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The AMX index, derived from Amsterdam Midkap Index, also known as Midkap index or simply Midkap, is a stock market index
Stock market index
A stock market index is a method of measuring a section of the stock market. Many indices are cited by news or financial services firms and are used as benchmarks, to measure the performance of portfolios such as mutual funds....

 composed of Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 companies that trade on Euronext Amsterdam
Amsterdam Stock Exchange
The Amsterdam Stock Exchange is the former name for the stock exchange based in Amsterdam. It merged on 22 September 2000 with the Brussels Stock Exchange and the Paris Stock Exchange to form Euronext, and is now known as Euronext Amsterdam.-History:...

, formerly known as the Amsterdam Stock Exchange. The index was started in 1995. It is composed of the 25 funds that trade on the exchange and that rank 26-50 in size. The funds that rank 1-25 in size are represented in the AEX index
AEX index
The AEX index, derived from Amsterdam Exchange index, is a stock market index composed of Dutch companies that trade on Euronext Amsterdam, formerly known as the Amsterdam Stock Exchange. Started in 1983, the index is composed of a maximum of 25 of the most actively traded securities on the exchange...

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Composition

As of the interim review effective on 20 June 2011 the AMX index has the following composition. The September 2011 review saw no changes to the index.
Company ICB
Industry Classification Benchmark
The Industry Classification Benchmark is an industry classification taxonomy developed by Dow Jones and FTSE. It is used to segregate markets into sectors within the macroeconomy...

 Sector
Ticker symbol
Aalberts Industries
Aalberts Industries
Aalberts Industries N.V. is a Dutch public company, founded by Jan Aalberts in 1975. Core activities are Industrial Services and Flow Control. The company occupies top positions in the market in each of these activities. Industrial services comprise the development, production, treatment and sales...

 
diversified industrials 6.15
AMG  industrial machinery 1.18
Arcadis  business support services 3.45
ASM International
ASM International (company)
ASM International is a Dutch company active in the semiconductor industry.The company was founded by Arthur del Prado in 1968. ASMi has been the co-founder with Philips Electronics of the company ASML. The shares of the company are listed on the Nasdaq and Euronext Amsterdam. Since 2008 the son of...

 
semiconductors 5.02
BAM Group  heavy construction 3.72
Binckbank
BinckBank
BinckBank is an independent Dutch online discount broker, the largest in the country.The broker was founded in the year 2000 by four former employees of the defunct broker IMG Holland. The company was only acting as a broker in the professional market between banks and derivative firms. In October...

 
investment services 2.30
Brunel International  business training and employment agencies 1.15
CSM  food products 6.01
Delta Lloyd Group  life insurance 4.79
Eurocommercial Properties  retail REITs 5.26
Heijmans
Heijmans
Heijmans N.V. is a major European construction-services business with Dutch-based headquarters.-History:The company was founded by Jan Heijmans in Rosmalen in 1923...

 
heavy construction 1.29
Imtech  business support services 8.72
Logica  computer services 9.73
Mediq  drug retailers 2.61
Nutreco
Nutreco
Nutreco N.V. is a Dutch producer of animal nutrition, fish feed and processed meat products. It has about 100 production facilities in more than 30 countries, and eight research centers. The company was founded in 1994 after a Cinven-backed management buyout of the feed and nutrition division of BP...

 
farming and fishing 6.55
Ordina  computer services 0.59
Pharming Group  biotechnology 0.25
SNS Reaal
SNS Reaal
SNS Reaal N.V. is a Dutch financial services provider, offering insurance and banking services to private individuals and medium and small enterprises. The banking services are offered through SNS Bank, while the insurances are offered through independent intermediaries. The company was formed in...

 
specialty finance 1.83
Ten Cate  diversified industrials 3.02
USG People
USG People
USG People N.V. is a Dutch-based recruitment and human resources company, headquartered in Almere. USG is Holland's second-largest employment company behind Randstad. The firm has a presence in thirteen countries in Central and Western Europe, operating temporary employment agencies and providing...

 
business training and employment agencies 2.88
Unit4  software 2.81
VastNed Retail  retail REITs 3.77
Vopak
Vopak
Royal Vopak N.V. is a Dutch company that stores and handles various oil and natural gas-related products. The company was created by the merger of Van Ommeren and Pakhoed in 1999. In 2002, the distribution of oil and natural gas related products was split off; a new company Univar was created for...

 
marine transportation 8.79
Wavin
Wavin
Wavin N.V. is a Dutch manufacturer of pipes . Wavin is the leading supplier of plastic pipe systems and solutions in Europe. The company was officially founded on 5 August 1955, its name deriving from WAter and VINyl chloride...

 
building materials and fixtures 1.86
Wereldhave
Wereldhave
Wereldhave N.V. is a Dutch real estate investment company founded in 1930, and headquartered in The Hague. The company focuses on investments in commercial property. In 2010 the firm recorded a profit of €89 million, against a market capitalisation of around €1.6 billion...

industrial and office REITs 6.09


- Weightings accurate on 22 June 2011.
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