S&P 700 represents the non-U.S. component of the S&P Global 1200. It consists of all regions of the S&P Global 1200 except for the United States which is represented by the S&P 500. Additions and deletions of constituents are determined by changes in each of the six component indices of the S&P Global 1200.
Index constituents exhibit the following characteristics:
Underlying Indices – S&P Europe 350, S&P/TOPIX 150, S&P/ASX 50, S&P/TSX 60, S&P Asia 50, S&P Latin America 40
Weighting – Market capitalization
Public Float – Adjusted to regional specifications
Index Governance and Policy This index is maintained by Index Committees, whose members include Standard & Poor's economists and index analysts as well as representatives of affiliated regional exchanges. They follow a set of published guidelines and policies that provide the transparent methodologies used to maintain the indices.