Photon Photovoltaic Stock Index

Key Facts

• Sector: Solar
• Launch date: August 1st 2001
• Description: The PPVX began on Aug. 1, 2001 with 1,000 points and is calculated weekly on a euro base. Currently, it includes 30 stocks listed on the market in different countries. To be included in the PPVX, more than 50 percent of a company's sales in the previous year must have come through PV products or services. Index calculation: The PPVX is a weighted index so that the stocks of a few highly capitalized companies do not exert too much influence. It is divided into five classes, with different weighing points (WP) based on the companies' market capitalizations.

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