The Ardour Global Alternative Energy IndexSM - (Ardour FamiliySM) were designed to serve as fair, impartial and transparent measures of the performance of the Alternative Energy Industry. They embody certain characteristics that distinguish them from other indexes that attempt to cover the same industry. Key defining factors include:
- Global. The Ardour Global IndexSM (Composite) - (Ardour CompositeSM) embraces alternative energy companies from around the world and is in fact the only global alternative energy index. As a result, the index reflects the different motivations – the environment, security concerns, oil prices, regulation and taxation – that drive the industry forward in different sovereign jurisdictions. The index also embraces the differing technologies and research initiatives that are taking place around the globe.
- Inclusive. The (Ardour CompositeSM) strives to include all companies over a certain size that are principally engaged in the field of alternative energy.
- Pure Play. The (Ardour CompositeSM) includes only those companies that are principally engaged in the field of alternative energy and excludes those companies in which alternative energy is peripheral to their main business. Pure play companies result in pure performance.
- Rules Based. The (Ardour CompositeSM) depends on a clearly defined rules-based methodology, which is overseen by an impartial Index Committee. Little discretion is exercised in compiling the Indexes and a pre-defined screening protocol assures a consistent, transparent and arms-length compilation process.
- Data Rich. The (Ardour CompositeSM) is supported by extensive data, including the wide dissemination of real time prices, extensive historic data and important information about constituent stocks.
| Index | Ticker |
| Ardour Global IndexSM (Composite) - (Ardour CompositeSM) | AGIGL |
| Ardour Global IndexSM (Extra Liquid) - (Ardour XLSM) | AGIXL |
| Ardour Global IndexSM (North America) - (Ardour NASM) | AGINA |
| Ardour Global IndexSM (North America Extra Liquid) - (Ardour NA/XLSM) | AGINAXL |
| Ardour Global IndexSM (EMEA) - (Ardour EMEASM) | AGIEM |
| Ardour Global IndexSM (EMEA Extra Liquid) - (Ardour EMEA/XLSM) | AGIEMXL |
Ardour Global Indexes, LLC was founded in 2005 for the express purpose of developing benchmarking tools for the global alternative energy industry. It is a partnership between Ardour Capital Investments, a premier investment bank specializing in alternative energy finance, and S-Network Energy Technologies, LLC, a developer of indexes and investment products focused on both traditional and alternative energy.
Ardour Global Indexes, LLC operates as an independent and unbiased source of primary information concerning alternative energy. Its family of indexes is supervised by an independent Index Committee, which includes individuals with long-term domestic and international experience in the field of alternative energy. The indexes are calculated and maintained by Dow Jones Indexes, a business unit of Dow Jones & Company.
Ardour Global Indexes, LLC is committed to the integrity of its indexes and the data and information related to them. As a consequence, all index methodologies are transparent and rules based. Their compilation is almost entirely non-discretionary and the independent Index Committee assures arms-length impartiality.
Ardour Global Indexes, LLC has created what we believe to be the most accurate indicators of industry performance available today.
Industry Definition |
| The Ardour Global IndexesSM (Composite) - (Ardour CompositeSM) incorporate many fields that can impact the growth and development of the alternative energy industry. Revolutionary new technologies and evolutionary ways to improve the efficiency and usefulness of new or underutilized resources are both important in the advancement of energy technologies. These developments will impact alternative energy markets on a variety of levels, increasing the need to fully understand a multitude of market issues and fundamental technological drivers. In this way, we can track changes in both components and entire systems—leading toward a much deeper and complete evaluation of the companies involved in the market.
Distributed Generation. Companies whose technologies produce power at or near the end user. These technologies include:
Environmental Technologies. Companies whose technologies are involved with:
Energy Efficiency. Companies whose technologies are involved with:
Enabling Technologies. Companies whose technologies are involved with:
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