MSCI Indexes intro

Our Index solutions

Diversification, differentiation or decarbonization — whatever your investment goals, you need highly accurate data and timely insights to confidently drive outcomes in an ever-changing world.

That is why MSCI continuously innovates for investors and the wider financial industry, through research, partnerships and technology.
From foundational broad market to customized outcome indexes, our time-tested, globally consistent solutions power indexed strategies and products for investors.


Cards - Our Index Solutions - Indexes 2023

Market Cap

A suite of large, mid and small cap indexes designed to accurately represent and measure global equity markets as they evolve, within a single framework.
ESG

An extensive suite of indexes designed to represent the performance of the most common ESG investment approaches.
Climate

A range of products covering both equity and fixed income that aims to meet the varied needs of institutional investors who wish to address climate change.
Factor

Rules-based indexes designed to capture the return of factors which have historically demonstrated excess market returns over the long run.
Fixed Income

Fixed Income Factor, ESG and Climate Indexes helping investors gain better insights in a fully transparent and targeted manner.
Thematic

A range of indexes that aim to represent the performance of megatrends that many believe capture the forces shaping our future.
Client-Designed

With the MSCI Client-Designed Indexes, institutions can tap into the full scope of our advanced indexing resources and extensive data, while specifying their unique index requirements.
Direct Indexing

Tools and capabilities designed to help you satisfy your clients' unique needs, whether related to reducing carbon emissions of their portfolios or customizing their tax objectives.

Index Resources - Indexes revamp 2023

Resources

  • Equity Factsheets

    Quickly access a performance and characteristics snapshot of any one of roughly 4,500 popular MSCI equity indexes through a simple keyword search.

  • Performance

    Analyze returns for any global, regional or country MSCI index and get performance data refreshed every minute with our end of day and real time index data searches.

  • Methodologies

    Peer into the thinking behind the construction of our rapidly expanding indexes while learning about our latest advancements in this space.

  • Communications

    Explore quarterly index reviews, market classifications, critical index bulletins and the client consultations driving our innovations.

  • Education

    Tap into the MSCI Index Education hub to learn more about indexes and how they can help investors make efficient, strategic decisions, enable diversification and create new products.

  • Tools

    Access index metrics and constituent databases to help you gain a multiperspective analysis, seamless data integration and the market views most relevant to your investment process.

  • Regulation

    Stay abreast of the latest government actions affecting benchmarks and learn what role MSCI plays in monitoring these developments.

  • Index Licensing

    View our wide variety of financial products based on MSCI indexes, including ETFs, mutual funds, insurance products, structured products, over-the-counter derivatives and listed futures and options.


RT & EOD - Performance

  • End of Day Index

    View returns for global, regional or country MSCI Indexes for any time period.

  • Real Time Index

    Access real-time data for regions, countries and sectors as well as for factors, ESG and real estate. View heat maps for markets, regions and countries.


AUM

A global leader in equity indexes

$ 15.6 trillion

280,100+

1,370+
in assets under management benchmarked to MSCI equity indexes1 equity indexes calculated daily - 16,300+ in real time2 equity ETFs linked to MSCI indexes3

MSCI Indexes - Global Investing Trends

Featured content

Navigating Challenging Markets with MSCI’s Index Solutions
(PDF, 6.9 MB)

In 2023, MSCI continued to work with institutional investors to deliver index and data solutions that help them navigate more volatile markets while retaining a long-term perspective.

Making the Complex Simple

Indexes play a crucial role when it comes to investing. The MSCI Index Education hub is a dedicated space where you can learn more about indexes and how they work.

Transition to a Comprehensive Schedule for Quarterly Reviews
(PDF, 480 KB)

As part of our commitment to effectively respond to ever changing markets, starting from February 2023, MSCI will transition to a comprehensive schedule for the quarterly reviews of its market cap indexes.

MSCI Indexes related content cards

AUM Duplicate 2

1 Data as of December 31, 2023.

2 Data as of March 31, 2023.

3 Data as of March 31, 2023 and sourced from Refinitiv; defined as each share class of an exchange traded fund, as identified by a separate Lipper ID. Only primary listings, and not cross-listings, are counted. MSCI does not guarantee the accuracy of third-party data.


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