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The MSCI World Index captures large and mid-cap representation across 23 Developed Markets (DM) countries*. With 1,429 constituents, the index covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country.
- Sector Indexes
MSCI's Sector Indexes aim to systematically track market...
- Sector Indexes
MSCI's Sector Indexes aim to systematically track market segments, reflecting unique characteristics and returns across global sectors. They may provide diversification potential and support institutional investors in the targeting of market segments aligned with allocation views.
- Global Industry Classification Standard
- Data For MSCI World Composition by Sector
- Analysis – Historic Development of The Composition of The MSCI World by Sector
- Analysis – MSCI World Information Technology vs. MSCI World
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The GICSdivides the economy into eleven different sectors and is defined jointly by Standard & Poor’s and MSCI. 1. ENERGY 2. MATERIALS 3. INDUSTRIALS 4. CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 5. CONSUMER STAPLES 6. HEALTH CARE 7. FINANCIALS 8. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) 9. COMMUNICATION SERVICES 10. UTILITIES 11. REAL ESTATE In further steps, these sectors are su...
I have compiled the MSCI World weighting data by sector from the factsheets of the last ten years. The data is available at monthly intervals for the period from January 2011 to March 2021. Since the data from the factsheets come from an ETF with optimized sampling, there may be slight deviations compared to the original index. You can see the firs...
In order to be able to track the development of the sector weighting in the MSCI World over time, I have grouped the data presented above according to the “Sector” column and then summed up all values for the weighting. As the GICS framework combined the current financials sector and the real estate sector until 2016, we will use the old standard f...
The significant gain of the IT sector in the MSCI World is based on the strong performance of companies such as Apple and Microsoft, whose market capitalization has increased much more than the market average in recent years. ETF investors could be tempted to just rely on a specific sector that outperformed the broad market or to at least overweigh...
Over the past ten years, the weighting of the individual sectors in the MSCI World has diffused considerably. While the weightings were very similar for many sectors at the beginning, the dispersio...The IT sector was able to almost double its weighting due to the extraordinarily good performance of IT companies.Nevertheless, investments in individual sectors should be avoided. After all, if you look at longer periods of time, the associated risk is much higher and individual sectors cannot consistently be...: S&P und MSCI, GICS Standard : S&P und MSCI, GICS Revision 2016 : S&P und MSCI, GICS Revision 2018 : MSCI, MSCI World Information Technology Factsheet : Gerd Kommer, https://www.gerd-kommer-invest.de/haben-technologieaktien-hoehere-renditen/(in German)
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Aug 31, 2024 · Stocks from the USA make up the biggest weight in the MSCI World index with 71.56%, followed by Japan (5.79%) and the UK (3.82%). Top sectors within the MSCI World index are information technology (24.70%), financial services (15.53%) and healthcare (12.27%).
Top sectors within the MSCI World index are information technology (24.70%), financial services (15.53%) and healthcare (12.27%). Source: MSCI; As of 31/08/2024. ETF investors can benefit from price gains and dividends of the MSCI World constituents.
4 days ago · Exposure to sectors that are currently underrepresented in Canada, such as health care, information technology and consumer staples. Seeks to provide long-term capital growth by replicating the performance of the MSCI World Index, net of expenses.
