N Indexes

MSCI N Indexes allow investors to target a specified number of the largest securities — whether 50 or 500 — of an underlying MSCI country or regional investable market index. These free float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted indexes consistently apply a fixed number of stocks so you can select a specific investable universe.

Target benefits
Pick the universe that addresses your needs

Gain flexibility to adjust your universe

Choose from concentrated indexes with fewer constituents or diversified with more constituents.

Get targeted measures of performance

Consistently apply fixed number index methodology across all countries, regions and segment types.

Benefit from flagship index construction

Emphasizes investability and replicability; incorporates best practices in data oversight and validation.

Get the flexibility to adjust your universe

Our N Indexes, based on the MSCI Global Investable Market Indexes Methodology, are free float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted indexes designed to track the performance of the largest N securities of an underlying country or regional MSCI Investable Market Index.

How our N Indexes can help you

Build financial products

Asset owners, asset managers and banks can create products, such as ETFs and mutual funds, as well as more complex structured products, based on our indexes.

Attribute performance

Active and passive investors can assess the performance of their equity portfolios.

Target performance

Investors can pick the index according to their specific needs and customize further.