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1 MU AddedIndDaily Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Additional Daily Index Rows Additional daily index rows for the CRSP Market Indexes (INDOs between 1001000 and 1001999) are now available in the CIZ file. N 2630001
2 MU AddedIndHeader Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Additional Index Header Rows Additional index series header rows for the CRSP Market Indexes (INDOs between 1001000 and 1001999) are now available in the CIZ file, as are the corresponding INDFAM rows in the index family header file. N 2630005
3 MU AddedIndIssSecRB Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Additional Rebalancing Summary Rows Additional rebalancing summary rows exists from new index availability. Future Use. N 2630009
4 MU AddedIndMember Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Additional Index Membership Rows Additional index membership rows. In preview with Pass-Through, these extra rows are the CRSP Market Index Membership rows. N 2630013
5 MU AddedIndMonthly Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Additional Monthly Index Series Data Rows Additional monthly index series data rows exists from new index availability. Future Use. N 2630017
6 MU AddedIndPortDaily Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Additional Index Portfolio Daily Assignment Rows Additional index portfolio security (daily) assignment rows exists. Future Use. N 2630021
7 MU AddedIndPortMonthly Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Additional Index Portfolio Monthly Assignment Rows Additional index portfolio issuer (monthly) assignment rows exists. Future Use. N 2630025
8 MU AddedIndStatDaily Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Additional Index Portfolio Daily Statistics Rows Additional index portfolio security (daily) statistics rows exists. Future Use. N 2630029
9 MU AddedIndStatMonthly Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Additional Index Portfolio Monthly Statistics Rows Additional index portfolio issuer (monthly) statistics rows exists. Future Use. N 2630033
10 MU BidAsk Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Bid Ask Convention Change DlyBid and DlyAsk are now populated anytime that DlyPrcFlg indicates Bid-Ask Average (BA) N 2630037
11 MU CAP Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Capitalization Change Capitalization usually match exactly between the SIZ and CIZ, but precision limitations and two known differences (share with two adjacent factors and Fractional to Decimal prices changes. N 2630041
12 MU CNUM6 Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type CNUM Issuer CUSIP CNUM contains the first six characters (the issuer component) of the CUSIP. There are a few exceptions to this, when an issuers has too multiple simultaneous securities. N 2630045
13 MU DailyPrev Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Daily Previous Convention The previous non-missing trading days information, when available, has been added to the daily record for ease of use. Fields include DlyPrevDt, DlyPrevPrc, DlyPrevPrcFlg, and DlyPrevCap N 2630049
14 MU DateToYYYY Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Date to YYYY The keys listed for the SIZ and CIZ files join one-to-one and will result in the exact same number of rows, but require the SIZ date field to be converted to a YYYY (annual) period field N 2630053
15 MU DateToYYYYMM Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Date to YYYYMM The keys listed for the SIZ and CIZ files join one-to-one and will result in the exact same number of rows, but require the SIZ date field to be converted to a YYYYMM (monthly) period field N 2630057
16 MU DateToYYYYMMwithJoin Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Date to YYYYMM with Join The keys listed for the SIZ and CIZ files join one-to-one and will result in the exact same number of rows, but require the SIZ date field to be converted to a YYYYMM (monthly) period field after doing a join. N 2630061
17 MU DateToYYYYQ Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Date to YYYYQ The keys listed for the SIZ and CIZ files join one-to-one and will result in the exact same number of rows, but require the SIZ date field to be converted to a YYYYQ (quarterly) period field N 2630065
18 MU DelistCd Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Delisting Numeric Code to Mnemonic Fields The single three-digit numeric DLSTCD field has been transformed to four alphanumeric mnemonic fields: DelActionType, DelStatusType, DelReasonType, and DelPaymentType N 2630069
19 MU DelistConv Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Delisting Convention Changes StkDelists no longer contains records for active securities. N 2630073
20 MU DelistConvDaily Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Delisting Convention Daily Changes For ease of access, several delisting fields are now stored in the daily time series files and stored, by convention, on the trading day immediately after the delisting date. Note this may not be the DLPDT. N 2630077
21 MU DelistConvDaily_Date Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Delisting Convention Daily Changes Date For ease of access, several delisting fields are now stored in the daily time series files and stored, by convention, on the trading day immediately after the delisting date - joined by date rather than period (YYYYMMDD). Note this may not be the DLPDT. N 2630081
22 MU DelistConvMonthly Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Delisting Convention Change Monthly An exact equivalent of the SFZ_MDEL file holding period delisting return is no longer available. N 2630085
23 MU DelistConvSlicing Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Delisting Convention Slicing Delisted securities will have an extra name row associated with the time from after the DLSTDT to the DLPDT. Therefore an inner join to names to distribution and delists will now return a single row. N 2630089
24 MU DistCd Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Distribution Numeric Code to Mnemonic Fields The single four-digit numeric DISTCD field has been transformed to seven alphanumeric mnemonic fields: DisOrdinaryFlg, DisType, DisFreqType, DisPaymentType, DisDetailType, DisTaxType, and DisOrigCurType N 2630093
25 MU DistConversion Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Distribution Key Field Conversion SIZ used PERMNO, EXDT, DISTCD, and ACPERM as its natural key, while CIZ uses PERMNO, DisExDt, and DisSeqNbr N 2630097
26 MU Exact Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Exact Match Exact Match N 2630101
27 MU Exchcd Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Exchange Numeric Code to Mnemonic Fields The single two-digit (with negative values) numeric EXCHCD field has been transformed to two alphanumeric mnemonic fields: PrimaryExch and ConditionalType which map one to one with SIZ fields of PRIMEXCH and SECSTAT N 2630105
28 MU IndexBreakStat Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Index Breakpoint Statistic Levels Index Breakpoint Statistics High and Low Values have been added which are very similar to min and max values, but are slightly different for Issuer Cap Based Indexes. Check the index calculation descriptions for more details. N 2630109
29 MU IndexCount Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Index Counts Fields Index used and total counts have been recalculated and may differ slightly. N 2630113
30 MU IndexCountValue Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Index Count Value The index weight item will contain either the index used count (USDCNT/MUSDCNT) or the index used value (USDVAL/MUSDVAL) depending on whether the index Equal-Weighted or Market-Cap (Value) Weighted, respectively. N 2630117
31 MU IndexDescription Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Index Description Fields Index Series and Index Family descriptions have be reorganized. See Index methodology for more information. N 2630121
32 MU IndexEligCnt Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Index Eligible Count The index eligible count is a new field in CIZ and is highly correlated with TOTCNT/MTOTCNT, but includes a count of all securities that are eligible for the index, even if price or shares data is missing. N 2630125
33 MU IndexInfo Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Index Information Split Several of the values in the SIZ INDHDR file have been reorganized and rationalized between the IndSeriesInfoHdr and IndFamilyInfoHdr files in CIZ. If details of changes are desired, please see (URL to be provided). N 2630129
34 MU IndexIssuerAllCnt Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Index Issuer All Count Index Breakpoint summaries have additional security and issuer count fields. See Index Methodology for more information about the nuanced differences of these fields. N 2630133
35 MU IndexLevel Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Index Level Fields Index levels have been recalculated and may differ slightly. See known difference documentation for more information. N 2630137
36 MU IndexMinMaxId Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Index Minimum and Maximum ID Fields Index Breakpoint summaries have been split between Issuer-based indexes and security-based Indexes, and recalculated. See known differences documentation for more information. N 2630141
37 MU IndexMinMaxStat Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Index Minimum and Maximum Statistic Fields Index Breakpoint summaries have been split between Issuer-based indexes and security-based Indexes, and recalculated. See known differences documentation for more information. N 2630145
38 MU IndexRebalCnt Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Index Rebalance Summary Count Index Breakpoint summaries have additional security and issuer count fields. See Index Methodology for more information about the nuanced differences of these fields, and known differences. N 2630149
39 MU IndexReturn Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Index Return Fields Index levels have been recalculated and may differ slightly. See known difference documentation for more information. N 2630153
40 MU IndexValue Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Index Value Fields Index used and total values (market capitalizations) have been recalculated and may differ slightly. N 2630157
41 MU MachinePrecision Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Machine Precision Limitations Limitations of internal storage structures and ASCII to binary conversions can result in the values not being exactly equal, but there differences are typically less than 1E-10. N 2630161
42 MU MbrFlg Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Member Flag Member Flag has been converted from an Integer Flag to a mnemonic code and expanded to support CRSP Market Indexes. See the index methodology guide for more information. N 2630165
43 MU Minus5Conv Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Minus 5 Convention ACPERM, ACCOMP, NWPERM, and NWCOMP previously had PERMNOs and PERMCOs that were not part of the CRSP subscriber universe. To accommodate this convention change, a PERMNO and PERMCO record with a -5 values have been added to the corresponding tables. N 2630169
44 MU MthToAgg Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Monthly To Aggregate The legacy SFZ_MTH file was a holding period-based file, the new StkMthSecurityData file is an aggregate file that matches the legacy SFZ_AGG_MTH. These variables are nearly identical, but the convention change can result in subtle differences. N 2630173
45 MU MthToAggDateToYYYYMM Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Monthly To Aggregate with YYYYMM The legacy SFZ_MTH file was a holding period-based file, the new StkMthSecurityData file is an aggregate file that matches the legacy SFZ_AGG_MTH and the period variable in YYYYMM format is a better key value than the month-end calendar date. N 2630177
46 MU MthToAggPrice Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Monthly To Aggregate Price The legacy SFZ_MTH file was a holding period-based file, the new StkMthSecurityData file is an aggregate file that matches the legacy SFZ_AGG_MTH. In addition, the MPRC has been split into a price value and a price flag. N 2630181
47 MU NDIToDly Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Nasdaq Information to Daily The number of market maker field in the SFZ_NDI file has been moved to the StkDlySecurityData file N 2630185
48 MU NDIToInfoHIst Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Nasdaq Information to Security Info Hist The NMS Indicator field in the SFZ_NDI file has been moved the Exchange Tier field of the StkSecurityInfoHist file N 2630189
49 MU NMSIND Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type NMS Indicator Convention The NMS Indicator integer code field in the SFZ_NDI file has been moved the Exchange Tier mnemonic field of the StkSecurityInfoHist file N 2630193
50 MU PeriodEndToDaily Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Period End to Daily Some values in associated with the Period End of the SFZ_MTH file, such as MBID and MASK that are not in the monthly aggregate file can be found in the Daily (StkDlySecurityData) file. N 2630197
51 MU PeriodEndToPeriodEnd Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Period End to Period End The legacy SFZ_MTH file maps to the new StkMthSecurityData file, but the period variable in YYYYMM format is a better key value than the month-end calendar date, but the period end date can be used as an alternate key. N 2630201
52 MU Plus1Port Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Plus One Port for YYYY The legacy SFZ_PORTD and SFZ_PORTM files used the ANNUAL field for two different meanings. The new IndSecStatistics file separates them out to YYYY and SecAssignYYYY for increased clarity. N 2630205
53 MU Price Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Price Convention Change In legacy, the prices were stored as a negative number to indicate that it was an average of the bid and ask. In the current files, price and price flag are separate fields. N 2630209
54 MU Rename Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Rename of Item The item name has changed between SIZ and CIZ to align with the new item naming conventions. The SIZtoCIZType explains the changes, if any, between the value of the original field and the renamed field. N 2630213
55 MU Rename/NextTrdDay Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Renamed Field and Next Trading Day Convention The legacy rebalancing summary (SFZ_RB) had the beginning date being the end of the previous period. The field has been renamed and the start date is now the first trading date of the current period. N 2630217
56 MU Rename/PrevQtr Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Renamed Field and Previous Quarter The legacy rebalancing summary (SFZ_RB) had the beginning date being the end of the previous period. There is now a previous quarter field that and for mapping a field is renamed and converted from a date format to a YYYYQ Period field. N 2630221
57 MU Rename/PrevYr Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Renamed Field and Previous Year The legacy rebalancing summary (SFZ_RB) had the beginning date being the end of the previous period. There is now s a previous year field that and for mapping a field is renamed and converted from a date format to a YYYY Period field. N 2630225
58 MU RenameMinus5 Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Minus 5 Convention ACPERM, ACCOMP, NWPERM, and NWCOMP previously had PERMNOs and PERMCOs that were not part of the CRSP subscriber universe. These fields have been renamed and have been changed by convention to -5. N 2630229
59 MU SAME Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Same Name The SIZ and CIZ files both use the same item name, and there is an exact match of the values. N 2630233
60 MU SECurityNm Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Security Name Convention In legacy, CRSP only had a Company (Issuer) Name. In the new ,there is both an Issuer Name and a Security Name. The security name has information about the share type (e.g. COM) and share class (e.g. CL A) N 2630237
61 MU SECurityRet Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Security Return Changes Security Returns have been recalculated. The vast majority are within machine precision, but there are some known differences. See the known differences document. N 2630241
62 MU SFZ_HDR-PERMCO Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type SFZ Header PERMCO convention The SFZ_PORTM statistics files, including PERMNOs for Issuer-Based statistics that should have been stored at the PERMCO level. This have been normalized. See the Index Methodology guide for more information. N 2630245
63 MU SFZ_INDHDR-INDFAM Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type SFZ Index Header to Index Family The Membership table previously did not include INDFAM, but only had INDNO. The INDFAM was able to be looked up via SFZ_INDHDR. It has been denormalized for convenience. N 2630249
64 MU SFZ_INDHDR-INDNO Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type SFZ Index Header to INDNO Characteristics The Index Rebalancing files previously did not include index family or Index Portfolio number, but could have been looked up in the SFZ_INDHDR file. They have been denormalized into these rebalancing files for convenience. N 2630253
65 MU SFZ_NAM-PERMCO_DT Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type SFZ Names to PERMCO and Date The Index Rebalancing files previously did not include the issuer name for the min and max IDs, but they could have been looked up in the SFZ_NAM file. They have been denormalized into these rebalancing files for convenience. N 2630257
66 MU SFZ_NAM-PERMNO_DT Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type SFZ Names to PERMNO and Date The Index Rebalancing files previously did not include the issuer name for the min and max IDs, but they could have been looked up in the SFZ_NAM file. They have been denormalized into these rebalancing files for convenience. N 2630261
67 MU ShareConversion Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Share Conversion Changes The rows for shares outstanding do not exactly match between legacy SFZ_SHR file and the new StkShares file, because of the changes to name fields. See known differences for more information. N 2630265
68 MU ShrCd Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Share Code Convention Change In legacy, Share Code was a two-digit numeric code. In the new files, it has been expanded five alpha-numeric fields - Share Type, Security Type, Security Sub-Type, US Incorporation Flag, and Issuer Type. N 2630269
69 MU ShrFlg Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Share Flag Convention Change In legacy, Share Flag had three values, zero (Shares Observation) one (Distribution Event), and two (Name Change). In the new files, it has been converted to a mnemonic field with OBS, EVS, and NC respectively. N 2630273
70 MU SICCD Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type SICCD Convention Change The SICCD was moved to the issuer level and this resulted in some minor changes. See the known differences document. N 2630277
71 MU StatFlg Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Statistic Flag Convention Change In legacy, Stat Flag had only one value. It has been expanded. See known differences for more information. N 2630281
72 MU Ticker Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Ticker Convention Change There have been minor changes to the conventions for storing tickers. See known differences for more details. N 2630285
73 MU YYYYtoYYYYQ Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type YYYYMM to YYYYQ The legacy SFZ_PORTM files used the ANNUAL field stored quarter-end values as YYYYMM. The new IndIssStatistics file uses a YYYYQ period key. For example the first quarter of 2010 was 201003 and is now 20101. N 2630289
74 MU YYYYtoYYYYQPlus1Port Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type YYYYMM to YYYYQ and Plus One Port The legacy SFZ_PORTM files used the ANNUAL field for two different meanings and stored quarter-end values as YYYYMM. The new IndIssStatistics file uses a YYYYQ period key, and it separates the uses out to YYYYQ and IssAssignYYYYQ for increased clarity. N 2630293
75 MU ExactRows Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Exact Rows The keys listed for the SIZ and CIZ files join one-to-one, without modification, and result in the exact same number of rows. N 2630295
76 MU IndexCountValuePT Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Index Count Value Pass-Through The index weight item will contain either the index used count (USDCNT/MUSDCNT) or the index used value (USDVAL/MUSDVAL) depending on whether the index Equal-Weighted or Market-Cap (Value) Weighted, respectively. The values are Pass-Through weights. N 2630297
77 MU IndexEligCntPT Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Index Eligible Count Pass-Through The index eligible count is a new field in CIZ. During Pass-Through processing, it is only non-missing for CRSP calculated versions of the S&P500 - INDNOs 1000500, 1000501, 1000510, and 1000511 and will be exactly equal to TOTCNT/MUSDCNT. N 2630299
78 MU PassThrough Siz to CIZ Mapping Sub-Type Pass Through Index Values CRSP calculated indexes are passed through from the legacy calculations and will match the SIZ values, but, in some cases, will therefore not exactly match an index value recalculated from the CIZ values. N 2630301