MSCI United Kingdom Defensive Sectors Index

The MSCI United Kingdom Defensive Sectors Index is based on MSCI United Kingdom Index, its parent index and captures large and mid-cap segments of the UK market. The index is designed to reflect the performance of the opportunity set of global defensive companies across various GICS® sectors. All constituent securities from Consumer Staples, Energy, Healthcare and Utilities are included in the Index.
Index code
704869
Index type
Equity
Benchmark administrator
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Div Yld (%)
3.50
P/E
14.49
P/E Fwd
12.07
P/BV
2.58
Number of constituents
21
Index Market Cap
$1.45 T
Largest constituent Market Cap
$293.94 B
Smallest constituent Market Cap
$7.67 B
Average constituent Market Cap
$69.36 B
Median constituent Market Cap
$41.14 B
Does this benchmark pursue ESG objectives?
N/A*
Data as of May 29, 2026 
* For ESG objective information, please see this page

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