Private Equity Indexes

MSCI Private Equity Indexes provide detailed benchmarks for private equity performance, spanning various strategies and regions. The indexes enable investors to compare private and public equity markets using consistent, transparent methodologies. Designed to offer reliable insights, they aim to help investors track, evaluate, and optimize their private equity allocations, as well as serve as the foundation for index-linked strategies.

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Index name
Inception year
Frequency
MSCI Global Private Equity Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1978
Quarterly
MSCI Global Private Equity ex-Venture Capital Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1980
Quarterly
MSCI Global Venture Capital Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1978
Quarterly
MSCI Global Early Stage Venture Capital Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1979
Quarterly
MSCI Global Late Stage Venture Capital Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1983
Quarterly
MSCI Global Expansion Capital Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1992
Quarterly
MSCI Global Buyout Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1980
Quarterly
MSCI Global ex-US Private Equity Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1982
Quarterly
MSCI Global ex-US Private Equity ex-Venture Capital Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1984
Quarterly
MSCI Global ex-US Venture Capital Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1982
Quarterly
MSCI Global ex-US Early Stage Venture Capital Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1983
Quarterly
MSCI Global ex-US Late Stage Venture Capital Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1993
Quarterly
MSCI Global ex-US Expansion Capital Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1995
Quarterly
MSCI Global ex-US Buyout Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1984
Quarterly
MSCI North America Private Equity Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1978
Quarterly
MSCI North America Private Equity ex-Venture Capital Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1980
Quarterly
MSCI North America Venture Capital Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1978
Quarterly
MSCI North America Early Stage Venture Capital Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1979
Quarterly
MSCI North America Late Stage Venture Capital Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1983
Quarterly
MSCI North America Expansion Capital Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1992
Quarterly
MSCI North America Buyout Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1980
Quarterly
MSCI US Private Equity Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1978
Quarterly
MSCI US Private Equity ex-Venture Capital Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1980
Quarterly
MSCI US Venture Capital Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1978
Quarterly
MSCI US Early Stage Venture Capital Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1979
Quarterly
MSCI US Late Stage Venture Capital Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1983
Quarterly
MSCI US Expansion Capital Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1992
Quarterly
MSCI US Buyout Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1980
Quarterly
MSCI Latin America Private Equity Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1995
Quarterly
MSCI Latin America Private Equity ex-Venture Capital Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1995
Quarterly
MSCI Latin America Buyout Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1997
Quarterly
MSCI Europe Private Equity Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1983
Quarterly
MSCI Europe Private Equity ex-Venture Capital Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1987
Quarterly
MSCI Europe Venture Capital Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1983
Quarterly
MSCI Europe Early Stage Venture Capital Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1983
Quarterly
MSCI Europe Buyout Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1987
Quarterly
MSCI MEA Private Equity Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1994
Quarterly
MSCI MEA Private Equity ex-Venture Capital Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1994
Quarterly
MSCI MEA Venture Capital Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1997
Quarterly
MSCI MEA Early Stage Venture Capital Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1997
Quarterly
MSCI EMEA Private Equity Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1983
Quarterly
MSCI EMEA Private Equity ex-Venture Capital Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1987
Quarterly
MSCI EMEA Venture Capital Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1983
Quarterly
MSCI EMEA Early Stage Venture Capital Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1983
Quarterly
MSCI EMEA Buyout Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1987
Quarterly
MSCI Developed EMEA Private Equity Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1983
Quarterly
MSCI Developed EMEA Private Equity ex-Venture Capital Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1988
Quarterly
MSCI Developed EMEA Venture Capital Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1983
Quarterly
MSCI Developed EMEA Early Stage Venture Capital Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1983
Quarterly
MSCI Developed EMEA Buyout Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1988
Quarterly
MSCI Emerging EMEA Private Equity Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1993
Quarterly
MSCI Emerging EMEA Private Equity ex-Venture Capital Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1993
Quarterly
MSCI Emerging EMEA Buyout Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1996
Quarterly
MSCI APAC Private Equity Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1987
Quarterly
MSCI APAC Private Equity ex-Venture Capital Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1987
Quarterly
MSCI APAC Venture Capital Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1989
Quarterly
MSCI APAC Early Stage Venture Capital Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1994
Quarterly
MSCI APAC Late Stage Venture Capital Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1993
Quarterly
MSCI APAC Expansion Capital Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
2000
Quarterly
MSCI APAC Buyout Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1987
Quarterly
MSCI Developed APAC Private Equity Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1993
Quarterly
MSCI Developed APAC Private Equity ex-Venture Capital Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1994
Quarterly
MSCI Developed APAC Buyout Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1997
Quarterly
MSCI Emerging APAC Private Equity Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1994
Quarterly
MSCI Emerging APAC Private Equity ex-Venture Capital Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1994
Quarterly
MSCI Emerging APAC Venture Capital Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1994
Quarterly
MSCI Emerging APAC Early Stage Venture Capital Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1994
Quarterly
MSCI Emerging APAC Late Stage Venture Capital Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
2005
Quarterly
MSCI Emerging APAC Expansion Capital Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
2000
Quarterly
MSCI Emerging APAC Buyout Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1994
Quarterly
MSCI China Private Equity Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1994
Quarterly
MSCI China Private Equity ex-Venture Capital Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1995
Quarterly
MSCI China Venture Capital Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1994
Quarterly
MSCI China Early Stage Venture Capital Closed-end Fund Index (Unfrozen; USD)
2005
Quarterly
MSCI Global Private Equity Primary Closed-end Fund of Funds Index (Unfrozen; USD)
1988
Quarterly
MSCI Japan Private Equity Closed-End Fund Index (Unfrozen; EUR)
1999
Quarterly
MSCI India Private Equity Closed-End Fund Index (Unfrozen; EUR)
2000
Quarterly
MSCI India Venture Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Unfrozen; EUR)
2005
Quarterly

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