SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 11, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Only seven trading days after completing its initial public offering (IPO), Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR ) will be added to the Wilshire 5000 Total Market Index SM effective after the markets close on Friday, November 15, 2013, according to Wilshire Associates Incorporated (Wilshire®), a diversified global financial services firm. The inclusion will be in conjunction with the regular monthly additions and deletions of the Wilshire 5000 ® .
"From its inception in 1974, the intent always has been for the Wilshire 5000 Total Market Index to be the most complete and investable measure of the total U.S. equity market," noted Robert J. Waid, managing director. "As a rules-based index, the Wilshire 5000 does not need to make special accommodations for early entry of large IPOs, like Twitter, as stock additions always have been made monthly for U.S. companies with readily available price data. The Twitter IPO is no exception," he concluded.
Other securities to be added next week include The Container Store Group Inc. and Burlington Stores, Inc.
The Wilshire 5000, the original pure and complete SM measure of the U.S. stock market, was developed in 1974 by Dennis A. Tito, chairman and chief executive officer of Wilshire. The Wilshire 5000 is widely considered the best way to track the U.S. equities market and estimate market value changes. The Wilshire 5000 Total Market exchange-traded fund (NYSE Arca:WFVK) is the only ETF based upon the Wilshire 5000.
About Wilshire Associates
Wilshire Associates, a leading global, independent investment consulting and services firm, provides consulting services, analytics solutions and customized investment products to plan sponsors, investment managers and financial intermediaries. Its business units include, Wilshire Analytics, Wilshire Consulting, Wilshire Funds Management and Wilshire Private Markets.
The firm was founded in 1972, providing revolutionary technology and acting as an early innovator in the application of investment analytics and research to investment managers in the institutional marketplace. Wilshire also is credited with helping to develop the field of quantitative investment analysis that uses mathematical tools to analyze market risks. All other business units evolved from Wilshire's strong analytics foundation. Wilshire developed the Wilshire 5000 Total Market Index SM and became an early innovator in creating the industry's integrated asset/liability analysis/simulation models as well as the industry's practical models in risk budgeting through beta and active risk analysis. Wilshire has grown to a firm of more than 300 employees serving the investment needs of institutional clients around the world.
Based in Santa Monica, California, Wilshire provides services to clients in more than 20 countries representing more than 500 organizations with assets totaling approximately US $7 trillion.* With ten offices on four continents, Wilshire Associates and its affiliates are dedicated to providing clients with the highest quality counsel, products and services. Wilshire ® and Wilshire 5000 ® are registered service marks of Wilshire Associates Incorporated. Wilshire 5000 Total Market Index SM is a service mark of Wilshire Associates Incorporated. Please visit http://www.wilshire.com/ .
*Assets are as of December 31, 2011, based on published data in the December 24, 2012 issue of Pensions and Investments.
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