{"id":1635,"date":"2025-12-02T01:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T01:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globaleasyforex.com\/blog\/?p=1635"},"modified":"2026-02-03T05:26:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T05:26:21","slug":"what-is-the-msci-world-index-is-it-global-stock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globaleasyforex.com\/blog\/what-is-the-msci-world-index-is-it-global-stock\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is the MSCI World Index? Is it Global Stock?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It is said to be of the top important benchmarks in global finance. If you ever hear financial news mention that \u201cglobal stocks are up 1.2 % today\u201d (If not pointing at FTSE All-World Index<\/a>) or that a pension fund \u201ctracks the MSCI World,\u201d most of the time they are referring to a single, widely respected index: the MSCI World Index. Created and maintained by MSCI Inc. (Morgan Stanley Capital International), it is one of the oldest and most followed gauges of worldwide stock-market<\/a> performance. This article is not investment advice or predictions of the future, only some information in the past gathered and explained. If you read this in the future you should check if there are updates or changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Basic Definition<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The MSCI World Index<\/strong> is a free-float-adjusted, market-capitalization-weighted index that tracks large- and mid-cap companies across 23 developed-market countries. Launched on December 1969, it currently contains approximately 1,500\u20131,600 stocks (the exact number changes with quarterly rebalancing).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is said to covers roughly 85 % of the investable equity<\/a> universe in each developed country, meaning it excludes the smallest companies and those with very low trading liquidity<\/a>, but includes almost everything that international investors can realistically buy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Which Countries Are Included?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The 23 developed markets (as of 2025) are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Notably, major emerging economies such as China, India, Brazil, and South Korea are excluded; they belong to separate MSCI Emerging Markets indexes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What the Index Actually Measures<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Think of the MSCI World as a giant basket that holds the most important publicly traded companies from the richest, most stable economies on earth. The largest weights belong to the biggest companies by market value (The percentage could varies by sources and time):<\/p>\n\n\n\n