MVIS announces rules changes for the Equity Index Guide for Q4 2021

Frankfurt (1 November 2021) – MV Index Solutions GmbH (MVIS^®) will change the following rules for BlueStar branded indices:

All changes will be effective and implemented as of the December 2021 review.

• Changes to Investability Criteria:

	New Rules					Old Rules
	MIN. FULL MCAP TO ENTER THE INDEX	MIN. FULL MCAP TO REMAIN IN THE INDEX	MIN. 3M ADTV TO ENTER THE INDEX*	MIN. 3M ADTV TO REMAIN IN THE INDEX**	MIN. 3M ADTV TO REMAIN IN THE INDEX***	MIN. FLOAT MCAP	MIN. 6M ADTV
BlueStar Asia Technology Index	$500mm	$250mm	$2mm	$1mm	$1.5mm	$500mm	$2mm
BlueStar Europe Travel and Vacation Index	$500mm	$250mm	$2mm	$1mm	$1.5mm	$500mm	$2mm
BlueStar Travel and Vacation Index	$1bn	$500mm	$2mm	$1mm	$1.5mm	$1bn	$2mm
BlueStar Fintech Index	$500mm	$250mm	$1mm	$200k	$600k	$500mm	$1mm
BlueStar Robotics Index	$500mm	$250mm	$1mm	$200k	$600k	$500mm	$1mm
BlueStar Top 10 US Banks Index	$5bn	$2.5bn	$20mm	$10mm	$15mm	n/a	$50mm
BlueStar Total Security Index	$500mm	$250mm	$1mm	$200k	$600k	$500mm	$1mm
BlueStar E-Games Index	$150mm	$75mm	$1mm	$200k	$600k	$100mm	$1mm
BlueStar Artificial Intelligence Index	$1bn	$500mm	$5mm	$2.5mm	$3.5mm	$1bn	$5mm
BlueStar Artificial Intelligence Index - Internet Services	$100bn	$50bn	$5mm	$2.5mm	$3.5mm	$100bn	$5mm
BlueStar Autonomous Driving Index	$250mm	$125mm	$1mm	$200k	$600k	$150mm	$500k
BlueStar Global 5G Connectivity Index	$150mm	$75mm	$1mm	$200k	$600k	$150mm	$250k
BlueStar Global 5G Connectivity Index - MNOs	$20bn	$10bn	$1mm	$200k	$600k	$20bn	$250k
BlueStar Global 5G Connectivity Index - REITs	$1bn	$500mm	$1mm	$200k	$600k	$1bn	$250k

*At a review and as of the previous two quarters.

** In at least two of the last three quarters.

*** In at least one of the last three quarters.

For all the indices above, the average-traded monthly shares (AMTS) will follow standard investability rules defined in section 2.2.1.

• Changes to Selection Procedure for Indices that target a percent of the investable universe:

	Target %*	Upper Buffer**	Lower Buffer***	Min. Number of Components
BlueStar Fintech Index	98%	95%	99.5%	50
BlueStar Robotics Index****
Tier 1: Robots/Manufacturing Equipment	98%	95%	99.5%	30
Tier 2: Machine Vision/Manufacturing Software	98%	95%	99.5%	20
Tier 3: Embedded Machine Learning Chips, Robotic Surgical Systems, Semiconductor Manufacturing Systems	98%	95%	99.5%	10
BlueStar Total Security Index****
Tier 1: Defense	98%	95%	99.5%	30
Tier 2: Cyber Security	98%	95%	99.5%	30
Tier 3: Actionable Intelligence	98%	95%	99.5%	15
BlueStar E-Games Index	98%	95%	99.5%	60
BlueStar E-Healthcare Index	98%	95%	99.5%	50
BlueStar Electric Vehicle Industry Index	98%	95%	99.5%	35

*Minimum percentage of the investable universe that is included in the index.

**Threshold of percentage of the investable universe that new entrants must fall within to be added to the index.

***Threshold of percentage of the investable universe that current components must fall outside of to be removed from the index.

****The selection procedure is run on each tier separately, companies selected from each tier are then combined to comprise the index component list.

• Changes to Selection Procedure for Indices that target a number of index components:

Index	Min. Components*	Target Number of Components	Upper Buffer	Lower Buffer
BlueStar Top 10 US Banks Index	10	10	8	15
BlueStar Europe Travel and Vacation Index	25	50	40	60
BlueStar Asia Travel and Vacation Index	35	50	40	60
BlueStar Travel and Vacation Index	50	50	40	60

*For indices where the minimum number of components is different than the target number of components: if the number of eligible components is less than the target, the index will include all eligible components such that the number of index components is at least equal to the minimum number of components. In case the number of eligible companies is below the minimum number of components, additional companies are added by the Index Owner’s decision until the number of stocks equals the minimum number of components.

These indices target a specified number of components. First, eligible companies ranking at or above the upper buffer, in terms of float-adjusted market capitalization, are selected. The remaining components are selected from current index components that rank between the upper and lower buffers.

The following changes will be made to the BlueStar US Machine Learning and Quantum Computing Index (ticker: BUQFC) and the BlueStar Machine Learning and Quantum Computing Index (ticker: BQTUM):

• Quarterly fast-track entry for pure-play quantum computing companies: IPOs, post-merger SPACs, and spin-offs of companies that derive at least 50% of revenue or operating activity from quantum computing will be eligible to enter the index in March and September. Companies entering the index under this rule will receive an equal weight with the weight reduced proportionally from existing index components.

• Update to selection procedure for pure-play quantum computing companies: The index will include 100% of eligible companies that derive at least 50% of revenue or operating activity from quantum computing.

Additional changes will be made to the following indices:

• Changes to Pure-Play Rules: For the BlueStar Fintech Index (ticker: BFNQNTR) and BlueStar Robotics Index (ticker: BRBTNTR) indices, the minimum revenue exposure to the industries specified in the index guide are increased from 33% to 50%.

The amended Index Guides will be available for download at www.mvis-indices.com.

Kind Regards,

MV Index Solutions