China Securities Index Company (Chinese: 中证指数有限公司) is a Chinese financial research firm and index provider. The company was founded in August 25, 2005 as a joint venture between the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.[1][2] CSI is an index provider in China and manages over 4,000 indexes. The company also offers bond valuation and credit rating services.[3][4] As of 2020, CSI has 138 employees.[5]
| Company type | Private Company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Financial services |
| Founded | August 2005 |
| Headquarters | Shanghai, China |
Key people | Yang Yongben(Chairman) Lu Suyuan(Director and General Manager) |
| Products | indexes, custom indexes, bond valuation services, credit rating services, financial research |
Number of employees | 138 (2020) |
| Website | https://www.csindex.com.cn |
While CSI indexes only cover Chinese securities, they are heavily used by investors worldwide. Multiple investment products including exchange-traded products use CSI indexes as their benchmarks, including the KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF[6] and Direxion Daily China A Share ETFs.[7]
Notable Indexes
edit- The CSI 100 Index
- The CSI 200 Index
- The CSI 300 Index
- The CSI 500 Index
- The CSI Overseas China Internet Index
Notable ETFs linked to CSI indexes
edit| Company | Name | Ticker | Index | AUM (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KraneShares | KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF | KWEB | The CSI Overseas China Internet Index | 6970 |
| DWS | Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China-A Shares Small Cap ETF | ASHS | The CSI 500 Index | 35.17 |
| Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF | ASHR | The CSI 300 Index | 1860 | |
| Direxion | Direxion Daily CSI China Internet Index Bull 2X Shares | CWEB | The CSI Overseas China Internet Index | 430.73 |
| Direxion Daily CSI 300 China A Share Bull 2X Shares | CHAU | The CSI 300 Index | 65.95 | |
| Direxion Daily CSI 300 China A Share Bear 1X Shares | CHAD | The CSI 300 Index | 156.01 | |
| VanEck | VanEck Vectors ChinaAMC CSI 300 ETF | PEK | The CSI 300 Index | 37.4 |
| BlackRock | iShares Core CSI 300 ETF | 9846(HKG) | The CSI 300 Index | 60.83 |
References
edit- ^ "中证指数有限公司". 2007-03-04. Archived from the original on 2007-03-04. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
- ^ "OVERVIEW CSI 300 Index and Related Products". Shenzhen Stock Exchange. July 23, 2021.
- ^ China Securities Index Co. (2013). "Brief Introduction". China Securities Index Co. Ltd. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- ^ www.csindex.com.cn https://www.csindex.com.cn/#/about/overview. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "中证指数有限公司2020年度报告". aiqicha. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
- ^ "KWEB". KraneShares.com. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
- ^ "China A Shares ETF". direxion.com. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
- ^ "CSI 300 Index – ETF Tracker". etfdb.com. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
- ^ "CSI Overseas China Internet Index ETF Overview". etf.com. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
- ^ "CSI 500 Index ETF Overview". etf.com. Retrieved June 10, 2020.