Value and Growth Indexes

Our Value and Growth Indexes, designed to represent the return of style factors, categorize value and growth securities using different attributes as part of a two-dimensional framework. They also rely on not one, but multiple variables to define each factor.

Target benefits
Measure both value and growth performance

Apply across markets and regions

Indexes support managed value and growth strategies across geographies, sectors and market-cap sizes.

Incorporate multi-factor approach

Use multiple variables, rather than one, to identify value and growth characteristics.

Employ two-dimensional framework

Modern methodology better reflects current philosophy and thinking behind international style investing.

Our multi-factor style characteristics

Our indexes aim to reflect the performance of value and growth strategies across geographies and markets, including the U.S., Japan, Europe and emerging markets, as well as for small-cap equities for the U.S.

Value

  • Book value to price ratio
  • 12-month forward earnings to price ratio
  • Dividend yield

Growth

  • Long-term forward earnings per share (EPS) growth rate
  • Short-term forward EPS growth rate
  • Current internal growth rate
  • Long-term historical EPS growth trend
  • Long-term historical sales per share growth trend