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FTSE TWSE RAFI Taiwan 50 Index
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The FTSE TWSE RAFI ® Taiwan 50 Index was launched in association with the Taiwan Stock
Exchange and Research Affiliates ® , LLC. As part of FTSE Group's range of alternative weighted
indices, the FTSE RAFI Index Series selects and weights index constituents using four
fundamental factors, rather than market capitalisation. The factors are dividends, cash flows,
sales and book value.
The FTSE TWSE RAFI Taiwan 50 Index comprises the top 50 Taiwanese companies with the
largest RAFI fundamental scores, selected from the FTSE Global Equity Index Series (excluding
stocks listed on FTO - Taiwan (Taipei OTC)).
3-Year Performance - Total Return (TWD)
120
115
110
105
100
95
90
85
(T WD)
Jan-2010 Jul-2010 Jan-2011 Jul-2011 Jan-2012 Jul-2012 Jan-2013
FTSE T WSE RAFI Taiwan 50 FT SE TWSE Taiwan 50
Performance and Volatility - Total Return (TWD)
Index (TWD) Return % Return pa %* Volatility %**
3M 6M YTD 12M 3YR 5YR 3YR 5YR 1YR 3YR 5YR
FTSE TWSE RAFI Taiwan 50 0.1 9.7 9.5 9.5 12.5 - 4.0 - 16.8 17.8 -
FTSE TWSE Taiwan 50 1.1 11.3 12.7 12.7 7.7 7.0 2.5 1.4 16.5 17.9 24.2
* Returns are annualised
** Volatility – 1YR based on 12 months daily data. 3YR based on weekly data (Wednesday to Wednesday). 5YR based on monthly data
Year-on-Year Performance - Total Return (TWD)
Index % 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
FTSE TWSE RAFI Taiwan 50 - 72.3 17.9 -12.9 9.5
FTSE TWSE Taiwan 50 -42.9 74.0 13.1 -15.5 12.7
FEATURES
Coverage
The top 50 eligible Taiwanese companies.
Objective
The index is designed for the creation of a
range of financial products, including indexlinked
funds, ETFs and over-the-counter
(OTC) products.
Liquidity
Stocks are screened to ensure that the index
is tradable.
Transparency
Index rules are freely available at
www.ftse.com/taiwan.
Availability
The indices are calculated based on price
and total return methodologies, both real
time and end-of-day.
Industry Classification Benchmark
Index constituents are categorized in
accordance with the Industry Classification
Benchmark (ICB), the global standard for
industry sector analysis.
Methodology
Data as at: 31 December 2012
See www.ftse.com/rafi for a full explanation
of the FTSE RAFI methodology.
Source: FTSE Group 1 of 3

FTSE TWSE RAFI Taiwan 50 Index Data as at: 31 December 2012
Top 10 Constituents - FTSE TWSE RAFI Taiwan 50 Index
Constituent ICB Sector FTSE TWSE RAFI Taiwan 50
(Wgt %)
Taiwan Semiconductor
Manufacturing
Technology Hardware &
Equipment
Hon Hai Precision Industry Electronic & Electrical
Equipment
FTSE TWSE Taiwan 50 Diff %
(Wgt %)
14.97 21.43 -6.46
9.00 9.03 -0.03
Nan Ya Plastics Chemicals 4.02 3.77 0.25
Formosa Plastics Corp Chemicals 3.76 4.13 -0.37
Chunghwa Telecom Fixed Line Telecommunications 3.63 3.08 0.55
China Steel Industrial Metals & Mining 3.43 2.69 0.74
Asustek Computer Inc Technology Hardware &
Equipment
AU Optronics Technology Hardware &
Equipment
MediaTek Technology Hardware &
Equipment
3.35 2.11 1.24
3.22 0.98 2.24
3.12 3.74 -0.62
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Chemicals 2.91 2.75 0.16
Totals 51.41 53.71
ICB Supersector Breakdown
FTSE TWSE RAFI Taiwan 50 FTSE TWSE Taiwan 50
ICB Code ICB Supersector No. of Cons Wgt % No. of Cons Wgt % Diff %
0500 Oil & Gas 1 1.36 1 1.40 -0.04
1300 Chemicals 3 10.70 4 11.12 -0.43
1700 Basic Resources 1 3.43 1 2.69 0.74
2300 Construction & Materials 2 2.16 2 2.01 0.15
2700 Industrial Goods & Services 5 14.01 6 14.91 -0.89
3300 Automobiles & Parts - - 2 1.92 -1.92
3500 Food & Beverage 1 2.07 1 2.22 -0.15
3700 Personal & Household Goods 2 2.70 2 1.75 0.96
5300 Retail 1 0.62 2 1.86 -1.24
6500 Telecommunications 3 5.75 3 5.64 0.11
8300 Banks 7 7.49 7 7.60 -0.11
8500 Insurance 3 4.79 2 4.37 0.42
8700 Financial Services 2 1.65 2 2.23 -0.58
9500 Technology 19 43.28 15 40.29 2.98
Totals 50 100.00 50 100.00
INFORMATION
Index Universe
FTSE Global Equity Index Series (FTSE
Taiwan Index)
Index Launch
27 October 2008
Base Date
26 March 2008
Base Value
Source: FTSE Group 2 of 3
5000
Index Calculation
Real-time (calculated every 15 seconds) and
end-of-day indices available
End-of-Day Distribution
Via FTP and email
Currency
TWD and USD. Real time in TWD only
Review Dates
Annually in March
Index Rules and Vendor Codes
Available at www.ftse.com/taiwan

FTSE TWSE RAFI Taiwan 50 Index Data as at: 31 December 2012
Index Characteristics
Attributes FTSE TWSE RAFI Taiwan 50 FTSE TWSE Taiwan 50
Number of constituents 50 50
Constituent (Wgt %)
Average 2.00 2.00
Largest 14.97 21.43
Median 1.38 1.06
Top 10 Holdings (Wgt %) 51.41 55.06
Data as at: 31 December 2012
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