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The '''MSCI Inc.''' is an American financial services company specializing in investment research, stock market indices, portfolio analytics, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings, and risk management solutions. Headquartered in [[New York City]], the company traces its origins to the '''Capital International Indices''', developed during the late 1960s by Capital Group. Morgan Stanley acquired the licensing rights to these indices in 1986, leading to the creation of '''Morgan Stanley Capital International''' (MSCI). In 2007, MSCI became an independent publicly traded company following its spin-off from [[Morgan Stanley]]. The company is listed on the [[New York Stock Exchange]] under the ticker symbol '''MSCI''' and is a constituent of the [[S&P 500]].
The '''MSCI Inc.''' is an American financial services company specializing in investment research, stock market indices, portfolio analytics, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings, and risk management solutions. Headquartered in [[[[wikipedia:New York|New York]] City]], the company traces its origins to the '''Capital International Indices''', developed during the late 1960s by Capital Group. Morgan Stanley acquired the licensing rights to these indices in 1986, leading to the creation of '''Morgan Stanley Capital International''' (MSCI). In 2007, MSCI became an independent publicly traded company following its spin-off from [[Morgan Stanley]]. The company is listed on the [[[[wikipedia:New York|New York]] Stock Exchange]] under the ticker symbol '''MSCI''' and is a constituent of the [[S&P 500]].


MSCI is best known for developing and maintaining benchmark indices that measure the performance of equity markets across developed, emerging, and frontier economies. Its best-known products include the '''MSCI World Index''', '''MSCI All Country World Index''' (ACWI), '''MSCI Emerging Markets Index''', '''MSCI EAFE Index''' (Europe, Australasia, and Far East), and numerous country, regional, sectoral, thematic, factor, and fixed-income indices. The company generally employs '''free-float market capitalization''' weighting and transparent, rules-based methodologies to ensure that its benchmarks accurately represent investable markets. MSCI indices serve as the basis for trillions of U.S. dollars in assets managed through exchange-traded funds (ETFs), index mutual funds, institutional mandates, and derivative products.
MSCI is best known for developing and maintaining benchmark indices that measure the performance of equity markets across developed, emerging, and frontier economies. Its best-known products include the '''MSCI World Index''', '''MSCI All Country World Index''' (ACWI), '''MSCI Emerging Markets Index''', '''MSCI EAFE Index''' (Europe, Australasia, and Far East), and numerous country, regional, sectoral, thematic, factor, and fixed-income indices. The company generally employs '''free-float market capitalization''' weighting and transparent, rules-based methodologies to ensure that its benchmarks accurately represent investable markets. MSCI indices serve as the basis for trillions of U.S. dollars in assets managed through exchange-traded funds (ETFs), index mutual funds, institutional mandates, and derivative products.