NEW YORK, Aug. 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM), operator of regulated financial markets for 12,000 U.S. and global securities, today announced the second quarter 2023 performance and quarterly rebalancing of the OTCQX^® and OTCQB^® indexes, including the OTCQX Canada Index and the OTCQX Dividend Index.

The OTCQX Composite Index (.OTCQX), a benchmark for the overall OTCQX Best Market, was up slightly by 0.5% in Q2 2023. 61 new companies joined the Index while 35 companies were removed. Reunion Gold Corp (RGDFF), Consolidated Uranium Inc. (CURUF), Meridian Mining UK Societas (MRRDF), Denarius Metals Corp. (DNRSF), and Ledyard Financial Group, Inc. (LFGP) all joined OTCQX from OTCQB in Q2 2023. No securities moved from OTCQX to an exchange in the quarter.

The OTCQX Billion+ Index (.OTCQXBIL), which tracks the performance of $1 billion-plus market cap OTCQX companies was up slightly by 0.8% in Q2 2023. 7 new companies joined the Index and no companies were removed.

The OTCQX Dividend Index (.OTCQXDIV), which tracks dividend-paying U.S. and international OTCQX companies, was up slightly by 0.4% in Q2 2023. 29 new companies joined the Index, while 6 companies were removed.

The OTCQX Banks Index (.OTCQXBK), comprised of OTCQX community and regional banks, was down 6.0% in Q2 2023. 28 companies joined the Index while 4 companies were removed.

The OTCQX International Index (.OTCQXINT), a benchmark for international OTCQX companies, was up slightly by 0.4% in Q2 2023. 28 new companies joined the Index while 23 companies were removed.

The OTCQX Canada Index (.OTCQXCAN), which tracks Canadian OTCQX companies was down slightly by 0.7% in Q2 2023. 19 new companies joined the Index while 22 companies were removed.

The OTCQX U.S. Index (.OTCQXUS), a benchmark for U.S. OTCQX companies, was up 2.3% in Q2 2023. 33 new companies joined the Index while 12 companies were removed.

The OTCQX Cannabis Index (.OTCQXMJ), a benchmark for cannabis companies, was down 4.7% in Q2 2023. 4 new companies joined the Index while 4 companies were removed.

The OTCQB Venture Index (.OTCQB), which tracks the overall OTCQB Venture Market, was down 6.3% in Q2 2023. 144 companies were added to the index while 98 companies were removed. 3 securities went from OTCQB to OTCQX in Q2 and are now included in at least one of the OTCQX Indices.

For a list of all index additions and deletions, visit
https://www.otcmarkets.com/files/Quarterly_Index_Constituent_Changes.pdf

All indexes are market capitalization-weighted and adjusted on a quarterly basis for additions and share changes over 5% during the months of March, June, September and December. In the case of ADRs, the DR ratio is considered. Dividends are re-invested as of the close of business the day before the ex-dividend date.

The OTCQX Composite Index, OTCQX Billion+ Index, OTCQX Dividend Index, OTCQX International Index, OTCQX U.S. Index, OTCQX Banks Index, OTCQX Cannabis Index, and OTCQB Venture Index have minimum liquidity screens to ensure tradability.

All index data is priced in real-time and is available on the OTC Markets Group website, www.otcmarkets.com, and via major financial data distributors and websites, including Bloomberg, Reuters and FT.com.

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investors cannot invest directly in any of these indexes.

OTC Markets Group Inc. provides no advice, recommendation or endorsement with respect to any company or securities. Nothing herein shall be deemed to constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy securities.

About OTC Markets Group Inc.
OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM) operates regulated markets for trading 12,000 U.S. and international securities. Our data-driven disclosure standards form the foundation of our three public markets: OTCQX^® Best Market, OTCQB^® Venture Market and Pink^® Open Market.

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