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Free-float market capitalization is calculated as:
Free-float market capitalization is calculated as:


<math> \text{Free-float Market Capitalization} = \text{Share Price} \times \text{Free-float Shares Outstanding} </math>
<math>
\text{Free-float Market Capitalization} =
\text{Share Price} \times \text{Free-float Shares Outstanding}
</math>


The weighting assigned to each constituent is determined by:
The weighting assigned to each constituent is determined by:


<nowiki><math></nowiki>
<math>
 
\text{Company Weight} =
\mathrm{Company\ Weight} =
\frac{\text{Company Free-float Market Capitalization}}
 
{\text{Total Free-float Market Capitalization of the Index}}
\frac{
</math>
 
\mathrm{Company\ Free\!-\!float\ Market\ Capitalization}
 
}{
 
\mathrm{Total\ Free\!-\!float\ Market\ Capitalization\ of\ the\ Index}
 
}
 
<nowiki></math></nowiki>


As a result, companies with larger investable market capitalizations have a greater influence on the movement of the index.
As a result, companies with larger investable market capitalizations have a greater influence on the movement of the index.