These weights will drift on an ongoing basis on account of relative price movements.
• Liquidity score will be calculated based on the volume traded (70%), number of trades (15%) and days traded (15%) in the previous quarter.
Rebalancing and Review:
• The most 2 liquid securities shall be reviewed every quarter.
• Eligible securities will replace existing securities on a quarterly basis and weights will be redistributed based on ratio of amount outstanding (30% weightage) and liquidity score (70% weightage).
• Any cash flows accruing to the index on account of coupon cash flows, part redemption of the security or securities, will be reinvested on the same day in the index in the proportion of existing weights.
• As the index includes securities that shall mature during the 6-month period ending on the final maturity date of the index, any proceeds from the redemption of securities prior to the final maturity date of the index shall be reinvested according to following waterfall approach–
o The proceeds from security redemption will be reinvested in the longest maturity outstanding and maturing on or just before the index maturity date.
o In case a replacement in the form of another outstanding security cannot be found for reinvestment then the proceeds from such redemption shall be reinvested in the remaining portfolio on the same date in the proportion of the existing weights. This will be subject to compliance to the SEBI portfolio concentration norms.
o In case due to any reason, it is not possible to meet any norms as prescribed by SEBI vide circular no. SEBI/HO/IMD/DOF2/P/CIR/2022/69 dated May 23, 2022, then the proceeds from such redemption shall be reinvested in a T-Bill maturing on or just before the index maturity date.
o If the last outstanding security (including T-Bill) in the index matures before the final index maturity date, all redemption proceeds shall be assumed to be re-invested in The Clearing Corporation of India Ltd.'s (CCIL) TREPS overnight rate for any subsequent days till the maturity of the index.
• The relative weights of the Government securities will change due to price movement and will be reset during the semi-annual rebalancing.
• The effective date of the above rebalancing shall be first working day of the month of rebalance.
• Any index having maturity date on a weekend (Saturday and Sunday) or on a holiday, or on an unplanned market off, will mature on the next working day.
SDL
Issuer Selection:
• All states with issuances maturing in the eligible period, as evaluated during the inception date, will be shortlisted.
• Top 15 issuers with a minimum total amount outstanding of Rs. 1,000 crores in the eligible period will be selected on the basis of liquidity as evaluated during the inception date. If less than 15 issuers are available, all such issuers will be selected.
• Liquidity score will be calculated based on the volume traded (70%), number of trades (15%) and days
traded (15%) in the previous quarter.
Security Selection:
• For each issuer selected, security having highest liquidity as evaluated during the inception date of the index shall be selected, from securities maturing in 6-month period before the target date, and with minimum amount outstanding of Rs. 500 crores will be considered.
• The index constituents shall be valued on a daily basis using CRISIL Valuations.
Weighing Approach:
• Weights to individual securities as evaluated during the inception date and during each index rebalancing will be calculated in the ratio of amount outstanding (30% weightage) and liquidity score (70% weightage).
These weights will drift on an ongoing basis on account of relative price movements.
• Weights will be reset during every rebalancing period.
Rebalancing and Review:
• The most liquid security in each issuer will be reviewed during the quarter rebalancing.
• Any cash flows accruing to the index on account of coupon cash flows, part redemption of the security or securities, will be reinvested on the same day in the index in the proportion of existing weights.
• As the index includes securities that shall mature during the 6-month period ending on the final maturity date of the index, any proceeds from the redemption of securities prior to the final maturity date of the index shall be reinvested according to following waterfall approach -
o The proceeds from security redemption will be reinvested in the longest maturity outstanding and maturing on or just before the index maturity date.
o In case a replacement in the form of another outstanding security cannot be found for reinvestment then the proceeds from such redemption shall be reinvested in the remaining portfolio on the same date in the proportion of the existing weights. This will be subject to compliance to the SEBI portfolio concentration norms.
o In case due to any reason, it is not possible to meet any norms as prescribed by SEBI vide circular no. SEBI/HO/IMD/DOF2/P/CIR/2022/69 dated May 23, 2022, then the proceeds from such redemption shall be reinvested in a T-Bill maturing on or just before the index maturity date.
o If the last outstanding security (including T-Bill) in the index matures before the final index maturity date, all redemption proceeds shall be assumed to be re-invested in The Clearing Corporation of India Ltd.'s (CCIL) TREPS overnight rate for any subsequent days till the maturity of the index.
• The effective date of the above rebalancing shall be first working day of the month of rebalance.
• Any index having maturity date on a weekend (Saturday and Sunday) or on a holiday, or on an unplanned market off, will mature on the next working day.
Portfolio as on 03 October 2023
Asset
Class ISIN Issuer Name Maturity Weights
Gilt IN0020230010 Central Government 10-Apr-28 38.77%
IN0020170174 Central Government 8-Jan-28 11.23%
SDL IN3120180036 Tamil Nadu 9-May-28 8.63%
IN3320180018 Uttar Pradesh 11-Apr-28 5.16%
IN1520170169 Gujarat 10-Jan-28 4.54%
IN2020180013 Kerala 11-Apr-28 1.67%
IN1020180080 Andhra Pradesh 23-May-28 9.73%
IN1920170140 Karnataka 3-Jan-28 3.54%
IN2820180049 Punjab 30-May-28 1.48%
IN2920170189 Rajasthan 7-Mar-28 2.32%
IN1820170109 Jammu & Kashmir 17-Jan-28 2.46%
IN1220180013 Assam 11-Apr-28 0.38%
IN1320170039 Bihar 24-Jan-28 1.71%
IN1620170168 Haryana 27-Mar-28 2.47%
IN3420170174 West Bengal 31-Jan-28 1.83%
IN4520200093 Telangana 10-Jun-28 1.25%
IN3520170041 Chattisgarh 31-Jan-28 2.83%