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.
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Index code
704869
Index type
Equity
Benchmark administrator
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Div Yld (%)
3.17
P/E
15.89
P/E Fwd
15.08
P/BV
2.86
Number of constituents
22
Index Market Cap
$1.54 T
Largest constituent Market Cap
$324.02 B
Smallest constituent Market Cap
$2.93 B
Average constituent Market Cap
$70.26 B
Median constituent Market Cap
$42.79 B
Does this benchmark pursue ESG objectives?
N/A*
Data as of Feb. 27, 2026 
* For ESG objective information, please see this page

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