
SMI® - Swiss Market Index
The SMI (Swiss Market Index) is Switzerland's blue-chip index, which makes it the
most important in the country. It is made up of a fixed number of 20 of the largest
and most liquid SPI® large-cap securities. As a price index, the SMI is not adjusted
for dividends, but a performance index that takes account of such distributions is
available (the SMIC - SMI Cum Dividend).
The SMI was introduced on 30 June 1988 at a baseline value of 1500 points. Its composition
is examined once a year. Calculation takes place in real-time: as soon as a new transaction
occurs in a security contained in the SMI, an updated index level is calculated and displayed.
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