Private Equity Indexes
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 |
MSCI Global Private Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; USD) |
1978 |
Quarterly |
MSCI Global ex-US Private Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; USD) |
1980 |
Quarterly |
MSCI North America Private Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; USD) |
1978 |
Quarterly |
MSCI US Private Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; USD) |
1978 |
Quarterly |
MSCI Europe Private Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; USD) |
1983 |
Quarterly |
MSCI EMEA Private Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; USD) |
1983 |
Quarterly |
MSCI Developed EMEA Private Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; USD) |
1983 |
Quarterly |
MSCI APAC Private Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; USD) |
1987 |
Quarterly |
MSCI Emerging APAC Private Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; USD) |
1992 |
Quarterly |
MSCI China Private Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; USD) |
1992 |
Quarterly |
MSCI Global Private Equity Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; USD) |
1978 |
Quarterly |
MSCI Global Private Equity ex-Venture Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; USD) |
1980 |
Quarterly |
MSCI Global Venture Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; USD) |
1978 |
Quarterly |
MSCI Global Buyout Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; USD) |
1980 |
Quarterly |
MSCI Global ex-US Private Equity Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; USD) |
1982 |
Quarterly |
MSCI Global ex-US Private Equity ex-Venture Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; USD) |
1984 |
Quarterly |
MSCI Global ex-US Venture Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; USD) |
1982 |
Quarterly |
MSCI Global ex-US Buyout Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; USD) |
1984 |
Quarterly |
MSCI North America Private Equity Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; USD) |
1978 |
Quarterly |
MSCI North America Private Equity ex-Venture Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; USD) |
1980 |
Quarterly |
MSCI North America Venture Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; USD) |
1978 |
Quarterly |
MSCI North America Buyout Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; USD) |
1980 |
Quarterly |
MSCI US Private Equity Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; USD) |
1978 |
Quarterly |
MSCI US Private Equity ex-Venture Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; USD) |
1980 |
Quarterly |
MSCI US Venture Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; USD) |
1978 |
Quarterly |
MSCI US Buyout Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; USD) |
1980 |
Quarterly |
MSCI Europe Private Equity Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; USD) |
1983 |
Quarterly |
MSCI Europe Private Equity ex-Venture Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; USD) |
1987 |
Quarterly |
MSCI Europe Buyout Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; USD) |
1987 |
Quarterly |
MSCI EMEA Private Equity Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; USD) |
1983 |
Quarterly |
MSCI EMEA Private Equity ex-Venture Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; USD) |
1987 |
Quarterly |
MSCI EMEA Buyout Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; USD) |
1987 |
Quarterly |
MSCI Developed EMEA Private Equity Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; USD) |
1983 |
Quarterly |
MSCI Developed EMEA Private Equity ex-Venture Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; USD) |
1988 |
Quarterly |
MSCI Developed EMEA Buyout Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; USD) |
1988 |
Quarterly |
MSCI APAC Private Equity Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; USD) |
1987 |
Quarterly |
MSCI APAC Private Equity ex-Venture Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; USD) |
1987 |
Quarterly |
MSCI APAC Venture Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; USD) |
1989 |
Quarterly |
MSCI APAC Buyout Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; USD) |
1987 |
Quarterly |
MSCI Emerging APAC Private Equity Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; USD) |
1994 |
Quarterly |
MSCI Emerging APAC Private Equity ex-Venture Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; USD) |
1994 |
Quarterly |
MSCI Emerging APAC Venture Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; USD) |
1994 |
Quarterly |
MSCI China Private Equity Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; USD) |
1994 |
Quarterly |
MSCI China Private Equity ex-Venture Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; USD) |
1995 |
Quarterly |
MSCI China Venture Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; USD) |
1994 |
Quarterly |
MSCI Global Private Capital Closed-End Fund of Funds Index (Frozen; USD) |
1983 |
Quarterly |
MSCI Global Private Capital Secondary Closed-End Fund of Funds Index (Frozen; USD) |
1988 |
Quarterly |
MSCI Global Private Equity Closed-End Fund of Funds Index (Frozen; USD) |
1983 |
Quarterly |
MSCI Global Private Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; EUR) |
1978 |
Quarterly |
MSCI Global ex-US Private Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; EUR) |
1980 |
Quarterly |
MSCI North America Private Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; EUR) |
1978 |
Quarterly |
MSCI US Private Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; EUR) |
1978 |
Quarterly |
MSCI Europe Private Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; EUR) |
1983 |
Quarterly |
MSCI EMEA Private Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; EUR) |
1983 |
Quarterly |
MSCI Developed EMEA Private Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; EUR) |
1983 |
Quarterly |
MSCI APAC Private Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; EUR) |
1987 |
Quarterly |
MSCI Emerging APAC Private Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; EUR) |
1992 |
Quarterly |
MSCI China Private Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; EUR) |
1992 |
Quarterly |
MSCI Global Private Equity Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; EUR) |
1978 |
Quarterly |
MSCI Global Private Equity ex-Venture Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; EUR) |
1980 |
Quarterly |
MSCI Global Venture Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; EUR) |
1978 |
Quarterly |
MSCI Global Buyout Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; EUR) |
1980 |
Quarterly |
MSCI Global ex-US Private Equity Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; EUR) |
1982 |
Quarterly |
MSCI Global ex-US Private Equity ex-Venture Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; EUR) |
1984 |
Quarterly |
MSCI Global ex-US Venture Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; EUR) |
1982 |
Quarterly |
MSCI Global ex-US Buyout Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; EUR) |
1984 |
Quarterly |
MSCI North America Private Equity Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; EUR) |
1978 |
Quarterly |
MSCI North America Private Equity ex-Venture Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; EUR) |
1980 |
Quarterly |
MSCI North America Venture Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; EUR) |
1978 |
Quarterly |
MSCI North America Buyout Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; EUR) |
1980 |
Quarterly |
MSCI US Private Equity Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; EUR) |
1978 |
Quarterly |
MSCI US Private Equity ex-Venture Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; EUR) |
1980 |
Quarterly |
MSCI US Venture Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; EUR) |
1978 |
Quarterly |
MSCI US Buyout Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; EUR) |
1980 |
Quarterly |
MSCI Europe Private Equity Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; EUR) |
1983 |
Quarterly |
MSCI Europe Private Equity ex-Venture Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; EUR) |
1987 |
Quarterly |
MSCI Europe Buyout Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; EUR) |
1987 |
Quarterly |
MSCI EMEA Private Equity Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; EUR) |
1983 |
Quarterly |
MSCI EMEA Private Equity ex-Venture Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; EUR) |
1987 |
Quarterly |
MSCI EMEA Buyout Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; EUR) |
1987 |
Quarterly |
MSCI Developed EMEA Private Equity Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; EUR) |
1983 |
Quarterly |
MSCI Developed EMEA Private Equity ex-Venture Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; EUR) |
1988 |
Quarterly |
MSCI Developed EMEA Buyout Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; EUR) |
1988 |
Quarterly |
MSCI APAC Private Equity Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; EUR) |
1987 |
Quarterly |
MSCI APAC Private Equity ex-Venture Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; EUR) |
1987 |
Quarterly |
MSCI APAC Venture Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; EUR) |
1989 |
Quarterly |
MSCI APAC Buyout Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; EUR) |
1987 |
Quarterly |
MSCI Emerging APAC Private Equity Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; EUR) |
1994 |
Quarterly |
MSCI Emerging APAC Private Equity ex-Venture Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; EUR) |
1994 |
Quarterly |
MSCI Emerging APAC Venture Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; EUR) |
1994 |
Quarterly |
MSCI China Private Equity Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; EUR) |
1994 |
Quarterly |
MSCI China Private Equity ex-Venture Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; EUR) |
1995 |
Quarterly |
MSCI China Venture Capital Closed-End Fund Index (Frozen; EUR) |
1994 |
Quarterly |
MSCI Global Private Capital Closed-End Fund of Funds Index (Frozen; EUR) |
1983 |
Quarterly |
MSCI Global Private Capital Secondary Closed-End Fund of Funds Index (Frozen; EUR) |
1988 |
Quarterly |
MSCI Global Private Equity Closed-End Fund of Funds Index (Frozen; EUR) |
1983 |
Quarterly |
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