MSCI Equal Weighted Indices
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The MSCI Equal Weighted Indices offer an alternative to market capitalization-weighted indices. |
MSCI Equal Weighted Indices weight constituents equally at each quarterly rebalance, effectively removing the influence of a constituent’s market cap at the time of the rebalance. This means that each index constituent contributes equally to the price of the index immediately after the rebalance. Between rebalances, however, constituent weights will fluctuate based on their performance.
Because equal weighted indices overemphasize smaller cap index constituents (relative to traditional market cap weighted indices), some consider it an approach for capturing the small cap premium.
Flagship MSCI Equal Weighted Indices include:
| Developed Markets (DM) | Emerging Markets (EM) | All Country (DM+EM) |
|---|---|---|
| MSCI World Equal Weighted Index | MSCI ACWI Equal Weighted Index | MSCI ACWI Equal Weighted Index |
| MSCI EAFE Equal Weighted Index | MSCI EM Asia Equal Weighted Index | MSCI ACWI ex USA Equal Weighted Index |
| MSCI EAFE ex Japan Equal Weighted Index | MSCI EM Far East Equal Weighted Index | MSCI AC Asia Pacific Equal Weighted Index |
| MSCI EMU Equal Weighted Index | MSCI EM Latin America Equal Weighted Index | SCI AC Asia Pacific ex Japan Equal Weighted Index |
| MMSCI Europe ex UK Equal Weighted Index | MSCI AC Europe Equal Weighted Index | |
| MSCI Kokusai Equal Weighted Index | MSCI AC Far East Equal Weighted Index | |
| MSCI North America Equal Weighted Index | MSCI AC Far East ex Japan Equal Weighted Index | |
| MSCI World ex Europe Equal Weighted Index | MSCI AC Pacific Equal Weighted Index | |
| MSCI World ex USA Equal Weighted Index |