Following its latest six-monthly review, MSCI has confirmed a number of changes to its equity indexes.

Among the most notable developments are confirmation that the Saudi Arabia indexes will operate as standalone market indexes from the beginning of June and the announcement of 61 additions to the China A Index. There are also 63 new securities on the China A Small Cap Index.

The MSCI Saudi Arabia Index will have 19 constituents, while the MSCI Saudi Arabia Small Cap Index will have 39 constituents.

Sixty seven securities will be added and 45 securities deleted from the ACWI Index. There will be 400 additions and 292 deletions from the ACWI Small Cap Index, 391 additions and 261 deletions from the ACWI IMI and 454 additions and 187 deletions from the World All Cap Index.

There will be six additions and nine deletions from the Frontier Markets Index, 24 additions and 27 deletions from the Frontier Markets Small Cap Index and 47 additions and 66 deletions from the ACWI Islamic Index.

Seven securities have been added to (and nine deleted from) the US Large Cap

300 Index. The US Mid Cap 450 Index will increase by 13, while 100 securities will be added and 69 deleted from the US Small Cap 1750 Index.

There will be 78 additions and 33 deletions from the US Micro Cap Index, 235 additions and 176 deletions from the US Investable Market Value Index and

225 additions and 236 deletions from the US Investable Market Growth Index.