line telecommunications | Bern | SCMN |
| Temenos | M | SMI MID | technology | Geneva | TEMN |
| UBS | L | SMI | banks | Zurich | UBSG |
| VAT Group | M | SMI MID | industrial good and services | St. Gallen | VACN |
| Zurich Insurance1 | L | SMI | full line insurance | Zurich | ZURN |
Notes and references
edit- ^ a b c d e "SLI Family – Factsheet" (PDF). SIX Swiss Exchange. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ a b c "SLI® – the Swiss share index with capped weightings". SIX Swiss Exchange. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "Swiss Indices Endorsed Under the EU Benchmarks Regulation". SIX Swiss Exchange. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "SMI® - the Swiss Share Index with capped weightings". SIX Swiss Exchange. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Index adjustments on the occasion of the ordinary index review" (PDF). SIX Swiss Exchange. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "Index adjustments on the occasion of the ordinary index review". SIX Swiss Exchange. Retrieved 26 September 2021.