INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, Inc. (NASDAQ:IEA) (“IEA” or the “Company”) has been selected to join the broad-market Russell 3000® Index at the conclusion of the Russell US Indexes’ annual reconstitution, effective after the US market opens on June 25.
Annual Russell US Indexes reconstitution captures the 4,000 largest US stocks as of May 11, ranking them by total market capitalization. Membership in the Russell 3000® Index, which remains in place for one year, means automatic inclusion in the large-cap Russell 1000® Index or small-cap Russell 2000® Index as well as the appropriate growth and value style indexes. FTSE Russell determines membership for its Russell US Indexes primarily by objective, market-capitalization rankings and style attributes.
“We are extremely pleased to be added to the Russell 3000® Index to raise Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives’ profile and visibility within the investment community,” said JP Roehm, IEA's Chief Executive Officer. “We look forward to the opportunity to articulate the IEA story to a broader shareholder base.”
Russell US Indexes are widely used by investment managers and institutional investors as the basis for index funds and as benchmarks for active investment strategies. Approximately $9 trillion in assets are benchmarked against Russell US Indexes. Russell US Indexes are part of FTSE Russell, a leading global index provider.
For more information on the Russell 3000® Index and the Russell US Indexes reconstitution, go to the “Russell Reconstitution” section on the FTSE Russell website.
Corporate Information
IEA is a leading U.S. provider of infrastructure solutions for the renewable energy, traditional power and civil infrastructure industries. Currently, IEA is primarily focused on the wind energy industry, where it specializes in providing complete engineering, procurement and construction (‘‘EPC’’) services throughout the U.S. IEA is one of three Tier 1 providers in the wind energy industry and has completed more than 190 wind and solar projects in 35 states. The services IEA provides include the design, site development, construction, installation and restoration of infrastructure. As of March 31, 2018, the Company believes it has the #1 U.S. market share among EPCs for wind.
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