FREEHOLD, N.J., June 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Avalon GloboCare Corp. (AVCO), a leading global developer of cell-based technologies and therapeutics, today announced that it expects to be added to the Russell 3000® Index, based on a preliminary list of additions posted June 7, 2019. Final inclusion in the Russell 3000® Index will be determined following completion of the annual Russell US Indexes Reconstitution, which occurs after the US equity markets close on Friday, June 28, 2019.
Indexes provided by FTSE Russell, a leading global index provider, are widely used by investment managers and institutional investors for index funds and as benchmarks for active investment strategies. Approximately $9 trillion in assets are benchmarked against the Russell US Indexes. Membership in the Russell Microcap Index remains in place for one year and provides for automatic inclusion in the appropriate growth and value style indexes. Russell determines membership for its equity indexes primarily by objective, market-capitalization rankings and style attributes.
“We look forward to our inclusion in the Russell 3000® Index, which we believe reflects our continued growth and the progress we are making at Avalon,” stated David Jin, M.D., Ph.D., CEO and President of Avalon GloboCare. “Inclusion in the Russell 3000® Index is expected to benefit our Company and shareholders by elevating our exposure within the global investment community.”
About Avalon GloboCare Corp.
Avalon GloboCare Corp. (AVCO) is a leading CellTech bio-developer dedicated to advancing and empowering innovative, transformative exosome technologies and cellular therapeutics. Avalon also provides strategic advisory and outsourcing services to facilitate and enhance its clients’ growth, development, as well as competitiveness in both the domestic and global healthcare markets. Through its subsidiaries, namely GenExosome Technologies Inc. and Avactis Biosciences Inc., Avalon is establishing a leading role in the fields of exosome-based diagnostics (”liquid biopsy”), cellular immunotherapy (including CAR-T/CAR-NK), and regenerative medicine.
About FTSE Russell
FTSE Russell is a global index leader that provides innovative benchmarking, analytics and data solutions for investors worldwide. FTSE Russell calculates thousands of indexes that measure and benchmark markets and asset classes in more than 70 countries, covering 98% of the investable market globally.
FTSE Russell index expertise and products are used extensively by institutional and retail investors globally. Approximately $16 trillion is currently benchmarked to FTSE Russell indexes. For over 30 years, leading asset owners, asset managers, ETF providers and investment banks have chosen FTSE Russell indexes to benchmark their investment performance and create ETFs, structured products and index-based derivatives.
A core set of universal principles guides FTSE Russell index design and management: a transparent rules-based methodology is informed by independent committees of leading market participants. FTSE Russell is focused on applying the highest industry standards in index design and governance and embraces the IOSCO Principles. FTSE Russell is also focused on index innovation and customer partnerships as it seeks to enhance the breadth, depth and reach of its offering.
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