MSCI All Country World Investable Market Index (ACWI IMI)
MSCI All Country World Investable Market Index (ACWI IMI)
Key Features & Benefits MSCI ACWI IMI can be used for:
Broad Representation of Global Equity Markets — Asset Allocation — MSCI ACWI IMI can assist with
MSCI ACWI IMI captures up to 99% of the developed asset allocation decisions by helping to: capture the full
and emerging investable market universe, covering over spectrum of equity diversification opportunities; identify
8,000 securities in 45 countries across size (Large + Mid implied bets; and quantify any home bias in your equity
+ Small Cap) and style segments. allocation.
Facilitates Index Replication — The transparent, Performance Measurement and Attribution — Many
rules-based index methodology applies not only plan sponsors and consultants use MSCI ACWI IMI as
stringent investability requirements and rigorous foreign the benchmark for global mandates. Regional subsets
ownership screens, but also buffer zones to help reduce of MSCI ACWI IMI, such as MSCI EAFE IMI or MSCI
unnecessary index turnover within the various size and Emerging Markets (EM) IMI, are frequently used for
style segments. more specialized investment mandates.
Global Approach to Sector Investing — MSCI ACWI Research — With the appropriate license, research may
IMI can be segmented by sector, industry group, be written and published by sell-side organizations on
industry and sub-industry, based on the Global Industry the performance and evolution of global equity markets,
Classification Standard (GICS®). using MSCI ACWI IMI and the underlying index and
security level data.
Timely Reflection of Market Changes — As part of
the MSCI Global Investable Market Indices (GIMI) family, Creation of Custom Indices — MSCI ACWI IMI can
MSCI ACWI IMI benefits from synchronized semi-annual be customized in a variety of ways to reflect specific
and quarterly global index reviews. Timely and consistent investment restrictions and mandates, including
treatment of corporate events is also available as standard screening by industry, size or ESG (environmental, social
via the MSCI Advanced Corporate Events (ACE) file. and governance) criteria, and applying customized
weighting schemes or tax rates.
High Quality Data — Dedicated index research, data
and production teams apply rigorous quality assurance Investment Product Creation — MSCI ACWI IMI may
standards to the calculation of all MSCI indices. Detailed be licensed to serve as the basis of structured products
BCP systems and procedures, along with fully redundant and other index-linked investment vehicles such as ETFs
data centres and Work Area Recovery sites aim to ensure and ETNs.
continuous delivery of data.
MSCI USA IMI MSCI World ex USA IMI MSCI Emerging Markets IMI
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November 2009