What does the size of the A-share market mean? We often hear on the news that how about A-share large cap stocks and small cap stocks, and how to divide the size of A-share mid cap stocks?
In fact, there are many criteria for the division of large and small markets, which are different in various countries and markets. The most common way to divide A-shares is by index. Index refers to the division of companies with reference to China Securities Index.
CSI 300: 300 stocks with the largest A-share scale, representing large cap stocks;
CSI 500: 301-800 stocks with the largest A-share scale, as the representative of mid cap stocks;
CSI 1000: 801-1800 stocks with the largest A-share scale, representing small cap stocks.
In addition, there are more than 1000 smaller stocks that are also small cap stocks. This is the division of A-share mid market and small mid market.
