Definitions
In plain terms
The constituents may stay the same while their target weights or shares are reset.
Technical
A rebalance process defines determination and effective dates, data cutoff, target rules, pricing, share rounding, turnover, corporate-action coordination, publication, and audit lineage.
Scope
Rebalancing does not necessarily change membership; that distinction belongs to reconstitution.
Examples
- A governed index record identifies index rebalancing with its applicable methodology version, effective time, source, and units.
Common misconceptions
- Index Rebalancing does not have one universal implementation without the named index methodology, data cutoff, and governance context.
Concept relationships
Contrasts with
Required by
Where this concept is used
- ImportantDivisor Continuity AdjustmentD03-F01-A03
- ImportantFree-Float Market-Cap IndexD03-F02-A03
- ImportantCapped Free-Float Market-Cap IndexD03-F02-A04
- ImportantModified Market-Cap IndexD03-F02-A05
- ImportantEqual-Weight IndexD03-F02-A06
- ImportantIterative Cap RedistributionD03-F02-A07
- ImportantGroup-Level CappingD03-F02-A08
- ImportantMinimum-Volatility IndexD03-F03-A04
- ImportantEqual-Risk-Contribution IndexD03-F03-A05
- ImportantThematic-Tilt IndexD03-F03-A06
- ImportantIndex-of-IndicesD03-F05-A06
- ImportantFree-Float Factor CalculationD03-F06-A03
- ImportantReconstitution AlgorithmD03-F06-A05
- PrimaryRebalancing AlgorithmD03-F06-A06
- PrerequisiteTurnover Buffer RuleD03-F06-A07
- ImportantIndex Replication-Cost EstimatorD03-F06-A08
Evidence and governance
- FTSE Russell Index Policy and Methodology Library FTSE Russell, London Stock Exchange Group · first party methodology
Supports: preferred label, short definition, technical definition
Limits: The library links multiple documents with separate versions and applicability; the effective document must be identified.
- Fintech Builder Glossary Definition Contract The Fintech Builder · internal governed contract
Supports: variant distinction
Limits: Defines governed platform behavior rather than claiming these policies are universally prescribed by external McClellan methodology.
- Reviewed by
- fintech-builder-owner-approved
- Last reviewed
- 2026-07-27
- Next review
- 2027-07-27
- Record status
- published