MSCI Emerging Markets Index

In 1988, MSCI launched the Emerging Markets Index, which consisted of just 10 countries representing less than 1% of world market capitalization.  Today the MSCI Emerging Markets Index consists of 24 countries representing 10% of world market capitalization.  The Index is available for a number of regions, market segments/sizes and covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each of the 24 countries.

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MSCI is a market leader in global equity indexes and has over $1.9 trillion in assets benchmarked to the MSCI Emerging Markets Index suite.¹

¹ As of December 31, 2017, as reported on March 31, 2018 by eVestment, Morningstar and Bloomberg.

 

MSCI emerging markets index allocation

 

MSCI Emerging Markets reflects the Modern Index Strategy

MODERN

Evolves to measure and capture equity markets as they exist today. Our indexes are built using an innovative maintenance methodology that provides superior balance between the need for a stable index that is flexible enough to adjust quickly to a constantly changing opportunity set. We provide timely and consistent treatment of corporate events and synchronized rebalancings, globally.
 

SEAMLESS

Covers the full opportunity set and all its segments, including GICS® sectors. All of MSCI’s indexes are created using the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®), an industry classification system developed by MSCI and S&P Global, which provides a common framework to classify stocks. They offer exhaustive coverage of the investable opportunity set with non-overlapping size and style segmentation.
 

INTEGRATED

Consistent methodology for every market. Where other providers use either a long- or short-term liquidity measure to assess the eligibility of stocks for their indexes, MSCI uses both, recognizing the differences in liquidity between developed and emerging markets and enhancing the investability and replicability of our indexes. MSCI puts strong emphasis on investability and replicability of its indexes through the use of size and liquidity screens.

 

BRIC represents 51% of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index


 

MSCI EMERGING MARKETS DAILY PERFORMANCE

FLAGSHIP INDEXES

Applications

our Building Block Approach 

MSCI Emerging Markets Indexes offer a building block approach with a rules-based, consistent and transparent methodology.

Using MSCI Emerging Markets as a framework to build portfolios helps to avoid unintended bets and risks.

Robust foundation allows investors to measure exposure to all sources of equity returns using a single global framework.