Index Description

The MSCI Hedge Invest IndexSM is designed to be both investable and to reflect the overall structure and composition of the hedge fund universe.
The composite-level MSCI Hedge Invest Index includes funds from a wide range of hedge fund investment strategies available on a third party hedge fund platform. Eight new strategy-level indices subdivide the MSCI Hedge Invest Index and are based on the following clearly defined investment processes:

  • Systematic Trading
  • Equity Non-Directional
  • Discretionary Trading
  • Convertible and Equity Arbitrage
  • Long Bias
  • Event-Driven and Merger Arbitrage
  • Variable Bias
  • Fixed Income
Each investable hedge fund index contains funds with weekly liquidity and is designed to be licensed for use as a basis for tradable and liquid investment products. The overall number of funds in the indices is expected to increase over time as the platform expands.

A factsheet containing further details of the MSCI Hedge Invest Indices can be found here

The MSCI Hedge Invest Indices are constructed according to the MSCI Investable Hedge Fund Index Methodology which provides a general framework for construction of investable hedge fund indices.

Summary Description and Benefits  

  • The MSCI Hedge Invest Indices are constructed from eligible funds from the Lyxor platform of hedge funds according to MSCI's Investable Hedge Fund Index methodology
    • MSCI classifies the funds according to MSCI's Hedge Fund Classification Standard
    • Strategies are weighted by taking into account their weights in the hedge fund universe, as represented by the broader MSCI Hedge Fund Composite Index
  • Concentration rules control each constituent fund’s weight in the index to limit individual fund exposure


Detailed Benefits and Features  

  • Weekly Liquidity
    • Weekly constituent fund liquidity and index capacity rules facilitate the creation of tracker funds and other financial products that aim to replicate index returns
  • Diversified and Representative
    • Strategies in the composite index are weighted by taking into account their weights in the hedge fund universe, using the broader MSCI Hedge Fund Composite Index as a reference.
    • Specific concentration rules limit individual fund exposure in the composite and the strategy indices.
    • Strategy-level indices seek to reflect the relative importance of processes and sub-strategies within the particular subset of the hedge fund universe they target.
  • Transparent
    • The index methodology is objective, rules-based and fully disclosed
    • Constituent information, including fund weightings, is made available to qualified investors
  • Based on the Lyxor platform of hedge funds
    • Eligible index constituents are hedge funds available through Lyxor Asset Management, a subsidiary of the Société Générale Group
    • Lyxor is responsible for establishing each individual fund on their platform, conducting initial and ongoing due diligence, monitoring the investment mandate of each hedge fund manager and providing fund valuations independent of each hedge fund manager. MSCI is not involved in managing or maintaining the platform or in identifying specific funds for inclusion on the platform