What is MSCI index? What is MSCI index?
MSCI, whose full English name is Morgan Stanley Capital International, is an international company that provides global indexes and related derivatives. Its MSCI index is widely referenced by investors, and it is used by investment professionals all over the world, including portfolio managers, brokers, exchanges, investment consultants, scholars and financial media. MSCI index is the most widely used investment target among global portfolio managers.
According to the estimated data of Morningstar, Bloomberg and eVestment, as of June 20 15, the global assets of about $ 10 trillion are based on the MSCI index, and 97 of the top asset management companies in the world are MSCI customers. By the end of 20 15, there were more than 790 ETFs tracked by MSCI index, and 95% investment equity pensions in the United States were based on MSCI.
Headquartered in new york, MSCI has offices in Geneva and Singapore, responsible for global business operations, and regional representative offices in London, Tokyo, China, Hongkong and San Francisco. Its employees come from all over the world, with more than 100 full-time employees.
MSCI has compiled local market indices and global composite indices for different markets around the world, which are the benchmark indices for most funds investing in global markets. In other words, fund companies will allocate stocks according to the company weights in MSCI index, so that their fund performance will not deviate too much from the benchmark index. At present, the MSCI China Index only includes China companies listed overseas, mainly in Hongkong. It is expected that with the opening of the capital market, A shares will eventually be included in the index, which means that more and more global funds will allocate A shares.