Nasdaq OMX Government Relief Index

The Nasdaq OMX Government Relief Index is an index created by Nasdaq OMX in January 2009 to track the performance of companies receiving government aid through its $700 billion financial bailout (TARP) and other programs. The index consists of companies across multiple industries that have received a direct investment from the government of $1 billion or more. It is the first of a series of government relief-based indexes that Nasdaq plans to launch in early 2009.

The index began calculation with a value of 1,000 on Jan. 5, 2009. It trades under the symbol "QGRI."