MSCI World Defensive Sectors Capped Index

The MSCI World Defensive Sectors Capped Index is based on MSCI World Index, its parent index and captures large and mid-cap representation across Developed Markets countries. The index is designed to reflect the performance of the opportunity set of global defensive companies with equal sector weights across various GICS® sectors.
Index code
704799
Index type
Equity
Benchmark administrator
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Div Yld (%)
2.70
P/E
21.19
P/E Fwd
18.38
P/BV
3.04
Number of constituents
334
Index Market Cap
$18.73 T
Largest constituent Market Cap
$1.04 T
Smallest constituent Market Cap
$1.62 B
Average constituent Market Cap
$56.10 B
Median constituent Market Cap
$25.20 B
Does this benchmark pursue ESG objectives?
N/A*
Data as of March 31, 2026 
* For ESG objective information, please see this page

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