Index Methodology Guide for RBICS North American Natural Gas Index

This document is an Index Methodology Guide for the RBICS North American Natural Gas Index. It outlines the purpose of the index, which serves as an equity benchmark for investors tracking the performance of companies involved in various sectors of the natural gas industry, including upstream exploration and production, midstream transportation and storage, and downstream utilities. The guide details the index construction process, including constituent selection criteria, weighting schema, and reconstitution and rebalance schedules. It specifies that the index is calculated and maintained by the New York Stock Exchange Group based on a methodology developed by FactSet, and it is rebalanced quarterly. The document also provides information on the index's inception date, base value, and valuation days, ensuring clarity on how the index operates and its significance in the financial market.