TA-125 Index

The TA-125 Index, typically referred to as the Tel Aviv 125 and formerly the TA-100 Index, is a stock market index of the 125 most highly capitalised companies listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE). The index began on 1 January 1992 with a base level of 100. The highest value reached to date is 2152.16, in January 2022.^[1] On 12 February 2017, the index was expanded to include 125 instead of 100 stocks, in an attempt to improve stability and therefore reduce risk for trackers and encourage foreign investment.^[2][3]

Overview

The index is maintained by the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and is calculated in real-time during trading hours and published every 30 seconds. The index combines the companies that are listed in the TA-35 and TA-90 indices.^[4]

TA-35 Index

Main article: TA-35 Index

The TA-35 Index is the TASE's flagship index. It was first published in 1992 under the name "MA'OF Index". The TA-35 index tracks the prices of the shares of the 35 companies with the highest market capitalization on the exchange. It serves as an underlying asset for options and futures, Index-Linked Certificates and Reverse Certificates traded on the exchange and worldwide. The index also began on 1 January 1992 with a base level of 100, and expanded from 25 to 35 stocks together with the TA-125 in February 2017.

TA-90 Index

The TA-90 is a share index of the 90 most highly capitalised companies listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, which are not included in the TA-35 index. The index began in 1999 with a base level of 100. The index was expanded on 12 February 2017 to include 90 instead of 75 stocks, in an attempt to improve stability and therefore reduce risk for trackers and encourage foreign investment.^[5][6]

Weighting

Since February 2008, the TA-125 is calculated using a free float method, the total market capitalization of the companies weighted by their effect on the index, so the larger stocks would make more of a difference to the index as compared to a smaller market cap company. The basic formula for any index is (be it capitalization weighted or any other stock index).

• Index level= Σ(Price of stock* Number of shares)*Free float factor/ Index Divisor.

The Free float Adjustment factor represents the proportion of shares that is floated as a percentage of issued shares. The free-float method, therefore, does not include restricted stocks, such as those held by company insiders.^{[citation needed]}

A company's weight in the index has an upper-limit of 9.8%, the weight of a company that should be higher is limited to 9.8% and the rest is divided between the other constituents of the index. Since October 2007 this restriction has set the effective weight of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries at 9.8%.^{[citation needed]}

To be included in the TA-35 index the company's stock also need to adhere to the following requirement: Meet a public holding threshold of at least 25% and a minimal value of 600 million NIS (to ensure that there is a significant Free float holding, which is not controlled by insiders).^{[citation needed]}

The constituents of the indices are determined twice a year; on the first trading day in January and in July. The largest companies in the TA-125 index are promoted to the TA-35 index if their market capitalisation is 20% more than a current company.^{[citation needed]}

Annual Returns

The following table shows the annual development of the TA-125 Index since 1993.^[7]

Year	Closing level	Change in index in points	Change in index in %
1993	247.67
1994	173.57	−74.10	−29.92
1995	208.23	34.66	19.97
1996	211.04	2.81	1.35
1997	290.96	79.92	37.87
1998	299.89	8.93	3.07
1999	487.23	187.34	62.47
2000	494.58	7.35	1.51
2001	446.79	−47.79	−9.66
2002	332.45	−114.34	−25.59
2003	534.39	201.94	60.74
2004	635.95	101.56	19.00
2005	822.99	187.04	29.41
2006	925.60	102.61	12.47
2007	1,154.59	228.99	24.74
2008	564.09	−590.50	−51.14
2009	1,066.73	502.64	89.11
2010	1,223.16	156.43	14.66
2011	978.49	−244.67	−20.00
2012	1,049.06	70.57	7.21
2013	1,207.69	158.63	15.12
2014	1,288.93	81.24	6.73
2015	1,315.08	26.15	2.03
2016	1,282.37	−32.71	−2.49
2017	1,366.22	83.85	6.54
2018	1,333.18	−33.04	−2.42
2019	1,616.70	283.52	21.27

Constituents

TA-125 Index Components (as of 23 August 2020):^[8]

Name	Symbol	Market Cap (NIS millions)	Weight (%)	Sector	Comments
NICE Ltd.	NICE	47,143	5.40	Internet And Software	NASDAQ dual-listed company.
Bank Hapoalim Ltd.	POLI	26,745	4.80	Banks	London Stock Exchange dual-listed company.
Bank Leumi Ltd.	LUMI	24,031	4.50	Banks
Perrigo Ltd.	PRGO	24,516	4.37	Biomed	NYSE dual-listed company.
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.	TEVA	37,092	3.89	Biomed	NYSE dual-listed company.
Israel Discount Bank Ltd.	DSCT	12,117	3.39	Banks
Elbit Systems Ltd.	ESLT	20,141	3.38	Defense	NASDAQ dual-listed company.
Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.	MZTF	16,606	2.78	Banks
Israel Chemicals Ltd.	ICL	16,353	2.74	Chemical, Rubber & Plastic	45% owned by Israel Corporation.
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.	IFF	43,692	2.65	Food	NYSE dual-listed company.
Liveperson Inc.	LPSN	13,898	2.64	Internet And Software
Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp. Ltd.	BEZQ	9,873	2.21	Communications & Media
Azrieli Group Ltd.	AZRG	21,865	2.14	Real-Estate & Construction
Tower Semiconductor Ltd.	TSEM	7,207	2.01	Semiconductors
Alony Hetz Properties & Investments Ltd.	ALHE	6,440	1.80	Real-Estate & Construction
OPKO Health, Inc.	OPK	11,407	1.77	Biomed	NASDAQ dual-listed company.
Ormat Technologies Inc.	ORA	10,642	1.68	Cleantech	Majority owned subsidiary Ormat Technologies listed under ORA on NYSE.
Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd.	NVMI	5,222	1.45	Semiconductors
Strauss Group Ltd.	STRS	11,335	1.42	Food
Shufersal Ltd.	SAE	6,182	1.38	Commerce
Compugen Ltd.	CGEN	5,107	1.37	Biomed	NASDAQ dual-listed company.
Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd.	ENLT	4,774	1.33	Cleantech
First International Bank Of Israel Ltd.	FIBI	7,718	1.29	Banks
Mivne Real Estate	MVNE	5,468	1.22	Real-Estate & Construction
Formula Systems Ltd.	FORTY	4,971	1.11	IT Services
Shikun & Binui Ltd.	SKBN	6,108	1.02	Construction
Shapir Engineering And Industry Ltd.	SPEN	8,081	1.02	Metal & Building Products
Electra Ltd.	ELTR	5,898	0.99	Investment & Holdings
Sapiens International Corporation N.V	SPNS	5,778	0.97	Internet And Software
Matrix IT Ltd.	MTRX	5,777	0.97	IT Services
Bayside Land Corporation Ltd.	BYSD	4,251	0.95	Real-Estate & Construction
Energix-Renewable Energies Ltd.	ENRG	7,146	0.90	Cleantech
Paz Oil Company Ltd.	PZOL	3,122	0.88	Energy
Audiocodes Ltd.	AUDC	3,909	0.87	Communications Equipment
Airport City Ltd.	ARPT	4,970	0.85	Real-Estate & Construction
Hilan Ltd.	HLAN	3,586	0.80	IT Services
Harel Insurance, Investments & Financial Services Ltd.	HARL	4,763	0.80	Insurance
Amot Investments Ltd.	AMOT	6,256	0.79	Real-Estate & Construction
Energean Oil & Gas Plc.	ENOG	4,472	0.75	Energy
Melisron Ltd.	MLSR	5,954	0.75	Real-Estate & Construction
Maytronics Ltd.	MTRN	5,407	0.68	Electronics And Optics
The Phoenix Holdings Ltd.	PHOE	3,942	0.66	Insurance
Reit 1 Ltd.	RIT1	2,353	0.66	Real-Estate & Construction
Mega Or Holdings Ltd.	MGOR	2,863	0.64	Real-Estate & Construction
Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd.	CLIS	2,213	0.62	Insurance
Danel (Adir Yeoshua) Ltd.	DANE	2,173	0.61	Services
Partner Communications Company Ltd.	PTNR	2,532	0.57	Communications & Media	NASDAQ dual-listed company.
Delek Drilling LP	DEDR.L	4,433	0.56	Energy	59.1% ownership by Delek Group.
BATM Advanced Communications Ltd.	BVC	2,355	0.53	Investment in hi-tech
The Israel Corporation Ltd.	ILCO	3,118	0.52	Investment & Holdings	Holds "Israel Chemicals" and "Bazan Oil Refineries".
F.I.B.I. Holdings Ltd.	FIBIH	3,089	0.52	Banks	Controls "The First International Bank".
Isracard Ltd.	ISCD	1,846	0.52	Financial Services
Big Shopping Centers Ltd.	BIG	3,942	0.50	Real-Estate & Construction
Rami Levi Chain Stores Hashikma Marketing Ltd.	RMLI	2,874	0.48	Commerce
AFI Properties Ltd.	AFPR	2,809	0.46	Real-Estate & Construction
Magic Software Enterprises Ltd.	MGIC	2,742	0.46	Internet And Software
Kenon Holdings Ltd.	KEN	3,555	0.45	Investment & Holdings	Holds "Zim Integrated Shipping Services", automotive & energy companies.
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd.	TASE	1,543	0.43	Financial Services
Equital Ltd.	EQTL	2,310	0.39	Investment & Holdings
OPC Energy Ltd.	OPCE	3,902	0.38	Energy
Inrom Construction Industries Ltd.	INRM	1,359	0.38	Metal & Building Products
Summit Real Estate Holdings Ltd.	SMT	2,240	0.38	Real-Estate & Construction
Fattal Holdings Ltd.	FTAL	2,976	0.37	Hotels & Tourism
Isramco Negev 2 LP	ISRA.L	1,650	0.37	Energy
Allot Ltd.	ALLT	1,312	0.36	Internet And Software
Bazan Oil Refineries Ltd.	ORL	2,100	0.35	Energy
Camtek Ltd.	CAMT	2,094	0.35	Semiconductors
Elco Ltd.	ELCO	3,502	0.34	Investment & Holdings
Fox-Wizel Ltd.	FOX	2,007	0.34	Fashion & Clothing
Kamada Ltd.	KMDA	1,480	0.33	Biomed
Ashtrom Group Ltd.	ASHG	3,376	0.33	Construction
Menora Mivtachim Holdings Ltd.	MMHD	2,558	0.32	Insurance
Cellcom Israel Ltd.	CEL	1,911	0.32	Communications & Media	NYSE dual-listed company.
Sella Capital Real Estate Ltd	SLARL	1,115	0.31	Real-Estate & Construction
One Software Technologies Ltd.	ONE	1,815	0.30	IT Services
Ratio Oil Exploration LP	RATI.L	1,273	0.28	Energy
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd.	MGDL	2,743	0.27	Insurance
Delek Automotive Systems Ltd.	DLEA	1,481	0.25	Services - Commerce	22.5% ownership by Delek Group.
Elecreaon Wireless Ltd.	ELWS	1,972	0.25	Cleantech
Electra Consumer Products Ltd.	ECP	1,952	0.25	Services - Commerce
Arad Investment & Industrial Development Ltd.	ARAD	1,910	0.24	Electronics & Optics
Novolog	NVLG	1,415	0.24	Services	Logistics of pharmaceuticals & healthcare.
Y.H.Dimri Building & Development Ltd.	DIMRI	1,873	0.24	Construction
Altshuler Shaham Provident Funds and Pension Ltd.	ASPF	3,362	0.23	Financial Services
Gazit Globe Ltd.	GZT	2,362	0.23	Real-Estate & Construction
Augwind Energy Tech Storage Ltd.	AUGN	2,050	0.23	Cleantech
Blue Square Real Estate Ltd.	BLSR	1,763	0.22	Real-Estate & Construction
Neto Malinda Trading Ltd.	NTML	1,315	0.22	Services - Commerce
Fresh Market Ltd.	FRSM	2,169	0.21	Services - Commerce
Idi Insur Ltd.	IDIN	1,259	0.21	Insurance
Itamar Medical Ltd.	ITMR	944	0.21	Medical Equipment	Development & commercialization of non-invasive medical devices.
Arko Holdings Ltd.	ARKO	1,587	0.20	Energy
Brack Capital Properties N.V	BCNV	1,949	0.19	Real-Estate & Construction
Isras Investment Company Ltd.	ISRS	2,633	0.18	Real-Estate & Construction
Mediterranean Towers Ltd.	MDTR	1,070	0.18	Real-Estate & Construction
Ham-Let (Israel-Canada) Ltd.	HAML	760	0.17	Metal & Building Products
Tadiran Holdings Ltd.	TDRN	1,669	0.16	Services - Commerce
Azorim-Investment, Development & Construction Co. Ltd.	AZRM	1,289	0.16	Construction
Africa Israel Residences Ltd.	AFRE	1,259	0.16	Construction
Kerur Holdings Ltd.	KRUR	1,229	0.15	Food
Victory Supermarket Chain Ltd.	VCTR	1,213	0.15	Services - Commerce
Arad Ltd.	ARD	1,145	0.14	Electronics And Optics
Atreyu Capital Markets Ltd.	ATRY	838	0.14	Financial Services
Malam Team Ltd.	MLTM	1,428	0.14	IT Services
Delta-Galil Industries Ltd.	DELT	1,081	0.14	Fashion & Clothing
Ellomay	ELLO	1,114	0.14	Cleantech	Builds & operates renewable energy & power projects.
Israel Canada Ltd.	ISCN	1,073	0.13	Construction
Ilex Medical Ltd.	ILX	1,304	0.13	Commerce
Naphtha Israel Petroleum Corp. Ltd.	NFTA	1,298	0.13	Energy
Plasson Industries Ltd.	PLSN	1,261	0.12	Chemical, Rubber & Plastic
Delek Group Ltd.	DLEKG	1,140	0.12	Investment & Holdings
M. Yochananof and Sons Ltd.	YHNF	2,188	0.12	Services - Commerce
Electra Real Estate Ltd.	ELCRE	893	0.11	Real-Estate & Construction
Avgol Industries 1953 Ltd.	AVGL	1,135	0.11	Industry - Wood & Paper	Manufactures nonwoven fabric products.
Ashtrom Properties Ltd.	ASPR	1,135	0.11	Real-Estate & Construction
Adgar Investment & Development Ltd.	ADGR	651	0.11	Real-Estate & Construction
IES Holdings Ltd.	IES	859	0.11	Investment & Holdings
The Israel Land Development Co. Ltd.	ILDC	828	0.10	Real-Estate & Construction
Meitav Dash Investments Ltd	MTDS	791	0.10	Financial Services
Vitania Ltd.	VTNA	728	0.09	Real-Estate & Construction
Carasso Motors Ltd.	CRSO	916	0.09	Services - Commerce
Levinstein Properties Ltd.	LVPR	870	0.09	Real-Estate & Construction
Hadera Paper Ltd.	HAP	656	0.08	Wood & Paper
FMS Enterprises Migun Ltd.	FBRT	812	0.08	Fashion & Clothing	Producer of ballistic protection materials.
Doral Group Renewable Energy Resources Ltd.	DORL	1,417	0.08	Cleantech
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.	GILT	1,043	0.00	Communications Equipment

Former members of the index

• Elite – Merged with the Strauss Group.
• Agis Industries – Acquired by Perrigo (now known as Perrigo Israel Pharmaceuticals).
• Discount Investment Corporation - Removed from the index due to decrease in free-floating shares.
• MA Industries (Makhteshim Agan) - Acquired by ChemChina in 2011.
• Osem - Acquired by Nestlé in 2016.
• Koor Industries - Acquired by ChemChina in 2014.
• VeriFone Holdings - Delisted from TASE in 2010, later turned private.
• Avner Oil Exploration - Merged into Delek Drilling.
• Ormat Industries - Merged into Ormat Technologies.
• HOT Telecommunication Systems - Acquired by Altice in 2012.
• Clal Industries and Investments - Acquired by Access Industries in 2013.
• Kardan N.V. - Removed from the index due to decrease in capitalization.
• Elbit Imaging - Removed from the index due to decrease in capitalization.
• Africa Israel Investments - Acquired by Moti Ben-Moshe in 2018.
• Delek Israel Fuel Corp. - Merged into Delek Group.
• Mellanox Technologies - Acquired by NVIDIA in 2019.
• Frutarom Industries - Acquired by IFF in 2018.
• Given Imaging - Acquired by Covidien in 2014.
• Blue Square-Israel - Acquired by Moti Ben-Moshe in 2016.
• British Israel Investments - Formerly known as Azorim Properties, bought out by Melisron in 2011.
• Nitsba Holdings - Merged into Airport City in 2015.
• NetVision - Merged into Cellcom in 2011.
• Ceragon Networks - Delisted from TASE in 2017, traded at NASDAQ.
• Ness Technologies - Split into several companies, later purchased by Hilan, IAI and Formula Systems.
• EZchip Semiconductor - Merged into Mellanox in 2016.
• Granite Hacarmel Investments - Acquired by Azrieli Group in 2012.
• 012 Smile Communications - Acquired by Partner in 2010.
• Alvarion - Trading suspended in 2014, delisted in 2016.
• Ituran Location and Control - Delisted from TASE in 2016, traded at NASDAQ.
• Retalix - Acquired by NCR Corp. in 2013.
• Jerusalem Economy - Merged with Industrial Building Corporation (also a TA-125 constituent) in November 2019.
• Alrov Properties & Lodgings - Removed from the index in August 2019.
• N.R. Spuntech Industries - Removed from the index in August 2019.
• B Communications - Removed from the index in August 2019.
• Municipal Bank Ltd - Merged into Mercantile Discount Bank as a private company and delisted from TASE in December 2019.
• Redhill Biopharma Ltd. - Delisted from TASE in January 2020, trading at NASDAQ.
• Tamar Petroleum Ltd. - Removed from the index.

Gender representation among top positions

As of 2023, research by "Calcalist" established a review on the state of gender representation among executive positions within the TA-125 listed companies. Out of 2,063 executive positions identified within these companies, 570 were held by women, a mere 27.6% of the total positions. Specifically, women accounted for approximately 30.2% of positions within Board of Directors, a slight improvement from the previous year's 27.8% figure. However, the percentage of women in general management has remained unchanged at approximately 24.8%. ^[9]

References

1. ת"א 100 – מבט לשווקים [TA 100 – Market overview] (in Hebrew). TheMarker. September 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2011. שער גבוה 12 חודשים
2. "Tel Aviv stocks mostly higher on first day of expanded indices". Reuters. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
3. "Move over TA-25, and say hello to the TA-35; Stock exchange to update main indexes". The Jerusalem Post. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
4. TASE Indices Booklet^{[permanent dead link]} TASE (in Hebrew)
5. "Tel Aviv stocks mostly higher on first day of expanded indices". Reuters. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
6. "Move over TA-25, and say hello to the TA-35; Stock exchange to update main indexes". The Jerusalem Post. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
7. "TA-125 (^TA125.TA) Historical Data - Yahoo Finance". finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
8. "TA-125 Index Composition". Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
9. "רק 27.6% מהמשרות הבכירות בחברות הגדולות בבורסה אוישו על ידי נשים". Calcalist. Retrieved 9 May 2024.

External links

• The TA-125 Index at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
• Reuters page for .TA100
• Bloomberg page for TA-125:IND
• Index TA-90 at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange