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ETF Assets Tracking MSCI Indices Now Exceed USD 50 Billion; MSCI Barra is second largest index provider for index-linked ETF products.

Publication: Business Wire
Publication Date: 31-OCT-05
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
NEW YORK -- MSCI Barra, a leading provider of benchmark indices and risk management analytics products, is pleased to announce that assets in Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) based on MSCI Equity Indices now exceed USD 50 Billion. To date, there are over 70 ETFs based on MSCI Equity Indices trading in the U.S., Europe and Asia. In the U.S., the MSCI International Equity Indices are the target indices for 30 ETFs with USD 47 billion in assets (as of October 4, 2005). In addition, the MSCI US Equity Indices form the basis of 18 ETFs with a total of USD 8.5 billion in assets.

"MSCI Equity Indices are being increasingly used as the basis of ETFs. This growth is based on MSCI Barra's longstanding position as the leading provider of international indices, and on...

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