IHS Markit announced the launch oftwo new stock indices – KRX-IHS Markit KOSPI 200 Dividend Forecast Yield Top 30 and KRX-IHS Markit KOSPI 200 Dividend Forecast Growth Top 30 – inalliance with Korea Exchange (KRX), a leading cash and derivatives exchange based in Seoul, South Korea.
The KRX-IHS Markit indices enable exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and other market participants to track publicly traded Korean companies with thestrongest dividend prospects based on IHS Markit research. Both indices are derived from the KOSPI 200, the flagship KRX index, using the forwardlookingfigures of Top 30 dividend performers.
Integrating IHS Markit dividend forecasting into the stock selection process is a natural progression for smart beta indices, said Sang Hwan An,president and CEO of the Management Strategy Division at KRX. By measuring the potential for future performance, these new indices provideinvestors with an opportunity to upsize dividends.
In 2014, the Korean government introduced a profits tax to promote more progressive dividend polices and transparency in cooperate governance.Since then, nearly half of all blue-chip KOSPI 200 firms increased dividends by more than 10 percent. For 2017, the IHS Markit Dividend Forecastingteam is projecting an estimated collective 16 percent dividend increase from KOPSI 200 firms.
The recent growth in Korean dividends inspired us to collaborate with KRX on an innovative approach for index-based investing that can offer a strong value for ETFs with Korean exposure, said Pierre Khemdoudi, managingdirector of securities finance at IHS Markit. As the IHS Markit dividendforecasting team continues to measure dividend growth trends in other global markets, we plan to launch additional indices based on forwardlookingdata.
IHS Markit and KRX Launch Two Korean Stock Indices Based on Dividend Forecasting Metrics
LONDON (October 30, 2017) – IHS Markit (Nasdaq: INFO), a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions, today announced the launch oftwo new stock indices – KRX-IHS Markit KOSPI 200 Dividend Forecast Yield Top 30 and KRX-IHS Markit KOSPI 200 Dividend Forecast Growth Top 30 – inalliance with Korea Exchange (KRX), a leading cash and derivatives exchange based in Seoul, South Korea.
The KRX-IHS Markit indices enable exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and other market participants to track publicly traded Korean companies with thestrongest dividend prospects based on IHS Markit research. Both indices are derived from the KOSPI 200, the flagship KRX index, using the forwardlookingfigures of Top 30 dividend performers.
Integrating IHS Markit dividend forecasting into the stock selection process is a natural progression for smart beta indices, said Sang Hwan An,president and CEO of the Management Strategy Division at KRX. By measuring the potential for future performance, these new indices provideinvestors with an opportunity to upsize dividends.
In 2014, the Korean government introduced a profits tax to promote more progressive dividend polices and transparency in cooperate governance.Since then, nearly half of all blue-chip KOSPI 200 firms increased dividends by more than 10 percent. For 2017, the IHS Markit Dividend Forecastingteam is projecting an estimated collective 16 percent dividend increase from KOPSI 200 firms.
The recent growth in Korean dividends inspired us to collaborate with KRX on an innovative approach for index-based investing that can offer a strong value for ETFs with Korean exposure, said Pierre Khemdoudi, managingdirector of securities finance at IHS Markit. As the IHS Markit dividendforecasting team continues to measure dividend growth trends in other global markets, we plan to launch additional indices based on forwardlookingdata.
