The TA-125 Index, typically referred to as the Tel Aviv 125 and formerly the TA-100 Index, is a stock market index of the 125 most highly capitalised companies listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE). The index began on 1 January 1992 with a base level of 100. The highest value reached to date is 2152.16, in January 2022.[1] On 12 February 2017, the index was expanded to include 125 instead of 100 stocks, in an attempt to improve stability and therefore reduce risk for trackers and encourage foreign investment.[2] [3]
The index is maintained by the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and is calculated in real-time during trading hours and published every 30 seconds. The index combines the companies that are listed in the TA-35 and TA-90 indices.[4]
See main article: TA-35 Index. The TA-35 Index is the TASE's flagship index. It was first published in 1992 under the name "MA'OF Index". The TA-35 index tracks the prices of the shares of the 35 companies with the highest market capitalization on the exchange. It serves as an underlying asset for options and futures, Index-Linked Certificates and Reverse Certificates traded on the exchange and worldwide. The index also began on 1 January 1992 with a base level of 100, and expanded from 25 to 35 stocks together with the TA-125 in February 2017.
The TA-90 is a share index of the 90 most highly capitalised companies listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, which are not included in the TA-35 index. The index began in 1999 with a base level of 100. The index was expanded on 12 February 2017 to include 90 instead of 75 stocks, in an attempt to improve stability and therefore reduce risk for trackers and encourage foreign investment.[5] [6]
Since February 2008, the TA-125 is calculated using a free float method, the total market capitalization of the companies weighted by their effect on the index, so the larger stocks would make more of a difference to the index as compared to a smaller market cap company. The basic formula for any index is (be it capitalization weighted or any other stock index).
The Free float Adjustment factor represents the proportion of shares that is floated as a percentage of issued shares. The free-float method, therefore, does not include restricted stocks, such as those held by company insiders.
A company's weight in the index has an upper-limit of 9.8%, the weight of a company that should be higher is limited to 9.8% and the rest is divided between the other constituents of the index. Since October 2007 this restriction has set the effective weight of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries at 9.8%.
To be included in the TA-35 index the company's stock also need to adhere to the following requirement: Meet a public holding threshold of at least 25% and a minimal value of 600 million NIS (to ensure that there is a significant Free float holding, which is not controlled by insiders).
The constituents of the indices are determined twice a year; on the first trading day in January and in July. The largest companies in the TA-125 index are promoted to the TA-35 index if their market capitalisation is 20% more than a current company.
The following table shows the annual development of the TA-125 Index since 1993.[7]
| Year | Closing level | Change in index in points | Change in index in % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 247.67 | ||
| 1994 | 173.57 | −74.10 | −29.92 |
| 1995 | 208.23 | 34.66 | 19.97 |
| 1996 | 211.04 | 2.81 | 1.35 |
| 1997 | 290.96 | 79.92 | 37.87 |
| 1998 | 299.89 | 8.93 | 3.07 |
| 1999 | 487.23 | 187.34 | 62.47 |
| 2000 | 494.58 | 7.35 | 1.51 |
| 2001 | 446.79 | −47.79 | −9.66 |
| 2002 | 332.45 | −114.34 | −25.59 |
| 2003 | 534.39 | 201.94 | 60.74 |
| 2004 | 635.95 | 101.56 | 19.00 |
| 2005 | 822.99 | 187.04 | 29.41 |
| 2006 | 925.60 | 102.61 | 12.47 |
| 2007 | 1,154.59 | 228.99 | 24.74 |
| 2008 | 564.09 | −590.50 | −51.14 |
| 2009 | 1,066.73 | 502.64 | 89.11 |
| 2010 | 1,223.16 | 156.43 | 14.66 |
| 2011 | 978.49 | −244.67 | −20.00 |
| 2012 | 1,049.06 | 70.57 | 7.21 |
| 2013 | 1,207.69 | 158.63 | 15.12 |
| 2014 | 1,288.93 | 81.24 | 6.73 |
| 2015 | 1,315.08 | 26.15 | 2.03 |
| 2016 | 1,282.37 | −32.71 | −2.49 |
| 2017 | 1,366.22 | 83.85 | 6.54 |
| 2018 | 1,333.18 | −33.04 | −2.42 |
| 2019 | 1,616.70 | 283.52 | 21.27 |
TA-125 Index Components (as of 23 August 2020):[8]
| Name | Symbol | Market Cap (NIS millions) | Weight (%) | Sector | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NICE Ltd. | NICE | 47,143 | 5.40 | Internet And Software | NASDAQ dual-listed company. | |
| Bank Hapoalim Ltd. | POLI | 26,745 | 4.80 | Banks | London Stock Exchange dual-listed company. | |
| Bank Leumi Ltd. | LUMI | 24,031 | 4.50 | Banks | ||
| Perrigo Ltd. | PRGO | 24,516 | 4.37 | Biomed | NYSE dual-listed company. | |
| Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. | TEVA | 37,092 | 3.89 | Biomed | NYSE dual-listed company. | |
| Israel Discount Bank Ltd. | DSCT | 12,117 | 3.39 | Banks | ||
| Elbit Systems Ltd. | ESLT | 20,141 | 3.38 | Defense | NASDAQ dual-listed company. | |
| Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd. | MZTF | 16,606 | 2.78 | Banks | ||
| Israel Chemicals Ltd. | ICL | 16,353 | 2.74 | Chemical, Rubber & Plastic | 45% owned by Israel Corporation. | |
| International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. | IFF | 43,692 | 2.65 | Food | NYSE dual-listed company. | |
| Liveperson Inc. | LPSN | 13,898 | 2.64 | Internet And Software | ||
| Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp. Ltd. | BEZQ | 9,873 | 2.21 | Communications & Media | ||
| Azrieli Group Ltd. | AZRG | 21,865 | 2.14 | Real-Estate & Construction | ||
| Tower Semiconductor Ltd. | TSEM | 7,207 | 2.01 | Semiconductors | ||
| Alony Hetz Properties & Investments Ltd. | ALHE | 6,440 | 1.80 | Real-Estate & Construction | ||
| OPKO Health, Inc. | OPK | 11,407 | 1.77 | Biomed | NASDAQ dual-listed company. | |
| Ormat Technologies Inc. | ORA | 10,642 | 1.68 | Cleantech | Majority owned subsidiary Ormat Technologies listed under ORA on NYSE. | |
| Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. | NVMI | 5,222 | 1.45 | Semiconductors | ||
| Strauss Group Ltd. | STRS | 11,335 | 1.42 | Food | ||
| Shufersal Ltd. | SAE | 6,182 | 1.38 | Commerce | ||
| Compugen Ltd. | CGEN | 5,107 | 1.37 | Biomed | NASDAQ dual-listed company. | |
| Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd. | ENLT | 4,774 | 1.33 | Cleantech | ||
| First International Bank Of Israel Ltd. | FIBI | 7,718 | 1.29 | Banks | ||
| Mivne Real Estate | MVNE | 5,468 | 1.22 | Real-Estate & Construction | ||
| Formula Systems Ltd. | FORTY | 4,971 | 1.11 | IT Services | ||
| Shikun & Binui Ltd. | SKBN | 6,108 | 1.02 | Construction | ||
| Shapir Engineering And Industry Ltd. | SPEN | 8,081 | 1.02 | Metal & Building Products | ||
| Electra Ltd. | ELTR | 5,898 | 0.99 | Investment & Holdings | ||
| Sapiens International Corporation N.V | SPNS | 5,778 | 0.97 | Internet And Software | ||
| Matrix IT Ltd. | MTRX | 5,777 | 0.97 | IT Services | ||
| Bayside Land Corporation Ltd. | BYSD | 4,251 | 0.95 | Real-Estate & Construction | ||
| Energix-Renewable Energies Ltd. | ENRG | 7,146 | 0.90 | Cleantech | ||
| Paz Oil Company Ltd. | PZOL | 3,122 | 0.88 | Energy | ||
| Audiocodes Ltd. | AUDC | 3,909 | 0.87 | Communications Equipment | ||
| Airport City Ltd. | ARPT | 4,970 | 0.85 | Real-Estate & Construction | ||
| Hilan Ltd. | HLAN | 3,586 | 0.80 | IT Services | ||
| Harel Insurance, Investments & Financial Services Ltd. | HARL | 4,763 | 0.80 | Insurance | ||
| Amot Investments Ltd. | AMOT | 6,256 | 0.79 | Real-Estate & Construction | ||
| Energean Oil & Gas Plc. | ENOG | 4,472 | 0.75 | Energy | ||
| Melisron Ltd. | MLSR | 5,954 | 0.75 | Real-Estate & Construction | ||
| Maytronics Ltd. | MTRN | 5,407 | 0.68 | Electronics And Optics | ||
| The Phoenix Holdings Ltd. | PHOE | 3,942 | 0.66 | Insurance | ||
| Reit 1 Ltd. | RIT1 | 2,353 | 0.66 | Real-Estate & Construction | ||
| Mega Or Holdings Ltd. | MGOR | 2,863 | 0.64 | Real-Estate & Construction | ||
| Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd. | CLIS | 2,213 | 0.62 | Insurance | ||
| Danel (Adir Yeoshua) Ltd. | DANE | 2,173 | 0.61 | Services | ||
| Partner Communications Company Ltd. | PTNR | 2,532 | 0.57 | Communications & Media | NASDAQ dual-listed company. | |
| Delek Drilling LP | DEDR.L | 4,433 | 0.56 | Energy | 59.1% ownership by Delek Group. | |
| BATM Advanced Communications Ltd. | BVC | 2,355 | 0.53 | Investment in hi-tech | ||
| The Israel Corporation Ltd. | ILCO | 3,118 | 0.52 | Investment & Holdings | Holds "Israel Chemicals" and "Bazan Oil Refineries". | |
| F.I.B.I. Holdings Ltd. | FIBIH | 3,089 | 0.52 | Banks | Controls "The First International Bank". | |
| Isracard Ltd. | ISCD | 1,846 | 0.52 | Financial Services | ||
| Big Shopping Centers Ltd. | BIG | 3,942 | 0.50 | Real-Estate & Construction | ||
| Rami Levi Chain Stores Hashikma Marketing Ltd. | RMLI | 2,874 | 0.48 | Commerce | ||
| AFI Properties Ltd. | AFPR | 2,809 | 0.46 | Real-Estate & Construction | ||
| Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. | MGIC | 2,742 | 0.46 | Internet And Software | ||
| Kenon Holdings Ltd. | KEN | 3,555 | 0.45 | Investment & Holdings | Holds "Zim Integrated Shipping Services", automotive & energy companies. | |
| Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd. | TASE | 1,543 | 0.43 | Financial Services | ||
| Equital Ltd. | EQTL | 2,310 | 0.39 | Investment & Holdings | ||
| OPC Energy Ltd. | OPCE | 3,902 | 0.38 | Energy | ||
| Inrom Construction Industries Ltd. | INRM | 1,359 | 0.38 | Metal & Building Products | ||
| Summit Real Estate Holdings Ltd. | SMT | 2,240 | 0.38 | Real-Estate & Construction | ||
| Fattal Holdings Ltd. | FTAL | 2,976 | 0.37 | Hotels & Tourism | ||
| Isramco Negev 2 LP | ISRA.L | 1,650 | 0.37 | Energy | ||
| Allot Ltd. | ALLT | 1,312 | 0.36 | Internet And Software | ||
| Bazan Oil Refineries Ltd. | ORL | 2,100 | 0.35 | Energy | ||
| Camtek Ltd. | CAMT | 2,094 | 0.35 | Semiconductors | ||
| Elco Ltd. | ELCO | 3,502 | 0.34 | Investment & Holdings | ||
| Fox-Wizel Ltd. | FOX | 2,007 | 0.34 | Fashion & Clothing | ||
| Kamada Ltd. | KMDA | 1,480 | 0.33 | Biomed | ||
| Ashtrom Group Ltd. | ASHG | 3,376 | 0.33 | Construction | ||
| Menora Mivtachim Holdings Ltd. | MMHD | 2,558 | 0.32 | Insurance | ||
| Cellcom Israel Ltd. | CEL | 1,911 | 0.32 | Communications & Media | NYSE dual-listed company. | |
| Sella Capital Real Estate Ltd | SLARL | 1,115 | 0.31 | Real-Estate & Construction | ||
| One Software Technologies Ltd. | ONE | 1,815 | 0.30 | IT Services | ||
| Ratio Oil Exploration LP | RATI.L | 1,273 | 0.28 | Energy | ||
| Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. | MGDL | 2,743 | 0.27 | Insurance | ||
| Delek Automotive Systems Ltd. | DLEA | 1,481 | 0.25 | Services - Commerce | 22.5% ownership by Delek Group. | |
| Elecreaon Wireless Ltd. | ELWS | 1,972 | 0.25 | Cleantech | ||
| Electra Consumer Products Ltd. | ECP | 1,952 | 0.25 | Services - Commerce | ||
| Arad Investment & Industrial Development Ltd. | ARAD | 1,910 | 0.24 | Electronics & Optics | ||
| Novolog | NVLG | 1,415 | 0.24 | Services | Logistics of pharmaceuticals & healthcare. | |
| Y.H.Dimri Building & Development Ltd. | DIMRI | 1,873 | 0.24 | Construction | ||
| Altshuler Shaham Provident Funds and Pension Ltd. | ASPF | 3,362 | 0.23 | Financial Services | ||
| Gazit Globe Ltd. | GZT | 2,362 | 0.23 | Real-Estate & Construction | ||
| Augwind Energy Tech Storage Ltd. | AUGN | 2,050 | 0.23 | Cleantech | ||
| Blue Square Real Estate Ltd. | BLSR | 1,763 | 0.22 | Real-Estate & Construction | ||
| Neto Malinda Trading Ltd. | NTML | 1,315 | 0.22 | Services - Commerce | ||
| Fresh Market Ltd. | FRSM | 2,169 | 0.21 | Services - Commerce | ||
| Idi Insur Ltd. | IDIN | 1,259 | 0.21 | Insurance | ||
| Itamar Medical Ltd. | ITMR | 944 | 0.21 | Medical Equipment | Development & commercialization of non-invasive medical devices. | |
| Arko Holdings Ltd. | ARKO | 1,587 | 0.20 | Energy | ||
| Brack Capital Properties N.V | BCNV | 1,949 | 0.19 | Real-Estate & Construction | ||
| Isras Investment Company Ltd. | ISRS | 2,633 | 0.18 | Real-Estate & Construction | ||
| Mediterranean Towers Ltd. | MDTR | 1,070 | 0.18 | Real-Estate & Construction | ||
| Ham-Let (Israel-Canada) Ltd. | HAML | 760 | 0.17 | Metal & Building Products | ||
| Tadiran Holdings Ltd. | TDRN | 1,669 | 0.16 | Services - Commerce | ||
| Azorim-Investment, Development & Construction Co. Ltd. | AZRM | 1,289 | 0.16 | Construction | ||
| Africa Israel Residences Ltd. | AFRE | 1,259 | 0.16 | Construction | ||
| Kerur Holdings Ltd. | KRUR | 1,229 | 0.15 | Food | ||
| Victory Supermarket Chain Ltd. | VCTR | 1,213 | 0.15 | Services - Commerce | ||
| Arad Ltd. | ARD | 1,145 | 0.14 | Electronics And Optics | ||
| Atreyu Capital Markets Ltd. | ATRY | 838 | 0.14 | Financial Services | ||
| Malam Team Ltd. | MLTM | 1,428 | 0.14 | IT Services | ||
| Delta-Galil Industries Ltd. | DELT | 1,081 | 0.14 | Fashion & Clothing | ||
| Ellomay | ELLO | 1,114 | 0.14 | Cleantech | Builds & operates renewable energy & power projects. | |
| Israel Canada Ltd. | ISCN | 1,073 | 0.13 | Construction | ||
| Ilex Medical Ltd. | ILX | 1,304 | 0.13 | Commerce | ||
| Naphtha Israel Petroleum Corp. Ltd. | NFTA | 1,298 | 0.13 | Energy | ||
| Plasson Industries Ltd. | PLSN | 1,261 | 0.12 | Chemical, Rubber & Plastic | ||
| Delek Group Ltd. | DLEKG | 1,140 | 0.12 | Investment & Holdings | ||
| M. Yochananof and Sons Ltd. | YHNF | 2,188 | 0.12 | Services - Commerce | ||
| Electra Real Estate Ltd. | ELCRE | 893 | 0.11 | Real-Estate & Construction | ||
| Avgol Industries 1953 Ltd. | AVGL | 1,135 | 0.11 | Industry - Wood & Paper | Manufactures nonwoven fabric products. | |
| Ashtrom Properties Ltd. | ASPR | 1,135 | 0.11 | Real-Estate & Construction | ||
| Adgar Investment & Development Ltd. | ADGR | 651 | 0.11 | Real-Estate & Construction | ||
| IES Holdings Ltd. | IES | 859 | 0.11 | Investment & Holdings | ||
| The Israel Land Development Co. Ltd. | ILDC | 828 | 0.10 | Real-Estate & Construction | ||
| Meitav Dash Investments Ltd | MTDS | 791 | 0.10 | Financial Services | ||
| Vitania Ltd. | VTNA | 728 | 0.09 | Real-Estate & Construction | ||
| Carasso Motors Ltd. | CRSO | 916 | 0.09 | Services - Commerce | ||
| Levinstein Properties Ltd. | LVPR | 870 | 0.09 | Real-Estate & Construction | ||
| Hadera Paper Ltd. | HAP | 656 | 0.08 | Wood & Paper | ||
| FMS Enterprises Migun Ltd. | FBRT | 812 | 0.08 | Fashion & Clothing | Producer of ballistic protection materials. | |
| Doral Group Renewable Energy Resources Ltd. | DORL | 1,417 | 0.08 | Cleantech | ||
| Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. | GILT | 1,043 | 0.00 | Communications Equipment |
As of 2023, research by "Calcalist" established a review on the state of gender representation among executive positions within the TA-125 listed companies. Out of 2,063 executive positions identified within these companies, 570 were held by women, a mere 27.6% of the total positions. Specifically, women accounted for approximately 30.2% of positions within Board of Directors, a slight improvement from the previous year's 27.8% figure. However, the percentage of women in general management has remained unchanged at approximately 24.8%. [9]