Investing in the NZSX Market

The 200-plus NZSX listed companies offer a huge variety of company sizes, types and sectors with which to build a diversified portfolio.

To view a list of all NZSX listed companies and their share prices, use the "quick quotes" box on the NZSX home page. Do not enter any text into the search box, and click "search".

It's important to bear in mind that like all investments, investing in the NZSX Market does involve risk. All shares have some degree of price volatility and investors must assess how comfortable they are with seeing the value of their investment rise and fall. How much each person should risk depends on their own circumstances, background and investment goals. Talk to an accredited NZX Advisor for more information.

• For more detailed information and tips on the basics of investing, visit the Education section.

NZX calculates a number of indices to help investors get an overview of the performance of certain sections of the NZSX Market. These indices track the performance of certain groups of listed companies and are an excellent tool, as they allow comparisons to be made between the performance of individual investors' portfolios against particular sections of the market.

The NZSX 50 Portfolio index, for example, tracks the performance of the top 50 companies listed on the NZSX Market, and limits the weight of any one share to 5% of the index. This gives a useful picture of the top 50 for ordinary investors, as the index is not dominated by a small number of large companies.

• For more information see NZX Equity Indices.