Averdas and Solactive Introduce the Solactive Averdas Productivity Leaders US 1500 Index and the Solactive Averdas Productivity Leaders US 500 Index

FRANKFURT AM MAIN – Solactive is pleased to announce its first collaboration with Averdas AG on the launch of the Solactive Averdas Productivity Leaders US 1500 Index and its US 500 version. Developed through a data-driven and rules-based framework, this innovative index identifies U.S. companies that demonstrate superior productivity, operational resilience, and sustainable profitability, even during adverse economic conditions.

In the context of ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty, productivity has emerged as a key performance driver. Firms that effectively combine profitability with operational efficiency are increasingly distinguished by their ability to withstand economic pressures and sustain long-term value creation. Averdas’ proprietary methodology targets such firms, offering a differentiated lens on productivity through asset deployment, process efficiency, and financial resilience.

The Solactive Averdas Productivity Leaders US 1500 Index applies a structured three-step selection process to constituents of the Solactive GBS United States 1500 Index. First, it identifies the top 40 companies with the highest Asset Productivity scores, which evaluate the efficient use of capital, labor, and technology. Among these, five are selected for their Process Productivity, focusing on sustainable profitability derived from structural efficiency. The remaining 25 constituents are selected based on Resilience, assessing companies’ ability to maintain productivity amid market volatility. All selected components are equally weighted, and the index undergoes rebalancing on an annual basis.

The Solactive Averdas Productivity Leaders US 500 Index applies the same structured selection and weighting process, but processes the constituents of the Solactive GBS United States 500 Index as index universe.

Timo Pfeiffer, Chief Markets Officer at Solactive, commented: “We are thrilled to announce our first collaboration with Averdas on the launch of this pioneering productivity-focused index. This project showcases the power of combining exceptional research with in-depth indexing expertise to develop highly differentiated investment strategies.”

Prof. Dr. Leo Brecht, Chairman and Co-Founder at Averdas, commented: “We are proud to collaborate with Solactive in launching the Solactive Averdas Productivity Leaders US 1500 Index and the Solactive Averdas Productivity Leaders US 500 Index. Productivity is one of the most consistent drivers of long-term value creation, and this index translates our research-driven approach into a transparent, rules-based strategy that helps investors access companies combining efficiency, resilience, and sustainable profitability.”