MSCI World Index

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The MSCI World Index is the principal global developed-markets equity benchmark, tracking approximately 1,500 large and mid-cap stocks across 23 developed countries. The index is the standard reference for global developed-market portfolio management and serves as the benchmark for Indian Fund-of-Funds schemes that offer global developed-market exposure to Indian resident investors.

For Indian retail investors seeking global diversification, MSCI World provides:

Developed-market exposure: 23 countries including US, UK, Germany, Japan, Switzerland.
Currency diversification: Across USD, EUR, GBP, JPY, CHF.
Sectoral diversification: Beyond the home-country bias of Indian-only portfolios.

Index methodology

Country coverage

The index covers 23 developed countries:

MSCI World Index as an Indian Mutual Fund Benchmark

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The MSCI World Index is a free-float adjusted market capitalisation-weighted equity index maintained by MSCI Inc. that covers large- and mid-cap stocks across 23 developed market (DM) countries. Despite the name, the MSCI World Index does not include emerging market countries (for a global index including EM, MSCI publishes the MSCI ACWI – All Country World Index). For Indian mutual fund investors, the MSCI World Index – or its total return variant – is the benchmark for feeder funds and fund-of-funds (FoFs) that invest in diversified developed market equities, providing geographic diversification beyond the Indian domestic market.

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MSCI World Index

Index methodology

Country coverage

MSCI World Index as an Indian Mutual Fund Benchmark