MSCI Taiwan Leaders 50 Select index

The MSCI Taiwan Leaders 50 Select Index is based on MSCI Taiwan Index, its parent index, and includes large and mid-cap securities of the Taiwanese markets

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Index code	747195
Index type	Equity
Benchmark administrator	MSCI LIMITED
Div Yld (%)	2.94
P/E	16.49
P/E Fwd	13.91
P/BV	2.34

Number of constituents	50
Index Market Cap	$1.22 T
Largest constituent Market Cap	$354.19 B
Smallest constituent Market Cap	$6.99 B
Average constituent Market Cap	$24.41 B
Median constituent Market Cap	$13.64 B
Does this benchmark pursue ESG objectives?	Yes

Data as of April 30, 2025

		Annualized std dev (%)²	Sharpe ratio^2,3	Maximum drawdown
MSCI Taiwan Leaders 50 Select index	16.09	24.23	22.15	19.77	0.30	0.65	0.53	40.16	2022-01-17 - 2022-10-25
MSCI ACWI IMI Index	2.30	15.64	15.40	15.04	0.39	0.69	0.48	58.59	2007-10-31 - 2009-03-09

Ticker	Provider	Name	Product type	Index name	Currency
00922 TT	Cathay Securities Investment Trust	Cathay MSCI Taiwan Leaders 50 ETF	ETF	MSCI Taiwan Leaders 50 Select index

ESG metrics

Summary

MSCI Taiwan Leaders 50 Select index

Implied Temperature Rise

> 2.0°C - < 3.2°C

100.0% coverage

MSCI ACWI IMI Index

Implied Temperature Rise

> 2.0°C - < 3.2°C

95.9% coverage

MSCI Taiwan Leaders 50 Select index	Score	Coverage
ESG Score	7.1	100.0%
UN Global Compact Violations % (*)	0.0%	100.0%
Red Flag ESG Controversies % (*)	0.0%	100.0%

MSCI ACWI IMI Index	Score	Coverage
ESG Score	6.6	89.8%
UN Global Compact Violations % (*)	0.1%	99.9%
Red Flag ESG Controversies % (*)	0.1%	99.9%

(*) Additional ESG factor not mentioned in the regulation but provided for transparency purposes.

Data available as of April 2025. The information was updated as part of the regular monthly update cycle. Data available as of April 2025. The information was updated as part of the regular monthly update cycle.

MSCI ESG and climate ratings, research and data are produced by MSCI ESG Research LLC, a subsidiary of MSCI Inc. MSCI ESG Indexes, Analytics, Real Assets, and Private Capital Solutions are products of MSCI Inc. that utilize information from MSCI ESG Research LLC. MSCI Indexes are administered by MSCI Limited and MSCI Deutschland GmbH.

Consolidated environmental rating distribution

MSCI Taiwan Leaders 50 Select index

MSCI ACWI IMI Index

MSCI Taiwan Leaders 50 Select index	Score	Coverage
Environmental Pillar Score	5.5	100.0%
Aggregated Climate VaR %	-22.8%	--
Policy Risk Climate VaR %	-9.2%	100.0%
Technology Opportunities Climate VaR %	0.2%	100.0%
Physical Risk Climate VaR %	-13.8%	96.0%
Fossil Fuel-Based Sector Exposure (NACE) %	2.0%	100.0%
Enterprise Carbon Intensity (t CO2e/$M EVIC)	227.4	100.0%
Reported Emissions %	93.0%	--
Estimated Emissions %	6.9%	--
Wtd Avg Carbon Intensity (t CO2e/$M Sales)	561.4	100.0%
High Climate Impact Sector Exposure %	75.9%	100.0%
Fossil Fuel Reserves % (*)	0.0%	100.0%
Green Revenue	2.6	100.0%
Green Capex %	--	0.0%
Green Bonds % (**)	--	--

MSCI ACWI IMI Index	Score	Coverage
Environmental Pillar Score	5.8	89.8%
Aggregated Climate VaR %	-18.8%	--
Policy Risk Climate VaR %	-12.3%	97.7%
Technology Opportunities Climate VaR %	1.2%	64.1%
Physical Risk Climate VaR %	-7.7%	92.1%
Fossil Fuel-Based Sector Exposure (NACE) %	6.7%	100.0%
Enterprise Carbon Intensity (t CO2e/$M EVIC)	348.9	98.0%
Reported Emissions %	87.2%	--
Estimated Emissions %	12.5%	--
Wtd Avg Carbon Intensity (t CO2e/$M Sales)	808.6	98.0%
High Climate Impact Sector Exposure %	57.9%	100.0%
Fossil Fuel Reserves % (*)	5.1%	99.1%
Green Revenue	7.5	99.8%
Green Capex %	0.4%	5.0%
Green Bonds % (**)	--	--

(*) Additional ESG factor not mentioned in the regulation but provided for transparency purposes.

(**) The universe of self-labelled green bonds is sourced from Refinitiv and Climate Bonds Initiative. Bonds included in the MSCI Fixed Income Indexes that are not identified as selflabelled green bonds based on data from Refinitiv and Climate Bonds Initiative are deemed non-compliant with the green bond criteria as defined by the MSCI ESG Research Green Bond Assessment methodology. Such bonds are counted towards the Coverage %.

Data available as of April 2025. The information was updated as part of the regular monthly update cycle. Data available as of April 2025. The information was updated as part of the regular monthly update cycle.

MSCI ESG and climate ratings, research and data are produced by MSCI ESG Research LLC, a subsidiary of MSCI Inc. MSCI ESG Indexes, Analytics, Real Assets, and Private Capital Solutions are products of MSCI Inc. that utilize information from MSCI ESG Research LLC. MSCI Indexes are administered by MSCI Limited and MSCI Deutschland GmbH.

MSCI Taiwan Leaders 50 Select index	Score	Coverage
Social Pillar Score	6.1	100.0%
Controversial Weapons %	0.0%	100.0%
Tobacco Involvement - Highly Restrictive %	0.0%	--
Tobacco Involvement - Moderately Restrictive % (*)	0.0%	100.0%
Social Violations (Count)	0.0	100.0%
Social Violations (% of Constituents)	0.0%	100.0%
Lack of Due Diligence Policy (ILO) %	1.5%	100.0%
Gender Pay Gap	9.9	90.0%
Female:Male Board Diversity Ratio	24.7	100.0%
Total Recordable Injury Rate	0.8	100.0%
Bribery and Corruption Controversies (Sum)	1.0	100.0%

MSCI ACWI IMI Index	Score	Coverage
Social Pillar Score	4.9	89.7%
Controversial Weapons %	0.4%	99.9%
Tobacco Involvement - Highly Restrictive %	0.8%	--
Tobacco Involvement - Moderately Restrictive % (*)	0.6%	99.9%
Social Violations (Count)	15.0	99.9%
Social Violations (% of Constituents)	0.1%	99.9%
Lack of Due Diligence Policy (ILO) %	36.0%	99.0%
Gender Pay Gap	14.3	81.6%
Female:Male Board Diversity Ratio	56.1	98.0%
Total Recordable Injury Rate	5.4	72.9%
Bribery and Corruption Controversies (Sum)	206.0	99.9%

MSCI Taiwan Leaders 50 Select index	Score	Coverage
Governance Pillar Score	5.6	100.0%
Board Independence	67.1	100.0%
Board Gender Diversity	18.3	100.0%

MSCI ACWI IMI Index	Score	Coverage
Governance Pillar Score	5.6	89.7%
Board Independence	78.6	98.3%
Board Gender Diversity	33.9	98.3%

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TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG	29.48%
MEDIATEK INC	6.52%
HON HAI PRECISION IND CO	5.27%
DELTA ELECTRONICS	2.90%
FUBON FINANCIAL HOLDING	2.53%
CTBC FINANCIAL HOLDING	2.48%
QUANTA COMPUTER	2.40%
CATHAY FINANCIAL HOLDING	2.14%
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS	1.79%
ASUSTEK COMPUTER	1.75%

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Consolidated environmental rating distribution

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Consolidated social rating distribution

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Consolidated governance rating distribution

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		Annualized std dev (%)²			Sharpe ratio^2,3			Maximum drawdown
Index	Turnover(%)¹	3 YR	5 YR	10 YR	3 YR	5 YR	10 YR	%	Period YYYY-MM-DD
MSCI Taiwan Leaders 50 Select index	16.09	24.23	22.15	19.77	0.30	0.65	0.53	40.16	2022-01-17 - 2022-10-25
MSCI ACWI IMI Index	2.30	15.64	15.40	15.04	0.39	0.69	0.48	58.59	2007-10-31 - 2009-03-09

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By asset class

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MSCI All Country Venture-Backed Private Company Indexes

By asset class

By theme

Tariffs Raise the Specter of Stagflation: Three Macro Scenarios

Who we are

News and events

Innovation

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MSCI Taiwan Leaders 50 Select index

Index risk and return characteristics

Top 10 constituents

Sector weights

Country weights

1 index-linked ETP

ESG metrics

Summary

MSCI Taiwan Leaders 50 Select index

MSCI ACWI IMI Index

Consolidated environmental rating distribution

MSCI Taiwan Leaders 50 Select index

MSCI ACWI IMI Index

Consolidated social rating distribution

MSCI Taiwan Leaders 50 Select index

MSCI ACWI IMI Index

Consolidated governance rating distribution

MSCI Taiwan Leaders 50 Select index

MSCI ACWI IMI Index

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