China Securities Index Company Explained

China Securities Index Company (CSI)
Type:	Private Company
Industry:	Financial services
Founded:	August 2005
Hq Location:	Shanghai, China
Key People:	Yang Yongben(Chairman) Lu Suyuan(Director and General Manager)
Products:	indexes, custom indexes, bond valuation services, credit rating services, financial research
Num Employees:	138
Num Employees Year:	2020
Website:	https://www.csindex.com.cn

China Securities Index Company is a Chinese financial research firm and index provider. The company was founded in August 25, 2005 as a joint venture between the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.^{[1] [2]} CSI is an index provider in China and manages over 4,000 indexes. The company also offers bond valuation and credit rating services.^{[3] [4]} As of 2020, CSI has 138 employees.^[5]

While CSI indexes only cover Chinese securities, they are heavily used by investors worldwide. Multiple investment products including exchange-traded products use CSI indexes as their benchmarks, including the KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF^[6] and Direxion Daily China A Share ETFs.^[7]

Notable Indexes

• The CSI 100 Index
• The CSI 200 Index
• The CSI 300 Index
• The CSI 500 Index
• The CSI Overseas China Internet Index

Notable ETFs linked to CSI indexes

!Company!Name!Ticker!Index!AUM (millions)

KraneShares	KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF	KWEB	The CSI Overseas China Internet Index	6970
DWS	Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China-A Shares Small Cap ETF	ASHS	The CSI 500 Index	35.17
	Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF	ASHR	The CSI 300 Index	1860
Direxion	Direxion Daily CSI China Internet Index Bull 2X Shares	CWEB	The CSI Overseas China Internet Index	430.73
	Direxion Daily CSI 300 China A Share Bull 2X Shares	CHAU	The CSI 300 Index	65.95
	Direxion Daily CSI 300 China A Share Bear 1X Shares	CHAD	The CSI 300 Index	156.01
VanEck	VanEck Vectors ChinaAMC CSI 300 ETF	PEK	The CSI 300 Index	37.4
BlackRock	iShares Core CSI 300 ETF	9846(HKG)	The CSI 300 Index	60.83

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Notes and References

1. Web site: 2007-03-04 . 中证指数有限公司 . 2022-06-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070304160236/http://www.csindex.com.cn/sseportal/csiportal/index.jsp . 2007-03-04 .
2. Web site: July 23, 2021 . OVERVIEW CSI 300 Index and Related Products . Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
3. Web site: China Securities Index Co.. 2013. Brief Introduction. August 19, 2020. China Securities Index Co. Ltd..
4. Web site: https://www.csindex.com.cn/#/about/overview . 2022-06-08 . www.csindex.com.cn.
5. Web site: 中证指数有限公司2020年度报告 . June 10, 2022 . aiqicha.
6. Web site: KWEB . June 8, 2022 . KraneShares.com.
7. Web site: China A Shares ETF . June 8, 2022 . direxion.com.
8. Web site: CSI 300 Index – ETF Tracker . June 10, 2022 . etfdb.com.
9. Web site: CSI Overseas China Internet Index ETF Overview . June 10, 2022 . etf.com.
10. Web site: CSI 500 Index ETF Overview . June 10, 2020 . etf.com.