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 23 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.

¹As of Dec 31, 2016, as reported on March 31, 2017 by eVestment, Morningstar and Bloomberg.

MSCI emerging markets index allocation

MSCI Emerging Markets reflects the Modern Index Strategy

BRIC represents 47% of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index

MSCI EMERGING MARKETS DAILY PERFORMANCE

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MSCI Emerging Markets Index: Covers more than 800 securities across large and mid-cap size segments and across style and sector segments in 24 emerging markets.
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MSCI Emerging Markets IMI Index: Covers more than 2,600 securities across large, mid and small-cap size segments and across style and sector segments in 24 emerging markets.
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MSCI Emerging Markets Large Cap Index: Measures the performance of the large-cap segments of the 24 emerging markets.
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MSCI Emerging Markets Mid Cap Index: Measures the performance of the mid-cap segments of the 24 emerging markets.
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MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap Index: Measures the performance of the small-cap segments of the 24 emerging markets.
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Applications

MSCI Emerging Markets Indexes can be used to support:

Asset allocation: Flexibility to analyze broad or focused emerging markets equities exposure.
Performance measurement and attribution: Industry-leading benchmarks for emerging markets equity mandates, with regional and thematic subsets available for more targeted investment mandates.
Research: A trusted source for emerging markets equity performance and underlying security-level data for sell-side research.
Investment product development: May be licensed for use as the basis for structured products and other index-linked investment vehicles, such as Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and Exchange Traded Notes.

A 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.

Thinking broadly about emerging markets

Emerging-market equities revived in the first quarter after a rather dismal performance over the past five years. The pickup has left investors to wonder whether the gains might continue and to think anew about how to approach the segment.

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Global Market Report

In this Global Market Report, we examine the latest developments in emerging markets through the lens of the Barra Emerging Markets Equity Model (EMM1).

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MSCI’s 2016 Market Classification Review

Webinar on the results of MSCI’s 2016 Market Classification Review, taking place on June 15, 2016.