MSCI Indices
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MSCI indices were first calculated in 1969, they were preceded in 1968 by Capital International. In 1986 Morgan Stanley licenced the rights to CI indices. 2004 MSCI purchased Barra for risk and portfolio analytics 2007 MSCI lists on the New York Stock Exchange, Morgan Stanley exits in 2009 Unlike competing index creators MSCI has not been acquisitive in the index space preferring to grow organically Key Statistics: •2019 AUM linked to MSCI US$12.3 Trillion (Number 3 of all index creators) •AUM Percentage of IPE’s Top 400 Asset Managers 19% •225,000 equity indices calculated daily •12,000 equity indices calculated daily in real time •1,300 equity ETFs based on MSCI indices
Data Source
North America
Index Creator
Corporate Details
Date of Update | Unknown |
Headquarters | New York, United States |
Established | 1969 |
Market Cap US$ | 26,310 Million |
Revenue US$ | 921 Million (MSCI Indices) |
Employees | >3,500 |
Ownership | Listed: New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) |
Management | Chairman & Chief Executive Officer: Henry Fernandez President & Chief Operating Officer: C.D. Baer Pitt Chief Strategy Officer: Andrew Wiechmann |
Website Analysis
URL | https://www.msci.com |
Alexa Rank | 72,893 |
Type | Data Source |
Client Case | Index Creator |
Coverage | United States, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom |
Asset Classes | YES |
Trading | Unknown |
Terminals | Unknown |
Feeds | YES |
Analytics | YES |
Compliance & Risk | YES |
Indices & Benchmarks | YES |
Reference Data | YES |
Economic Data | Unknown |
Key Products & Services
Index Market Categories: 1. Market Capitalisation, 2. Factor Indices, 3. Strategies, 4. Thematic 5. Custom 6. ESG, 7. Real Estate and 8 Fixed Income Flagship Indices: 1. MSCI ACWI 2,400 securities, large & mid-cap size segments across style & sector segments in 49 developed and emerging markets 2. MSCI ACWI Investable Market Index (IMI) covering 9,000+ securities across large, mid-cap and small-cap sizes 3. MSCI ACWI All Cap Index covering 14,000+ securities including large, mid-cap, small-cap and micro-cap sizes
Business Potential
Presence | United States, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom |
Market | Investment Banks, Commercial Banks, Asset Managers, Hedge Funds, Wealth Managers, Corporates, HNWI, Retail |
Competition | Bloomberg Indices, FTSE Russell, Morningstar Indices, Refinitiv Indices, S&P Dow Jones, Solactive, STOXX (Qontigo), Wilshire Indices |
Availability | Direct from MSCI and market data vendors |
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