FTSE FACTSHEET FTSE Custom 150 Equally Weighted Discounted Data as at: 31 May 2016

Return FEATURES

bmkTitle1 Methodology The FTSE Custom 150 Equally Weighted Discounted Return Index is designed to measure the The index will be equally weighted, with performance of the top 150 largest companies by market capitalization listed on London Stock each company weight set at 0.667% at each Exchange, where all companies are weighted equally. The index contains all constituents of the quarterly review. FTSE 100 Index and the top 50 largest constituents of the FTSE 250 Index.

Objective 5-Year Performance

(GBP) The index is designed for use in the creation 130 of index tracking funds, derivatives and as a

120 performance benchmark.

110 Liquidity

100 Stocks are screened to ensure that the index

is tradable. 90

Transparency 80 May-2011 May-2012 May-2013 May-2014 May-2015 May-2016 The index uses a transparent, rules-based Data as at month end construction process. Index Rules are freely

available on the FTSE Russell website. FTSE Custom 150 Equally Weighted Discounted Return

Availability

Performance and Volatility The index is calculated based on price and

Index (GBP) Return % Return pa %* Volatility %** total return methodologies, available real-

time and end-of-day. 3M 6M YTD 12M 3YR 5YR 3YR 5YR 1YR 3YR 5YR

FTSE Custom 150 Equally Weighted Industry Classification Benchmark 2.9 -1.7 -0.5 -8.2 6.1 17.1 2.0 3.2 17.7 14.6 11.9 Discounted Return

Index constituents are categorized in * Compound annual returns measured over 3 and 5 years respectively accordance with the Industry Classification ** Volatility – 1YR based on 12 months daily data. 3YR based on weekly data (Wednesday to Wednesday). 5YR based on monthly data Benchmark (ICB), the global standard for

Year-on-Year Performance

industry sector analysis. Index % (GBP) 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

FTSE Custom 150 Equally 17.1 -5.7 -40.5 33.4 18.7 -13.3 14.5 17.8 0.1 1.5 Weighted Discounted Return

Return/Risk Ratio and Drawdown

Index (GBP) Return/Risk Ratio Drawdown (%)

1YR 3YR 5YR 10YR 1YR 3YR 5YR 10YR

FTSE Custom 150 Equally Weighted -0.5 0.2 0.3 0.1 -19.3 -19.9 -21.3 -56.3 Discounted Return

Return/Risk Ratio – based on compound annual returns and volatility in Performance and Volatility table Drawdown - based on daily data

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Top 10 Constituents INFORMATION

Constituent ICB Sector Net MCap (GBPm) Wgt % Index Universe Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 15,068 0.86

FTSE 100 Index and the FTSE 250 Index 3i Group Financial Services 14,664 0.83

Aggreko Support Services 14,600 0.83 Index Launch

Polymetal International Mining 14,218 0.81 April 2016 Scottish Mortgage Inv Tst Equity Investment Instruments 14,190 0.81 Base Date Just Eat General Retailers 13,821 0.79 29 December 2000 Industrial Transportation 13,740 0.78

Standard Chartered Banks 13,536 0.77 Base Value

Ashtead Group Support Services 13,348 0.76 1000

Anglo American Mining 13,319 0.76 Investability Screen Totals 140,504 7.99

Actual free float applied and liquidity screened

ICB Supersector Breakdown Index Calculation

ICB Code ICB Supersector No. of Cons Net MCap (GBPm) Wgt % End of day 0500 Oil & Gas 5 44,792 2.55 End-of-Day Distribution 1300 Chemicals 2 24,533 1.39 Via FTP and email 1700 Basic Resources 9 107,342 6.10 Currency 2300 Construction & Materials 1 13,047 0.74

2700 Industrial Goods & Services 26 314,771 17.90 GBP

3300 Automobiles & Parts 1 11,236 0.64 Review Dates

3500 Food & Beverage 5 57,839 3.29 Quarterly in March, June, September, 3700 Personal & Household Goods 10 118,756 6.75 December 4500 Health Care 7 87,171 4.96 History 5300 Retail 12 137,952 7.84

Available from December 2000 5500 Media 9 104,821 5.96

5700 Travel & Leisure 12 134,463 7.65 Bloomberg Code

6500 Telecommunications 3 31,466 1.79 UKX150EQ 7500 Utilities 6 73,497 4.18 Further Information 8300 Banks 5 61,935 3.52 http://www.ftse.com/products/indices/custom- 8500 Insurance 10 119,857 6.82 150 8600 Real Estate 9 111,279 6.33

8700 Financial Services 15 168,059 9.56

9500 Technology 3 35,829 2.04

Totals 150 1,758,643 100.00

31 May 2016

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